Psychomanteum
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- PSYCHOMANTEUM
- EXIT
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- ENTRANCE
- Over Black. Stilettos crunch.
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- HANDHELD. TRACKING. Evangeline walking, pained. Turns back. Looks down at stilettos. Looks back up.
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- HANDHELD. EYE LEVEL. Reveal E's full outfit, out of place for woods.
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- STICKS. 360 VIEW. OTS. LOW ANGLE. Tall, luscious pines. Evangeline POV. E rubs her scar.
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- HANDHELD. EYE LEVEL. TRACKING. Evangeline marches on. 
- Scene 3 | Shot  | CU
- STICKS. LOW ANGLE PAN UP. Path stops in front of a maple tree and gate. Light peeks through, almost blinding us for a moment. 
- Scene 3 | Shot  | MS - FS
- HANDHELD. EYE LEVEL. ON MEADOW SIDE OF GATE. E looks back the way she came. Looks down, sees something; touches it.  Sees another sign, touches it. Push. Pull. Go around? No. Tries one more time. It opens. As Evangeline takes her first step...
- Scene 3 | Shot  | MS
- STICKS. STATIC. WAIST LEVEL. BACK ON WOODS SIDE OF GATE. As E opens the gate, we see the sign E was looking at. Sign:  PsychomanteumSign: Exit
- Scene 3 | Shot  | CU
- STICKS. STATIC. Evangeline walks through gate. Camera on profile of gate, capturing E moving from one "scene" to another. Coloring changes (almost a Wizard of Oz moment, but not quite as dramatic or obvious). Gate swings shut. E turns to look. Turns back and continues on (OUT OF FRAME).
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- HANDHELD. WAIST LEVEL. INSERT. Sign: Entrance.
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- STICKS. LOW ANGLE. PAN. Evangeline in awe.
- HANDHELD. OTS. Evangeline POV. Looks back over her left shoulder. No clear path, no trace of gate. WOMAN (O.S.): Thank you. I will.
- WHIP PAN. MACRO WIDE ANGLE. Evangeline turns back to see ORIENTEER.
- STICKS. STATIC. E OTS. O touches WOMAN, OUT OF FOCUS.STICKS. TRUCKING. E OTS. Woman walks away.SLOW MO. E OTS. Woman, IN FOCUS, BACK TO REGULAR SPEED, in bliss, passes E. Orienteer smiles. Evangeline, pained, rubs her scar.
- HANDHELD. E OTS. EVANGELINE POV. SLOW PAN WITH E POV. E turns back. Woman is gone. Orienteer (O.S.): Welcome, Evangeline.
- STICKS. 2-SHOT. E turns back. Orienteer hands E clipboard. O: Fill this out, please... PULL TO WIDE. Orienteer gestures to velvet chair.
- STICKS. STATIC. Chair. E walks into frame. E sits. E OTS. Looks at clipboard - blank piece of paper, except for one question...
- HANDHELD. E looks confused to O, calling after her: Excuse me? What am I supposed to-
- HANDHELD. EVANGELINE POV - OTS. Evangeline looks confused to Orienteer, walking away.
- HANDHELD. E OTS. Troll eraser. E circles Guilt. E looks at her smashed analog watch: 6:14. E jostled
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- STICKS. STATIC. WAIST LEVEL. E OTS. E looks to the other chair to see P. P extends his hand. E rises. E shakes P's hand: Evang-. P: Evangeline.
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- HANDHELD. EYE LEVEL. Evangeline smiles - yeah, he would know that. E: Professor?
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- STICKS. STATIC. P winks.
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- STICKS. STATIC. P: Were you able to complete it?
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- HANDHELD. TRACKING. E: There was only one question. E turns to grab the clipboard. P stands. Clipboard - all doodles. Turns back to hand it to P...
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- STICKS. STATIC. E turns and offers clipboard to P. He doesn't take it. Stands. P: Oh, I don't need that... P walks to look over pond. E sets it on table, then chair, then table.
- Scene 3 | Shot  | CU
- STICKS. STATIC. EYE LEVEL. PROFILE. E stands next to P. E rubs her eyebrow scar. Silence. Confusion.AS WE ZOOM IN AND RACK FOCUS TO CU on E, E's confusion turns to a trance. P: Hydromancy.
