The Interesting Thing that I Witnessed from Afar
1 The setting is outside a college dorm. The action takes place at a corner of the building. It is nighttime and the area is dimly lit. A heated conversation between two young men inside has prompted the pair to move outside. A mid sized crowd is surrounding the two young men.
2 The scene begins. There are two young men shouting obscenities at each other. The reason for the argument is unknown and there is a crowd that has formed around them in a semi-circular pattern. The young men are waving their arms wildly and clenching their fists. Both of them continue to yell and seem ready to attack. A member of the crowd tells the pair to calm down and stop it before someone gets hurt. The two ignore the crowd member and continue to shout at each other. From way afar, there is a couple walking by, listening to the fray. “Just fight already, pussies!” The woman of the pair shouts, while laughing. As if on cue, the men jump at each other and begin to fight, fists fly freely, and the pair from afar begin to scurry away. As if on cue, sirens begin to be heard from a distance.
3 The scene ends with a police car pulling near the fight through the grass, and the crowd that had formed also abandons the two roughians.
4 In order to shoot this scene, a tripod to hold the camera would be necessary. The sound crew may want to utilize a free database of special effect sounds in order to replicate the sound of sirens and punches landing. This would require a large cast, and would have to have cameras that can record well in low light. The scene would benefit from snapchat recorded shots as well, to replicate what the crowd may have been filming for social media.
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