Script for the adaptation of Act 5 scene 1

FADE IN:

INT. SCREENING ROOM -- DAY

THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, DEMETRIUS, LYSANDER, HELENA AND HERMIA with an air of arrogance, seat in the front row of the screening room. They all have notepads to verify the quality of the films that are to be viewed by the masses.

The projector turns on and the weekly propaganda begins.

As the music and graphics appear their faces mildly become more human, they seem to feel comfortable.

Their leader OTTO (dictator) appears on the screen.

OTTO
Our plan for this month is to make the masses unemotional to love.

A short documentary begins about the negative effects of love

and why is it important to take this emotion away from humans.

OTTO
Our scientists have developed a new chemical that when applied

to humans will cause their blood pressure to rise to extreme levels,

so extreme that their heart will explode if they were to have strong love emotions.

With this new tool, our people will be afraid to fall in love.

The following is a short film that will show its effects.

The short film begins. Theseus, Hippolyta and the others seem confused.

ON SCREEN:

INT. ABANDONED BUILDING -- NIGHT

PYRAMUS a worker of a local weapon factory, enters through a small door. He quietly approaches to the old concrete wall.

He touches the wall feeling its texture. He then tries to listen to the other side and puts his head next to the wall. After a while, he takes out a rock from his pant pocket an d begins to tap the wall in a rhythmic pattern.

PYRAMUS
Oh wall, why are you deceiving me?

INT. OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL -- NIGHT

THISBE a worker of a local factory, is walking by the side of the wall pausing for a few moments, putting her ear on the wall trying to listen to PYRAMUS that usually communicates this way with her lover. She grows desperate because she cannot hear the tapping. She looks very thin,tired and worn out. But there is this look in her eyes of hope. Suddenly she hears the tapping. She smiles and takes out her rock and begins tapping.

THISBE
Pyramus is that you?

Pyramus in the other side suddenly smiles and listens to message. He then begins to tap.

PYRAMUS
Yes and as faithful as ever. Meet me at Ninny's fountain.

THISBE
Neither death nor life will stop me from coming.

Hippolyta turns to Theseus.

HIPPOLYTA
This is the silliest thing I've ever seen!

Theseus and the others write down a comment on their notepads.

EXT. NINNY'S FOUNTAIN--PARK -- NIGHT

The crescent moon shines bright. SNUG a government guard, is on his shift. On his arm he has an arm band with a logo of a lion, the emblem of the government.
Suddenly we see from afar that Thisbe has entered the park. Snug suddenly hides behind some bushes. Thisbe stops and stares at the fountain.

THISBE
Why aren't you here my love.

Snug comes out of the bushes and grabs Thisbe by her sweater.

SNUG
You are under arrest!

Thisbe is terrified and tries to let go. She manages to let go of her sweater and runs away.

EXT. ABANDONED BUILDING -- NIGHT

Pyramus is walking on the sidewalk, he suddenly hears a gun shot.

EXT. NINNY'S FOUNTAIN -- NIGHT

Pyramus arrives, Suddenly he finds a bloodstained sweater near the fountain. He walks towards it kneels down and grabs it. He is in shock,he begins to cry. He suddenly begins to feel a chest pain. The chemical has taken effect, his heart beats wildly and suddenly explodes.
Thisbe returns from her escape. She appears to have a gun shot wound on her right arm. She freezes as she notices that Pyramus is dead.

She begins to cry. She admires his face for one last time. Because of her strong love emotions, she dies the same way.

INT. SCREENING ROOM -- DAY
The camera pans from the screen and turns to Theseus and the others. All of them are dead.

Character analysis for Midsummer Nights Dream Project

Character Analysis

Thesesus, Hippolyta, Demetrius, Helena, Lysander and Hermia:
Arrogant members of the propaganda committee. They have been brainwashed into loving their leader and accept all the propaganda films that he shows them.
Pyramus:
Factory worker, is desperate to see Thisbe. Because of oppressive government regulations he cannot have contact with her, but has manged to communicate with her by their secret wall knocking language. He is frail, timid and very fearful.
Thisbe:
Factory worker, in love with Pyramus. She collects rocks as a hobby. She seems depressed and tired but doesn't give up on hope
Snug:
Member of the governments security force. He is tall and strong. He is also very dumb and only lives to follows orders.
Otto:
Oppressive tyrant of this society. He controls everything and appears everywhere even on movies and documentaries. He brainwashes the masses into being faithful to him and working hard for the good of the nation.

One of my short films

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Midsummer Nights Dream Project

Its a dystopian take on Midsummer Nights dream. I am adapting act 5 scene 1 of the play. It takes place in a dystopian government ruled by president Otto. Theseus, Hippolyta and the young lovers are part of the propaganda committee and review the documentaries that are to be viewed by the masses. In the short film, they view this docu/film about a new chemical being developed, that will make people afraid of feeling deep love emotions. The short film that they view is about two factory workers that are secretly in love and do not know that they have been administered this chemical.