Mirror Scene
Scene 1 : One Actor while getting ready for a shot at a lawn holding a mirror in hand (hand held mirror) says with ghamand to his co-worker how good he is in-front of all others and tries to down-play co-workers and others. During his final touchups of his face scolding a co-worker by boosting his efforts infront of the hand held mirror he smiles at himself in the mirror, but he observes that the reflection doesn’t. He gets panicked and checks again he finds its fine. Checks with others if they see the same problem but it’s normal for everyone, including him when repeated. He think something was strange and he moves along with his shot at the set.
Scene 2: After the shot actor goes into the green room, gets freshened up and while getting ready he again scolds someone who comes into the room by mistake. While talking to himself how superior he is in front of the mirror,
He reaches his hand to the sanitizer, the reflection reaches slowly with reduced speed.
He finds something strange. Again he reaches to his watch for time again he observes the reduced speed in the reflection. He finds something is really strange but still doesn’t believe anything is wrong
In order to cool his mind with his natural Ghamand he starts scolding to the mirror image how proud he is and why the hell you are behaving funky? And he gives a big smile but the reflection is still with a serious face. Now after watching the reflection he gets panicked.
Actor thinks of running away but to test if it’s really true he tries to reach to the reflection by toughing the mirror
Instead of feeling the touch of the mirror he feels that he is touching another hand. Light goes off and a big noice of someone falling down on the ground is played
Scene 3: Actor opens his eyes slowly, he sees his own hand hairs and moves his fingers and lifts his hand to hold on to something to pull himself up. He is feeling weak. He holds the wash basin and gets up. Recollects what he remembers happened just before. He feels happy that nothing has happened and everything is normal in the washroom. Actor goes back to the mirror and sees his image all looks good. Now he reaches to the sanitisor and lifts it, but he finds something is strange that all the letters on the sanitizer are not readable. He picks up face cream and finds the same problem. Then takes his watch to check the time he finds that the numbers are all reversed and watch needle is running anti clockwise. This time he really gets freeky and looks at the mirror. The mirror image smiles back at him. And wears his cloths on, waves at him and starts walking towards the door ignoring the scream of the actor. He then realizes that he is trapped inside the mirror and his reflection is on the otherside. He pulls the hand shower and breaks the mirror. Mirror breaking sound played.
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Script for Story3:
Location: Green Room & Home
Character1: Actor
Character2: His Mind
Scene1: Location: Green Room
Actor: One fine day actor wakes up with tensed and worrying for his next show that he has.
Actor: Soon he gets up, he hears some kind of noises and asking who is there? Who is there?
Mathaadi, yaradu maathadi antha kariyuttane.
Avanige yavude tarahada shabda agali athava sound agali keli baruvudilla, haage andu kollutta nanage eno haagira bahudu antha, eddu nintu ready agalikke mirror attire hoguttane. Haaga avanige Avanade haage iro reflection kanutte, avanige hedarike matte shock aagi avana image annu noduttaane matte haage avana hinde tirigidaaga aa image avanige sadharanavaagi kanutte, avanige ondu kade hedarike, mattondukade maathadisiye bidona antha, avanige smile maadi matte actor thale alladisi avana show maadlikee hoguttane.
Scene2 : Location: Green Room
Actor: Green room ge hedarike inda, hejje idutta avana green room ge baruttane makeup annu remove maadalu. Matte aa image or reflection kariyutte. Avanige hedarike aagi avanu thale tiragi biluttane matte aa reflection, avnu hedarokonda annusutte and thale alladisi summane agutte. Adaru reflection normal aagi avna nodutte.
Scene3: Location: Home
Actor: Manege hedarike inda yochisutta olagade bruttane, aa image enadru illiyu kooda irabahuda antha andu kollutta, olage bandu thanna maneya mirror noduttane, avanige enannu kanuvudilla avana maneya mirror alli. Haaga samaadanadinda malagi kolluttane.
