“Afterlives”
By
Nitin Jha
SCENE 1
FADE IN:
INT. PROTAGONIST’S BEDROOM -MORNING
Thought bubble cut outs pasted on a wall behind a bed are seen. The thought bubbles say "Thought experiment under progress". The whirring of the ceiling fan and barking of distant dogs are heard. The protagonist, who is a young man in his early twenties, with untrimmed beard, wearing a Grey T-shirt suddenly wakes up from sleep and comes into the frame. He looks extremely scared with jaws dropped, eyes wide open, exuding through the forehead and trembling while he pants.
An alarm clock starts to ring (Off Screen)as he still continues to pant. After a while, he turns his head to look at the alarm clock and puts it off.
He wipes the sweat out of his face with both the palms and exhales. He then stretches his arms, cracks fingers and wiggles his toes and looks at his sweat drenched palms as the panting slows down.
He puts the thin blanket off his thighs slowly and puts his feet on the foot mat beside the bed while still sitting on the bed. He takes his face in both of his palms with elbows on the thighs. He then stretches his hand to drawer to his right and takes a black cigarette and lights it with a regular disposable lighter. He rubs his feet against the foot mat and takes a long regular drag and tries the French inhale. Finally smoke is seen everywhere in the room.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
SCENE 2
FADE IN:
INT. PROTAGONIST'S BATHROOM -MORNING
Protagonist is sitting over the western style lavatory and still smoking the cigarette with one hand. He has got a dart in his other hand and throws it on the dart board two meters away from him on the opposite wall. He misses the shot completely. Takes another drag of the smoke and tries with the second dart and misses again.
He shakes his head in disgust and tries with two more darts while still smoking. He misses all the shots.
Smoke rises and fills the bathroom.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
SCENE 3
FADE IN:
INT. PROTAGONIST'S BATHROOM -MORNING
Protagonist stands beneath the shower with an expressionless face looking on the floor and with the black cigarette in one hand. He raises this hand slowly and turns on the shower as the knob makes a sharp screeching sound. Water flows through his head, over his shoulders while he holds the lit cigarette in the other hand out of the shower. He then takes off his head out of the shower and takes a drag of the smoke and puts the cigarette in the ash tray on the small window beside him.He lets the smoke out up, towards the shower. The smoke rises against the water and spreads around the shower.
He takes the soap and tries to put it over his face. The soap slips off his hands as he takes it to his face and falls to the floor and slides into the drain. He looks at the drain as water rushes into it. He shakes his head and takes another puff of the smoke.
Smoke rises and fills the bathroom.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
SCENE 4
FADE IN:
INT. PROTAGONIST'S BEDROOM -MORNING
Protagonist is wearing a blue jeans and an untucked white shirt and appears to be getting ready. He holds a shoe in his hands and tries to untangle the laces. He struggles badly with it but fails to do so. Badly annoyed, he throws the shoe away and grunts. He then takes the already lit cigarette kept on the adjacent table and takes a long drag.
Smoke rises and spreads.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
SCENE 5
FADE IN:
EXT. LONG NARROW ROAD -MORNING
Protagonist is walking down a long narrow road with a back pack and ear phone plugged in the ears. The gait is slow and monotonous. He has the lit black cigarette in his right hand keeps taking the drags. The ear pieces keep falling out while he keeps putting them back in. He sees a piece of stone in the middle of the road and tries to kick it off the road. He misses the shot completely but keeps walking without looking back.
He once again takes the drag of the smoke and keeps walking.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
SCENE 6
INT. LECTURE HALL -DAY
A female teacher is giving lecture on quantum mechanics (voice over).
The protagonist is sitting in the last row of the lecture hall while he is surrounded by the other classmates whose faces are not clearly seen. The female teacher is using the term "Consider" very frequently almost in every sentence (voice over) and the protagonist is marking the number of times she is using the word by using tally marks in his note book.
The protagonist sees a fellow female classmate who is a pretty girl in her early twenties sitting diagonally to him. She keeps smiling at something and the protagonist keeps looking at her as she brushes her fingers across her hair. He keeps looking at her in short bursts while holding the pen between his fingers and stroking it lightly on his notebook.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
SCENE 7
EXT. ROAD -EVENING
The protagonist is following the female classmate on an almost empty road. He is walking slow to keep a safe distance from her. A male character, whose face is not clearly visible, apparently a tall and strong fellow is seen waiting at the next crossing waiting for the girl. He hugs the girl as she approaches her and they hold hands as they walk away.
The protagonist stops and watches them walk away. He takes his cigarette and takes a long deep drag and shakes his head in despair.
A black Honda Civic is seen to be approaching the protagonist from behind which he is totally unaware of. He keeps smoking and puts the earphone back into his ears. He tries to cross the road without looking back as the car approaches fast.
The car crashes into the protagonist (voice over) and the screeching of the breaks is heard.
The frame freezes.
