"Stalker"
Music by Garage Kubrick
Shot List & Storyboard by tk
(c)2001 tk Mythopolis
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FADE IN:
 
EXT. SPACE - OUTSIDE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
 
1 STATIC IN from SPACE STATION CAMERA POV. PLANET EARTH cuts into the corner of our view as we see something, across the earth's horizon on the other side of the planet, ablaze as it enters the atmosphere. Coming in from the right hand side of the screen, we see a winged FIGYUR slowly closing itself up just before striking the earth's atmosphere, on this side of the planet, and bursting into a ball of flames.
 

 
2 AERIAL SHOT - Trailing just off to the side of FIGYUR's BALL OF FLAMES as it falls toward earth and blistering fragments peel off and twist past us.
 

 
“Stalker” Music Begins
(00:00 - 00:21)
 
EXT. MYTHOPOLIS TRAIN STATION
 
3 MEDIA CLIPS playing on an advanced SCANNING MONITOR -news clips, war, fighting. Text, descriptions, words. We MOVE OUT to reveal a YOUNG KID operating the MONITOR from his fingertips, twitching his fingers quickly, shutting it off, as he takes off down the walkway on his FLOATING SKATEBOARD.

NOTE ON SCANNING MONITOR: Consists of a metal wristband on the arm, which when character extends out quickly, causes a SCANNING MONITOR, a small illuminated 2" x 2" screen to appear inches away from the fingertips. Upon twitching index finger quickly back and forth, the screen widens to 5" x 5". We see that the picture is a WIDE ANGLE view reflected with and projected from glassy silver fingernails.
 

 
4 VARIOUS COMMUTERS walking around the platform.
 
5 ANGLE UP - DETECT coming up escalator. (Camera mounted flat on handrail so we move with DETECT - SLOW SHUTTER)
 
(00:21 - 0:41)
 
EXT. ALLEYWAY
 
6 ZOOMED CU TILTING UP SI's legs as she's walking toward us with confidence. As we continue to TILT UP past her thighs a vintage dress falls down over her waist, as if she's just put it on. Other EXTRAS are running across behind and in front of her. (SLOW MOTION)
 
7 ZOOMED CU - SI's face as she's walking toward us with confidence and turning right and left to scan the area. (SLOW MOTION)
 
EXT. MYTHOPOLIS SKYLINE
 
8 WIDE SHOT - MYTHOPOLIS SKYLINE - Sky-crafts and streaks of light dart across the skyline.
 

 
9 WIDE REVERSE SHOT - MYTHOPOLIS - The SUN rides the jagged horizon of the spiked high rise and skyline structures... Suddenly, we can see something that looks like a comet streaking through the sky in the background. It appears to be heading at an angle toward the outskirts of the city.
 
10 SLOW TIME LAPSE - ZOOMED IN ON bright afternoon SUN blazing between spiked high rises and skyline structure, which partially fills the sky.
 

 
(00:41- 1:23)
 
INT. MYTHOPOLIS COMMUTER BUILDING
 
11 ANGLE UP ON DETECTIVE as he comes in from around the corner and triggers his SCREEN MONITOR in foreground of the shot. Behind him, transient blurs of COMMUTER VEHICLES streak by.
 
12 CLOSE UP - EYE LEVEL - As DETECT, now standing, scans the monitor in front of him... We SLOWLY MOVE SIDEWAYS and the perspective moves behind him in the background as well.
 
13 OVER DETECT's SHOULDER as he looks as his SCREEN MONITOR.
 
14 TIME LAPSE OF SUNDOWN.
 
(1:20)
 
15 OVER DETECT SHOULDER - DETECT gets "code red" on his MONITOR.
 
16 BACK TO CU - SCANNING MONITOR in foreground blinks red over DETECT's face in the background as he looks up and then moves past us to get a view.
 
17 MS BEHIND DETECT - As DETECT moves to a corner away from the CROWD OF COMMUTERS and tries to see something.
 
18 CU - DETECT is looking at his SCANNING MONITOR in infrared.
 
19 ON SCREEN MONITOR ECU's - SI's legs, fingers straightening skirt, putting on lipstick. She is surrounded by red light.
 