Scene4: Location: Green Room
Actor: Next day morning, avana paadige maathadutta ee dina yava reethenu anahutha aagade irali andukollutta green room hedarike inda enter maduttane, matte ade reethi shock agutte, matte bere green room ge hogi nodidaaga reflection normal aagi kana thodaguttade.
Thumba confusion mattu tension inda stage ge hogi show mugisi kondu baruttaane.
Scene 5: Location: Auditorium
Actor: show aada nanthara matte eradne grren room ge barthane, adare auditorium biduva munche ivanu 1st green room ge hoguttaane matte avanige ade rithiya experience mattu reflection kariyo haage basavagutte,,,, reflection kaitha irodu, thalena alladista irodu. Matte andkolthane ella normallagi ide.
Scene6: Location: Home
Actor: Show mugisikondu manege barthane, ee anaahuthadinda bejaraagi, thumba upset,
Irritation inda malaguttane. Onde sarane nidde barade oddadutta eddu nodidaga, avana sutta ella kattalaagi irutte. Idannu kandu avanu innu gabari golltta, hedarutta, aakade matte ee kade noduttane. Avanige elliyu kooda belaku kaanuvudilla. Nanthara mele kelage nodidaga melondu sanna kidaki kanutte, adannu kandu thumba khushiyinda adara hattira hogo prayatna maaduttane. Aa kidaki inda avnu inaki inaki nodidaga avna image or reflection ready agtha irodanna kandu avanige paramacharya vagutte. Actor avna mele kooguttane matte avnananna karelikke prayatna maaduttane. Adaru avaninda ondu maathagali aaduvudilla. Aa reflection or atma or mind avanannanna nodi smile maadutte matte thale kooda alladisutta, avnaannu nodtha iro mirror annu hodedu aakuttane.
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Nanu Mattu Nanna Prathibimba
Scene 1:
[Interior-Day-Actor-Greenroom]
Properties: [Chair,table,makeup kit,mirror etc…..]
Obba pratibhavanta nata paatra maadalu siddanaguttiruthane. Green roomnalli siddanaguttiruva natanige kannadialli avana pratibimba nakku karedante bhasavaguttade. Idarinda bhayagonda nata mattomme hinde tirugi kannadiyannu noduttane. Tanna prathibimba sahajavagiye iruttade. Nantara aa natanu nagutta tanna taleyannu alladisutta allinda teraluttane.
Scene 2:
[Interior-Day-Actor-Greenroom]
Properties: [Chair,table,mirror,makeup kit etc……]
Pradarshana mugisikondu banda natanu tanna make up tegeyuttane, nantara avana pratibimba matte avanannu kareyuttade. Idarinda bayagonda nata gabariyinda hindakke beeluttane. Nantara avanu bhayadinda tanna taleyannu alladisuttane. Aadare tanna prathibimba sahaja sthithiyalle iruttade.
Scene 3:
[Interior-Night-Actor-Home]
Properties: [Mirror,Bed,House]
Pradarshanadinda manege hindirugida nata bayada sthitiyalli tanna mukavannu maneya kannadiyalli nodikolluttane. Aadare alli yenu aguvudilla.
Scene 4:
[Next Day-Interior-Day-Actor-Green room]
Properties: [Chair,table,mirror,makeup kit, Hall etc…]
Marudina natanu Green room ge hodaga matte aa gatane sambavisuttade. Natanu matte gaabarigolluttane. Avanu allinda
Mattondu Green room kadege oduttane. Alli avana pratibimba sahajavagiye iruttade.
Scene 5:
[Interior-Day-Actor-Storage]
Properties: [Curtons,Stage,Mike,Sounds etc…..]
Natanu allinda vedikeya kadege pradarshanakke yeradane Green room kadeyinda baruttane.pradarshana mugida nantara kaaturadinda sabaanganada modalane Green room kadege bandaga mattade anubhava. Avana prathibimba avanige karedante bhasavaguttade. nantara avanu tanna taleyannu
Alladisi yella sahaja sthithige maraluthane.
