Showdown screenplay

Daniel Brizuela                                                                                                                             9/18/12 New York Film Academy 1st Year                                                                                          Screenplay

                                                        1st Quarter 4th film: Quarter Film.
                                                                        Staredown.


1    EXT. FIELD-AFTERNOON                                                                                                            1

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A four man group of professional and honorable thieves decided to steal four million dollars from one of the toughest banks in the world. Once that was done they would split the money equally and never be seen again.
That is until something went wrong. The police arrived early and a shootout ensued. One of the thieves was killed in the ensuing gunfire, while the other three were able to successfully escape from the cops. They hid in one of their hangouts which was on top of a hill.
When they felt safe, they took out the money they stole from a bag and realized they couldn’t divide the money equally for three. They didn’t trust each other after what happened so they decided that they would duel for it the next day afternoon. Even though they weren’t trusting of each other, all three knew that they were all honorable men who accepted the terms of challenges and duels.

    FADE IN

    ONE OF THE THIEVES, WHILE WEARING A cowboy hat is waiting in the middle of a field for the other two. He is checking his watch.

    CUT TO THE SECOND THIEF, ALSO IN A HAT, WALKING TOWARDS THE FIELD

    The two meet, while the first thief who was waiting points to his watch. The second thief looks at his watch and nods in agreement. They both start to wait for the last thief.

    CUT TO THE THIRD THIEF ARRIVING TO MEET THE OTHER TWO

    The three criminals look at each other for a moment. They get their guns out and show them to each other. The first thief then points to something off screen

    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF BRIEFCASE WITH MONEY INSIDE

    CUT TO WIDE SHOT OF THREE THIEVES

    All three decide to get a table and all three stand behind it. The thieves put their guns in their pockets.

    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF FIRST THIEF

    The thief who was waiting for the other two takes off his watch, sets the minute and second hands, and puts it in the middle of the table.

    CUT TO EXTREME CLOSE UP OF WATCH

    The watch reads 11:56.

    CUT BACK TO WIDE SHOT OF THE THIEVES

    The first thief points at his watch and nods.

    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF SECOND THIEF

    The second thief nods in agreement.

    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF THIRD THIEF

   The third also nods.

   CUT TO WIDE SHOT OF MEN

   The men all have their hands hanging on their sides to be ready to grab their guns.

   CUT BACK TO WATCH

   The watch reads 11:56 at twenty seconds.

   CUT TO CLOSE UP OF SECOND THIEF

   With his other hand free, the second thief adjusts his hat. He then spits on the ground. Then looks at the first thief.

    CUT TO TWO SHOTS AT THE SAME TIME OF CLOSE UP OF FIRST THIEF AND WATCH

    The first thief looks at the second thief back and then looks at the watch. The watch reads 11:57 at five seconds.

    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF THIRD THIEF

    The third thief also looks at the watch then at a chair that’s next to him. He looks back at the others.

    CUT BACK TO WATCH

    The watch reads 11:57 at twenty five seconds.

    CUT TO UPPER WIDE SHOT OF ALL THREE THIEVES

    All three are getting ready for when the time comes. They have their shooting hands right next to their guns.

    CUT TO EXTREME CLOSE UP OF FIRST THIEF’S EYES

    The first thief moves his eyes towards the third thief.

    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF THIRD THIEF

    The third thief is picking his nose without realizing that the other thief is looking at him. He puts his hands down and cleans it up.

    CUT TO EXTREME CLOSE UP OF THIRD THIEF’S EYES

    The third thief’s eyes moves towards the second thief.

    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF SECOND THIEF

    The second thief is combing his hair until he notices the third thief looking right at him. He throws away the hair comb and puts his hands down with his right hand close to his gun.

    CUT TO EXTREME CLOSE UP OF SECOND THIEF’S EYES

    The second thief moves his eyes towards the first thief.

    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF FIRST THIEF

    Holding a small mirror, the first thief is busy checking himself before he notices the second thief looking right at him. He throws away the mirror and a loud crash is heard.

    CUT TO EXTREME CLOSE UP OF FIRST THIEF’S EYES

    Moving his eyes towards the other two, the first thief then moves his eyes towards the watch.

    CUT BACK TO WATCH

    Watch reads 11:58 at forty seconds.

    CUT TO WIDE SHOT OF ALL THIEVES

    They are all staring at each other with their hands close to their guns. They then turned around to see someone.

    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF MAN EATING AT DIFFERENT TABLE

    A stranger was eating his food and watching the three thieves in their little showdown. When he notices that the three are looking at him, he gets up from his chair and moves somewhere else.

    CUT BACK TO WATCH

    The watch reads 11:59 at 5 seconds.

    CUT BACK TO WIDE SHOT OF ALL THREE THIEVES

    All three of them spit at the ground.

    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF THIRD THIEF

    The third thief moves his head towards the first thief.