20 ON SCREEN MONITOR - With it we see SI leaning on a brick wall in an alleyway. FIGYUR's SHADOW (red on the monitor) comes in thick from around the corner in the background and SI turns to see it and instantly begins walking rather calmly in the opposite direction as if trying to appear inconspicuous. FIGYUR's SHADOW continues its course and as SI moves out of the shot, the screen is filled with a red glow. ZOOMS OUT to WIDE and we see a group of dots a short distance from the original red dot on the screen.
 
21 FILM WIDE SHOT - SI leaning against the wall and then looking in the direction of FIGYUR's SHADOW.
 
22 FILM SIDE CU - SI leaning against the wall and then looking in the direction of FIGYUR's SHADOW, then turning and walking in the opposite direction (toward us.)
 
23 FILM FRONT MS - SI legs walking toward us, with FIGYUR's SHADOW with FIGYUR in the background.
 
24 BACK TO CU - DETECT's distressed reaction at what he sees on his SCANNING MONITOR in infrared.
 
25 BACK TO MS BEHIND DETECT - DETECT quickly turns around and we PAN with him as he moves and exits down a stairway. He appears to be speaking into his metallic wristband as he leaves, warning other Detects in the area.
 
(1:57)
 
EXT. SIDEWALK
 
26 WIDE ANGLE DOWN - FIGYUR walks on a sidewalk along a patch of colorful saturated flowers and beaming street lights. As he moves past, the lights flicker and the flowers lose their vibrant color, turning to shades of gray.
 

 
27 ZOOMED IN ANGLE DOWN - FIGYUR passing the flowers and the flowers turning gray.
 

 
28 ZOOMED IN ANGLE DOWN - FIGYUR passing the lights and the lights flickering and blowing out.
 
EXT. ALLEYWAY/LOT
 

 
29 WIDE - Two women, a MOTHER and a FRIEND, are gossiping to each other next to a BABY CARRIAGE. As they are in conversation, FIGYUR comes into the shot and passes by the BABY CARRIAGE, dropping a handful of powder into it.
 
30 CU TWO SHOT - MOTHER and FRIEND talking, unaware of FIGYUR.
 
31 CU - FIGYUR's hand dropping powder into BABY CARRIAGE.
 
EXT. MYTHOPOLIS BUILDINGS - FIGYUR'S SHADOW
 
32 FIGYUR's SHADOW slinking across buildings #1 of 4
 
33 MS BEHIND SI - SI rounds a corner and it appears as if she is looking out of the corner of her eye as she does so.
 
34 FIGYUR's SHADOW slinking across buildings #2 of 4
 
(2:10)
 
EXT. ALLEYWAY/TUNNEL
 
35 COMPRESSED SHOT - FIGYUR approaching from the distance, floating about a foot off of the ground as comes toward us. FIGYUR floats to a FULL SHOT, stopping and hovering about a foot off of the ground. He slowly moves to the ground. He looks directly as us, taking a few steps forward. He moves his head back and forth slowly, looking at us with a sinister half-smirking, half-snarling face. The surface of his face appears rotting, yet cohesive. His nose is long and curled and looks to be almost fake, although it fits his face in texture. His teeth are mixed and rotten with pointy, metallic fangs, which could have perhaps been manufactured from blades and/or nails. He slowly brings up his raggedy hand into the frame. His fingers unfold as his hand rises in front of his face, revealing a small pile of powder. Suddenly he blows it at us, causing a bright white, overexposed cloud.
 

 
36 CU VARIOUS - FIGYUR's face, being creepy, tipping hat, screaming, thrashing wildly, etc.
 
37 COMPOSITE MONTAGE ANGLE DOWN - Various EXTRA MALE & FEMALE CHARACTERS, dressed from vintage to modern suits to futuristic, cowering, screaming, falling into the same brick corner away from FIGYUR's SHADOW.
 