Scene 6:
[Interior-Night-Actor-Home]
Properties: [Bedroom,Cot,Bed etc…..]
Pradarshana nantara manege hindiruguttane. Nantara tanna kiri kiri manasthitiyindale bandu malaguttane. Beligge yedda nantara avana suttalu kattalu avarisuttade. Haageye maneya
Anchinalli ondu kitakiyu avanige kaanuttade. Avanu adara hattira odalu shuru maduttane. Avanu aa kitakiyinda aachege
Avana Green room na prathibimba noduttane. Avanu adannu nodi koogikolutta aa prathibimbadalliruva vyakthiyannu kareyuttane. Aadare aa prathibimbavu mugulnakku tanna taleyannu alladisuttade. Idarinda hathaashanada natanu sittininda kannadiyannu odedu hakuttane.
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Names of the Characters:
Mayuri (actress)
Sreekanth (director)
Spotboy
Spot girl
Scene 1
Interior(green room) - evening
The green room is of medium side. There is Charlie Chaplin, alpacino, Dr.Raj Kumar and kalpana's photos on the walls behind.
MAYURI is giving final touch to her makeup.
She gets done with her makeup and stands up and goes a little distance from the mirror to see her overall look. She is satisfied and comes closer to the mirror and sits down on the chair to reherse her dialogues one last time.
While sitting down, she notices a strange thing on the mirror. Her reflection on the mirror is smiling aesthetically and is slightly nodding her head. She is very shocked at the strange sight and is staring at it.
She is interrupted by a 20 year old boy who works back stage and tells her that it is almost time for the show.
So, She ignores the reflection and gives her performance.
After performing she has forgotten about it.
SCENE 2
Int. backstage - dimly lit lights.
SHREEKANTH (director of the play)( trying to look happy and exited but is not): superb performance Mayuri. Tumba chennagi ithu. Adree.... aa... yaakoo ee sarthi nimm performance 'uu (Mayuri tilts her head towards left and widens her eyes) munchin 2 showgalashtu... Andre ashtu up-to the mark irlilla.
MAYURI (with arrogance) : yen helak barthidhira directre.... Nanag kelasa barolla antha helthidhira...
SREEKANTH: aiyoo hagalla Mayuri... Ee show yella showginta important antha modle heLidnalla, Nan parchayastha obba barthidane antha... Avnge international level vargu influence use antha... Avnu impress aadare namanna International Film Festival ge entry kodthane antha... So it was very important... Everything had to be perfect...illandre... (interuppted by Mayuri)
MAYURI: I am PERFECT 'Mr. I think I am perfect'
Ee show inda nimma parchayastha impress andre adu nanninda. aagde idre, adu nimminda.
SHREEKANTH(feeling annoyed but didn't show it as she is a very big and famous actress) : nodi, you were good! But, you could have done better... Idu ondu golden opportunity sikkithu... Neevu........
Mayuri storms out off from there and gets into the green room.
Scene 3
Int.(green room) - almost night.
(the camera is in the green room... Mayuri storming into the room and slamming the door is shown).
Angrily taking off her make up she mutters under her breath "avn kelsa avnag madak barolla andre NANANTHAVLGE bandu kelsa sari Illa antha heLak barthane". "how typical of these brats...... "
And admist of muttering and taking off her make up she looks into the mirror while taking off her earrings and finds out that the reflection is smiling at her and slightly nodding at her.
(only the smiling reflection is shown)
(next shot Mayuri is scared and is breathing heavily and looks right and left of the room for people while the reflection is smiling aesthetically. Her back is half shown and the reflection is fully shown. Mayuri is shown a little black from behind).
