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Ant Jones - The Search for the Lost Restaurant
Written By
Ian Garling
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SCENE 1 - IN THE MIDST
Fades in
INT - Carpet forest - Day
Audio - Loud vacuum sound with dramatic music
The ants are holding onto the carpet for dear life whilebeing shaken from the changing direction.
CAMERA PANS ROUND TOVIEW ALL OF THE ANTSFROM LEFT TO RIGHT
The ants look at each other. Noticing Elizabeth isstruggling with holding on, sliding further down the carpetstrand
CAMERA ZOOMS TO ACLOSE UP OFELIZABETH
CAMERA PANS TO SGT.MLLER STILL IN CLOSE
UP
Being the closest to her Sgt. Miller reaches out as far ashe can to Elizabeth
SGT. MILLER
[Shouting] Grab my hand!
CAMERA ZOOMS OUT TOSHOW JUST SGT MILLER
AND ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH
[Reaching out her hand][Screaming] I Cant reach it!
CAMERA CUTS TO ACLOSE UP OF THEIR
HANDS THEN CUTS BACKTO THE TWO ANTS
While trying to grab Sgt. Millers hand Elizabeth looses hergrip and is sucked up into the sky
CAMERA FOLLOWSELIZABETH GETTING
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SUCKED UP INTO THEDARKENSS
CAMERA CUTS TO SGTMILLER IN CLOSE UP
SGT MILLER[Distraught] Nooooo!
In his distress of seeing Elizabeth getting sucked up rightin front of him Sgt. Miller looses his grip on the carpetand is sucked into the sky
CAMERA FOLLOWS SGTMILLER GETTING
SUCKED UP INTO THEDARKNESS
CAMERA PANS AROUNDTO A SHOT OF ANTJONES AND WILFRED
After seeing half of their team sucked up into the sky AntJones and Wilfred look at each other, nod, and withoutsaying a word willing let go and get sucked into the sky
CAMERA FOLLOWS ANDJONES AND WILFRED
GETTING SUCKED INTOTHE DARKNESS
THE CAMERA CONTINUSTO ZOOM INTO THEDARKNESS UNTIL THESCRENN IN NOTHING
BUT BLACK
SCREEN FADES TO FULL BLACK
VACUUM SOUND SLOWLY FADES OUT
SCENE 2 - THE MISSION
CAMERA FADES IN
INT - MISSION BREIFING ROOM
CAMERA IS AT THEBACK OF THE BRIEFINGROOM LOOKING TOWARDS
THE FRONT
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The four ants are sitting in scattered chairs in thebriefing room which contains an incomplete map on the wall.The ant General is pacing back and forth at the front of theroom.
GENERAL
[Pacing back and forth]You're probably wondering why we'vegathered you four here today. Iregret to tell you that thiscologny is in food crisis and weneed assistance. You four have beenspecifically hand picked to takepart in a mission that could alterthe life of this colony for thebetter.
THE CAMERA CUTS TOTHE FRONT OF THECLASS TO SHOW THE
ANTS
The ants all look around at each other with confused facestrying to work out what it could be.
CAMERA CUTS BACK TOBACK OF THE ROOMLOOKING AT THE
GENERAL
GENERALIt is said that at the end of thismap
[Pointing to the map on the wall]There is a legendary restaurantthat is said to have portions asbig as the entire colony.
[Short Pause]What we need you to do, is findthem. Your team consists of the
famed Ant Jones and his assistantWilfred
CAMERA CUTS TO FRONTOF THE CLASS PANNING
ACROSS THE ANTSSTARTING AT AND
JONES AND WILFREDYou also have one of this colonys
(MORE)
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top solider ants, Sgt. Miller andour top navigation expert MissElizabeth Crawler.
CAMERA PANS ALONGTHE ROOM TO SHOW SGT
MILLER AND ELIZABETHYou four have a long journey toprepare for. You will be departingat the crack of dawn so go and geta good nights sleep and prepareyourself. And good luck to you all.
