The steps of progress have been laid out for this project to finally take, as a comprehensive overview of the narrative and what is to be filmed, has now been contrived from the previous version of the step outline, in order for those steps to be taken.
However it must be said, once every single individual within the group is satisfied with the outline - which will no doubt change from the one below as creative tweaks are implemented by all within the project who have their own vision for this enterprise - will this project be able to commence. But commence it will.
1. The main character is walking down the street towards people,
while he looks down at his phone with his headphones in.
2. He bumps into people who appear incensed, as he continues
oblivious to what he just caused.
3. He crosses the road, and doesn't bother to look both ways
as a car nearly collides into him.
4. He comes to a set of traffic lights and waits until it is
green to cross. The light turns green, but he is too absorbed to realise, while
others cross.
5. Having crossed the road, a man is giving out newspapers and
motions for him to take one. He fails to acknowledge the man, and carries on walking
down the road still occupied with his phone.
6. Up ahead of him, a considerable amount of people are hurrying
to get to work. He strides in their direction, not taking the care to look up,
and bumps into a few of them.
7. He looks up from his phone, turns back to angrily engage the
assailant for causing the interruption using his phone.
8. He turns himself
to continue his journey, and crashes into a lamp post and drops his phone - it
smashes hard into the ground, breaking.
9. He frantically
rushes over to it, and tries to get it working; he fails.
10. Distraught, he takes his broken phone to be repaired -
he is told it will take a while.
11. He enters his home and turns on his computer; however,
his internet connection is not working - he is in disbelief. He looks at the calendar
on the wall, which says he has to be at a particular address tomorrow.
12. He gets up from his computer, and crashes dramatically
into his bed.
13. It’s the next day. He is walking down the same street
and everyone else seems to be on their phone as he passes them.
14. He reaches into his pocket to pull out his phone in
instinctive fashion; his face drops once he realises his phone is not there.
15. As he usually gets his information from his phone, he
attempts to talk to a passer-by for it, but fails to do so without conviction.
16. He tries again with another passer-by and the same thing
occurs. He looks at his watch, panicking at how late he is.
17. He rushes to an information point and picks up a map to
help him get to his destination and struggles to use it properly – holding it
upside down.
18. He gets on public transport and collapses into an empty
seat, looking dishevelled as others are perfectly calm.
19. He gets off the train and leaves the station. He looks
ruffled and shattered: it dawns on him the hole he dug himself into with the
overreliance on technology.
20. It’s night time and we see him at home, with a pen in
his hand. He attempts to write a letter and begins by scribbling an illiterate
phrase. He tries again, but again yields no success. The pen drops from his hand as he looks frustrated.
21. It’s the next day, and we find the main character
looking at something; it’s the repair shop.
22. He enters. The repairman is sitting reading a paper; his
eyes meet his. The repairman shakes his head as to say “not today.”
23. He leaves and strolls down the street. Compared to the
previous day, he walks a little reassured. He continues in the direction of
members of the public; approaches and gauges information from one of them.
Although he isn’t smooth, he gathers the information he sought.
24. He reaches into his pocket to make a phone call; he
sighs. There’s a phone box nearby which he sees and approaches. He picks up the
receiver, scans the contraption in confusion and after a few moments, he
inserts some change into it: he talks to the person on the other end.
25. He then gets onto public transport and scans those
around him who are using advanced forms of technology.
26. There’s a newspaper near him, and after some
consideration, he decides to pick it up. He flicks through it with a sense of
shame; however, he soon begins to forget why he is to be shameful and buries
himself in the paper.
27. His destination breaks him from his occupation with the
newspaper, and he gets off.
28. He soon notices a sight of beauty which compels him to
stop and admire it; others continue to walk on by. His eyes open, while he
scans a site of serene beauty no one except him notices.
29. This compels him to enter the park. He walks round
admiring trees, flowers and the green of the grass.
30. He looks across the park and sees a person wearing a relaxed
set of clothes.
31. A compulsion to remove his strict attire overcomes him
and he takes off his blazer, shirt and tie.
32. He sits on a bench and puts his clothes beside him,
astounded by his discovery of liberation about his life.
33. Children are playing on swings, birds are chirping and
couples are holding hands.
34. He gets ups, takes one last look at his surroundings and
heads towards the exit with his blazer over his shoulder.
35. It’s the next day, and he walks down the same street as
before with a look of newfound realisation.
36. He comes up to a traffic light. He waits to cross, takes
a look around him to see others on their phones. He smiles to himself knowingly
and when the light turns green, he crosses first while others are occupied by
their handsets.
37. He approaches a member of the public and confidently engages
with them, eliciting a smile from them.
38. He comes across the man handing out newspapers, looks
him in the eye and politely takes it from his grasp.
39. He opens it and begins to read from it, while he waits
to get on public transport.
40. While he is on the mode of transportation, he takes a
look around to see various people engaged with their technologies. He pulls out
a map and assuredly plots the next part of his journey.
41. He gets off and embarks on down the street. He comes
across a homeless person, and puts some change in his container.
42. A look of recognition comes across him. He heads towards
a phone box and makes a phone call.
43. He enters a supermarket to pick up an item of gratitude,
and presented with either paying by self-service machine or from an employee,
he pays his money to the employee, and exits the store.
44. He continues towards to a coffee shop, entering it. It becomes
clear who he was talking to on the phone and why he bought the gratifying item:
a girlfriend/friend.
45. He greets and gives them a hug. They pull their phone
out, but he takes it off them; putting it back in the pocket it came from.
46. They talk for a long time and share countless laughs and
smiles with one another as the night continues.
47. It’s the next day, and the main character is looking
towards something: the repair shop.
48. He enters it, and the repairman looks up from his paper.
He gets up diligently, and picks up something from his desk.
49. He approaches the main character; looks him in the eye, and
takes out his repaired phone.
50. The repairman extends his hand with the phone placed
upon it. The main character takes a look at the phone and says: “keep it.”
51. He turns around, and heads towards the exit, while the
repairman looks on with the phone in his hand.
52. The main character walks out – connected.
Ceysun Dixon (KU ID: K1326851).
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