Song of the Blind

By

Silver Starlight

Inspired by Phantom of the Opera

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1.1 [establishing shot] Girl Caption: September 1st. One week

[KARA] stands in middle of before classes begin.
a large dorm living area.
She has a large suitcase and
a bag. It has a small stage
area, couches and chairs.

1.2 Woman [JONI] comes out to JONI

greet Kara. Kara! I’m happy to see you got
here safely.
KARA
Hi Joni. Yeah, mum dropped me
off at the office building, and
they said to come here. She said
you’d help me get set up.
JONI
Of course hon.

1.3 Joni grabs one of Kara’s bags. JONI

Just follow me to you dorm room.

1.4 Joni leads Kara up stairs and JONI

down hallways. You know, you’re very lucky
to have been placed in the St.
Cecilia dorms.

KARA
Oh? Why’s that?
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2.1 Joni stops by a window, JONI

pointing to the campus St. Cecilia is the patron saint
outside. of music, so you may have a
little luck. And you’re right
close to your classes.

2.2 The panel is looking into the KARA

window, while Kara looks out. I think I came here once when I
was little, for a workshop. So
it’s familiar.
JONI
That helps too.

2.3 Joni continues to lead Kara JONI

down the hall. Your room is right at the end of
this hall.

2.4 Joni opens the door to the KARA

room for Kara. Thank you, I appreciate this.

2.5 Kara walks into the room, JONI

dragging her suitcase, as Joni I’ll leave you here to unpack.
puts Kara’s bag on the floor. Meet me down in the lounge in 2
hours and I’ll show you around
campus with the other students.

KARA
Alright, see you then.
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3.1 Kara is putting clothes into

her dresser. There is very
small string of musical notes.

3.2 Kara turns her head to look

into the hall way. There is
a slightly larger string of
notes.

3.3 Kara walks out her door into

the hallway, following the
music.

3.4 See the room, no door or open

door. The string of notes
clearly comes from this room

3.5 Kara keeps walking, however KARA

she makes noises while walking (Thought box)
That tune sounds very
familiar...

3.6 The room where the music is

coming from, but Kara in front
of it. The string of notes has
stopped.
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4.1 Kara arrives to the room,

which is completely empty
aside from a grand piano.

4.2 A close shot of a befuddled KARA

Kara Strange...No one’s even here.

4.3 Kara is now in the dorm lounge Caption: October 30th

area. She is watching a small
musical performance of her
room mate on stage. It is a
song she wrote.

4.4 The singer is ushered off JONI

stage, and Joni vies for You were wonderful Abigail.
attention of the room. Alright guys! Attention! I just
wanted to remind you of the St.
Cecelia dorm’s Annual Masquerade
Halloween Ball tomorrow. We want
to win this year, so get as many
people as possible to come!
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5.1 Abigail, Kara, and another KARA

female friend [ELIZA] laugh You’re kidding me! You have no
together as they walk to their idea?
room.
ABIGAIL
I’m serious! It was there when
I left it 10 minutes before,
and then when I came back it was
on the other side of the room!
There was no one else around
either!
ELIZA
Hey guys! Look what’s on your
door.

5.2 Abigail takes a note off the ABIGAIL

door, which is just beneath a What a pretty mask.
beautiful Venetian mask.
ELIZA
Who’s it for?

5.3 Eliza and Kara crowd around ABIGAIL

Abigail looking at the note as "Physical beauty is fleeting,
she reads it aloud. and voices will someday grow
old. But words can last years
upon years, and yours lasted
upon my soul."

5.4 Eliza speaks up, but Kara ELIZA

silences her. What is this? A love letter?
KARA
Shh! There’s something on the
back!

5.5 Abigail turns the note over ABIGAIL

"I am certain you do not
remember me, Miss Kara, but I
would like to escort you to the
Masquerade tomorrow evening. If
you would like to, leave a reply
on your door tonight."
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6.1 Eliza begins to rummage KARA

through her purse for a pen It’s for me?
and piece of paper.
ELIZA
You are so doing this! What
should we write?

6.2 Kara looks at Eliza with KARA

horror. Eliza looks back with No! No way! I don’t know who
a grin, while Abigail gives this is! He might be a...a mass
Kara a very strange look at murderer!
her reason for not doing it.
ABIGAIL
Really? I don’t think there’s
a mass murderer on campus. It’s
probably some shy guy who you
talked to briefly or something.

