Knife Thrower

Written By
Crescent Moon Studios

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1.

ACT 1

1A.

SCENE 1

1B.

EXT. SHOT 1 CIRCUS TENT.

Father and child confrontation. Father puts hand on childs
shoulder.
FATHER:
Son, you need to practice. If you dont
practice, you will not succeed.
CHILD:
I am, Dad. I will try.
FATHER:
(Sternly) Do or do not, there is no try.
CHILD:
Yes Father.
Father grasps his childs shoulders and turns him around to face his
practice area. Child practices holding and throwing knives at a
target. His father still with his hand on his shoulder, steps back into
the shadows.

1M.

*MONTAGE BEGINS*

1N.

SCENE 2
Child is training and scenes are cutting as part of the montage.
He is getting older. His skills are displayed as good but he begins to
show that he is no longer enjoying the act.

CHILD NOW ADULT:

Why am I doing this? My Father wants
me to be good, but I feel this isnt my
calling.
He throws a knife unenthusiastically. Barely hitting the target. He
throws another slightly more angrily, the knife misses the target
and hits something solid off-screen. He begins to walk towards
where the knife hit.
1S.

CUT
He throws another and he flinches as a scream his heard. Camera
focus on him showing that he is slightly shocked. He raises his
hand.
ADULT:
Sorry!
He looks around trying to find that missing knife as he is going to
need more to continue his practice.

1X.

CUT
Picks up another and throws it, the knife hits handle first on the
board. He sighs. He spots the knife he threw that missed embedded
in the wall.

1Z.

CUT
Still frame of another circus act taking a sandwich and about to
take a bite when a knife pierces the sandwich knocking it from the
gentlemans hand. The man looks to the camera and pulls a sad

face.
1\.

CUT
He throws his final knife and it bounces of the knife that is already
in the target.

1^.

CUT.
Camera focuses on the first knife that missed embedded in the wall.

1`.

CUT
Adult walks towards the knife his vision focussing as he gets closer
(First person view). Light illuminates the poster with knife stuck in
it. Focus on adults face he tilts his head slightly frowning. Still
frame of his face as he slowly realises what he is looking at.

1b.

CUT
Camera pans around the environment is dull and dark. Suddenly
bright lights illuminate certain objects of food.

1d.

CUT
Adults face lights up in realisation.

1f.

CUT
Looks down at the knife in his hand and to the one with the
sandwich then back to the one in his hand.

1h.

CUT
Camera pans around lighting where his knives have landed. One
being where a Clown hobbles holding his leg, red substance stain

his pants. He pulls the knife out and then pulls a crumbled burger
from his pocket he brandishes his fist and shouts.
CLOWN:
MY BURGER! YOU KILLED MY
BURGER!
1l.
1m.

FADE OUT.
SCENE 3
THREE WEEKS LATER
First person view of preparing food. Looks up to see same clown
walking towards him, sitting at the counter.
CLOWN:
Hey, Ill have a Cheese burger with
ketchup please.
CHEF:
Coming right up!
Burger is prepared and handed over in first person view. Camera
pans round to look at the face of the chef, shown to be the adult, he
smiles at the camera, he picks up a knife and throws it off camera.
Camera pans quickly to the magnetic knife board and the knife
latches to it.

1u.

FIN.