A floating wish flower locates a desperate child in the middle of rural tranquility; the child picks the flower

up and shiftsNarrative his emotionless from Script Final Unit 7: daze. In a sudden burst someone calls Ashen Bloom the childs name causing him to turn in curiosity. When the child turns back the wish is gone and sitting in its place is a massive shard of broken down metal. The kid drops the shard and steps back in fear as his world of illusion is undone before his very eyes in a puff of steam and smoke. After been ripped from his fantasy the child sits once again and begins to cry for the loss of his dream.
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Ashen Bloom David Vandepeer (aka Stitch) START TRANSITION: DIP FROM BLACK ENTER STUDIO LOGO/ANIMATION TRANSITION: DIP TO BLACK (FROM LOGO) TRANSITION: DIP TO WHITE (TO FEATURE) FEATURE START EXT. RURAL GARDEN - HOUES IN THE COUNTRY - DAY ACT 1 THE COLOUR THROUGHOUT IS CHANGING FROM FULL COLOUR TO SEPIA ENTER WIND/FOREST SFX The camera opens from the sun (Intro lamp) to a rural haven comprised entirely of nature and natural beauty, the sun is at dusk coloring the sky beautiful shades of reds, yellows & oranges. The grass compliments the sky with subtle greens, the house in the distance is a faded blue devoid of perfect clarity but is distinguishable enough to be considered a house. A subtle breeze lightly mobilizes the grass causing a number of leaves to fall from surrounding trees. CHARLE'S VOICE (AIRPLANE SOUNDS) The camera defocuses from the environment to a wish flower and follows it as it delicately enters the shot floating with a subtle breeze reflecting the suns gaze across its fluffy white exterior. We leave the wish flower to focus on a tattered orphan boy (named Charles) who can be seen running in circles with a train in the distance, he is surrounded by various toys. ENTER TOY WHEEL SQUEAK & SIGH SFX Charles falls to his knees and begins running the train across the grass... Time Passes. TRANSITION: CROSSFADE An unenthused Charles suddenly stops playing with the train and gazes at it in deep thought. Charles calmly runs his finger along the top of the train and gets a splinter. EXIT TOY WHEEL SQUEAK & SIGH SFX ENTER DRIP SFX University for the Creative Arts | Smoke Stack Studios

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Ashen Bloom David Vandepeer (aka Stitch) In frustration Charles pushes the train away but quickly reverses himself in fear, he stands and dashes over to pick the train back up. As he picks it up water drips from its wheels. It is only then that Charles notices the wish flower underneath. EXIT DRIP SFX ENTER WATER SPLASH & SPRING BOING SFX TRANSITION: CUT Excited, Charles smiles and picks up the flower, holding it delicately in his hand. Charles stands and strokes the flowers soft aura losing interest in everything else around him. He steps forward only to knock into the Jack in the Box near his feet, the box falls over ejecting water across the floor with the battered water damaged Jack. EXIT WATER SPLASH & SPRING BOING SFX ACT 2 ENTER WATER & UNKNOWN SCREAM SFX The water from the box spreads across the floor turning the grass a metal blue, suddenly a muffled scream can be heard, Charles instinctively closes his hand and slowly turns in fear. TRANSITION: CUT THE GENTLE WIND TRANSITIONS TO ENTER STEAM SFX Charles gazes in confusion when nobody is there, however what he doesn't notice is his house gradually changing, adapting to the spreading water floor texture. Confused, Charles turns his attention back to his closed hand, concealing the wish flower. Charles carefully opens his fingers once again to find that the wish flower he had captured was not what he thought it was. EXIT WIND/FOREST SFX ENTER STEAM SFX WITH BOILING METAL FX TRANSITION: CUT Charles looks outraged and fearfully drops the item in his hand, slowly stepping back in fear as the fantasy he has built around himself breaks apart. ACT 3 ENTER METAL IMPACT SFX University for the Creative Arts | Smoke Stack Studios

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Ashen Bloom David Vandepeer (aka Stitch) The camera focuses on Charles scared eyes as what sounds like a shard of metal impacts the floor. EXIT METAL IMPACT SFX TRANSITION: CROSSFADE The camera reveals a twisted shard of dirty bronze metal on the floor which Charles thought was his wish. Charles falls to his knees staring at the twisted copper not quite believing what is happening, he fearfully closes his eyes. ENTER TRANSITION BACKDROP #1 - BACKDROP #2 INT. INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE - IRON FORGE FACTORY - NIGHT ALL SOUND MUTES EXCEPT FOR CHARLES BREATH Everything falls silent... the backdrop falls dark. Charles gradually opens his eyes and looks around before gazing in reflection, his reality reveals itself in a dirty grease filled Iron Forge Factory surrounded by fire pits and molten metal. SOUND RETURNS The colors of the room are saturated by the poignant copper and amber furnaces radiating steam and haze. The only blue is emanating from the ceiling windows casting a neat aura of night blue onto Charles. In reality Charles is completely isolated working a night shift in a dangerous iron forge factory. TRANSITION: CUT Charles sits back down in a circle of scrap metal (scattered toys in his fantasy) returning to the scrubbing brush and the fallen bucket of water he was cleaning the floor with (A train and Jack in the box in his fantasy). Charles continues scrubbing once again as a single tear rolls down his cheek. The camera follows the tear as it lands on the dirty floor next to his hand. The camera cuts back to Charles before gradually sliding away and into a furnace (Exit lamp). EXIT STEAM SFX WITH BOILING METAL FX TRANSITION: DIP TO WHITE FEATURE END END 4

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