6.3 Eliza posts the note she wrote ELIZA

onto the door. It’s good to meet new people,
and sometimes blind dates are
fun!

KARA
I’m not doing it!

6.4 Eliza looks to her friend ELIZA

pleadingly, while Kara looks Please! Do it for a friend?
unimpressed and pouts. We’ll come with you, if you
want.
KARA
*sigh* Fine.

6.5 The girls shout with glee ELIZA AND ABIGAIL

while Kara waggles her finger Yay!
at them.
KARA
I can’t believe you’re making
me do this. I’ve never been on
a blind date before! (smaller,
whispering text) Or on a date at
all.
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7.1 Kara holds a shirt up in front Caption: October 31st. Night of

of her in the mirror, another the Masquerade
in her hand by her side.
KARA
What in the world am I supposed
to wear? I have nothing to go
with the mask!

7.2 Abigail sits on the bed and ABIGAIL

talks while brushing her hair. You’ve gotta have something!
You’re just nervous.

KARA
Trust me on this one Abs, I
never have any nice clothes.

7.3 The pair look to the door, SFX

which someone is knocking at. Knocking
ELIZA
Let me in please!

7.4 Kara opens the door. Eliza ELIZA

bursts in with a beautiful Looks like lover boy left you
dress and cape. Kara and something else! He must be rich!
Abigail exchange a look.

7.5 Eliza holds a note out ELIZA

nonchalantly, as if it’s the And oh yeah, there’s another
less important object, and note.
Kara swiftly grabs the note.
KARA
"You will not regret meeting
me tonight. Please meet by
the Gazebo just outside the
dining hall where the Masquerade
is being held. Please accept
this dress as a token of
appreciation."
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8.1 [establishing shot] Outside, ABIGAIL

the girls go to the gazebo, So...who do you think it is?
where many people have
flocked with their masks. They
also where their masks.

8.2 Eliza points to a man. ELIZA

Ooh! Maybe it’s him! He has a
really attractive chin.

8.3 The same man meets a girl and ELIZA

they walk off together. Eliza Maybe not.
looks disappointed.

8.4 Kara looks at her friends STRANGER

who rush around offering Miss Kara, I’m happy to see you
suggestions. A hand taps her came.
shoulder, but we cannot see
who it is.

8.5 Kara turns around in surprise.

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9.1 Looking up slightly from

Kara’s POV, we see masked man
with a tricorn and cape. His
mask only allows one eye to be
seen (his left eye)

9.2 Eliza and Abigail look back

at the pair, and it looks
as though they’re sharing a
moment.

9.3 Eliza and Abigail look at each

other.

9.4 Kara and the stranger are ELIZA

somewhat off put by Eliza and You’re Mr Mystery!
Abigail, who barge in.
ABIGAIL
We’re happy to meet you, as is
our dumbstruck friend here.

9.5 The girls begin to lead Kara KARA

and the Stranger to where the So, uh...you know my name
Masquerade was being held, already. Um, what’s yours?
just near the gazebo. Kara
tries to start small talk with STRANGER
the Stranger. Gael Briand.
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10.1 In the building, people enjoy ABIGAIL

the party. It’s set up like a Oh, this is nice! Much better
large royal ball. than a garden theme!
KARA
So, Gael, are you a student
here?

GAEL
No.
KARA
Really? So, uh, why are you
here?

GAEL
I work here.

10.2 Kara looks to Gael with KARA

horror, thinking he must be Oh, uh...so how old are you?
a creepy prof, but tries to
hide it. GAEL
20, and you?

10.3 Relief washes over Kara KARA

18

10.4 The group goes next to the STORY TELLER 1

stairs, where they watch a I tell you, St. Cecelia’s dorms
pair on the makeshift table are haunted! The monster lurks
stage tell a story. when you aren’t looking, and the
moment you turn around, she’s
gone!
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11.1 A close up of story tellers STORY TELLER 2

acting out a scene, one as a A woman used to live in the
loving mother, the other as a dorms, when it was just an
deranged father. apartment. She lived here with
her husband and son, for many
happy years.
STORY TELLER 1
Over the years though, the
father became insane! At first
it was hardly noticeable, but by
the time his son was a teenager,
all the little things set him
off.