(now only she is shown)
A chill runs down her spine. She swallows her Saliva and breaths heavily. She gets very scared and packs her bag in a hurry and without checking if she has packed everything, she leaves the room without seeing the mirror.
Scene 4
Int. (House) -Night.
The house is a little luxurious and is well maintained and clean. There is a sofa on the right side of the entrance door. She comes home still scared and throws her bag carelessly on the sofa. She goes to the dining hall and drinks water.
She wants to go the bathroom but doesn't because she is scared. (she goes towards the bathroom door and returns back. That's how it is shown)
She wants to go to her room and sleep but is scared as there is a mirror in the room.(it's shown same way as bathroom)
She sleeps on sofa where she had thrown her bag.
SCENE- 6
int. (house) - Morning
Next day in the morning, her fear had reduced enough to go the bathroom but not enough to look into the mirror.
She gets ready in a hurry and go for her reversals.
SCENE- 7
int. (Green room)- morning
She is scared and hesitant to look into the mirror but gathers her courage and looks into it.
It IS the reflection of her smiling and slightly nodding.
She gets extremely scared and and fanatically runs to the other room and shuts the door. That room happened to be another green room. She happened to see into a mirror. The reflection is NORMAL.
she is relieved by seeing the normal reflection and goes near it and gives her left and right profile to cross check.(first,she is shown and then the camera pans to the normal reflection.) She is extremely relieved and happy.
She decides to get ready in that green room as she asks a girl working backstage to get her stuff from the other green room.
MAYURI : aye, baa illi... aa green roomalli nan yerad bagv'ive. Ondu blue inondu black' u. Hog thagond baa...
Before the girl could reply, Mayuri turns her face and gets into green room.
After getting ready, she goes and gives her performance.
SCENE-7
int. (greenroom) - Night
After the show, she packs her bags and leaves for home. While almost near the exit door, she decides to go to the 1st greenroom as her fear was completely gone.
She goes to the 1st greenroom... (She is shown from behind entering the greenroom).
There she saw the same smiling reflection calling her. But this time she is not scared by the reflection and acts as though it is normal.
She looks into the mirror (her face is shown)
The reflection is shown(she is smiling)
(Mayuri is shown) she acknowledges with a nod.
(She is shown from back nodding....The reflection is also shown.)
SCENE- 8
int. (home) - Night.
She gets back home. She chucks her bag on the floor of her hall and goes straight into her room. She is irritated and uncomfortable and falls on the bed and sleeps off.
SCENE- 9
Int.(dark room) - Night
It's a pitch dark room. Nothing is seen. She is sleeping on a floor which seems to be a room's floor.
(Just her face is shown.) She slowly, sleepily opens her eyes to find herself in a pitch dark room. She fanatically gets up and looks around and runs around and screams for a way out, but invein. She collapses and sits down on floor without any wall behind for back rest.
Then she felt a little light falling on her. She opens her eyes and sees a half window sized bright light is visible and is the only source of light.
She gets up and run towards it with some hope.
There in the light source, she see's herself getting dressed in the same room and looking into the light source with is the mirror (1st greenroom).
(The BRIGHT light is shown and then Mayuri is combing her hair is shown).
She calls her out and asks her to let her go out.
INSIDE MAYURI : hey... hey...yaar neenu??... Nanna acche bidu... Heyy! (she screams) (only she is shown)
Outside Mayuri is combing her hair looking happy, cool and calm and is being normal as though nothing is happening and that she is only looking into the mirror and combing.
SHREEKANTH( comes next to her and is in front of the mirror and is normal.... This is seen by inside mayuri and she stops calling out and stares at them with wide eyes) : Mayuri, ready na?
Outside mayuri: ha sir,almost ready ne... 5 mins Alli bandbidthini.
SHREEKANTH: ha.. sari sari ,no problem.
(these are shown as though Mayuri is seeing though the source of light. So it is shown a little yellowish in the center and bleak in the corner.)