- Scene 3 | Shot  | FS
- STICKS. STATIC. EYE LEVEL PROFILE. E jumps. E: Hm?  - P: You want answers. E nods sort of, rubs her eyebrow scar.
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- STICKS. STATIC. OTS. E gazes at the pond water.
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- STICKS. EYE LEVEL. DOLLY ZOOM. E confused, yet drawn to pond. Violet reflecting in her eyes.
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- STICKS. EYE LEVEL. ZOOM TO OUT OF FOCUS. P: Good.
- STICKS. STATIC. EYE LEVEL. This snaps E back to focus. She looks to see...
- STICKS. STATIC. EYE LEVEL. P, about twenty paces away. E rushes
- STEADICAM. TRUCKING. EYE LEVEL. E joins P. They walk along the pond edge, on their left side. P: Relaxation - bend in on itself.
- STEADICAM. TRUCKING. EYE LEVEL. E: I've never heard of him.
- STEADICAM. TRUCKING. EYE LEVEL. P: Of course not... - Einstein...
- STEADICAM. TRUCKING PROFILE. EYE LEVEL. P then walks ahead of E, leaving E looking at the pond, now on their right side. THEN TRUCKING TO FRONT as they turn to face the house.
- STICKS. STATIC. LOW ANGLE. They stand in front of the house. They enter.
- STICKS. STATIC. EYE LEVEL. SHOT FROM OUTSIDE. E and P walk around glass-domed foyer.
- HANDHELD. EYE LEVEL. FROM INSIDE. They continue to walk around. They stop. P: Who do you most want to contact? E about to answer. P: No, no
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- HANDHELD. EYE LEVEL. P OTS. P: just a question for you.... Relax. No one is going to jump out at you.
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- STICKS. STATIC. EYE LEVEl. P: It's been my experience that the other side only come when you invite them.... Hey, it is what it is, kid?
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- STICKS. STATIC. 2-SHOT. EYE LEVEL. E: Do you own all this? P: Built it with my own two hands.
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- STICKS. STATIC. EYE LEVEL. E OTS. P: Built it with my own two hands.
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- STICKS. STATIC. LOW ANGLE. EYE LEVEL. P OTS. Evangeline looks impressed.
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- STICKS. STATIC. LOW ANGLE. EYE LEVEL. E OTS. P: And if you believe that one, I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in.
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- STEADICAM. FIRST ON E. E's reaction. THEN MOVING AROUND/TRACKING. P: First things first.... sweat lodges or cults. THEN CU ON P (turning around to face camera): We're also all out of Kool-Aid, sorry. P smiles.
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- STEADICAM. EYE LEVEL. E laughs along. P:But I sense you won't be satisfied until you see it.
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- HANDHELD. EYE LEVEL. P OTS. E: The Psychomanteum?  P: That too.
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- STICKS. STATIC. EYE LEVEL. P OTS PROFILE. P: Shall we?
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- They walk into darkness. P: Brace yourself.
- STEADICAM. 2-SHOT. Starts behind them/on them at HIGH ANGLE. Sharply the heavy velvet curtains are yanked back, scraping metal rungs across the metal bar. THEN moves between them to EYE LEVEL.
- STICKS. 2-SHOT OTS. HIGHANGLE to INSIDE. Reveal yellow bean bag chair with smiley face on it.TO LOWANGLE to reveal a mirror tilted up, reflecting the would-be curtains.E peers back to curtains. P confirms her thoughts with a smile.
- STICKS. STATIC. E, speechless, takes it all in. P (O.S.): Not that impressed? E looks around.
- STICKS. E OTS. TRACKING POV. Dust motes play in the sunlight filtering in. The woods live just outside the vintage window pane. P (O.S.): I know what you're thinking - that it?... That's it.
- HANDHELD. TRACKING. E walks around the bean bag chair, studies the mirror. E: What if it doesn't work? P: What if it does. E:When? P: Haha. E turns back to look at P. P: Another time question.P walks into frame. P: Let's just say, you'll know. P walks off. E looks, walks out of frame too.
- HANDHELD. STATIC. E stops at the door, looking at something. She touches it. Walks through. Entrance sign.
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