Transcript for Fields Of Melancholy.
Script
Roll opening credits.
FADE IN
EXT: RANCH
Crane shot of a large house on a ranch at early in the morning. The house is colored white.
INT: MASTER BEDROOM
Wide shot of the master bedroom of the house. The room's walls are painted in a dark shade of brown. Light is seen shining through the windows of the room, other then that, the room is quite dim. Two adults, a man and a woman, are seen sleeping on a king size bed. The woman is our main character, MARIE. She is a young woman with shoulder length brown hair, she is sleeping on her side facing the window. Her husband, HARRIS is a tall man with short slightly balding black hair.
CUT: Front shot of Marie lying in bed, she is actually awake, she is looking out the window. After a beat, her eyes turn upward.
CUT: A grainy black and white photo of Marie and Harris on their wedding day, they both look very happy in the photo. Times were better back then.
BACK TO: Marie, her eyes bat back to where she was originally looking.
CUT: Same shot of Marie in bed, but further away. Marie proceeds to get out of bed and walks towards the window, we see she is wearing a nightgown.
CUT: The same wide shot of the bedroom, but Marie is out of bed and looking out the window.
EXT: RANCH
Wide shot of a series of wheat fields, in the distance, we see a short hill with a large oak tree on top. The fields and tree's leaves are blowing in the wind.
CUT: Close up of the outside master bedroom window, Marie is seen looking out the window.
INT: MASTER BEDROOM
Wide shot of the door in the room, Marie enters the shot and goes to the door and opens it.
INT: HALLWAY
A long hallway with many doorways, the walls are also painted brown. The master bedroom door is in the middle of the shot. The door opens to reveal Marie, she keeps on walking.
INT: KIDS BEDROOM
Wide shot of the bedroom of the family's children. The walls are painted in a shade of light blue. Two beds are seen on opposite sides of the screen, two kids, both boys, are seen sleeping peacefully. Light is shining through a window in the middle.
CUT: The doorway of the room, the door opens to reveal Marie. She looks at the two sleeping boys and begins to smile, although she may be doing it in a bittersweet context.
INT: KITCHEN
Side shot of a large kitchen, Marie is seen on the right side of the screen cooking a batch of pancakes in a cast iron pan. On the other side of the screen we see a counter-top and fridge. The walls are painted black. A large window is seen above the countertop. Marie is looking out the window.
CUT: Close up of the window, the same hill is seen from a distance, Marie's reflection is seen on the left of the screen.
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