Straight Home/transcript

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[A footage of colourful blobs]

[MUSIC <Fluidscape> by Kevin Macleod starts playing]

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**OUTSIDE: FITZROY HIGH SCHOOL - DAY**

[AERIAL SHOT of a skyline of Melbourne city on a sunny day, to convey a happy emotion and show where it takes place]

[Title FADE IN saying <FITZROY HIGH SCHOOL presents>]

[Title FADE OUT saying <FITZROY HIGH SCHOOL presents>]

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[WIDE SHOT of Fitzroy High School on a sunny day, to convey a particular spot of where it takes place and to show a happy emotion]

[Title FADE IN saying <A MASINAT production>]

[Title FADE OUT saying <A MASINAT production>]

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[A footage of colourful blobs]

MERGING FADE IN:

[EXTREME CLOSE UP of MAXWELL’s eyes]

[Title FADE IN saying <STRAIGHT HOME> to show the movie title sequence]

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**INSIDE: FITZROY HIGH SCHOOL - DAY**

[MUSIC <Fluidscape> by Kevin Macleod STOPS PLAYING]

[ZOOM SHOT of a speaker and SOUND of school bell going off, to show that this scene is set at the end of a school day and to show where the SOUND is coming from]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of a classroom door and a bunch of students open it and walk out, which shows that the movie starts off after school]

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**OUTSIDE: FITZROY HIGH SCHOOL - DAY**

[MEDIUM SHOT of the main entrance outside the school and a bunch of students walk out]

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**A FOOTPATH NEAR FITZROY HIGH SCHOOL**

[TILTED DOWN camera capturing a MEDIUM CLOSE UP of students footsteps walking towards camera which is PANNING BACKWARDS]

[All students footsteps walk past the TILTED DOWN camera and when the footpath is clear, MAXWELL’s footsteps come towards the camera]

[MUSIC <Fluidscape> by Kevin Macleod starts playing]

[Camera TILTS UPWARDS to MAXWELL’s upper body to slowly introduce the character of the movie. Camera is still PANNING BACKWARDS]

[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL’s front body walking towards camera PANNING BACKWARDS]

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[CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL playing and jittering his fingers to show some traits of the character]

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[CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL’s left ear]

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[WIDE SHOT of a car going past. The VOLUME is turned up a bit loud to show the audience that MAXWELL is sensitive to sound in a split second]

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**A ROUNDABOUT ROAD INTERSECTION NEAR FITZROY HIGH SCHOOL**

[WIDE SHOT of MAXWELL walking around the corner of a fence]

[Camera PANS RIGHT following MAXWELL walking towards the road intersection crossing]

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[ZOOM SHOT along road of MAXWELL walking across]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him walking across the road. The VOLUME of the sounds around MAXWELL (eg cars, leaves, wind, people) is turned up a little bit and the brightness slowly jitters. This is slowly introducing his perception and experience of the world around him]

[SOUND EFFECT starts playing]

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[CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL’s face walking towards camera. His eyes and skin twitching which show that he is getting a bit of anxiety]

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[CLOSE UP SHOT of a car driving past. The volume is turned up a bit loud which shows that he is focused on the sound because it stands out to him]

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[WIDE SHOT of a tree rustling. The volume is turned up a bit loud which shows that he is focused on the sound because it stands out to him]

[suspense strike]

OSKAR (offscreen): Maxwell!

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL getting a fright. This shows that OSKAR’s sudden voice is a bit too loud for him and it has snapped him out of the sounds he is focused on]

MAXWELL: Ah! Oh, Oskar you scared me.

OSKAR: Sorry bro, I didn’t mean to.

[OSKAR then comes into the shot]

OSKAR: Were you distracted?

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL taken from a HIGH ANGLE]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of scenery and his finger pointing]

MAXWELL (pointing in random directions): Well close, there were noises everywhere.

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSCAR taken from a MID ANGLE above MAXWELL’s shoulder]

OSKAR: I guess it was a bit loud for you.