 
INT. MYTHOPOLIS COMMUTER TUNNEL
 
38 WIDE SHOT BEHIND DETECT - Lights flicker on and off as if power has been interrupted and DETECT darts off toward the direction of the "code red." A CLOWN instantly moves in front of DETECT offering him some FLOWERS, which DETECT instantly shoves aside as he moves past the CLOWN. The CLOWN turns and uses exaggerated arm motions to tell off the DETECT.
 
39 SIDE TRACKING SHOTS of VARIOUS CHARACTERS with various expressions (fear, bad attitude, scorn, suspiciousness, guilt) as DETECT passes by them.
 
EXT. MYTHOPOLIS DARK SIDE OF TOWN
 
40 Begin chase, going through bad part of town...
 
41 FRONT STEADICAM SHOT - SI looking around apprehensively, moving faster.
 
42 FIGYUR's SHADOW slinking across buildings #3 of 4
 
43 DETECT running through crowds.
 
44 The CHASE SCENE moves through DARKENED ALLEYWAYS to...
 
EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING ENTRANCE
 
45 ANGLE DOWN WIDE - SI coming into frame looking around and leaving frame right.
 

 
46 TRACKING BEHIND - SI enters the building, dropping a handkerchief from her purse near the door.
 
47 SCANNING MONITOR - We see FIGYUR enter the same building.
 
48 SAME AS 45 - FIGYUR's SHADOW slinking across buildings #4 of 4.
 
49 CU - DETECT looking at his SCANNING MONITOR (foreground)
 
50 ECU DV - FIGYUR's CANE stabbing the handkerchief.
 
51 WIDE - FIGYUR pushing door open, revealing a sharp backlit silhouette.
 
52 BEHIND DETECT - COMMUTER VEHICLES streak by between the location and DETECT, who is frustrated by the obstacles.
 
53 CU - DETECT, frustrated, darts off again.
 
INT. APARTMENT STAIRWAY
 
54 SI running up the stairs, objects from her purse fall out down the stairs.
 

 
55 SHOT - In front of SI moving up stairs.
 
56 SHOT - Behind SI moving up the stairs focusing on her legs and the purse, with objects falling out.
 
57 ANGLE DOWN to the floors below SI, objects falling down. We see FIGYUR's SHADOW slinking up the stairs.
 

 
58 SHOT - Floors below SI, objects falling down, MOVE to FIGYUR, on the stairs below, following the trail.
 
(3:15)
 
EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING
 
59 ANGLE UP ON BUILDING - DETECT comes into frame looking for SI and FIGYUR. Utilizing the SCANNING MONITOR he realizes they are many floors above.
 

 
60 ZOOMED ANGLE DOWN on DETECT realizing that SI and FIGYUR are floors above him.
 

 
INT. SHABBY APARTMENT ROOM
 
61 SI is cornered in the room by FIGYUR his SHADOW slowly moves over her.
 
62 CU - ANGLE ON FLOOR as the PURSE slams against the floor in slow motion, causing the remaining objects in it to fly out.
 
63 CU - FIGYUR waves his hand in front of his face as if casting a spell.
 

 
64 ANGLE ON FLOOR as SI vintage dress falls in slow motion. It is tagged, "Made in America."
 
65 CU - SI looking back at FIGYUR, she despises him and her eyes turn black.
 
66 MS - FIGYUR takes off his collapsible hat and collapses it and then pops it back, holding it open toward SI. JUNKIES swarm out of the hat.
 

 
67 SHOT BEHIND FIGYUR - As we see the lower half of FIGYUR in the foreground, obscuring most of SI's body. We can see her bare legs and part of her body. From underneath FIGYUR's long coat, a swarm of JUNKIES appear, scattering in all directions.
 
(3:35)
 
INT. APARTMENT HALLWAY
 
68 DETECT running down a hallway... sees an open room with light and shadows cast through the open door.
 
69 HALLWAY SHOT - DETECT, moving with him from behind as he moves around corner.
 
70 SHOT - From down the hallway as DETECT rounds the corner and begins moving toward us.
 
BACK TO:
 
71 ROOM SHOT - Behind FIGYUR moving in closer over SI.
 
72 SHOT - SI's POV - FIGYUR moving in closer and reaching toward her.
 
BACK TO:
 
73 HALLWAY SHOT - From in front of DETECT, moving with him down the hallway.
 
BACK TO:
 
74 ROOM SHOT - SI's leg, as a protective silver coating begins to form around it.
 
75 SHOT - ECU FIGYUR's grimacing face, eyes, pulling back his hand.
 
76 SHOT - From behind FIGYUR as SI's leg sweeps up, kicking FIGYUR in his side. As we see FIGYUR fall off to the side, SI is swarmed by JUNKIES.
 