After SHREEKANTH left, she kept comb down and looked at mirror and smiled (only outside Mayuri is shown)
Inside Mayuri collects herself from the shock and starts calling her out.
Inside mayuri: nanna ache bidu.... Adu Nan jaaga and screams. (only she is shown)
Outside Mayuri smiles aesthetically and nods her head no. (once, only she is completely shown smiling and nodding her head no and once again from inside , the inside lady's left half of the body is shown and and the outside lady's upper half of her body is shown while she is nodding her no. And her nodding is shown in slow motion.)
From inside the outside lady bending down and picking a big glass vase is shown...( In slow motion )
The inside lady stops to see what she's doing(this is shown from outside). When she gets to know, it is to smash the mirror, she starts screaming... Beda, bed lai.... Sumne bidalla naa Ninna.... Beda....
The outside picks up the vase which is 30 inches long, is shown and her action of breaking the mirror is shown. Only she is shown and is shown as though she is breaking the camera. It is in slow motion.
Her action of smashing the mirror once and this is shown for outside.
Inside lady screams 'ahhh' and covers her face with hands. Only inside lady is shown. When she opens her eyes... The left part her eye, ear and some parts of her forehead is black from outside view. It's as though she lost those parts of her face.
And the outside lady's action of smashing the mirror once again while inside lady is screaming NOO is shown. and again only mirror from out side is shown and only the vase smashing the mirror is shown and the mirror breaking sound comes and everything is dark.
The end.
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GREENROOM – Story 3
It was winter, the nights were longer than the days and the actor was getting ready to go on the stage – It’s raining outside. (The camera goes from outside of the door showing that it’s a greenroom and enters in and shows the main man who is getting ready for the show from side angle)
Once he got ready, he looks into the mirror to check his costume and makeup. (Camera goes from bottom to top to show his costume).
When he sees himself in the mirror, he is shocked to see that his own reflection is calling him. He was confused and thought it was illusion. He is rubbing his eyes and he thinks the green room is haunted jokingly and has a wicked smile on his face thinking how stupid would that be to believe that. (While rubbing eyes we can zoom in deeply – blurred effect and camera goes back to reveal the face and him laughing and camera turns to the mirror indicating that it is all fine).
After the play, he returns to the green room and starts to take off his makeup standing in front of the same mirror. Again his own reflection calls him. This time it was intense and he felt that he was being grabbed into the mirror. (Camera focuses on hand and face which shows him removing make up. When he feels pulled – his face is right in front of camera – no extra space in frame indicating that he is in a very constricted space during this time)
He stepped back with anxiety and fear. He chose to go home as soon as possible so that he could ignore this horrible illusion (may be not). (Camera is stable but he suddenly moves back – indicating that he felt released by some unknown force, camera follows him till the door)
By the time he returned home it is already very late for regular working folks to be awake. (Camera focuses him walking towards his house after parking the bike and opening the door).
Without uttering a word he lifts the water jug and starts pouring down his throat. As he gulped the water, his throat vibrated due to the terrifying incident he faced and coughs out some water, hand on his knees. (Camera focuses on his face & water jug – very tight shots and suddenly when he coughs out water – camera moves back and focuses on his full body struggling to catch a breath).
He goes to bed and covers himself with his thick blanket. There were plenty of questions arising in his mind as to why it all happened today, is there any specific reason? Or is it because he is being too much involved in the character? But there was no statement of answer for his queries. Then his mind drew attention towards the winter stories narrated by his grandmother of how wildlings dead people gain their senses and hunt for their beloved ones. This raised a question in his mind that he was actually living, dead or just an illusion. As he was tired of day’s work he fell asleep. (Camera focuses from top while he sleeps and once he covers the thick rug - small light can be put on his face - focus on his face from inside the rug).
He woke up in the morning with a worried smile on his face. He was sipping his coffee still wondering of previous day’s experience. As usual he got dressed and left for theatre. (Camera can focus on him preparing coffee, taking bath, getting dressed, drinking coffee – filler shots with jumP cuts).
