BUZZING
[A short screenplay based on an Internet Legend. Copyright @ 2014, SWC Films. Registered WGA. But available for free if you an produce it. Stan Williams.)
[Production Note Challenge: Make each scene one take.]
EXT. CITY PARK - DAY
A RICH YOUNG MAN, well-dressed and aloof, eats his lunch on
a park bench and reads the Wall Street Journal.
Nearby, an entertaining OLD PREACHER in clothes a century
old, stands on another bench and preaches to a small crowd.
OLD PREACHER
Then old Eli said to the young boy,
"If you hear the voice again, do
not come to me, though it be night,
but say, 'Speak, Lord, for thy
servant heareth.'"
The Old Preacher and Rich Young Man lock eyes. There's a
connection. The Old Preacher preaches to The Rich Young Man
more than the small crowd around him.
OLD PREACHER
That's the problem today. The
Almighty speaks and we don't
listen. Something is wrong. We're
given signs, wonders and things
common. We turn away. We don't
hear. Open your eyes. Open your
ears. Smell the roses. Smell the
decay. Believe and obey. Or there
will be consequences to pay.
The Rich Young Man responds with a dismissive glance. He's
had enough. Throwing his sandwich into his bag, he makes
haste to get away.
INT. SPORTSCAR CONVERTIBLE - DAY - MINUTES LATER
The Rich Young Man drives through the city in an expensive
sports car. He enjoys the sun and wind.
As he turns a corner to his left, he jerks his head to the
right, as if to respond to a STRANGE VOICE his passenger has
made. But he's alone.
[Note: We hear a muffled version of the STRANGE VOICE. It
sounds like a low frequency voice speaking, but at a very
high, unintelligibly speed.]
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He stares at the empty seat for a moment too long.
