Marcos Molina Student Film: 4 Week Update

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

4 Week Update

Proposal: The rubbish truck is coming... A group of plastic objects escapes from the garbage bin, intending on reaching Plastic City, a wonderful place in the ocean where plastics go to live happily ever after. They must cross the beach and overcome a bunch of nature-loving humans, and a flock of hungry seagulls. We follow the journey of Coco the Bottle, as he overcomes his doubts and fears to reach his promised land.

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The Script

plastic city

rubbish bin on beachside pathway – ext. morning

An overflowing rubbish bin. We hear a voice coming from the bin.

voice

… (speech)

There are all types of plastic objects in the bin, brushes, cameras, straws, chip bags, headphones. Some are looking nervous, others anxious and excited, while others look confused.

We have a closer look at Coco, a soft drink bottle, and Mac, a coffee cup.

coco

This is ridiculous. I say we stay put.

mac

Are you crazy? A million years in a landfill, no thanks!

leader

(speech)

A garbage truck is heard in the distance.

coco

But who knows if it even exists?

mac

Everyone’s heading there, of course it exists.

The garbage truck is heard again, a little closer.

coco

Surely we still have a purpose here? You just want to throw it all away?

mac

Hello!! We’ve been thrown away!

A whistle blows. All the objects escape from the rubbish bin.

mac

It’s the shredder or the dump back here, kid. You make your choice!

Mac jumps off the bin. Coco looks out to him.

coco

MAC!!! YOU’LL NEVER MAKE IT! THERE IS NO PLASTIC CITY!!

The garbage truck is heard coming to a halt. Coco turns to look at the garbage truck. Its arm is approaching the bin.

Coco looks back towards the beach. He looks again at the approaching arm… and back towards the beach.

Coco jumps off the bin and tumbles down the steps.

the beach – soft sand - ext cont.

Coco is running in pursuit of Mac. All the other objects are running towards the sea.

coco

MAC!!! MAC!!!

Plastic objects are being picked up by the Green Army and their garbage pickers, smashing into the sand like mortar.

Coco is lucky to dodge most of the pickers. He finds a sand castle and tries to hide from view. He keeps yelling out Mac’s name but can’t spot him.

Suddenly, one of the towers explodes behind him. A picker is targeting him. Coco must run for his life with the picker in pursuit. There is a ditch in the sand and Coco jumps in, narrowly avoiding the picker.

The beach – in the ditch – cont.

mac

It’s good to see you got some sense into you!

Mac is lying low in the ditch, amongst some other plastic objects.

coco

You’re right, Mac. With all of us going there. If it doesn’t exist, we’ll just have to build it won’t we?

There is still a lot of action happening just beside them. Suddenly, Coco sees that the water is very close.

coco

The water! We’re there!

Coco and Mac jump out of the ditch, followed by other objects.

the beach - wet sand

It’s is the last stretch before the water and there are still a few plastic objects going towards it.

Shadows darken the landscape. Up above there is a squadron of seagulls in attack formation.

The seagulls, one by one, leave the formation and dive towards Coco, Mac, and the other objects. The brightest ones, as well as the ones that smell of food get taken.

Mac is unlucky and is plucked by one of the seagulls.

coco

NOOOO!!!! MAC!!!!

Coco is devastated, frightened, and panicked. He just keeps running towards the waves.

The sound of waves gets stronger. The screen is covered by water.

FADE OUT:

underwater montage – later

Coco and various other objects are moving with the current.

Dark.

They join a bigger stream of moving plastic objects.

Dark.

The stream of objects arrives to a huge cloud of objects and flakes of all the colors imaginable. It is Plastic City, and it truly is a magnificent site.

Coco reunites with Mac. They smile at each other and keep heading towards the middle of Plastic City.

the end