Polyvinyl/Transcript

Transcript for Polyvinyl.

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FADE IN INT: BEDROOM ''A small bedroom, the walls are painted a very dark shade of red. We are focused on a turntable, typical budget 70s fare, with a good bit of woodgrain. It is connected to a pair of matching speakers. A pair of hands come onscreen, they are holding an LP. The cover depicts an abstract array of multicolored shapes. The title of the album is seen on the cover, it being COLLECTION OF SPIRITS. The album is by WHITE LAWRENCE, a band popular in the film's universe. The hands take the record out of it's sleeve, and place it on the turntable. They turn it on and place the needle on the record, proceeding to move out of shot. From the record, we hear a very bombastic progressive rock track, mainly composed of hard hitting drums to mellow electric guitar strings. The opening credits start rolling over this shot. We cross dissolve to the same shot of the record, words appear on screen. Four tracks later... The record is finished playing, and the needle goes to the runout groove, skipping over it repeatedly. CUT: Two teenagers, the ones who have been listening to the record. These are our two protagonists, ROBERT & DARRELL. Robert is a white male who has shoulder length red hair and glasses. He is wearing a black t-shirt and blue pants. Darrell is also a white male with long brown hair, he is wearing a orange t-shirt and brown shorts. The two are sitting on a bed, here in Robert's bedroom. The two two are in a sort of blissful shock, seemingly amazed at the content of the record. Robert gets up off his bed. CUT: Side shot of Robert's room, in the background we see a desk and a shelf, containing records and photos. Robert walks to his turntable, sleeve in hand, he turns off the turntable and returns the record to its sleeve. He turns back to Darrell, still with the same look of shock. ROBERT: ...that may've been the most beautiful first side I've ever heard... CUT: The shelf, Robert walks onscreen, LP in hand, and places it back on the shelf. He turns back to Darrell again. CUT: Darrell, sitting on the bed, pondering Robert's comment. DARRELL: <p style="text-align:center;">Only the 'Rence could make something so harsh so beautiful... <p style="text-align:center;">BACK TO: Robert, who is nodding slowly, still in disbelief at the record's quality. <p style="text-align:center;">BACK TO: Darrell, after a beat, he comes back to his senses, sitting up and turning to Robert.'' <p style="text-align:center;">DARRELL: <p style="text-align:center;">Wait, wait...what time is it? <p style="text-align:center;">''BACK TO: Robert, he is also suddenly brought back to his senses. He looks at an offscreen clock. <p style="text-align:center;">CUT: The clock, it is just past midnight. <p style="text-align:center;">CUT: Darrell, mortified. <p style="text-align:center;">CUT: From behind Robert, Darrell quickly grabs a green coat off the bed and puts it on, he dashes out of the room. <p style="text-align:center;">Beat. <p style="text-align:center;">Darrell quickly comes back, sticking his head out in the doorway, he faces Robert.'' <p style="text-align:center;">DARRELL: <p style="text-align:center;">I'll see you tomorrow, okay? <p style="text-align:center;">''Robert gives a thumbs up, nodding. Darrell quickly runs out again. Robert sighs lightly. <p style="text-align:center;">EXT: ROBERT'S HOUSE, MORNING <p style="text-align:center;">Establishing shot of Robert's home, a semi-detached two storey house. <p style="text-align:center;">INT: ROBERT'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM <p style="text-align:center;">The living room of Robert's house, Robert isn't in the room, but his parents are. The living room's walls are covered in a dull-looking wallpaper.'' <p style="text-align:center;">More coming soon.