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The Oafish Standard LampThe Empathy Lamp Shop Arson Narrative
Development3/20/2012
CG Arts & Animation UCA Rochester
David John Vandepeer (Stitch)
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The Oafish Lamp Idea 6: The mysterious antique shop arson
Premise
A mystery that can only be explained through true stupidity.
Log Line
A burnt out building can be seen post fire, the clock is rewound
for the audience to see the release of a new slouching lamp, a lamp
who is responsible for the
chaos.
3 Act Structure (End, Beginning, Middle, End)
Act 3: A burnt out lamp shop can be seen post fire; a fire truck
can be heard as flashing lights reflect from the lingering broken
glass. The story is then reverted to
Act 1 in the form of a flashback, revealing the idiocy of a
brand new slouching lamp.
Act 1:A shop window can be seen at night showcasing various lamp
designs, from the display a slouching lamps bulb flickers & it
awakens. The lamp turns and
enthusiastically hops over to the other lamps on display; it
unknowingly trips over its own wire. The lamp then stands &
tries to shake off its clumsy fall.
Act 2: The slouching lamp hops over to another lamp on display,
in an attempt to show off the slouching lamp trips over its wire a
second time which infuriates it.
The lamp begins tugging on its wire which rips the plug socket
from the wall; sparks begin to ignite the carpet. The camera cuts
to the slouching lamp aghast & to
the exterior of the shop as the glow of flames become present.
The scene cross-fades into the opening scene post fire (Act 3).
The end credits show the burnt building, a faint bulb begins to
flicker in the back of the shop, presumably another slouching
lamp.
Treatment
A curious fire has been caused in the ever popular empathy lamp
shop, a shop fabled for the latest & greatest lamp designs. We
are taken on a journey back to
earlier in the evening when a tragedy occurred.
A new prototype Slouching lampis rendered dormant next to an
array of unusual lamp designs, the shop is closed for the night and
everything appears normal,
until the slouching lamps bulb flickers suddenly transcending it
to life. The slouching lamp enthusiastically hops over to the other
lamps on display, not realising that
it is plugged in. The lamp trips over its cord, quickly rising
to its foot trying to shake off the idiocy showcased in its clumsy
fall.
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The slouching lamp hops over to another lamp & jumps while
spinning in an attempt to show off. The lamp once again
underestimates its wire & trips over it a
second time. The lamp becomes infuriated & starts tugging
hard on its wire, after a few tugs the socket rips from the wall
emitting sparks all over the floor. We are
met by the lamps realisation of his idiocy prior to being
relocated to the exterior street which fades to the present post
fire scene.
As the credits roll we are met with a hesitant bulb, a light
slowly flickers from the back of the shop debris, presumably
another slouching lamp.
Step Outline
ACT 3 (END)
SCENE 1
EXT. ANTIQUE LAMP SHOP DAY
10:30PM
DIP FROM BLACK
A debris riddled lamp shop can be seen post fire, everything is
indistinguishable as a fire truck can be heard ringing into the
distance reflecting its lights on the fire
damaged glass pane.
From the sirens and spark sounds the camera gradually fades to
white as time rewinds in the form of a flashback.
DIP TO WHITE
ACT 1 (BEGINNING)
INT. ANTIQUE LAMP SHOP DAY
SCENE 2
9:45PM
A shop window can be seen at night with an array of unusual lamp
designs.
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The bulb begins to flicker from the shops newest design entitled
The slouching lamp, which is imminently transcended to life.
In a haze of excitement the lamp hops over to some of its
display fellows, in doing so the lamp trips over its own wire.
(Enter laughter SFX)
The lamp clambers back to its foot and tries to shake off its
clumsy trip with infuriated grin.
DIP TO BLACK
ACT 2 (MIDDLE)
SCENE 3
The slouching lamp hops over to another lamp on display and
attempts to show off.
The lamp jumps while spinning inevitably wrapping itself in its
own wire, the lamp trips a second time (Enter laughter SFX) which
only infuriates it further.
The lamp begins tugging on its wire which rips the socket from
the wall, sparks begin to emit from the exposed wire igniting the
shops carpet.
The camera moves to the face of our outraged slouching lamp
before returning to the shops exterior pre fire. The pre-fire scene
cross-fades into the post fire scene
in Act 3.
CROSSFADE
EXT. ANTIQUE LAMP SHOP DAY
SCENE 4
ACT 3 (END RETURN)
The end credits show the burnt out empathy shop in silence until
a spark is heard, from the window a bulb can be seen flickering,
another slouching lamp... or is it?
DIP TO BLACK
END
