The Belonging Kind
The Belonging Kind

by Extra

based on the short story, "The Belonging Kind" by William Gibson and John Shirley

MED SHOT CORETTI AT CAFE TABLE SOUND:EASY LISTENING
drinks. awkward with waiter looks at other table

LONG SHOT ANTOINETTE AT CAFE TABLE
composed beautiful dressed perfectly for the cafe. smiles between her and waiter he takes away two empty glasses from her side of the table

MED SHOT AT CAFE [pan as he approaches]
coretti nervously approaches antoinette buys her drink

CU CORETTI LOOKING DAZED
coretti is staring at antoinette

MED SHOT AT CAFE TABLE
antoinette puts down her empty glass and politely leaves coretti now out of daze stares after her, leaves money and follows out of frame

LONG SHOT SIDEWALK
antoinette passes [frame] coretti follows [camera stays with him]

LONG SHOT SIDEWALK [coretti's POV, hand-held]
antoinette sidesteps into an doorframe and a different woman steps out dressed in jeans and a leather jacket(but its is her)

MED SHOT SIDEWALK
coretti comes to the doorframe [approaching camera] sees it's empty then stares, confused after the "other" woman

LONG SHOT DIFFERENT SIDEWALK [antoinette enters frame, camera pans]
antoinette walks to a bar and enters SOUND: ROCK MUSIC COMES OUT OF DOORWAY

LONG SHOT DIFFERENT SIDWALK [same shot but less well composed]
coretti walks to same bar with a hesitant and quick walk and enters

LONG SHOT INSIDE BAR [coretti's POV hand-held] SOUND:SAME ROCK,LOUDER
antoinette at far corner of bar with two turned-over shot glasses

MED SHOT INSIDE BAR [toward the door]
coretti sits at bar near the door, orders a double shot and sneakily looks down the bar toward antoinette

LONG SHOT INSIDE BAR [same as previous of antoinette]
bartender pours antoinette another shot and leaves [frame] she downs it pulls some money from her lap (can't see where) and ducks down

MED SHOT INSIDE BAR [same as previous of coretti]
coretti looks startled and tries to see over the bar edge by standing

LONG SHOT INSIDE BAR [same as previous]
a different woman stands up dressed to go to a disco and starts heading for the door

MED SHOT INSIDE BAR [same as previous]
coretti hunches down over drink trying to disappear antoinette passes and goes out door coretti leaves money on the bar and goes out the door

LONG SHOT OUTSIDE BAR [same as before]
coretti comes out the door and looks down the street

LONG SHOT SIDEWALK [coretti's POV hand-held]
antoinette hails a cab and gets in

MED SHOT SIDEWALK
coretti hails cab and gets in [camera follows his head til in the cab see him point after previous cab and it drives off]

LONG SHOT OUTSIDE DISCO SOUND: SOFT DANCE MUSIC
coretti gets out of cab looks at building front

MED SHOT OUTSIDE DISCO [coretti's POV hand-held]
antoinette enters disco w/ a nod from the bouncer

LONG SHOT OUTSIDE DISCO
coretti tries to enter but bouncer stops him coretti nervously hands him a $20 and goes in

LONG SHOT ANTOINETTE AT BAR IN DISCO [ tracks up to bar.coretti's POV hand-held] SOUND: SAME DANCE MUSIC, LOUD
antoinette is at the bar with three empty cocktail glasses she reaches to a pocket

CU CORETTI IN DISCO
he's watching her movements carefully

CU ANTOINETTE'S HAND
antoinette pulls a wet bill out of a slit in her leg

CU CORETTI IN DISCO
he's shocked repulsed afraid fascinated

MED SHOT ANTOINETTE AT BAR [where camera stopped on track]
antoinette looks back at coretti [at camera, to unnerve] with a slight smile and knowing eyes

LONG SHOT OUTSIDE DISCO
coretti bursts out the door takes a breath, deciding where to go and runs away [out of frame]

MED SHOT BENCH
coretti is in shock on a bench he finishes off the last of a bottle of scotch but does not seem drunk he gets up and walks away

MED SHOT BEDROOM [track into CU and pan around for straight-on shot]
light falls on coretti sitting on the edge of his bed with his eyes closed he is fulley dressed but not in the same thing. the phone rings [SOUND] and his eyes open he looks slowly at the phone, slowly picks it up and holds it to his ear [SOUND: THE SAME SONG AS BEFORE FROM THE CAFE]

MED SHOT AT CAFE TABLE
coretti and antoinette, in her original appearance, are closely sitting next to each other in the sun they have identical drinks and identical empty glasses they match in dress and demeanor perfectly [slowly pan around coretti and lower to lap level 'til it is a CU of between their legs] they are connected at the thigh by a wet sticky mass of flesh which pulses

CU AT CAFE TABLE
coretti's face is peaceful and content


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