Leaves in the Wind - Scene 3

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1. LEAVES IN THE WIND By Sophia Rizzo 2/23/2024 P6 Phelps Creative Writing 4 Honors
2. 1. EXT. FOREST - DAY Shots of a forest in all of its beauty: leaves on the ground, sunlight shining through trees, critters nestled in shrubbery. A snake retreats underneath a fallen tree as two distinct FOOTSTEPS are heard. A BOOT comes into frame and goes, followed closely by a SMALLER BOOT. The back of an anthropomorphic PITBULL is seen. He is a young adult, dressed in outerwear, camo pants, and carrying CAMPING GEAR. Following him is a much smaller pitbull, his nose in an open COMIC BOOK as he hikes. This is BRUNO and his younger brother SAM. Bruno glances behind his shoulder. BRUNO You’re gonna trip on something if you’re not looking forward, bro. Sam doesn’t seem to notice. BRUNO Sam. Sam still doesn’t hear. He trips and falls with a yelp. Bruno shakes his head as Sam scrambles to pick up and dust off his COMIC BOOK. BRUNO Bro, I told you! There’s a lotta roots and rocks on this hike. You gotta pay attention. SAM I am… Prepubescent, Sam has a much higher voice than Bruno. He looks up sheepishly at his brother. Bruno is charmed, and his stern look melts into a smile.
3. 2. BRUNO Is it cool, at least? SAM (animatedly) Yeah! Superspark and Quantum-man got captured by Dr. Nefarious, and they’re revealing SO MUCH backstory about him, and it turns out that Spark’s girlfriend is actually his evil henchman... or, er, henchwoman I guess, and that she also gave herself electric superpowers, and… Bruno lets him ramble. They continue hiking. PAN OUT to the forest as Sam’s voice gets fainter. EXT. CAMP - EVENING CLOSEUP of Bruno hammering a SPIKE into the ground. The CAMPING GEAR is scattered around him. He wipes his brow and looks up at Sam, who is struggling underneath a TARP. BRUNO If you need help, you can always ask, you know! SAM I know! I got this. Sam manages to free himself and shakes it out loudly, violently. Bruno scoffs, amused, and goes back to setting up his tent. Suddenly, Sam screams. Bruno jumps, drops the HAMMER. BRUNO What!? What is it!? WORM’S EYE-VIEW of Sam, wide-eyed. He sticks a finger down at the camera. SAM
4. 3. S-S-SPIDER! REVEAL: A DADDY LONGLEGS. Super scary action lines surround it, preferably paired with the “DUN DUN DUN” SFX. Looking inquisitively above Sam, Bruno frowns. False alarm. BRUNO C’mon, Sam, we talked about this. They aren’t spiders, they’re called (enunciates suggestively) daddy longlegs. SAM So what! It’s still gross and creepy. Sam watches anxiously as Bruno bends down to pick it up. BRUNO Calm down. It’s not gonna hurt you. (to longlegs) C’mere, buddy— The daddy longlegs scampers back underneath the tarp. Sam shrieks again and runs away behind a TREE. We get a shot of him hiding, his hands on his eyes. BRUNO’S HAND SLOWLY comes into frame with the longlegs in his palm. Sam takes a peak and cries out, swatting it away. SAM Stop it, Bruno! BRUNO Ow! What’d you do that for? SAM You were gonna throw it on me! BRUNO (acting surprised) Whaaat? No I wasn’t! I would never do that to you, bro!
5. 4. SAM Yeah you would. You know I have a fear of spiders. What if it bit me?! Bruno chuckles and rolls his eyes, going back to his tent. BRUNO They’re too small to bite, you know that, right? SAM I don’t care. BRUNO Well, whatever, man. I got rid of it for you, so you could finish your tent. Sam crosses his arms, grateful but still fussy. EXT. FOREST - LATER Multiple shots of textbook camping. WE FOLLOW Sam as he jumps across a CREEK. Builds a CAMPFIRE with Bruno. Leaps into a pile of LEAVES. He spawls on his back and makes snow-angels. EXT. CAMP - NIGHT Sam sits on a LOG with a HEADLAMP, reading. Enter Bruno. BRUNO Sam! Dinnertime, bro. Sam shoots up and rushes over, leaving his COMIC BOOK INSIDE OF THE LOG. FIRE CRACKLING SFX. Sam and Bruno sit at the CAMPFIRE. Behind them, their GEAR is all set up. They roast hot dogs and marshmallows on sticks. SAM Man, I forgot to pack my bear. BRUNO (confused)
6. 5. Your… bear? …Oh. Bro, you don’t bring stuffed animals when you’re out camping. SAM But then how am I supposed to sleep at night? Bruno scratches his chin and pretends to think hard. BRUNO (snarkily) Hmm. Maybe you could ask the daddy longlegs to come and cuddle? Sam’s eyes get wide. He shakes his head. SAM No! I don’t want any spiders in my tent! BRUNO Haha! You don’t have a choice! We’re in their territory now. (leans in, dramatic) We’re sleeping with ‘em, whether you like it or not. SAM Nooo! If any spiders come near me tonight, I… I’ll squish ‘em! BRUNO Hey, no squishing. We made a pact, remember? We have to respect life out here. Leave no trace. SAM Spiders aren’t life. They’re little demons. BRUNO Sure they are. Everything is a part of life. Nothing demonic about that.