11.2 The story continues visually, STORY TELLER (OFF PANEL)

and the mother yells at the One day the mother snapped.
father, and the father curses
at her, yet calmly. MOTHER
I’ve had it! I’ve really had it
John! You can’t keep yourself
together, at all! I’m going
to have to leave you, and I’m
taking our son!

FATHER
You’ll regret the day you ever
said that, Love.

11.3 A hand holds a lighter to a STORY TELLER (OFF PANEL)

curtain, which catches fire. He lit the whole house. The
mother never came out.

11.4 A silhouette hangs from a STORY TELLER (OFF PANEL)

noose. He didn’t make it far either

11.5 Back to the Ball STORY TELLER 2

They never found the son. They
say that his mother is still
here, searching for him, so
they can cross to the other side
together.
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11.6 Kara shivers from the story. KARA

God, I hate ghost stories.

GAEL
At least this one isn’t true.
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12.1 Kara looks upwards, curious. KARA

Yeah? And how do you know that?

GAEL
The story is completely false.

12.2 Gael looks onto the group. GAEL

There was a fire, 10 years ago.
It was accidental though, since
the father was a teacher at the
school and was teaching that
day. The child survived too,
he’s still alive today. Only the
mother died.

12.3 Eliza covers her mouth in ELIZA

shock and sadness. Oh, what a sin.

12.4 Gael rests his hand on Eliza’s GAEL

shoulder. Let’s talk about happier things
then. It’s a party, after all.

12.5 The group stands around ABIGAIL

awkwardly. So...
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13.1 It’s after the party, and GAEL

every one’s leaving. Gael and So where did your friends go?
Kara sit at an table watching
people go by. Kara wears a KARA
slightly annoyed face. Abigail had an essay to finish
and had to leave early. Eliza
met some guy or something. Oh
well. Looks like I’m walking
back alone tonight.

13.2 A extreme close shot of Gael’s GAEL

hand resting on Kara’s. I could walk you back to your
dorm tonight, if you’d like.

13.3 An close up on Kara’s face. KARA

She’s averted her eyes, but is Yeah, I’d really like that.
smiling and blushing.

13.4 The pair get up, and Gael

holds Kara’s hand up in a
cheesy "I’m leading you
somewhere in and old romance
movie" kind of way. Like the
Phantom in Phantom of the
Opera leading Christine to
his home/lair for the first
time.

13.5 The couple walk out of the KARA

building, and people are I really enjoyed myself,
scattered everywhere, though tonight. Thank you.
not in the same numbers as
before (much less people. GAEL
Behind Gael, someone is seen You’re welcome. I enjo--
running in his direction, just
about to run into Gael.
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14.1 Gael and the other person are KARA

on the ground from impact. Woah!
Gael’s mask has fallen off.

14.2 The stranger brushes himself STRANGER

off, while Gael pushes himself Sorry man! I should’ve watched
up off the ground. where I was going.

GAEL
Oh, it’s alright, I don’t think
I broke anything.

14.3 Gael looks up at Kara. His GAEL

face is horribly burned. One Ah well, at least no one was
eyes is shut, since there hurt.
simply isn’t one there.
Despite this, he is smiling
up at her.

14.4 Kara looks down at him in GAEL

horror. Hey, are you okay?
KARA
You’re...

14.5 Gael grabs Kara’s hand. GAEL

I’m burnt, look it’s okay, this
happened a long time ago, it
doesn’t even hurt anymore.

14.6 Kara pulls her hand away. KARA

I’m sorry, I’ve gotta go!

14.7 Gael watches Kara run off. GAEL

I thought you’d be different!
I thought you didn’t believe in
demons!
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15.1 A little girl Kara sits at

the grand piano, playing some
simple melodies.

15.2 Kara perks up. Young Gael is GAEL

talking to her from an unknown What are you doing here?
location.
KARA
Who are you?
GAEL
I asked a question first.

15.3 Kara looks around the room. KARA

It’s a music camp, but no other
kids are here yet.
GAEL
That’s cool. Do you sing?

15.4 Kara fiddles with her KARA

Yes, but I’m not very good.

GAEL
You’re probably not that bad.
Sing for me.
KARA
Promise you won’t laugh?
GAEL
Promise.

15.5 Kara begins to sing, and has a KARA

proud face. It doesn’t matter what you look
like. Or what you say. I only
matters what’s in your heart,
because you’re an Angel in every
way.