He is welcomed in the green room where everybody is getting dressed. The actor again stood in front of the mirror and it was all normal. He quickly got ready and went on the stage. After the play the actor and his co-actors were discussing about how the play went on and few fun cracking were going on, after couple of minutes they hugged each other and left the famous actor alone in green room. (Camera can focus on everyone’s face, main focus on person who is speaking – simple camera pan movements to indicate pleasantness).
The actor hesitatingly stood against the mirror. Again he sees the reflection calling him. (Camera focuses on his face showing fear and immediately shows the reflection in the mirror – camera moves quickly between both shots a couple of times before he starts running).
Immediately he runs out of 1st greenroom with fear in his eyes. He sees a lady in the 2nd greenroom, rubbing his face by wipes. He thinks of checking the 2nd greenroom’s mirror. He entered the 2nd green room where some women are sitting on a chair. Some are speaking toeach other and some are on call. They see the actor and as he is senior they stand up. The actor requests them to go out of green room for few minutes. They go out. (Camera follows him through all this like a hand held shot but stabilized. When he enters the woman’s greenroom, focus on some women who feel awkward - that a man is entering lady’s greenroom expression).
The actor goes near the mirror with fear but when he saw the mirror it was all normal. He sat on the chair taking a deep breath; he heard a many people's voice shouting, cheering the play going in the stage. Standing straight against the mirror, the actor again looks in to the mirror. He saw a mask faces trying to grab him. (Camera circles the hero starting from his face as he is taking a deep breath and listens to the cheer. When the camera comes in front of his face again, he opens the eye and expresses sudden shock. And the camera moves to the mirror and there is the reflection again).
The actor worriedly moves towards the door and goes near his vehicle. Looking around, the actor sits in the vehicle and drives to his house. As he was in fear, he leaves his car key and his bag in the car he went inside the house and climbed to his room. (Camera shows the key and bag which is in the car once he goes out – indication to audience that he has forgotten but the actor himself does not realize)
His servant knocks the door and calls him for dinner. The actor doesn’t react for his call. He is sitting on the bed; the servant comes near him and touches the actor. He severely shakes his body and sees his servant. (The camera is focusing on actor’s face which is worried and blank- in the background the servant is shown like a shadow in black – camera shows servant’s face only when he touches the actor and actor flinches in fear –suspense creating shot).
The servant again asked for dinner; actor says no and tells his servant to move. The actor doesn’t even change the dress, with all his fear on eyes he pulled his blanket over him and manages to sleep. (Time lapse showing dawn to dusk)
Alarm sounds, (Camera focus on the clock), the actor got up rubbing the eyes he slowly opened and looked around. The sun rays are all around the room through the window; seeing that he smiles and looks relaxed. Suddenly, he hears a sound from his bathroom. He pulls of his blanket off and calls his servant but nobody answers. (Camera focuses on outside the door, but no one in seen around). He goes near the bathroom and opens the door; he suddenly sees something passing in the mirror from one side to another (Fast camera movement showing something passing by and next shot camera focuses on actor showing his worried expression). He looks around but nothing is there. He goes near the mirror. He sees himself laughing. Angrily he breaks the mirror with his strong fist (Camera focuses on his face, anger slowly building). His face is seen in the broken pieces of the mirror, he is wondering if he was real or dreaming or reflection all this while.
