[Class Exercise] Post #3

SCRIPT

“THE HOUSE CAT AND MISS BIRDBRAIN”

FADE IN:

SCENE 1: INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY

An airy living room with little furniture, a black CAT lazes near the window, under a spot of sunlight. A big cage with a little house on the top perch hangs above the cat, slightly to the left. The owners appear from a door on the right, walking towards the main door on the left.

NARRATOR

It is a peaceful afternoon, under the warm sunrays; the House Cat enjoys his nap.

FEMALE OWNER stops and gives cat a pat on the head, cat purrs softly in return. She continues to move left and rejoin male owner at the front door, putting on their shoes.

FEMALE OWNER

Be good now, THOMAS!

Door closes with a BANG. THOMAS’S ears perked up.

THOMAS

(Murmurs)

Finally some peace…

FLASHBACK

Thomas being patted by owners at different times of the day and night; Thomas struggling to get off the female owner’s lap. We hear humans cooing and making nonsensical noise to him in an unusually high pitch.

BACK TO SCENE

A VOICE

(Piercing and loud)

Tweeeeeet!

THOMAS

(Ears twitched)

Stop that banshee screech, Pea.

PEA

I’m Bored!
(Flutters around in cage)
Hey Tommy Boy! Entertain me!

Thomas curled up, paws covering his ears. PEA sees, and huffs herself up in a ball of feathers, sulking.

(SFX: A seed bounces off Thomas with a ‘Ponk’)

(SFX: A seed bounces off Thomas with a ‘Ponk!’)

THOMAS

(opens left eye lazily)

(SFX: A seed bounces off Thomas with a ‘Ponk!’)

THOMAS

(opens both eyes, sighs)

(head tilt up, frowning)

(SFX: A shower of seeds bouncing off Thomas)

PEA

Hahahaha!
Dumb Tommy! This is for ignoring me!

(flies to her house)

THOMAS

(spits out mouthful of seeds)

Plah! Disgusting!

SCENE 2. INT – BACK OF KITCHEN – DAY

Thomas laps at water quickly. Stops and looks around him. Grins when he sees a small vacuum cleaner.

SCENE 3. INT – LIVING ROOM – DAY

Pea finishes preening and peeks out of her house. Sees Thomas sleeping.

PEA

(Titters)

(Hops down to water bowl)

(Dips right wing into bowl and tries to splash Cat)

Gah!

THOMAS
(Looks up and smirks)

Birdbrain.

PEA

Why isn’t the water reaching you!

THOMAS

(Draws imaginary line beside him)

I’ve move further so you won't be able to reach! Now, leave me alone.

(Settles down to nap)

Pea waits till Thomas’s eyes closed again, and opens the catch of her lock with beak quietly. Standing at the opened cage door, she launches herself straight for Thomas’s tail. Thomas jumps up in pain and fright.

THOMAS

(Shocked)

Ouch!!

Am I bleeding?

Thomas brings his tail around and inspects it, only to find it swollen. He swivel around and sees Pea hovering above.

THOMAS (CONT’D)

(Hiss)

You dare pecked my tail?!

Thomas’s fur fluffs up as he stands on fours, and his swollen tail slowly swinging. He gathers his strength to his hind legs and leapt towards Pea with a battlecry. With an open mouth full of sharp teeth and claws outstretched, Pea freezes for a second.

PEA

Eeek!

(Flaps frantically at the last second)

Thomas unable to stop in time, hits the wall with a loud THUD, slides down and landed on the ground in a slump, dazed. Moons and Stars appear to circle around Thomas’s head. Meanwhile, Pea, witnessing the whole scene starts to shake with laughter till she wobbles to the ground, too weak with laughter to continue flying.

Thomas pounced onto the vacuum cleaner he took from the back of the kitchen earlier, pointed the hose at the bird and hits the switch. The vacuum cleaner sucks Pea in with a loud WHOOSH.

SCENE 4. INT – DUSTBAG – DAY

Only a pair of eyes could be seen.

PEA

(Gasping from laughter)

Huh? Where am I?

(Looks around)
HEY! LET ME OUT!

SCENE 5. INT – LIVING ROOM – DAY

An airy living room with simple furniture, a black cat is lazing near the window, under the spot of sunlight. A big empty cage hangs above the cat, slightly to the left. A vacuum cleaner a few steps away on the right, a few muffled CHIRPS coming from it.

NARRATOR

It is a peaceful afternoon, under the warm sunrays; the House Cat continues his nap.

FADE OUT.

THE END