Simon Magus by wytchcroft

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Simon Magus
Sunday, September 23, 2007

OPEN ON BLACK:

SIMON Voice/Over:
Go to sleep

RIVER V/O:
I don’t want to…

SIMON V/O:
Shh! Go to sleep

RIVER V/O:
I won’t – not going to, just cuz you say…

SIMON V/O:
Fine…

RIVER V/O:
You have to tell me a story if you want me to sleep. (giggles)

SIMON V/O:
A story…

FX Audio Light Switch, CLICK!
REVEAL Int. TAM Estate. Simon and River’s room.
We see YOUNG SIMON and YOUNG RIVER in the glow of a bed side lamp.

C/u two shot – the two of them, nose-to-nose across the space between their beds.
River moves back, with theatrical languor and the camera moves in with her as Simon stays close and begins his story.

YOUNG SIMON:
Once upon a time there was a magician…

CUT TO: Ext Tam estate, a lush green lawn. Wide angle lense ‘fish eye’ effect. We see YOUNG SIMON dressed as a stage magician. Wand in hand. Hat a little crooked. His left hand tugs at his bow tie. From behind him YOUNG RIVER scampers into view. Dressed in a leotard with faery wings attached. She is laughing silently and smiling. It’s like a dream of a home movie.

SIMON V/O:
And the magician was famed through out the core and all it’s people for two things… the beauty of his remarkable assistant…

RIVER V/O:
Naturally

SIMON V/O:
Who was something of a brat!
(quickly) Yes – and secondly for the wonder of his special trick. He performed it often and still people begged to know…

The camera turns from YOUNG SIMON and we see the laughing faces of GABRIEL and REGAN TAM. But the voice we hear is sombre.

V/O GABRIEL TAM:
How can you DO such a thing, Simon?

The camera drops, almost ashamed, stares for a second at the grass – then back up to YOUNG SIMON.

SIMON V/O:
But he would never tell.

The camera spins again – looking at YOUNG RIVER. She is distressed.

SIMON: V/O
When the attentions of the crowd became too much for her, The Magician would take his assistant by the hand…

We see YOUNG SIMON do just that.

SIMON V/O:
And he would lead her to safety. She would be Safe.

The camera moves to show the children’s POV – a large cabinet, or box, sits on the grass. Slowly the lid begins to open. We see YOUNG SIMON lead YOUNG RIVER to the box. She turns at the last and says:

RIVER: V/O:
I don’t want to go in a box Simon…

But the child turns and clambers into the box. The lid closes.

SIMON: V/O
And the magician would wave his wand three times – and the girl would be… gone.

YOUNG SIMON taps the box three times, his back to the camera.
The lid of the box opens. It is empty. Closes again. YOUNG SIMON turns and smiles at the camera.

SIMON: V/O
And though the people would search and search, in their angry way – His beautiful sister would escape.

The camera closes up to the door. We hear pounding and banging - barely audible – but frantic. Suddenly the door crashes open.
A naked River bursts out, and falls gasping into the interior of Serenity.

FREEZE FRAME

SIMON V/O:
Go to sleep now River.

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