Today is the last day of filming on the Syzygy Network, Who Am I? TV Pilot. I haven't written about the show yet. I auditioned for a role as a scientist back in early January. I was chosen to play a researcher/scientist. In addition, I volunteered to help work on the crew for some of the shoots. It truly was a great experience. I met and worked with some great people. I'll go into greater detail later. As for today, I'm memorizing my lines this morning for a 2:00pm - 7:00pm shoot. It's in an abandoned warehouse that Syzygy is working on acquiring.
Here's a sample of my part of the script (Researcher #2):
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
11 INT. SECRET RESEARCH CENTER - EVENING 11
GRAPHIC: "PRESENT DAY"
A much more modernized self contained research laboratory
with all kinds of modern sensors, scanning equipment, and
computers.
Agent jones, older but looking about the same, watches along
with a couple of other agents as a researcher named DR.
JONATHAN ROBERTSON places a CRYSTALLINE MINERAL ROCK SHARD,
small enough to fit into a human hand, onto a lab bench next
to the ORIGINAL CRYSTAL. A computer sits nearby on the bench.
DR. ROBERTSON
Watch the monitor.
A graph appears on screen showing a histogram (graph with
bars that go up to the right number for each parameter) with
the original crystal in blue, the new in red, and all the
bars at the same level. The names of the elements it contains
are at the bottom.
DR. ROBERTSON
Perfect match. The composition is
identical to the object we acquired
20 years ago in Australia.
Jones and a few researchers listen as he continues.
DR. ROBERTSON
This latest piece was found recently
in the mountains of Colorado.
(to scientist)
Go ahead.
A Scientist begins turning a knob on his console, like a
large volume knob. BOTH CRYSTALS SLOWLY START TO GLOW WITH
A LIGHT BLUE COLOR. THE CRYSTALS GAIN IN BRIGHTNESS AND
DEPTH OF BLUE as he continues to turn the knob.
(CONTINUED)
7.
11 CONTINUED: 11
DR. ROBERTSON
Perhaps one of the most interesting
features of this substance is that
it's chemical makeup is made
entirely of substances that are
found here on Earth, and yet we
can't duplicate it. It's almost as
if the whole is greater than the
sum of it's parts, to borrow a
phrase.
*
RESEARCHER #2
As you can see, the two specimens
react identically to certain outside
stimuli that we apply, but they
also pulsate and change color from
time to time outside of our
influence in a seemingly random way.
They never react differently,
however. They are always precisely
matched in behavior.
AGENT #2
But have you learned anything useful
about it in your two decades of
research?
DR. ROBERTSON *
Of course! First, there's the
strange nature of its origins.
AGENT JONES *
Meaning what? *
RESEARCHER #3 *
These are the only two samples of
this substance ever found on Earth.
Our most advanced dating methods
can't even give us a clue as to how
old these objects are. We can only
assume that it originally came from
off-world.
RESEARCHER #2 *
Just the fact that it emits energy
and reacts in such a way to outside
stimuli sets it clearly apart from *
any other substance on Earth! *
RESEARCHER #3 *
Our first thought was that it was
part of a meteor or comet.
(CONTINUED)
8.
11 CONTINUED: (2) 11
DR. ROBERTSON *
The problem with that theory is,
there's no scorching, no melting,
no oxidation... None of the
evidence that points to atmospheric
entry.
AGENT JONES *
What exactly are you saying? *
DR. ROBERTSON *
We're saying; this crystal is not
from earth, but it didn't fall here
as part of a comet or meteor.
AGENT JONES *
Then how did it get here? *
DR. ROBERTSON *
Now you're getting it. I know the
implications here, but I'm not
going to be the guy that goes there.
Not without hard evidence.
An awkward, tense silence ensues for a few seconds. *
*
RESEARCHER #2
There's more. We've recently *
discovered that there's an outside
influence affecting it.
AGENT #2
Outside? You mean outside of this
facility?
RESEARCHER #2
Yes.
AGENT JONES
But this place is supposed to be *
fully shielded from outside
influence of any kind. Even the *
most powerful solar flares have no
effect here, and man-made
disturbances like radio and
microwave can't even get close.
How could an "outside influence" be
affecting it?
(CONTINUED)
9.
11 CONTINUED: (3) 11
DR. ROBERTSON
Exactly! Just the point I was
trying to make. We don't know! We
have access to the most advanced
science known to man, and I'm
telling you, there is nothing on
Earth that should be able to do this.
RESEARCHER #2
That's why we thought it was random
until recently.
AGENT #2
So are you saying someone outside
of this facility knows about these?
DR. ROBERTSON
We think so.
RESEARCHER #2
And we think we can track them.
The agents look very interested in this statement, but the
lead researcher puts his hands up.
DR. ROBERTSON
I'm sorry, I think Roger is getting
ahead of himself. There is a
possibility that we may be able to
use the data we've collected to
find out where the external
influence is coming from, but we're
not that close.
AGENT JONES
Make it your top priority, Robertson.
I'll expect regular reports on your
progress.
The agents walk out, as if nothing else needs to be said.
The lead researcher gives a dirty look to his overeager
assistant.
The CRYSTAL is STILL GLOWING
12 EXT. ADAM'S STREET OUTSIDE HIS HOUSE - SAME 12
CLOSE-UP ON a small CRYSTALLINE SHARD attached as a NECKLACE.
The CRYSTAL PIECE PULSES AND IS THE SAME DARK BLUE COLOR AS
THE OBJECTS IN THE LAB.
(CONTINUED)