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL walking away from OSKAR taken from above OSKAR’s shoulder. His head turns around the moment MAXWELL walks away]

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**ALONG A FOOTPATH NEAR FITZROY HIGH SCHOOL**

[TRACKING SHOT of MAXWELL walking along the footpath. The shot starts off from a tree where it moves left and the footpath and MAXWELL appear. OSKAR catches up to him]

OSKAR: Hey, you riding the train home?

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL and OSKAR taken from low angle]

MAXWELL: Of course, I ride the train from Rushall station everyday.

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR taken from low angle]

OSKAR: Ah nice, how are you going?

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[MEDIUM CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL taken from low angle]

MAXWELL: I am still having trouble with my decision making.

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot looking at OSKAR]

OSKAR: Yeah, well take it easy, I’m sure you will figure it out.

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**ANOTHER INTERSECTION FAR FROM FITZROY HIGH SCHOOL**

[Camera TILTED DOWN and ZOOM SHOT of MAXWELL and OSKAR walking across the road and camera TILTS UPWARDS]

[Music <Open Sea Morning> by Puddle of Infinity starts playing]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot walking across the road with OSKAR]

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[ESTABLISHING SHOT of MAXWELL and OSKAR walking along the footpath PANNING from the road to Rushall station]

[Music <Open Sea Morning> by Puddle of Infinity FADES OUT]

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***INSIDE: RUSHALL STATION - DAY***

[CLOSE UP SHOT of bench and MAXWELL and OSKAR sit down]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR sitting on the bench]

OSKAR: Do you have a phone in case something happens?

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL sitting on the bench]

MAXWELL: I do but it has run out of charge.

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR and MAXWELL sitting on the bench]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him looking at OSKAR]

OSKAR: But what if something terrible DOES happen, what are you gonna do?

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[FULL SHOT of MAXWELL and OSCAR sitting on bench. As the announcement goes off, MAXWELL suddenly turns his head around to his left in order to find out where it is coming from]

MAXWELL: Well I...

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him looking at a speaker to see where the announcement is coming from]

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[CLOSE UP shot of the speaker]

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[MEDIUM CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL’s face taken from a MEDIUM HIGH ANGLE]

ANNOUNCEMENT: Good afternoon customers. All trains along the Mernda line are cancelled due to a series of powerbox explosions along the line.

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[MEDIUM CLOSE UP shot of OSKAR’s face taken from a MEDIUM HIGH ANGLE]

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[MEDIUM CLOSE UP shot of OSKAR sitting on the bench taken from a MEDIUM ANGLE]

OSKAR: (gets his phone out of his pocket and uses it) right (turns his head to his left) Maxwe-

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[FULL SHOT of OSKAR sitting on the bench with his head turned to the right. MAXWELL is not on the bench which puts OSKAR in a state of confusion]

OSKAR: (confused) Maxwell?

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**OUTSIDE: RUSHALL STATION - DAY**

[Production experiment SOUND EFFECT starts playing]

[WIDE SHOT of MAXWELL walking out of Rushall station feeling very stressed]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of walking out of Rushall station, there are brightness and gaussian blur special effects to create the effect of an overwhelmed person going through anxiety]

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**AT A SIGN NEAR RUSHALL STATION**

[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL walking over to lean on a sign]

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[MEDIUM CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL twitching his eyes and clenching his jaws, which show that he is having an anxiety breakdown]

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[CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL jittering his fingers on his face]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot, there are brightness and gaussian blur SPECIAL EFFECTS to create the effect of an overwhelmed person going through anxiety]

MAXWELL (innervoice): *I can’t get home! my train won’t come! I’ll be stuck here forever!*

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[CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL twitching his eyes]

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[CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL breathing quickly through his nose]

MAXWELL: *I can’t think how else to get home! My mum will be very worried and mad that my phone is not charged.*

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[CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL covering his ears to block out loud noises]

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[EXTREME CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL covering his ears]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot. There are brightness and ripple special effects to create the effect of what hearing is like for an autistic person and to emphasise how loud and distorted the noise is for him]

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[CLOSE UP shot of a bus going past. There are ripple SPECIAL EFFECTS to emphasise how loud and distracting noises are for him and that he can’t think if they are noises distracting him]

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[CLOSE UP shot of trees rustling. There are ripple SPECIAL EFFECTS to emphasise how loud and distracting noises are for him and that he can’t think if they are noises distracting him]

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[CLOSE UP shot of a train signal buzzing. There are ripple SPECIAL EFFECTS to emphasise how loud and distracting noises are for him and that he can’t think if they are noises distracting him]

MAXWELL: *Too much information! Too many distractions! Noises everywhere! I can’t handle noises! I AM GONNA DIE!*

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of having a breakdown. OSKAR comes up to him and tries to calm him down]

OSKAR: Hey bro, chill out! It’s okay.

