D.I.Y. With Tangelo/script

TITLE CARD - D.I.Y. With Tangelo (orange title card)

[Note: Throughout this short, all lines marked with one asterisk (\*) are spoke by a character holding the camera.]

(*The star-shaped iris-in shows Tangelo standing in a room with several tools hanging on the walls, with a door opening leading to outside on a sunny day. Visible in the bottom right corner of the screen is an icon consisting of a chicken standing on an orange — like Canary, he is making an online video. His image is slightly fuzzy at first, but comes into focus before he begins to speak.*)

* **Tangelo:** Hello, followers! This is Tangelo. On today’s *DIY with Tangelo*— (*holding up a hammer*) —we’re gonna build a birdhouse for my sister Canary.

(*The image jitters briefly, followed by a quick swivel that shows a close-up of the blue Starpuff. The chicken and apple icon remains on the screen.*)

* **Sapphire:** Hey, you’re doing a video too? Hey, guys! Whazzap? This is Sapphire, the cool one!

(*A loud, impatient throat-clearing from Tangelo’s direction catches her attention. She sighs, looking quite annoyed.*)

* **Sapphire:** Ugh. Fine. You’re no fun, anyway.

(*The camera swivels back to the hands-on boy, who has put away the hammer.*)

* **Tangelo:** Let’s get started!

(*Snap to black, a flicker of static blinking across the screen, then immediately to a brief, shaky zoom out from him standing among a clump of trees outside the Plasmo residence. The chicken-apple icon is gone from the screen now. He has donned a hard hat in place of his usual cap, safety goggles, and work gloves.*)

* **Tangelo:** First, find some wood. So for step one, I’m gonna cut down one of these trees.

(*He gives the base of the tree a good, hard kick — but the following words startle him into  holding it up to keep from slamming into the ground.*)

* **\* Canary:** Hey! I hope you’re cutting down one, ‘cause animals need trees, you know!

(*Mildly vexed at the interruption, the orange Starpuff sets the fallen tree down gently. The entire image freezes, a “pause” symbol within a circle superimposing itself on the screen. Now the camera backs up to put the entire scene within the viewing window of a computer World Wide Web site, complete with running time display, volume control, and progress bar. A mouse cursor clicks on the slider control affixed to this last and drags to the right, instantly advancing the video through a series of still shots. Standing over the now-felled tree and wiping his brow…carrying a plank…measuring the height of one plank…using a power sander on top of a wooden surface…sawing a plank…and the cursor clicks to resume the playback as he is sanding it.*)

* **Tangelo:** (*slightly tinny*) If you can… (*Camera moves in until the viewing window fills the screen again; normal audio resumes here.*) …get rid of the splinters.

(*The shift in the sound quality reflects a transition from watching the video online to being on the scene again.*)

* **Tangelo:** Now, the last few steps involve putting on the finishing touches: filling in the nail holes with exterior-grade wood filler. Once that’s—
* **\* Scarlet:** STARPUFFS! There’s trouble in town, move out!
* **Tangelo:** (*needled*) Now?!
* **\* Scarlet:** Yes, now!

(*Tangelo sighs and puts his tools down before facing the camera.*)

* **Tangelo:** I’ll be right back after some crime-fighting.

(*Snap to staticky black, then in to Tangelo holding some paint buckets. He is no longer wearing his work gear and has put on his cap again. The last wooden piece has been fitted to complete the roof part of the birdhouse.*)

* **Tangelo:** If you’d like, you can paint the birdhouse. (*lifting a can of paint*) I chose this practical yellow color—

(*The green Starpuff chooses this moment to voice his opinion.*)

* **Parakeet:** —because it’s Canary’s favorite color! Oh, and she loves birds! And…I don’t remember that cat being here.
* **Tangelo:** Huh?

(*The camera focus shifts briefly to a Siamese cat hissing loudly then back at Tangelo, throwing a mild scare into him, then swings briefly to him and back from side to side as if Parakeet is shaking his head. A “you’ve got to be kidding me” look comes over the pale face.*)

* **\* Parakeet:** That’s Miss Maylu’s cat. She’s…usually not like that.

(*Snap to black and in to the garage. Tangelo has on a slightly forced grin as he holds up his paintbrush and can.*)

* **Tangelo:** Uh, this part is optional — painting your birdhouse.

(*A pale hand in a green sleeve reaches into view to give him a big thumbs-up, after which the view undergoes a “balloon screen wipe” to show Tangelo regarding one tree in the backyard. He has a piece of twine tie through a pair of holes on each side of the roof. He twists the twine to create a loop. The birdhouse is now brown with a faded green roof.*)

* **Tangelo:** After the paint is dried, add a hanger…or an exterior-grade hook.

(*Close-up of the birdhouse being hung on a straight branch in a tree.*)

* **Tangelo:** (*offscreen, reaching briefly into view*) Or if you like, you can just set the birdhouse on a sturdy surface.

(*As he says this, Twilight peeks into view.*)

* **Twilight:** I hope this one attracts crows.
* **Tangelo:** (*offscreen*) Twilight!

(*There follows a spilt-second blip of black, which clears to show the garage again; as the first bird approaches the birdhouse, the mouse cursor appears and clicks to pause the video. As before, the view moves out to show the entire computer screen and the slider on the progress bar is dragged right to skip ahead. Stills flash by of Tangelo seeing the first bird to approach the birdhouse, followed by a mechanical one, followed by Tangelo carefully observing the metallic bird, his mouth open to yell at Parakeet and Sapphire for tricking him. The camera moves in until the viewing window fills the screen again; the cursor clicks to resume the playback, then drops out of sight.*)

* **Tangelo:** And now— (*The chicken-apple icon appears at the bottom right.*) —the big reveal!

(*Parakeet blows a noisemaker into his face, making confetti fly out. The camera moves slightly to show the finished birdhouse in all its glory; several birds fly around or inside of it.*)

* **Canary:** (*offscreen*) I love it!
* **Doctor Damien Plasmo:** (*offscreen*) It’s amazing!

(*The camera pivots to show the parents looking very happy with the birdhouse.*)

* **Helen:** Simply wonderful!

(*She suddenly ducks down a bit to avoid the cluster of birds flying past, and the sounds of paint splattering can be heard.*)

* **Scarlet:** What are the birds doing?

(*The camera turns to the back wall, where there are hundreds of birds cluttered by this particular spot of the wall. They move away to show a message painted “THANK YOU FOR THE BIRDHOUSE!”.*)

* **Scarlet, Canary:** (*offscreen*) Awwwww! (*Camera turns to show Tangelo.*)
* **Tangelo:** And this has been another episode of *DIY with Tangelo*. Don’t forget to like and subscribe! And with that, Tangelo’s signing out!

End of short.