"ALEXA"

CURTAIN — WIDE

Red velvet curtain fills the frame. It slowly opens to reveal the black soundstage.

REVEAL — SLOW PAN

Instead of cutting to the man, the camera pans across the stage, discovering him sitting alone beneath the spotlight.

THE MAN — SLOW PUSH

Slow push toward his silhouette. Keep his face obscured.

STAGE — TRACK

Camera continues moving past him, revealing the emptiness of the soundstage.

RED DOOR — PAN

The camera lands on the red door.

ALEXA ENTERS10:30 AM

The door opens. Alexa steps into the spotlight.

TABLE ENTRANCE — TRACKING

Alexa enters dragging the white table by the silver chain.

CAMERA MOVES BACKWARD

Track backward with Alexa as she struggles to pull the table toward the camera.

CHAIN — CLOSEUP

Camera moves alongside her body, revealing the chains incorporated into her costume.

TABLE BODY — DETAIL

Slow pan across the chains and table.

WIDE REVEAL

Camera pulls wider, revealing how enormous the black stage is around her.

ARRIVAL — ORBIT

As Alexa reaches the man, camera slowly moves around the table, revealing the man and Alexa in the same composition.

EXIT — TRACK

Camera tracks Alexa as she walks back toward the red door.

RED DOOR — PUSH IN

Door opens. Alexa enters in the red velvet dress carrying the tablecloth.

FOLLOWING SHOT

Camera tracks alongside her as she approaches the table.

TABLE REVEAL

Camera moves around to the opposite head of the table, placing Alexa and the man at opposite ends.

THE THROW — SLOW MOTION

Alexa throws the red velvet cloth across the white table.

FABRIC CLOSEUP

The fabric moves toward the lens.

TABLE — PAN

Camera pans across the newly transformed table.

EXIT

Alexa leaves through the red door.

BRIDAL ENTRANCE — WIDE

Red door opens. Alexa enters in the white gown and veil, dragging the plate.

LOW TRACKING SHOT

Camera tracks beside the plate as it drags across the floor.

WIDE

Alexa moves through the black space. Let the spotlight isolate her.

LASSO — MEDIUM

She swings the chain over her head.

PLATE — TABLETOP TRACK

Camera tracks with the plate as it slides across the table.

MAN

The plate stops directly in front of him.

ALEXA — SLOW PUSH

She approaches the table and lifts her veil.

TEAR — CLOSEUP

She wipes a single tear with the white napkin.

NAPKIN

She places it beside the plate.

EXIT — WIDE

She walks back through the red door.

ENTRANCE — FULL BODY

Alexa enters in the silverware dress and headpiece.

TRACKING SHOT

Camera moves backward as she approaches the table.

SILVERWARE — DETAILS

Slow moving close-ups across the silverware costume.

TABLE — ORBIT

Camera begins moving around the table as Alexa starts setting it.

KNIFE — CLOSEUP

FORK — CLOSEUP

SPOON — CLOSEUP

WIDE TABLE SHOT

Camera completes the move around the table, revealing the completed place setting.

EXIT

ENTRANCE — WIDE

Alexa enters carrying the silver candelabra.

WAX — TRACKING DETAIL

Camera slowly moves across the wax-covered gown.

CANDLE / BODY

Match the shape of the wax on her dress to the candles she carries.

APPROACH — SLOW / CANDELABRA

She places it at the center of the table.

TABLE — SLOW PAN

Pan across the completed dinner: plate, napkin, silverware, candlelight, velvet.

ALEXA — HOLD

EXIT

RED DOOR — REVEAL

Door opens. Alexa appears in the showgirl costume dragging the chandelier.

LOW ANGLE — CHANDELIER

Camera tracks beside the chandelier as it scrapes across the floor.

FULL BODY

Reveal the entire showgirl silhouette.

TRACKING / PAN

Camera moves around Alexa as she approaches the table.

TABLE — WIDE

She climbs onto the table.

LOW ANGLE

Camera looks up at Alexa standing on the table.

ORBIT

Slow movement around her as the chandelier remains abandoned below.

FINAL TABLEAU

Alexa stands at the center of the table while the man remains seated.

DINNER — MASTER

A slow moving shot across everything Alexa has created. Plate. Napkin. Silverware. Candles. Velvet. Chains. Chandelier.

ALEXA — CENTER

She stands completely still on the table.

TABLE SPLITS

The table separates.

OBJECTS FALL

Objects surround Alexa.

CAMERA BEGINS PULLING BACK

Very slow dolly backward.

WIDER

The black soundstage becomes visible around her.

CURTAIN

The red velvet curtain begins closing.

FINAL FRAME

Camera continues pulling backward as the curtain closes. CUT TO BLACK.