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[MEDIUM ZOOM shot of MAXWELL trying to calm down. Taken over OSKAR’s shoulder]

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[MEDIUM ZOOM shot of OSKAR trying to calm MAXWELL down]

OSKAR: Focus bro!

[Production experiment SOUND EFFECT slowly FADES OUT]

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[WIDE SHOT of OSKAR calming MAXWELL down. MAXWELL takes deep breaths and he slowly stands up]

OSKAR: Just take a deep breath and chill out.

OSKAR: Maxwell, It’s not the end of the world mate.

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR]

OSKAR: Isn’t there another way for you to get home?

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL leaning against the sign. Taken over OSKAR’s shoulder]

MAXWELL: I don’t know! I can’t call my mother! My phone is dead. She is gonna wonder where I am-

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR booping MAXWELL’s mouth cutting him off his dialogue]

OSKAR: Maxwell! Listen to me please!

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL taken from over OSKAR’s shoulder]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR]

OSKAR: I know it is your routine to ride the train home and I know it’s hard for you when something messes with your routine.

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR putting his hand on MAXWELL’s shoulder]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR]

OSKAR: Bro not to cut you off, but what things do you like doing the most?

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL on the sign]

MAXWELL: Ummm, I like watching videos, making lunch, walking around, riding the tram and I also…

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR pulling a face of intense curiosity after MAXWELL says he likes riding the tram]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL noticing OSKAR’s curiosity expression, he slowly gets surprised and a feel of realization]

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[WIDE SHOT of an E CLASS TRAM going past. This is a memory recall which fits in with his realization]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL suddenly happy]

MAXWELL: That’s it! There is a tram that goes all the way out to Bundoora which is the 86 tram.

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR smiling and nodding his head, which show that he agrees with his opinion on riding the tram home]

MAXWELL: I could try to ride the tram home to try and replace the cancelled train!

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL and OSCAR gesturing and putting one of their arms around each other]

OSKAR: Ah! Wonderful idea bro! Hehe,

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR putting one of his arms around MAXWELL showing his facial expression]

OSKAR: I’ve ridden that tram before.

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR pointing]

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[OSKAR’s POINT OF VIEW shot showing his hand where he is pointing]

OSKAR: The tram stop is along there.

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL starting to walk away from the sign]

MAXWELL: I think I know that already but thanks for helping me!

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[MEDIUM SHOT of OSKAR looking at MAXWELL walking off]

OSKAR: Hey bro!

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[ZOOM SHOT of MAXWELL stopping and turning around]

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[ZOOM SHOT of OSKAR]

OSKAR: If anything does happen, just keep calm and remain in your spot. Trust me, you will manage to figure it out.

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[ZOOM SHOT of MAXWELL walking away]

MAXWELL: o..k i’ll remember that, anyway see ya later!

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[ZOOM SHOT of OSKAR walking away]

OSKAR: Bye bro! (laughs)

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**OUTSIDE: CLIFTON HILL INTERCHANGE - DAY**

[Music <Smile Now Go> by Greg Dombrowski starts playing]

[ZOOM SHOT of MAXWELL walking along a footpath. The camera is TILTED DOWN which TILTS UP a little bit]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot walking along road]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL walking out of the corner of the street]

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[WIDE SHOT of Clifton hill interchange and MAXWELL walking to it]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot walking across the road]

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[ZOOM SHOT of MAXWELL waiting at the tram stop and the E CLASS TRAM arriving]

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[ZOOM SHOT of E CLASS TRAM and it’s destination board saying “86 Bundoora RMIT vis Smith st”]

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**OUTSIDE: E CLASS TRAM MOVING**

[WIDE SHOT of E CLASS TRAM departing]