    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF FIRST THIEF

    CUT BACK TO THIRD THIEF

    He moves his head towards the second.

    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF SECOND THIEF

    CUT BACK TO THIRD

    The third thief then looked at the chair near him.

    CUT BACK TO WATCH

    Watch reads 11:59 at thirty second.

    CUT TO VARIOUS SHOTS AT THE SAME TIME OF WATCH AND THE THREE THIEVES

    As the watch counts down, the three thieves were ready to fire at each other.

    CUT TO WATCH AT FORTY SECOND PARALLEL TO FIRST THIEF

    CUT TO WATCH AT FORTY-FIVE SECONDS PARALLEL TO SECOND

    CUT TO WATCH AT FIFTY SECOND PARALLEL TO THIRD

    CUT TO WATCH AT FIFTY-ONE

    CUT TO FIRST THIEF

    CUT TO WATCH AT FIFTY-THREE

    CUT TO SECOND THIEF

    CUT TO WATCH AT FIFTY-FIVE

    CUT TO THIRD THIEF

    CUT TO WATCH AT FIFTY-SEVEN AND SHOTS OF THIEVES AT SAME TIME

    CUT TO WATCH AT FIFTY-EIGHT AND ONLY FIRST TWO THIEVES

    CUT TO WATCH AT FIFTY-NINE AND ONLY FIRST THIEF

    CUT TO JUST WATCH AT 12

    CUT TO THE THREE THIEVES AT SAME TIME

    The first two thieves grab for their guns while the third grabs the chair.

    CUT TO FIRST THIEF

    The first thief has his gun out.

    CUT TO SECOND THIEF

    Second thief has his gun out.

    CUT TO THIRD THIEF

    Third thief brings the chair to top of his head and prepares to throw it.

    FADE OUT

    Several different sounds are heard, including various gun shots.



                                                                                End.

A Noise Afar screenplay

Daniel Brizuela                                                                                                                             9/18/12 New York Film Academy 1st Year                                                                                          Screenplay

1st Quarter 3rd film: Music Film.

A Noise Afar.

1    INT. BUILDING-MORNING                                                                                                           1
  
    A MAN NAMED JACK is leaving a building. As he exits he hears a strange noise.
  
    CUT TO PARK THEN BACK TO JACK
  
    Jack can’t tell where the strange noise is coming from so he just shrugs it off.
  
    CUT TO JACK IN THE PARK
  
    Just as Jack is writing something on his piece of paper, he suddenly hears what he believes is an explosion which has him jumping from his chair.
  
    CUT TO POINT OF VIEW SHOT FROM JACK’S PERSPECTIVE
  
    Jack looks left and right but sees nothing that looks anything like an explosion, just people walking in the park.
  
    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF JACK’S FACE
  
    Jack’s face looks all worried and scared.
  
    CUT TO EXTREME CLOSE UP OF JACK’S EYES LOOKING AROUND
  
    Jack once again shrugs off the noises as probably nothing and decides to sit down calmly on one of the green chairs.
  
    CUT TO WIDE SHOT OF JACK SITTING IN THE PARK
  
    Jack looks at his watch when suddenly he hears a woman screaming as if being attacked.
  
    CUT TO CLOSE UP OF JACK
  
    After he heard the scream Jack decides that maybe he’s just hearing things. That it’s all in his head.
  
    CUT TO JACK WALKING THROUGH THE PARK
  
    Jack is enjoying his walk, admiring the scenery, when, once again, he hears what he believes is cars crashing against one another. This one sounds like it’s right next to him.
  
    CUT TO JACK’S POINT OF VIEW
  
    Jack started to look all around but could not find any cars in a collision. By now Jack was starting to question his own sanity.
  
    CUT TO WIDE SHOT
  
    Just as he was starting to calm down, Jack began to hear more and more noises that no one else was hearing. Either, he was going insane or somehow he was hearing something that was far away.
  
    Everywhere he went, Jack keeps hearing the noises, whether it’s people screaming, cars crashing, gun shots, or strange noises that don’t make sense.
  
    CUT TO EXTREME CLOSE UP OF JACK’S FACE
  
    Jack was all sweaty and completely freaked out as everywhere he goes he hears  these noises.
  
    FADE TO BLACK


2    INT. ROOM-LATER THAT DAY                                                                                                    2
  
    FADE IN
  
    CLOSE UP OF DOOR
  
    CUT TO INSIDE OF ROOM
  
    JACK IS SITTING ON the floor of a mostly white room with only one window and one chair. He is wearing what seems to be a straitjacket in order to keep him safe and not harm himself.
  
    CUT TO DIFFERENT SHOTS INSIDE ROOM
  
    Constant laughter is now being heard and it is unknown where it’s coming from. At first Jack doesn’t respond to this laughter but after a while he soon joins in.
  
    FADE OUT

End.