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THE TWISTED WORLD OF ADVERTISING *** INT. URBAN BATHROOM. DAY. HOUSEWIFE enters with a large, tatty CARDBOARD BOX. She plonks it down on a worktop and starts loading it with dirty clothes. Rain lashes against the window. A monster moans in the distance. ZOOM IN on single sock falling to the filthy, dusty floor. CUT TO woman's face - she is fed up and tired.
VOICEOVER
PICTURE RE-WINDS TO BEGINNING
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This time, HOUSEWIFE enters bathroom carrying shiny plastic laundry basket. RAPID-SEQUENCE EDITS showing her piling clothes in, smiling joyfully, and CLOSE-UP of empty space on brilliantly clean floor where the single sock would have fallen. CUT TO kitchen - all bright and sparkly. Woman loads washing machine, then glances admiringly at her laundry basket. Sunlight streams in from outside. Birds sing. SOUND F/X: FADE IN "Lifted" by The Lighthouse Family.
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ZOOM IN on woman's face. WOMAN (direct to camera) My laundry basket has changed my life! Why not change yours?
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FADE OUT. *** EXT. SUBURBAN STREET, early morning. A MILKFLOAT drifts past. SOUND F/X: Someone whistling a merry tune. PAN DOWN AND ACROSS, ZOOMING IN ON POSTMAN'S BACK. We see his postbag slung over his shoulder, and the WHISTLING gets louder. He opens a garden gate and walks up the path. Camera follows him from behind. He rings doorbell. Door is opened by sleepy-looking MAN in a dressing gown. MAN accepts package, then DOUBLE-TAKES at POSTMAN, SCREAMS, and slams the door shut. POSTMAN turns, and we see he has the FACE OF A DOG. He BARKS and YAPS excitedly.
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More BARKING, as camera follows POSTMAN up the street and stops to watch him cock his leg by a lamppost.
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FADE OUT. *** INT. TRENDY MODERN LOFT APARTMENT There is STUFF EVERYWHERE ... .. PAN to side to reveal MORE STUFF ... SOUND FX: Fade in "PYRAMID SONG" by RADIOHEAD .. PAN further, completing a 360-degree circle The apartment is crammed full of CDs, books, DVDs, toys, Lego, games, several cars, microscooters, and other shiny appliances. A TIGER lolls on a rug.
VOICEOVER (calm, dreamy)
FX: All the stuff morphs into a single, TINY SILVER BOX that sits on the floor in the middle of the room. It has GLITTERY SIDES and TWINKLES.
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SOUND FX: Radiohead song builds to a CRESCENDO, then fades with images to BLACK. |
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