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**INSIDE: E CLASS TRAM MOVING**

[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL going over to sit down on the seat]

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[EXTREME SHOT of E CLASS TRAM going over bridge]

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**TRAM IS PASSING THORNBURY**

[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL sitting and biting his fingernails]

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[EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOT of MAXWELL’s fingernails and teeth biting them, to show that he has anxiety ad is trying to calm himself down]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him biting his fingernails and stopping. There are some brightness and blur effects to emphasise how his experience is giving him anxiety]

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[CLOSE UP shot of the speaker in the tram when it’s playing]

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[ZOOM SHOT of Pid display]

ANNOUNCEMENT: The next stop is mansfield street, change here for thornbury station.

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL looking around taken from a MEDIUM HIGH ANGLE]

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**TRAM IS PASSING PRESTON DEPOT**

[WIDE ZOOM SHOT of E CLASS TRAM rolling along the tram line]

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[TRACKING SHOT of E CLASS TRAM wheels rolling over track junction to tram depot]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot leaning on the window. There are quick jitters and pulses with the blur SPECIAL EFFECT to emphasise that he is sensing the bumps of the tram]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL leaning his head against the window shaking]

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**TRAM IS STOPPING AT BOLDREWOOD PARADE**

[MEDIUM SHOT of E CLASS TRAM stopping at tram stop taken from LOW ANGLE]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL sitting and a GIRL comes and sits next to him]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot. His head turns around by the time the GIRL speaks]

GIRL: Excuse me, do you have the time?

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL looking at the GIRL, he gets a bit anxious as someone has socially interacted with him]

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[CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL face]

MAXWELL: eehhhhffffffffff

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL looking away from the GIRL, she gets confused and changes seats]

GIRL: O…..kayyyyyy???? (gets off the seat)

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**TRAM IS GOING PAST POWERLINES**

[EXTREME WIDE SHOT of E CLASS tram going past the powerlines. The camera is TILTED UPWARDS TOWARDS THE POWER LINES which TILTS DOWN as the tram comes]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL looking out the tram window]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot looking at the powerlines]

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[MEDIUM ZOOM SHOT of the powerlines]

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[CLOSE UP shot of someone’s hand pressing STOP button]

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[CLOSE UP shot of red light display turning on with words saying “Next stop Requested”. SOUND EFFECT of the tram stop ding come on]

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[EXTREME CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL’s ear wiggling from the impact of the SOUND EFFECT]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL’s turning his eyes and head around a little bit]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him looking around the tram]

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**TRAM IS ARRIVING AT BUNDOORA RMIT**

[EXTREME SHOT of E CLASS TRAM arriving at tram stop. The camera is tilted upwards which tilts down to the tram]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL sitting. The doors open and MAXWELL looks around]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him looking around, his face then turns to the door]

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[CLOSE UP shot of the door lights flashing. There is a beep SOUND EFFECT which has the volume turned up]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of doors closing] taken from LOW ANGLE]

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[ZOOM SHOT of the E CLASS TRAM coming towards camera]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL looking at camera (he is looking out of the window) getting a expression of wonder]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot looking at a BUS with destination display saying “Mernda station via Cravens Road” which signifies why he is a bit surprised. He is going to ride that bus so he can get home]

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**TRAM ARRIVING AT TERMINUS TRAM STOP**

[MEDIUM ZOOM SHOT of E CLASS TRAM arriving at the terminus]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him pressing the button on the door and walking out of E CLASS TRAM]

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[TRACKING SHOT of MAXWELL walking out of the tram stop, taken from his RIGHT SIDE with the camera moving right]

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[ZOOM SHOT of MAXWELL walking across the road]

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[TRACKING SHOT of MAXWELL walking along the footpath to the BUS]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL stepping inside the bus, taken from inside the BUS]

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**INSIDE: BUS GOING TO MERNDA - DAY**

[WIDE SHOT of the BUS going past]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL sitting on the back of the bus, he is jittering his fingers which show that he is also anxious and is trying to make himself calm]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him jittering his fingers, he also cracks his knuckles by holding each finger with his other hand and pulling it straight down]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of the front of the BUS]