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Nee Maayeyolago Written By Nithin Raju D Story by P D Sathish Chandra
EXT. NIGHT: AGUMBE BIG PLAYGROUND AREA Camera wide shot of the entire playground area. As it is about to rain, the Director shouts "PACK UP". Camera zoom and close up shot of a 29 year old girl’s dark brown eyes, her hair locks flying in air with one hair strand swirling on her face and the film heroine NIRBHAYA is introduced as she walks towards the green room bus with her assistant carrying the umbrella. Camera zoom out to show only the bus and the raining sky. It starts to rain heavily with lightning and thunders. CUT TO: INT. NIGHT: INSIDE THE GREEN ROOM BUS The lights go off inside the bus. NIRBHAYA Seena, lights hoythu. Bega fix maadu. SEENA Sari madam, nodthini. Camera focus on the mirror, with the light of the lightning - NIRBHAYA sees a shadow of someone standing behind her in the mirror. She turns back. NIRBHAYA Yaaru? (in a frightened voice) Yaarooo??(in a louder, slightly firmer still frightened voice) Another lightning strikes followed by a very loud thunder. This time, she turns to the mirror and no one is behind now. Her reflection in the mirror is frightened too. Seena fixes the issue and powers up the lights. 3 seconds later, she sees the person in the mirror smile. Camera close up shots of Nirbhaya’s face (frightened) and Nirbhaya’s reflection(smiling). She gathers courage and goes slowly towards the reflection with her hands trembling. Camera focus her face and her hand, then reflection and its hand. She lifts her right hand to check if it is real and tries to touch the reflection. The reflection lifts its left hand. Both hands meet - Camera & lights go off - Pitch Dark (complement with a sound) CUT TO: 2. INT. DAY: DARK ROOM A single light turns on - camera focus to Nirbhaya as she slowly tries to get up. There is a feeling of extreme tiredness (complement with sound). Another light turns on, camera focus on a single mirror. She sees her reflection and it is normal. She breathes a huge sigh of relief. Then, the reflection again starts to smile. She sees a big vase next to her and she throws it on the reflection. (Mirror shattering sound - increase speed gradually) Suddenly a series of mirrors are lit in symmetry around the First mirror, and in every mirror, the reflection starts to smile. CUT TO: INT. DAY: NIRBHAYA’S BEDROOM Camera focus - Nirbhaya wakes up suddenly. Camera zoom out to show her bedroom and her in a sitting state on her bed. She immediately turns to her mirror and checks her reflection and realizes it was all a dream (a nightmare). After 3 seconds, a voice from the mirror calls her name "NIRBHAYA" (twice). She turns again slowly towards the mirror, hoping everything is fine. And the reflection on the mirror starts to melt. CUT TO: INT. NIGHT: NITHIN’S BEDROOM A flash on the screen and then Camera focus - Nithin (the director) suddenly wakes up and realizes it was all a horrific dream. He then sighs and thinks to himself - What a story!! Let me meet the producer Ramu tomorrow. DISSOLVE TO: End credits
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STORY 3
Interior. Green room. Sunset / Evening
The actor of the play is getting ready to go out on stage. He is saying his lines as he is looking in
the mirror and setting his costume right. (The camera focus is on the mirror image initially and pans to
the real one slowly). Once ready, he picks up a bottle from the dressing table, drinks the water,
give a fist pump to his self in the mirror, says a couple of motivation lines and is about to leave
the room to the stage. (The camera can tilt up from the bottle to him drinking the water and a couple of
close up shots of eye and face when he is saying the motivation lines to himself). He keeps the bottle down,
looks in the mirror, he is shell-shocked. The mirror reflection of himself is calling his name, like
in echo. (The camera now uses a dolly zoom on his face, like he is going far away from the camera and for the
mirror reflection, the same dolly shot where the reflection is coming closer to camera). He trips on a chair
and falls down. He suddenly gets up and sees the mirror but everything is normal. He thinks
that he is involved too much in the character, laughs at himself and leaves. He closes the door
of the green room as he leaves. There is silence for a couple of seconds and the reflection is
seen again, laughing loud. (The camera pans from the closed door to the mirror slowly where the reflection
is seen laughing – slow zoom in and sudden black out / cut).
The credits can roll in now.