7. 6. Sam still looks skeptical, so Bruno looks around for examples. He points to: a SMALL BIRD, SQUIRRELS, and then around the CAMPFIRE. BRUNO (CONT’D) The daddy longlegs are no different than uhh… that finch over there, or those squirrels, or even you and me. Just think of them like the leaves in the wind. They’re all a part of the forest. Sam glares, his face illuminated from below by the fire. SAM Then I hate the forest. EXT. CAMP - LATER CICADAS SFX. A couple shots of the forest, dark and cold. A WIDE SHOT of the fire, extinguished. INT. TENT Sam lies in his sleeping bag. He turns off a lamp and shivers, cozies in, zipping himself up. EXT. CAMP - MORNING Bruno sits by a PROPANE STOVE. He takes a carton of eggs from a cooler and breaks them into a PAN. Sam shimmies out of his tent, disheveled and wrapped in a blanket. He sniffs the air and holds his grumbling stomach. BRUNO Morning, sleeping beauty. Slept well? SAM Yeah. It was super cold though. BRUNO
8. 7. Welp, that’s the mountains for you. Cold and dry. Hey, listen, we’re hiking back later today, so make sure you got all your stuff packed. SAM I think I got everything. My socks, my sleeping bag, my headlamp, my… (gasps) MY BOOK! He runs off. EXT. FALLEN LOG Sam jumps over the CREEK, which SHRUNK overnight. A shot of the LOG. FOOTSTEPS. PAN UP. Enter Sam. He looks around for his book, peeks in the LOG, and screams. Inside, a corner of his comic book peeks out of a BUNDLE OF DADDY LONGLEGS. SAM Oh my gosh! Bruno! He looks for Bruno, but is far from camp. He holds his head in his hands, distressed noises pouring from him as he figures out what to do. He breathes in shakily. Looks determinedly back at the log. SAM Okay, okay… He sucks in air through his teeth as he begins to reach out a trembling hand. He cries out again and snatches it back. SAM Ugh, ew! He tries again, straining, sweating. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC plays. Finally he dives both hands in. A couple of the longlegs stumble out, but otherwise nothing happens.
9. 8. Sam looks surprised. The music becomes whimsical. A SERIES OF CUTS show his hands in a pile of leaves, in the rushing water of the creek, holding a small bird with an injured wing, warming by the campfire, flipping through the pages of his book. He pulls out a couple of the longlegs. They flutter across his arms, and instead of screaming, he begins laughing. EXT. CAMP Bruno sets down two plates of breakfast at an old wooden bench. He hears Sam’s footsteps and looks up. BRUNO Hey, bro. Did you find your — woah! REVEAL: Sam with his BOOK in one hand and a DADDY LONGLEGS in the other. Bruno looks on in pride and shock. BRUNO (CONT’D) Haha! Did you make a new friend? SAM Yeah. A whole bunch of them. Sam sets down the daddy longlegs on the ground, and it runs off. SAM (CONT’D) They all were huddled together on my book. BRUNO Like a scary ball of little demons? SAM More like a warm, fuzzy animal. BRUNO Huh!
10. 9. Bruno shakes his head and smiles. Sam comes over and they sit down to eat. EXT. FOREST Bruno and Sam hike back home, their backs to the camera. Sam carries his COMIC BOOK folded underneath his arm, skipping between a bunch of roots and rocks. BRUNO So, did you like the forest? SAM Yeah! We should do this more often! BRUNO Just you wait, I’ll take you to do rock climbing some time. ACTUAL rock climbing, not that phony indoorsy stuff. SAM Hmm… depends… would the rock be super high? BRUNO Bro, don’t tell me you have a fear of heights too. Their conversation fades. Show TITLE CARD and CREDITS.