CAMERA CUTS TO THEGENERAL DURING HIS
FINAL SPEECH
CAMERA CUTS BACK TO
THE ANTS AS THEY GETUP AND LEAVE THE
ROOM
CAMERA FADES TO BLACK.
SCENE 3 - JOURNEY BEGINS
CAMERA RISES FROM GROUND BEHIND THE CHARACTERS
EXT - EXIT OF THE COLONY
CAMERA RISES FROMGROUND TO REVIELSUNRISE WITH THECHARACTERS FACING
THE SUN
The ants are making the last final preparations making surethey have everything, ready to set off. Ant Jones steps tothe front of the group and turns to face them
CAMERA CUTS TO ANTJONES CLOSE UP
ANT JONESWe have a long journey ahead of us,its not going to be easy, and itsgoing to be dangerous. I hopeyou're all prepared for it. We knowwhere we're going up until thegiant building, but from therewe're on our own.
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[Passionate and excited]Now lets go!
CAMERA CUTS TO THEOTHER THREE ANTS
The other three ants give nods of approval and with a lookof excitement mixed with fear in their eyes they set offwith Ant Jones.
CAMERA CUTS TOBEHIND THE ANTS
SHOWING THEMSTARTING THEIR
JOURNEY
The ants are walking for a long time through the grassforrest and to represent the passing of time frames of them
walking fade in and out in different positions of the screenuntil finally they arrive at the base of the house.
THE CAMERA CUTS INAND PANS FROM THEANTS LOOKING UP AT
THE HOUSE TO THEHOUSE
Stunned by how huge the house is the ants, apart from AntJones, stand in disbelief staring up at the house.
CAMERA CUTS TO ANT
JONES CLOSE UP
Ant Jones is staring at the house but rather then looking uphe is looking at the base, where he has noticed a crack.
ANT JONESThere!
[Pointing at the crack]
CAMERA CUTS TO THECRACK IN THE WALL
FROM A MEDIUM
DISTANCEThats how we'll get in!
The other ants strain their eyes and look for the crack theAnt Jones is talking about.
CAMERA PANS ALONGTHE THREE ANTS WITH
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ANT JONES INFRONT OFTHEM
[Waving his arm to signal theothers] Lets go!
THE CAMERA CUTS TO
BEHIND THE ANTSFOLLOWING THEM AT ACONSISTANT DISANCE
We see the ants squeeze through the crack into the house
CAMERA FADES TO BLACK
SCENE 4 - IN THE HOUSE
CAMERA FADES IN
INT - THE HOUSE
CAMERA SHOWS THELAST ANT COMING OUTOF THE CRACK WITHTHE REST INFRONT
After the last ant is out the crack the first the the antssee if a thick forest of carpet
CAMERA PANS ROUNDTHE ANTS TO SHOW THE
CARPET FORSET
CAMERA CUTS TO CLOSEUP OF ANT JONES
ANT JONESNone of us know where we're goingfrom here and what could lye ahead.We need to stick together and movefast to try and find the resturantas quickly as possible.
CAMERA CUTS TO ASHOT OVER ANT JONES
SHOULDER TO SHOW THEOTHER ANTS WHILE HEIS ADRESSING THEM
I think we should head straightinto this forest ahead of us butstay on gaurd. Is everyone ok withthat?
The other ants nod and they head towards the carpet forest
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CAMERA PANS AROUNDFOLLOWING THE ANTSENTERING THE FOREST
Different shots of the ants travelling through the carpetforest fade in and out on different parts of the screen to
represnt travlling for a long period of time.
THE SHOTS STOPFADING IN AND OUT
AND SHOW THE ANTSWALKING THROUGH THEFOREST FROM BEHIND
THEM
While walking the ants notice a vacuum sound starting tobuild up and get louder and louder. The wind is alsostarting to pick up making the carpet lightly blow from side
to side
CAMERA CUTS TO ANTSJONES CLOSE UP
ANT JONES[Reassuring] Dont panic everyone,it feels as if the wind is reallystarting to pick up, we'll keepmoving but we may need to stop ifthis gets worse.