Interior. Green room. Night
The actor along with a few others are in the same room again. They all are talking as to how
well the show went but also discuss some parts where a character forgot the line, how they can
improve for the next show. (The camera can focus on everyone and a few filler shots – the hand gestures,
extreme close ups of other characters). They all shake hands, give hugs and leaves the actor in the
room. He looks at the mirror hesitantly. Everything is normal. He starts to remove the makeup
and the costumes. After a few seconds, he sees the reflection again calling him. He rapidly
moves back again and shouts. (The camera is shaking a little as it follows him falling down and zooms in
inside his mouth as he is shouting and the screen blacks out).
The scene slowly fades in and he is seen rubbing his eye, and shaking his head. Everything is
normal now. He hesitantly touches the mirror but everything is fine. He quickly packs up his
stuff and goes near the door. He turns back once and he hears the laugh again. He quickly
rushes out, locks the door, and runs out. (Many close ups of the face to show his fear)
Interior. Home. Night
He goes home. Opens the room door and gets in. He switches on the light and again, hesitantly
sees in the mirror. He touches it but everything is normal. He changes to nightwear and sleeps.
He thinks of the laugh again, closes the eye hard, and is chanting lords’ name. He puts a huge
rug on himself and is praying to lord as the scene fades out. (The camera can follow him as he enters
the house. After he sleeps and closes the eye, snippets of ‘the reflection’ comes and goes. Top angle when he is
sleeping and praying. The camera pans to the mirror and the reflection is seen laughing, before scene fades out).
1 week later
Interior. Green room. Sunset / Evening
The same green room – repeat of reflection scene. He is terrified and immediately runs to the
women green room. He requests them to use the other green room. He convinces them and
they move to the other green room. Everything is normal and he gets ready to the show. He sits
and prays to the lord for a few minutes and suddenly, there is knock on the door and he opens
his eye immediately. The voice outside tells him that the show is starting in a few minutes.
Without looking at the mirror, he walks out of the room to the stage. (While he runs outside to the
other room, the camera can follow him as if something is chasing him. When the women come out, there is
sudden cuts to faces and him holding their hands and requesting to use other green room. When he sits to pray
to the lord, the camera can circle him and stop when facing him. Slow zoom in and when knock on door sudden
zoom in to eye which he opens instantly).
The show is over. His co actors are talking about him being worried about something and not
showing the intensity that he used to show in previous shows. He goes in to the second room.
He closes the door. (The camera does not go in; just slow zoom in / out of the door). He comes out after a
few minutes, dress changed and no make-up. He hesitantly goes into the first room. He knocks
but no one is there. He enters in and again experiences the reflection laughing. He angrily
breaks the mirror into pieces and everything is quiet. There is complete silence. He sees the
broken pieces on the floor and sees the reflection smiling in some and in some everything is
fine. He exits the door hurriedly and worried.
Interior. Home. Night
He goes home to his room, does not change to nightwear. He is in deep thought and sleeps off
without realizing.
After a few hours – early morning 2:00 or 2:30.
He wakes up suddenly. He checks the time. It is 2:30 early morning. (Zoom in slow while he is
sleeping and suddenly wakes up – pan to wall clock or phone – checks time). He suddenly looks at
something very curiously. (Camera focuses on his face showing his curiosity). He walks towards it and
it’s a small opening that is very bright. He peeps in and sees his confident self before the show
getting ready – opening scene where he is telling out his lines. He is terrified (To show terrified
reaction on his face – dolly zoom shot can be used) He starts yelling his name loudly and the man inside
turns and starts laughing maniacally. (The camera starts spinning slowly at first showing – the reflection
laughing maniacally and the actor – shouting his name loud. The camera starts to spin faster and faster and
suddenly all that is seen is just some lines – blurred – and by the end it stops near the reflection) – who picks
up the bottle and throws it towards the other side and the mirror breaks. The actor is seen in
broken pieces of mirror, he himself wondering if he was the reflection all this while. (Slow fade
out)
End Credits roll
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