by Graham Boyd.
Panel 1
Man sat watching TV
seen from high angle light coming off TV onto him
Coffee in one hand remote in another. Channel surfing.
Panel 2
Screen
Obscure sports E.g. Cheese rolling on channel 5
Panel 3
Screen
Bad B&W war film
Panel 4
Same as first angle
presses buttons sounds of porn come out of TV
Panel 5
Look of contentment/ Excitement on his face puts down
coffee and remote
Panel 6
Feet coming down stais. sillohette.
Panel 7
same as 5
Panel 8
Feet walking from stairs to door.
Panel 9
same as 5 except man has heard noise.
Eyes to side, slight aprehension.
Panel 10
door openingly slightily.
Panel 11
man darting for remote knocks it off arm.
Panel 12
up from floor
falling remote hand rushing towards it face peering
over arm of chair, look of fear on his face.
Panel 13
Door opens more.
Panel 14
Hand clasps hand set.
Panel 15
presses button.
Panel 16
small child standing in doorway with bear.
Child:Daddy I couldn't sleep I heard strange noises.
What are you watching?
Panel 17
Mans face looking from side to side.
Panel 18
Screen
Scientist with big beard and pointy pencil.
TV:Tonight on O.U. physics the inner workings of a TV
Panel 19
Child
Child:can I watch it with you daddy?
Panel 20
mans face relief
Man:Of course you can
Panel 21
Screen
TV:The picture on screen isn't actually a single
picture. It is instead an optical...
Panel 22
Dad with kid sat on lap.
TV: ...illusion created by three dots moving across the
sreen very rapidly...
Child:Isn't it very interesting daddy? daddy!?!
Panel 23
Screen.
Beging to split up as if viewed through a video camera
TV:The dots are moved up and down...
Panel 24
Mid shot of dad and son
Dad looking increasingly concerned. Sweating.
TV:..by variations in a magnetic...
Panel 25
screen
breaking up even more
TV:...field within...
Panel 26
Closer on dad sweeting biting nails
TV:...the cathode ray tube.
Panel 27
Screen
deteriorating into indistinguishable lines.
TV: These fluctuations affect...
Panel 28
close up on dad tearing out hair sweating profusly.
eyes becoming glossed over.
TV:...a beam of high speed...
Panel 29
Screen
Now just a dot moving slowly around the screen.
TV:...electrons which make up the dot.
Panel 30
Close up on child watching TV intently
Child: Wow daddy this is very good! The graphics are
amazing!daddy wot does electwonz mean!
Panel 36
from
dad looking over child evily.
Dad: Well son it means that soon you must die!
Panel 37
Shot from outside of house
Screams from the front room
Panel 38
Same shot
clomp of some one walking up stairs on other side of
house
Panel 39
Same shot
Screams from upstairs left.
Panel 40
same shot
screams from upstairs right : Daddy No! No! Arrrgh!
Panel 41
Front door opening/ open
dad skulking out of house with bloody hands/ T.V
remote and Knife.
Panel 42
Man running off into distance.
End.
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