77 ANGLE DOWN to ANGLE UP - FIGYUR standing up and towering over us.
 
78 ALTERNATE - SLOW SHUTTER ANGLES of struggles between SI and FIGYUR.
 
BACK TO:
 
79 HALLWAY SHOT - Moving with DETECT from behind. We can see the illuminated room up ahead.
 
BACK TO:
 
(3:55)
 
INT. SHABBY APARTMENT ROOM
 
80 ANGLE ON DOORWAY as DETECT arrives on the scene and looks toward the out of focus character standing screen left. DETECT's SCREEN MONITOR is blinking red.
 
81 DETECT's POV SCANNING THE ROOM as we see the character is SI, with her dress on and her back to the DETECT. SI begins to slowly turn around.
 
82 CU - SI turning around. As she does so, the image of her flickers in and out with that of an image of FIGYUR.
 
83 MOVE IN ON DETECT, who looks confused, looking from FIGYUR to the window in the background.
 
84 WIDE SHOT of the image of SI completely turning into image of FIGYUR. From behind FIGYUR we see SI, covered with JUNKIES, struggling to climb back into a window in the background.
 
BACK TO:
 
85 MOVE IN ON DETECT, as he looks from the window back to
FIGYUR. His expression changes from confusion to fear at knowing not what to do next.
 
86 MOVE IN ON FIGYUR who is in confident and in command as he
leans forward toward the DETECT.
 
87 TILTED CU - We see the DETECTIVE falling to the floor. (SLOW MOTION to FAST REPEAT)... STATIC OUT.
 
88 ANGLE DOWN with yellow light from the room on SI, who is dangling from the ledge, just outside of the window.
 
89 WIDE ANGLE (STATIC IN) from the edge of the DETECT's FINGERS, we see the projected image of his SCANNING MONITOR, illuminated before him in the foreground. The image goes to static and we see FIGYUR's shape moving in over the DETECT's body. The illuminated screen shows us the scene from its point of view as well, then starts blinking red over and over as FIGYUR moves in.
 
BACK TO:
 
90 ANGLE DOWN on SI, who is dangling from the ledge and then begins to pull herself up, we see FIGYUR's SHADOW move in over her... then FIGYUR's BOOTS appear, stepping next to her fingers. With his distorted hands, he pries her grip loose and we see her falling down the side of the building.
 
91 ECU SIDE - FIGYUR's fingers prying SI grip loose and her hands slip.
 
EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING/SKYLINE
 
92 DISTANT WIDE ANGLE - With the full skyline in the background. We see SI fall from the edge of the window... she is falling floor after floor until she is almost off the screen, she kicks off the side of the building. She falls off screen at an angle... there is now a stillness in the shot, with the skyline still in the background. We can see the shadowy shapes of FIGYUR and DETECT begin a short scuffle in the distant room on the edge of the building. Suddenly, SI appears from the distance, zooming in toward us and curving into place, floating in MEDIUM SHOT in from of us. She looks, for the first time, extremely ticked off. She turns like a mad cat to the window in the distance, the DETECTS shadowy body is thrown out of the window by FIGYUR. Agitated, SI looks toward us for a split second and then rolls her eyes and shakes her head slightly. With restrained anger, she pauses momentarily and then confidently twists to her side and launches back toward FIGYUR. In the distance we can also see a streak of flames and light of the DETECT shooting up along the building toward the illuminated window. An airborne POLICE VEHICLE, comes in from behind us, ripping through the scene from the left side of the screen and zooms toward the illuminated window, where FIGYUR awaits them all.


 
FADE OUT.
 

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