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**AN INTERSECTION NEAR SOUTH MORANG**

[Music <Smile Now Go> by Greg Dombrowski stops playing]

[EXTREME SHOT of BUS coming towards camera]

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[SOUND EFFECT from Production experiment starts playing]

[ZOOM SHOT of BUS left indicator blinking]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL getting a bit anxious as the bus goes into the slip turn]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him looking out the window along the big road. There is a gaussian blur and brightness effects to emphasise his experience of getting anxiety]

MAXWELL: *Hang on, this is not the most direct route to Mernda.*

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[TRACKING SHOT of BUS going along the slip turn which PANS RIGHT]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL having anxiety]

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[CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL jittering his fingers against his face]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him looking outside the bus]

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[ZOOM SHOT of apartments]

MAXWELL: *Where is the bus going? I haven’t been down here before.*

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of looking inside the BUS]

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[ZOOM SHOT of stone carved sign saying “Westfield plenty valley”]

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[ZOOM SHOT of tower saying “westfield”]

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[ZOOM SHOT of village cinemas]

MAXWELL: *Wait, that’s Westfield shopping centre,*

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL turning right and looking out the window, he is a bit anxious but relieved at the same time]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of turning right and looking out the window]

MAXWELL: *This bus is going to South Morang.*

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**BUS GOING TO MERNDA HAS STOPPED AT SOUTH MORANG STATION**

[WIDE SHOT of south morang station which TURNS LEFT to reveal the bus stopping at the bus stop]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL feeling concerned and looking around]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot looking out the bus]

MAXWELL: *I hope the bus is going the right way.*

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[MEDIUM shot of MAXWELL sitting inside bus slowly getting a feeling of realisation, camera slowly DOLLYS IN]

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[ZOOM SHOT of OSKAR, there is a white blur on the edges of the frame and OSKAR’s voice has an echo sound effect, which shows that it is a memory recall]

OSKAR: If anything does happen, just keep calm and remain in your spot. Trust me, you will manage to figure it out.

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL agreeing with OSKAR’s advice he had given him]

MAXWELL: I’ll try.

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**BUS IS LEAVING SOUTH MORANG STATION**

[Music <Cinque Terre> by Gunnarolla starts playing]

[MEDIUM SHOT of BUS doors closing]

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[WIDE SHOT of BUS departing]

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[WIDE SHOT of BUS turning around]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him looking at the train tracks from the bus]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of outside the windshield of the front of the BUS coming towards roundabout]

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[WIDE SHOT of BUS going around the roundabout]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of looking at the roundabout from BUS]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of looking at power lines from the BUS]

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[EXTREME SHOT of BUS going over a bridge taken from path below]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL looking out of the BUS]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot looking at lake from BUS]

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[ZOOM SHOT of hand pressing button]

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[ZOOM SHOT of light with words saying “BUS STOPPING” turning on. There is a beep SOUND EFFECT playing as it turns on and the volume is loud]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL turning his head away from the window and looking around the bus a little bit. This shows that the bus stopping beep has put him off on enjoying the scenery]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of outside the windshield of the front of the BUS stopping at Gordons Road bus stop]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL looking out of the window]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot looking at Mill Park shops out the BUS window]

MAXWELL: *Keep waiting Maxwell, keep waiting.*

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[EXTREME SHOT of power lines. The camera pans down towards the road where the BUS comes]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of looking at powerlines out the BUS window]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL looking out the window and then looking back]

MAXWELL: *I must be getting close to Hawkstowe.*

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**BUS IS COMING TOWARDS HAWKSTOWE STATION**

[ZOOM SHOT of hilly road and the BUS comes up the hill and down the road]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of outside the windshield of the front of the BUS going down the hill]

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[WIDE SHOT of BUS going into a left slip turn]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL looking at camera (he is looking out the window) getting an expression of relief]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of looking at Hawkstowe station out the BUS window]

MAXWELL: There’s Hawkstowe station.