CAMERA CUTS TO A
SIDE ON SHOT OF THEANTS WALKING
The ants continue walking but very quickly the wind picks upand the ants are starting to feel as if they are starting tobe sucked up to the sky.
CAMERA PANS ALONGALL THE ANTS ANDSTOPS AT ANT JONES
ANT JONES[Slight Panic but keeping his cool]Ok everyone we have to stop now!Grab hold of anything you can anddont let go whatever you do.
CAMERA CUTS FROM ANTTO ANT GRABBING HOLDOF STRANDS OF CARPET
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As the ants start holding on the wind picks up greatly andthe ants start to be taken off of their feet
LOW CAMERA SHOTPANNING ROUND TO
SHOW THE ANTS
HOLDING ON
The ants are screaming in a panic and the vacuum sound isextremely loud, almost ear piercing for the ants.
THE CAMERA CUTS TO APERSON VACUUMING INTHE CARPET AMD THE
SOUND IS LOWER
CAMERA CUTS BACK TOTHE AND AND THEN
BACK TO THE PERSONVACUUMING THEN BACKTO THE ANTS
Cut to opening scene.
SCENE 5 - INSIDE THE VACUUM
CAMERA FADES IN
INT - INSIDE THE VACUUM CLEANER
CAMERA FADES IN TODIM LIT ROOM WITH
ANT JONES PASSED OUTFACE DOWN
Ant Jones slowly wakes up and lifts his head. He coughs dueto the dust and is shortly on his feet
ANT JONES[To himself] Where am I? Where iseveryone?
CAMERA PANS AROUNDTO SHOW ANT JONES
PERSPECTIVE
Not being able to see too well Ant Jones calls out to theants
CAMERA CUTS TO ANTJONES SHOUTING INTO
THE DIM LIGHT
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ANT JONES[Shouting] Wilfred! Elizabeth! Sgt.Miller! Can any of you hearme?![slight pause] Hello?! Are anyof you there?!
CAMERA IS LOOKINGINTO THE DIM LIGHT
WILFREDAnt! Where are you?! Follow myvoice!
ANT JONESWilfred is that you! Im coming!
Ant Jones starts running to where the sound of the voicecame from
CAMERA FOLLOWS ANTJONES RUNNING ALONG
ANT JONES[Shouting] Wilfred!
WILFRED[Shouting] Ant! Where are you?!
Ant gets closer and closer to the sound until he runsstraight into Wilfred, Sgt. Miller and Elizabeth.
CAMERA HAS A HIGHANGLE SHOT SHOWING
ALL FOUR ANTSTOGETHER
ANT JONES[Thrilled] I cant believe you'reall ok, im so happy!
The ants hug each other
ELIZABETH[Excited] Ant have you looked
around?! We found it!!
ANT JONES[Confused] Found out?
Ant Jones looks around at the floor and notices itshundereds of crumbs from food, enough to feed the wholecolony for a year.
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CAMERA CUTS DOWN TOSHOW THE CRUMBS THENCUTS BACK UP TO THEANTS CELEBRATING
ANT JONES
[Shouting with excitement] We didit! We found the restaurant!
The ants start cheering and celebrating while eating food.While celebrating the ants notice something moving the theshadows. The slowly stop eating and a silence comes over allof them
CAMERA CUTS TO THEDIM LIT ROOM ANDSHOWS A SHADOW
FIGURE MOVING IN THE
BACKGROUND
Two bright red eyes appear in the darkness and the ants herea loud roar.
CAMERA CUTS TO THEANTS STANDING IN A
LINE
ANT JONES[Calmly] I guess it's not over yetyou guys. Are you ready for this?
CAMERA FADES TO BLACK
'To Be Continued' appears on screen then fade to black.