CUT TO
CLIMAX
INT. PROTAGONIST'S Bedroom -MORNING
The protagonist, a young man in his early twenties, with french cut beard, wearing a black shirt suddenly wakes up from sleep and comes into the frame. He looks extremely scared with jaws dropped, eyes wide open, exuding through the forehead and trembling while he pants.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
"Afterlives"
CUT TO
Credit Sequence
THE END
By
Nitin Jha
SCENE 1
FADE IN:
INT. PROTAGONIST’S BEDROOM -MORNING
Thought bubble cut outs pasted on a wall behind a bed are seen. The thought bubbles say "Thought experiment under progress". The whirring of the ceiling fan and barking of distant dogs are heard. The protagonist, who is a young man in his early twenties, with untrimmed beard, wearing a Grey T-shirt suddenly wakes up from sleep and comes into the frame. He looks extremely scared with jaws dropped, eyes wide open, exuding through the forehead and trembling while he pants.
An alarm clock starts to ring (Off Screen)as he still continues to pant. After a while, he turns his head to look at the alarm clock and puts it off.
He wipes the sweat out of his face with both the palms and exhales. He then stretches his arms, cracks fingers and wiggles his toes and looks at his sweat drenched palms as the panting slows down.
He puts the thin blanket off his thighs slowly and puts his feet on the foot mat beside the bed while still sitting on the bed. He takes his face in both of his palms with elbows on the thighs. He then stretches his hand to drawer to his right and takes a black cigarette and lights it with a regular disposable lighter. He rubs his feet against the foot mat and takes a long regular drag and tries the French inhale. Finally smoke is seen everywhere in the room.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
SCENE 2
FADE IN:
INT. PROTAGONIST'S BATHROOM -MORNING
Protagonist is sitting over the western style lavatory and still smoking the cigarette with one hand. He has got a dart in his other hand and throws it on the dart board two meters away from him on the opposite wall. He misses the shot completely. Takes another drag of the smoke and tries with the second dart and misses again.
He shakes his head in disgust and tries with two more darts while still smoking. He misses all the shots.
Smoke rises and fills the bathroom.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
SCENE 3
FADE IN:
INT. PROTAGONIST'S BATHROOM -MORNING
Protagonist stands beneath the shower with an expressionless face looking on the floor and with the black cigarette in one hand. He raises this hand slowly and turns on the shower as the knob makes a sharp screeching sound. Water flows through his head, over his shoulders while he holds the lit cigarette in the other hand out of the shower. He then takes off his head out of the shower and takes a drag of the smoke and puts the cigarette in the ash tray on the small window beside him.He lets the smoke out up, towards the shower. The smoke rises against the water and spreads around the shower.
He takes the soap and tries to put it over his face. The soap slips off his hands as he takes it to his face and falls to the floor and slides into the drain. He looks at the drain as water rushes into it. He shakes his head and takes another puff of the smoke.
Smoke rises and fills the bathroom.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
SCENE 4
FADE IN:
INT. PROTAGONIST'S BEDROOM -MORNING
Protagonist is wearing a blue jeans and an untucked white shirt and appears to be getting ready. He holds a shoe in his hands and tries to untangle the laces. He struggles badly with it but fails to do so. Badly annoyed, he throws the shoe away and grunts. He then takes the already lit cigarette kept on the adjacent table and takes a long drag.
Smoke rises and spreads.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
SCENE 5
FADE IN:
EXT. LONG NARROW ROAD -MORNING
Protagonist is walking down a long narrow road with a back pack and ear phone plugged in the ears. The gait is slow and monotonous. He has the lit black cigarette in his right hand keeps taking the drags. The ear pieces keep falling out while he keeps putting them back in. He sees a piece of stone in the middle of the road and tries to kick it off the road. He misses the shot completely but keeps walking without looking back.
He once again takes the drag of the smoke and keeps walking.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
SCENE 6
INT. LECTURE HALL -DAY
A female teacher is giving lecture on quantum mechanics (voice over).
The protagonist is sitting in the last row of the lecture hall while he is surrounded by the other classmates whose faces are not clearly seen. The female teacher is using the term "Consider" very frequently almost in every sentence (voice over) and the protagonist is marking the number of times she is using the word by using tally marks in his note book.
The protagonist sees a fellow female classmate who is a pretty girl in her early twenties sitting diagonally to him. She keeps smiling at something and the protagonist keeps looking at her as she brushes her fingers across her hair. He keeps looking at her in short bursts while holding the pen between his fingers and stroking it lightly on his notebook.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
SCENE 7
EXT. ROAD -EVENING
The protagonist is following the female classmate on an almost empty road. He is walking slow to keep a safe distance from her. A male character, whose face is not clearly visible, apparently a tall and strong fellow is seen waiting at the next crossing waiting for the girl. He hugs the girl as she approaches her and they hold hands as they walk away.
The protagonist stops and watches them walk away. He takes his cigarette and takes a long deep drag and shakes his head in despair.
A black Honda Civic is seen to be approaching the protagonist from behind which he is totally unaware of. He keeps smoking and puts the earphone back into his ears. He tries to cross the road without looking back as the car approaches fast.
The car crashes into the protagonist (voice over) and the screeching of the breaks is heard.
The frame freezes.
CUT TO
CLIMAX
INT. PROTAGONIST'S Bedroom -MORNING
The protagonist, a young man in his early twenties, with french cut beard, wearing a black shirt suddenly wakes up from sleep and comes into the frame. He looks extremely scared with jaws dropped, eyes wide open, exuding through the forehead and trembling while he pants.
FADE OUT
CUT TO
"Afterlives"
CUT TO
Credit Sequence
THE END