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Storyboard: “Rubbed Out” by Craig Connors

1. Title “Rubbed Out”

Starring: Mark – No. 2 Pencil

Topper – Royal Blue Pen

2. FS birds eye view -

Scene shows a bird eye view of a boys desk with a box of colored pencils to the top of the screen and a boys hand in the center drawing on a piece of paper.

3. FS - A desk is shown with a boys hand moving furiously while holding a red colored pencil creating scribble markings all over a sheet of paper.

Scene cut to show Mark and Topper to right of boys desk.

4. CU – Mark and Topper are lying off to the right hand side on the top of a child's drawing desk. Mark is a No. 2 pencil reflecting on the short-lived life he once held so dear. Topper is trying to make him feel better about his accomplishments.

Scene cut back to bird eye view of boys hand.

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5. FS - The boy finishes scribbling and drops the red colored pencil.Scene cuts to red colored pencil.

6. Worm eye view looking across the desk from the left side of the red pencil showing Mark and Topper in the background and a wall of previous drawings by the boy.

7. CU - Pencil lies motionless. 8. Scene cut to bird eye view of red pencil.

Storyboard: “Rubbed Out” by Craig Connors

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9. Pan Right - Bird eye view of Mark and Topper watching to see if the pencil moves.

10. CU - Mark, worried and concerned look on his face, he sits up.MARKI am not sure how much longer my time here will be. The way that child goes through pencils.

11. ECU - Zoom in to show off Marks neck.MARKGulp!

12. CU - Zoom out to show Marks face again.MARKI may not last the week.

Storyboard: “Rubbed Out” by Craig Connors

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13. Tilt down - Eye level - CU - Zoom out to show Mark and Topper, Topper sits up too. Mark raises his eyebrows agreeing with Toppers comment, bobs head up and down.

14. Dolly up - Pan left - CU - A Cloud forms above Marks head while remembering one of his chats and leaning up again the colored pencil box. Scene encased in a cloud. Cloud fades away.Scene cut back to Mark and Topper.

15. CU - Mark and Topper 16. Scene cut to Mark.ECU - Mark, eyes no longer parallel on his face, one eyebrow raised, mouth drooping on one side with drool dripping from it.

Storyboard: “Rubbed Out” by Craig Connors

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17. Scene cut to Mark and Topper.CU - Mark and Topper.

18. CU - Mark tried to stand up but his legs are missing.

19. CU – Mark sprouts new legs. 20. FS - Mark stands in a charge position Topper speaks in the background.

Storyboard: “Rubbed Out” by Craig Connors

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21. FS - Mark sits back down next to Topper.

22. Scene cut to - FS - bird eye view of Mark and Topper.

23. CU - Mark and Topper still sitting on the desktop.

24. FS - Mark and Topper lay down in their original positions. Mark talks out of the corner of his mouth to Topper.

Storyboard: “Rubbed Out” by Craig Connors

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25. Scene cut to Mark. CU – Mark talks out of the corner of his mouth to Topper.

26. “The End”

“For now”

Storyboard: “Rubbed Out” by Craig Connors