15.6 Kara looks ticked off. GAEL

You’re right, you can’t sing.
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16.1 Kara looks content again. GAEL

But it’s a nice song. Who wrote
it?
KARA
I did. I made it up.

16.2 Kara spins on the piano stool. GAEL

You’re a good song writer. Can I
sing it?
KARA
Sure

16.3 Kara stops spinning completely GAEL

and listens intently. It doesn’t matter what you look
like. Or what you say. I only
matters what’s in your heart,
because you’re an Angel in every
way.

16.4 Kara is really excited at the KARA

beautiful singing. Wow! You sing like an Angel,
just like my song!
GAEL
To bad I’m a demon.

16.5 Kara looks down to her feet. KARA

We see her feet from her I don’t believe in demons.
perspective.
GAEL
You believe in angels, don’t
you?
KARA
Yeah.

16.6 Kara looks up longingly GAEL

Then you must believe in demons
KARA
I only believe in angels who got
lost and need to find their way
back to heaven and light
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17.1 Back to the present, Kara lies KARA

in her bed, ready for bed, as I feel like such an ass hole.
does Abigail. However, they’re
talking to each other about ABIGAIL
the events. You should. He can’t help how
he looks, Kara. It’s not fair of
you to judge him like that.

KARA
I know. It’s just, it was so
bad, and it was so sudden, and
I wasn’t expecting it. It was
horrible. The burns, I just
couldn’t look at them.

ABIGAIL
He has to see them in a mirror
everyday.

17.2 Close up of Abigail’s face. ABIGAIL

She’s very serious about How do you think he feels, going
what’s happened. through life like that. People
probably look at him weird all
the time.

17.3 Kara looks on the verge of ABIGAIL

tears. You know, you may have really
missed out on something good.
He seemed like a really good
guy.Printers & All-in-Ones -
Staples
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18.1 Kara sits at a desk with a pen Caption: 1 week later

in hand, doing work.

18.2 An extreme close shows her

eyes glance up.

18.3 On the desk is a stack of

sticky notes.

18.4 Outside the room, Kara sticks

a note onto her bedroom door.

18.5 She stops and looks at it.

18.6 She walks away.

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19.1 Gael walks by Kara’s door with

the sticky note. He’s a little
bit past her door.

19.2 Gael comes back to the door

and looks at the note.

19.3 The sticky note on the door

reads "I’m Sorry"

19.4 We now look at Gael, and he

looks at it in disgust.

19.5 We see the crumbled note on

the floor as Gael walks away
(we only see his feet.
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20.1 Kara walks through her door KARA

with a big smile on her face. He wrote back!

20.2 Abigail looks onto her friend, ABIGAIL

confused. Who wrote back?
KARA
Gael. I left a note on my door
for him saying I was sorry.

20.3 Abigail gets up to looks at ABIGAIL

the note in Kara’s hand. So what did he say?
KARA
He didn’t accept it.
ABIGAIL
And that makes you happy?

20.4 Kara sits on her bed as KARA

Abigail looks down at her. Not because he didn’t accept my
apology, but because maybe I can
still let him know that I really
am sorry. I don’t know how
though.
ABIGAIL
Then write another one.

20.5 Kara looks back down to her ABIGAIL

note. He saw the first one, so maybe
he’ll see the next.
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21.1 This page is all sticky notes. KARA

I really am sorry.

GAEL
You RAN from me!
KARA
And I shouldn’t have.

GAEL
That’s not something I want to
forgive.
KARA
How did you get the burns?
KARA
Please?
GAEL
Remember the story I told you at
the party?
KARA
Yes. You were the boy?

GAEL
Yes. My mom died.
KARA
I’m sorry.

GAEL
You say sorry a lot. You don’t
have to be, that happens.
KARA
Were you the boy I talked to and
sang with?
GAEL
So you do remember.

KARA
Yes. How come I never saw you.
GAEL
I was shy, so I hid behind the
secret door.

KARA
Why were you so shy?
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22.1 More notes. GAEL

Why do you think?

KARA
Oh.
GAEL
Yeah. I try not to be around
people.
KARA
I probably didn’t help.
GAEL
No, you didn’t.
GAEL
You didn’t leave a note today.
KARA
I know. I was thinking.
GAEL
About what?

GAEL
Tell me.
KARA
I want to see you again.

GAEL
You’ll run again.
KARA
I won’t.

GAEL
Promise?
KARA
Yes.

GAEL
Meet me in the room with the
grand piano.