Visual Storytelling | Digital Xanadu

The Swinging

EXT. FIELD. DARK DAY

Noise of Iron Chain Clashes on Wood
It’s an afternoon. The sun is behind the dark clouds. Strong wind blows grass and makes noise. Camera moves slowly toward a large distant house.

INT. A DARK ROOM

Noise of Grass and Wind
Close-up of a human body. Camera pans upon the body. Rich moving shadows fall on the body.

EXT. FIELD. DARK DAY

Noise of Iron Chain Clashes on Wood
Camera moves slowly in the grass…toward the house…The grass sways very fast in the wind.

INT. A DARK ROOM

Noise of Grass and Wind
Close-up of a human face. It’s dry and looks like it is napping. The shadows still glide over the body increasing speed.

EXT. OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE. DARK DAY

Noise of Iron Chain Clashes on Wood
The house is pretty old. Doors and windows are broken. Camera approaches the house and gets into the house. A blurry human face shows up in a broken mirror in the hall way when the camera passes the mirror.

INT. A DARK ROOM

Noise of Grass and Wind
Close-up of a foot. There’s tiny wound on it. Grass sways fast around the foot.

INT. STAIRWAY

Noise of Iron Chain Clashes on Wood
A dim shadow of a swing structure is projected on the wall of the stairs; it flickers slowly along with the swing of the pendulum. Sunlight flickers also…

INT. A DARK ROOM

Noise of Grass and Wind
Close-up of a body. There’s also a tiny wound on the body. An iron chain sways above the body.

INT. HALLWAY

Noise of Iron Chain Clashes on Wood
Camera moves along in the hallway upstairs. Approaches the room.

INT. A DARK ROOM

Noise of Grass and Wind
Bird view of a human body and the iron chain. The Shadow and the soft light flickers on the body. The body swings slowly.

INT. HALLWAY

Noise of Iron Chain Clashes on Wood
Camera approaches the ajar door. Door opens…

INT. A DARK ROOM

Noise of Grass and Wind
A swinging person swings gently on a structure. Grass sways around it. Camera turns around, looks outside through the empty wall. There’s a large distant house under the dark clouds in the other side of the grass field. (same images as the beginning part)

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The Swinging EXT. FIELD. DARK DAY Noise of Iron Chain Clashes on Wood It’s an afternoon. The sun is behind the dark clouds. Strong wind blows grass and makes noise. Camera moves slowly toward a large distant house. INT. A DARK ROOM Noise of Grass and Wind Close-up of a human body. Camera pans upon the body. Rich moving shadows fall on the body. EXT. FIELD. DARK DAY Noise of Iron Chain Clashes on Wood Camera moves slowly in the grass…toward the house…The grass sways very fast in the wind. INT. A DARK ROOM Noise of Grass and Wind Close-up of a human face. It’s dry and looks like it is napping. The shadows still glide over the body increasing speed. EXT. OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE. DARK DAY Noise of Iron Chain Clashes on Wood The house is pretty old. Doors and windows are broken. Camera approaches the house and gets into the house. A blurry human face shows up in a broken mirror in the hall way when the camera passes the mirror. INT. A DARK ROOM Noise of Grass and Wind Close-up of a foot. There’s tiny wound on it. Grass sways fast around the foot. INT. STAIRWAY Noise of Iron Chain Clashes on Wood A dim shadow of a swing structure is projected on the wall of the stairs; it flickers slowly along with the swing of the pendulum. Sunlight flickers also… INT. A DARK ROOM Noise of Grass and Wind Close-up of a body. There’s also a tiny wound on the body. An iron chain sways above the body. INT. HALLWAY Noise of Iron Chain Clashes on Wood Camera moves along in the hallway upstairs. Approaches the room. INT. A DARK ROOM Noise of Grass and Wind Bird view of a human body and the iron chain. The Shadow and the soft light flickers on the body. The body swings slowly. INT. HALLWAY Noise of Iron Chain Clashes on Wood Camera approaches the ajar door. Door opens… INT. A DARK ROOM Noise of Grass and Wind A swinging person swings gently on a structure. Grass sways around it. Camera turns around, looks outside through the empty wall. There’s a large distant house under the dark clouds in the other side of the grass field. (same images as the beginning part)