Here is my screenplay as scheduled on the chart. Now I won’t do any more talking (typing?) than necessary so let’s just jump right in:
Opening Scene Tomatoes
[Tight Shot from High Angle]
A tomato is placed on a cutting board.
VO Begins The fruit of a plant is the carrier of the seed. The seed: new life.
A hand goes off-screen returning with a large butcher knife.
-Black Screen- [Fade in] Credits
VO Continues To be eaten for another to survive. That’s how it works. A life for a life. An eye for an eye. An arm for ahead.
A knife is guided to rub the tomato (almost sensually) with the hand steadying it.
-Black Screen- [Fade in] Credits
VO Continues Fruits are naturally bright. Enticing. Juicy. It is fate that the fruit is consumed; it’s their purpose. And the job of a predator is to consume the fruit; after all, it is their desire.
Then the cut of the tomato right down the middle (swift chop).
Slicing continues choosing a half (slice horizontal). Continue slicing until small pieces.
Dice remaining bits
[Wide-Establishing Shot of Backyard]
[Wide Shot of Marlyn on a hammmock]
[Closeup of Marlyn’s face]Her face is stoic, reflective.
[Over the Shoulder of her writing]
[Extreme Closeup] Marlyn’s eyes look up to the camera.
-Black Screen-[Fade-in] Title of Movie
