Chrysalis

01

The Back Seat

Int. Uber — Moving — Magic hour

Extreme close-up of a man's eyes, warm light — ECU — gaze down

Low angle of a man reading his phone — Thumbs working a text

Int. Uber - Moving - Magic Hour

MUSIC IN: “La Noche en la Sierra” — Framix.

EXTREME CLOSEUP — JEFF, late 30s, in the back seat of a cramped 2008 Mazda 3. His face fills the frame. Gaze down. Thumbs working a text.

WIDER. The car hits a bump. Jeff jostles in his seat. He glances up, shifts screen right, and cranes past the passenger headrest to see the road ahead.

02

Meet the Narrator

Ext. Nightlife strip — Continuous

Close-up of a young woman mid-sentence, eyes wide — Gianna — the tight

A young woman gesturing with both hands while a man in a cap listens — Gianna & Clayton — the wide

Close-up of a woman's eyes looking off frame — Jump-cut — tight again

EXTREME CLOSEUP — GIANNA, mid-20s. Behind her, the last hours of golden summer light burn along the far side of the street.

Gianna

I literally died. Like, I literally died.

WIDE. Gianna sits on a public bench beside CLAYTON, 30s. Behind them, a block of restaurants and bars is coming to life. In front of them, a stretch of curb and a thin traffic of passersby.

Throughout the monologue, the edit jump-cuts between the TIGHT and the WIDE on Gianna.

Gianna (cont’d)

Okay so Sienna, Saylor, Presley and I did the intermediate class on Tuesday because Cynthia was teaching. And I literally love her so much.

03

The Bench Observers

The sun has left this side of the street

A bench outside a storefront, half in shadow, low sun raking across the street — The bench — shade line

A man seated at a café table, looking off toward the street — Clayton — gaze drifts

The bench is in shade. The sun has already left this side of the street.

Clayton's gaze drifts off Gianna and out toward the curb. Something has his attention.

The wheels of the Mazda ease to a stop at the curb, ten feet in front of the bench.

Gianna's voice muffles beneath the soundtrack.

Gianna (cont’d)

(muffled, distant)

She's literally the coolest person ever, and I'm like, this is gonna be my favourite class so far. And then she starts adding these impossible complications.

Gianna raises her left arm.

CU — GIANNA'S LEFT HAND. She moves it in small circles.

Sound snaps back.

Gianna (cont’d)

So first she starts doing this.

04

The Exit

Intercut — The Uber / The bench

A finger pressing a hazard light button in a dark car interior — CU — hazard button

A driver's eyes in the rear-view mirror — CU — the driver holds

A young woman in a white headband, mid-thought — Gianna — “now add this”

Intercut - The Uber / The Bench

CU — A FINGER presses the hazard button. It illuminates and ticks.

CU — the rear-view mirror. THE DRIVER, 50s. His eyes come up. He holds.

CU — JEFF. He looks up at the Driver in the mirror.

Driver

Watch for bikes.

CU — the lock indicator on the rear passenger window pops up.

Gianna

And then she's like, okay, now add this. And now pulse.

05

Beat for Beat

Gianna’s instructions / Jeff’s exit

From here, Gianna's instructions and Jeff's exit are cut against one another, beat for beat.

60 fps

The Uber — Jeff

The bench — Gianna

CUJeff lifts his feet off the floor mat.

CUGianna raises her right arm.

CUJeff raises his knees.

CUGianna moves both hands in small circles.“And I’m like, wait, what?”

ClaytonGlances right — the first time he has looked at her since she started. She keeps going. He slowly turns left again, back to the car.

Wide · 90 fpsJeff, knees-to-chest, rotates in his seat, torso swinging away from the door, legs swinging toward it. Camera pushes in.

CUGianna pivots her arms at the elbows, bringing her hands together to cross.

CUFrom behind the open rear passenger door, Jeff’s feet are revealed, extending out into a beam of golden light.

CUGianna presses her forearms together.“And the mats are really close together, so we’re literally on top of each other. Like this —”

CUJeff’s feet touch the pavement.

Gianna“And I’m just, like, in pain. Like, dead. Actually dead.”

A man in the back seat of a car, knees raised — Knees up

A woman in workout clothes holding an umbrella, gym bag over her shoulder — Pilates world

Back seat of a car with golden light through the window — The beam

A woman walking with a rolled yoga mat and headphones — Tuesday, intermediate

06

Into the Light

90 fps, holding to the end of the scene

A dress shoe stepping out of a car onto the pavement in low sun — Jeff’s feet touch the pavement

A man's face, mouth slightly open, watching something with curiosity — Clayton — inspired curiosity

JEFF'S FEET touch the pavement.

Gianna (cont’d)

And I'm just, like, in pain. Like, dead. Actually dead.

CLOSER ON CLAYTON. His forward gaze deepens into an inspired curiosity. His mouth opens slightly.

JEFF'S PALM reaches out of the car's interior and into the light. It lands flat on the roof.

POV FROM THE REAR SEAT — Jeff begins to rise.

CU — GIANNA'S PALMS move apart from one another.

CU — THE DRIVER turns his head over his right shoulder.

07

The Rise

From behind the rear door

Extreme close-up of a man's face turned into hard warm light — Jeff’s face rises and meets the sun

A man in glasses looking up against a clear sky — Clayton tracks left to right

A storefront in low golden light, a man walking past — He steps out of frame

FROM BEHIND THE REAR DOOR — Jeff's face rises and meets the sun.

CU — CLAYTON. A grin breaks and widens across his face.

JEFF straightens his shirt.

CU — GIANNA'S PALMS, still gesturing.

CU — JEFF puts on his sunglasses. He steps out of frame.

08

Transformation

CU — Clayton, still in shade

A man in glasses in shadow, warm light behind him — Shade

The same man, now lit by warm low sun, a small smile — Light

A woman's face reflected in a shop window with trees — The shadow line slides

CU — CLAYTON, still in shade. His gaze tracks left to right, following Jeff. As Jeff crosses in front of him, the shadow line slides off Clayton's face and the golden light takes him.

Cut to black.