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL getting an expression of relief]

MAXWELL: *I’m finally getting home!*

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**BUS IS TURNING OFF INTO WATERVIEW DRIVE TO GET TO CRAVENS ROAD**

[ZOOM SHOT of sign saying “Waterview Dr”, the camera PANS DOWN to the bus coming towards the roundabout]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of outside the windshield of the front of the BUS turning left at the roundabout onto Waterview drive]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL looking out of the bus]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of looking at roundabout from the BUS turning into Waterview drive]

MAXWELL: *Why’s the bus turning away aga-, oh.*

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL looking out of the bus]

MAXWELL: *This bus is going through Cravens road, this must be the way.*

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**BUS IS TURNING RIGHT ONTO CRAVENS ROAD**

[ZOOM SHOT of along the road with BUS coming towards camera]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of outside the windshield of the front of the BUS coming towards T intersection]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL sitting in the bus]

MAXWELL: *I guess this is Cravens road up here.*

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[MEDIUM SHOT of BUS turning right]

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[ZOOM SHOT of sign saying “Cravens rd” whilst BUS turns right]

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**BUS IS ARRIVING AT BRIDGE INN ROAD BUS STOP**

[EXTREME SHOT of BUS going over bridge inn road intersection]

MAXWELL: *Hang on, this road takes me to Bridge Inn road, Mernda station is on there.*

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him getting off his seat and going to the exit door of the bus]

MAXWELL: *I think I should get off here.*

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL walking out of the bus door and then walking away from the camera, the camera is facing the opposite direction of the BUS]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of BUS driving away, camera is facing the same direction as the BUS]

[Music <Cinque Terre> by Gunnarolla stops playing]

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[WIDE SHOT of MAXWELL walking around the corner of a bush]

[Camera PANS RIGHT following MAXWELL walking across the slip turn pedestrian crossing]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him looking at street sign saying “Bridge inn rd”]

MAXWELL: *Seems about right*

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL looking back getting a feeling of surprise, he leans over to his left]

MAXWELL: *I think...*

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[CLOSE UP SHOT of MAXWELL’s hand pressing traffic pedestrian button quickly lots of times]

MAXWELL: .*..I have reached...*

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[CLOSE UP shot of MAXWELL smirking]

MAXWELL: *…home.*

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[ZOOM SHOT of pedestrian lights, man on the green light goes on]

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**MAXWELL IS WALKING ALONG THE FOOTPATH TOWARDS MERNDA STATION ON BRIDGE INN ROAD - AFTERNOON**

[Music <Eureka> by Puddle of Infinity starts playing]

[ZOOM SHOT of MAXWELL walking along the footpath towards TILTED DOWN camera. Half of the shot is a footpath which is a hill and MAXWELL’s face slowly ascends up from the footpath, the camera TILTS UPWARDS]

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[EXTREME WIDE SHOT of Mernda station and the afternoon sky]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL feeling relieved]

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[EXTREME LONG SHOT of MAXWELL walking along the footpath]

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[WIDE SHOT of a railroad bridge support taken from LOW ANGLE facing UPWARDS]

[Camera PANS LEFT and TILTS DOWN to the footpath where we see MAXWELL walking along the footpath and he stops and looks to his right]

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[EXTREME LONG SHOT of Mernda station and along the railway]

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[LONG SHOT of underneath Mernda station where MAXWELL walks across the shot]

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[EXTREME LONG SHOT of the bus station at Mernda station, where MAXWELL walks out from underneath and looks to his right, then he looks to his left]

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[EXTREME LONG SHOT of the train bridge going towards the train depot]

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[ZOOM SHOT of sign saying “Mernda Station”, the camera tilts down to show MAXWELL walking along footpath taken from MEDIUM HIGH ANGLE]

[Music <Eureka> by Puddle of Infinity stops playing]

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**INSIDE: MAXWELL’S HOUSE - AFTERNOON/SUNSET**

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[Music <Smile Now Go> by Greg Dombrowski starts playing]

[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL opening room door and turning on the light]

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[ZOOM SHOT of an iPod touch 5th generation on the edge of a table and MAXWELL’s hand getting it]

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[MEDIUM SHOT of MAXWELL lying onto his bed and going onto his iPod touch]

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[MAXWELL’s POINT OF VIEW shot of him on his iPod touch]

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**OUTSIDE: MAXWELL’S HOUSE - SUNSET**

[WIDE SHOT of the house]

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