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:60 Ext: Average suburban home on average suburban street. Cut to interior of home. CU of Father, speaks to film-makers off camera. Father: We’re at a crucial stage with energy usage. Prices are just too high. We need to cut consumption and we need alternatives. Scene: Mother sets table behind him while shuffling around in wool socks. Father VO: …That’s what drove us to attempt the first static-electricity powered home. Scene: Son shuffling across the carpet in wool socks. Father VO: Static cells under the carpet collect energy and transfer it as needed throughout the house. Scene: Daughter reading by lamplight. Lamp begins to dim. She quickly rubs her feet on the floor until the light begins to brighten. Cut to son eating breakfast while father rubs his head to turn on blender behind him. Cut to daughter & son shuffling outside bathroom door while father yells from within, “Faster, faster…water’s getting cold!” Father VO : Success has been…elusive… Scene: Father taking out flaming rug while fire alarm sounds. Father VO : …it hasn’t been everything we’d hoped… Scene: Three quick cuts of family members getting static shocks by touching doorknob. Cut to dog trotting through house in small wool socks. Father VO : …But, besides making the house itself more energy efficient, the smartest thing we did, the bright spot, if you will… Scenes making house more energy efficient: Hand screws in fluorescent bulb Caulking a new window with Energy Star label Scenes using Energy Star appliances: Placing dish in dishwasher Adjusting a programmable Honeywell thermostat Father VO : …is that we equipped the house with Energy Star products, which use less juice and save money. Father: Static electricity may not be viable. (Cut to scene of father leaving house for work with sock stuck to the back of his suit.) But hey, we’ve taken a step toward the future. Our future. Scene: Whole family on couch with hair standing on end. Cut to exterior of house. Supers:
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booklet visit MomVO: Goodnight sweetie. Child VO: Goodnight mommy. (makes an “mmm” sound as before a kiss) Child’s bedroom window flashes with a static electricity spark. SFX: Static shock. |
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