SPARROW EYE

 

Scene 1 – The Abandoned Room

 

Documentary Screenplay

 

FADE IN:

 

EXT. ABANDONED BUILDING – EVENING

 

VISUAL:

A wide establishing shot of an isolated, abandoned building. Vegetation has grown around its walls. Broken windows and weathered doors indicate years of neglect.

 

The camera slowly approaches one half-open window.

 

BACKGROUND SOUND:

Natural evening ambience. Distant birds. Gentle wind.

 

NARRATOR (V.O.)

Time leaves its marks on every place. Some places are forgotten, while others seem to hold something that remains unseen.

 

CUT TO:

 

INT. ABANDONED ROOM – EVENING

 

VISUAL:

A slow camera pan reveals an empty room. Dust covers an old wooden table. Broken furniture lies scattered across the floor. Torn curtains move gently in the breeze.

 

An old ceiling fan rotates unevenly.

 

SOUND:

A repetitive mechanical creaking sound.

 

NARRATOR (V.O.)

Inside this abandoned room, silence has become part of its surroundings.

 

VISUAL:

A small sparrow enters through the broken window.

 

The camera follows its movement as it flies across the room and lands on the wooden table.

 

It looks around.

 

A dusty photograph rests nearby.

 

The sparrow tilts its head towards it.

 

SOUND:

A faint chirp.

 

Suddenly—

 

SOUND: THUD!

 

Something moves somewhere inside the room.

 

The sparrow becomes motionless.

 

CAMERA:

A slow pan towards the far end of the room.

 

An old wooden cupboard stands slightly open.

 

NARRATOR (V.O.)

But even in a place where nothing appears to be moving, something may still be watching.

 

VISUAL:

The camera slowly moves closer to the cupboard.

 

Inside the darkness, two tiny shining eyes become visible.

 

CLOSE-UP:

The shining eyes remain motionless.

 

CUT TO:

The sparrow looking towards the cupboard.

 

SOUND:

A drop of water falls.

 

TIK... TIK... TIK...

 

A sudden breeze pushes the cupboard door further open.

 

SOUND:

CREAAAAK...

 

The shining eyes disappear.

 

The sparrow flies towards the cupboard.

 

CAMERA:

Slow tracking shot following the sparrow.

 

Before it reaches the cupboard—

 

CUT TO BLACK.

 

SOUND:

One soft sparrow chirp.

 

END OF SCENE 1.