Storyboard for Aberrant: One Night Only

1. Storyboard for Aberrant: One Night Only DATE???

2. Cover • View split by red curtain, Alejandra singing on left, crowd/park blurry around edges, Dr. Lake wearing sunglasses, running towards the viewer, holding Doll while being chased by others on right • Text: One Night Only, authors, etc on ticket across bottom

3. Large view of Project Utopia headquarters Text: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Maggie at her desk at left, Team arranged at right, against walls, in chairs etc. so that all can be seen Maggie Text: Good morning everyone.

4. Close up on Maggie’s face Maggie Text: Who here is familiar with Alejandra? Front on look at team Short Text from several indicating that she’s a singer, works for Project Utopia, is very popular, and a silly tabloid reference Close up on Maggie’s face Maggie Text: All correct. And she’s going to be the center of something important when she’s in New York. While you are acting as her security detail.

5. Front on look at team Short Text from several indicating excitement (Dreamweaver), eye-rolling (Bandalero), nodding, asking for further information Close up on Maggie’s face Maggie Text: You’ll meet her in four hours at La Guardia airport when she lands in New York. The free concert in Central Park will be tomorrow. Unfortunately, that’s all I know. Close up on Dr. Lake Dr. Lake Text: We need to check out her hotel and the concert venue before we get her car and meet her at the airport. Let’s go to ??? first.

6. Show team going through a door portal Beatles style. Right half of frame is the hotel, left the office and part of the team is in each. Jeremiah is in the middle. Aerial view of team scattered around central park Text: I see several places a sniper could set up, no way to restrict access etc

7. Front look at Dr. Lake, with others in background Dr. Lake text: There’s nothing that we can do about it, though. It’s an outdoor concert. I think it’s time to get to the airport. Plane flies in, team by car at end of ramp. Indistinct crowd. Close up on Alejandra opening plane door and waving Alejandra Text: Hello New York!

8. Alejandra in low on nose sunglasses waves for the crowd and poses for pictures with hand on open limo door Alejandra text: You’re too great! For such a wonderful welcome, you’re all invited to my concert tomorrow night in Central Park! Check out my new CD “Masks” for a preview!

9. Close up on Alejandra’s face, in backseat of limo Alejandra Text: And do you want to tell me who you are and why Utopia has decided that you’re going to replace my normal security detail? Individual shots of each character with appropriate text Dreamweaver- Big Fan Jeremiah- here to keep you safe Quasar& Bandalero- Assigned Alex- Utopia thought we could use a night out Dr. Lake- Don’t know, really

10. Close up on Alejandra’s face, in backseat of limo- she’s leaned back into the seat Alejandra Text: Well, the first thing that you have to understand is that I don’t have bodyguards; I have an entourage. And my entourage is going shopping with me right after I check in. Alejandra checking into the hotel or going into her room On top of pane, group doing security/search anyway On bottom of pane, make sure to have a guy in sunglasses somewhere in the background

11. Alejandra shopping with Jeremiah, Alex, Sam, and Bandalero in the bkgrd. Alejandra Text: I don’t think this does a thing for me. Jeremiah mostly obscured by shopping bags as Alejandra walks between stores. Small crowd. Alejandra is facing a small child & holding/hugging a small doll. Text: He’s so cute! Thank you! Others at a café, watching nearby.

12. Dr. Lake noticing room service being wheeled into Alejandra’s room “Meanwhile” Dr. Lake surprised face, hand on door as guy is going through Alejandra’s belongings

13. Dr. Lake noticing room service being wheeled into Alejandra’s room “Meanwhile” Dr. Lake surprised face, hand on door as guy is going through Alejandra’s belongings

14. Three panels of Dr. Lake and Chiraben Chiraben Text: I don’t suppose you want to just look the other way about this? Dr. Lake Text: You’re going to have to come with me Chiraben hitting Dr. Lake, hand getting poisoned Chiraben text: always a complication Chiraben standing over an unconscious Dr.Lake, nursing injured hand

15. Alejandra in a fancy sports car waving backward; License plate DreamRde Alejandra Text: I’ll see you back at the hotel! Thanks for the ride, Sam! • Alejandra’s conversation with Jeremiah • Explain how she knew Corbin, is conflicted btw • Utopia and him

16. Two or three pannels of Chiraben (still as room service) With Dr. Lake tied to a chair, end with him gagging or Knocking her out, now looking like her with sunglasses ChirabenText Explaining how Dr. Lake can let him get the information Alejandra is going to give to the Aberrants and everyone can go home happy. Dr. Lake Text telling him to go to hell

17. Alejandra in pool with Sam, Alex on lounge chair, Dr.Lake wearing sunglasses comes by to check on things Assured that all is well Dr Dr. Lake says something odd, heads upstairs, Alex perks up Dr Alex’s face with blank stare translucent Main picture of Dr. Lake tied to a chair in the basement

18. The next few pages are the main action Alternate between shots of Doll, the Aberrants, Chiraben, Quasar/Bandalero/Jeremiah going after Doll and Alex freeing Dr. Lake and them + Sam heading up to help Aberrant team= Trigger, Lament, Nemesis (and Doll) Interesting shots to make sure to work in… The teams converging on Doll and then Dr. Lake’s arms coming from beneath to grab him Doll sticking out of Dr.Lake/Chiraben’s back as Chiraben absorbs him With everyone present: Quasar fighting Quasar/Chiraben with following exchange Quasar says: I’m hitting him as hard as I can! Bandalero shouting: What would your father say? Quasar: confused silence Quasar/Chiraben: Hit him harder! Bandalero: <chuckle> Gotcha Round of attacks on Quasar/Chiraben Jeremiah ‘flinging’ his force field to ‘pop out’ Doll Chiraben oozing away, leaving the Aberrants+Doll face to face with the Utopians

19. Staring down the Utopian line, Dr Lake with hand out Doll Looking at Lake Dr. Lake text: If you give us the disk, well let you go Dr Staring down the Aberrant line, Doll Looking at Lament Lament Text: That’s not going to happen Trigger Text: I don’t want to fight the human night-light Dr Staring at both lines, small black characters coming out of the disk and going to Alex’s phone while her fingers are out. Lines of Novas are closing in slightly on Doll

20. Lines looking tensely at each other Lament text: Perhaps we are at an impasse Alex text: I think that we should just let them go Dr Startled faces looking at Alex Alex Text: I’m sure that there’s not any useful information on there, anyways Dr Lake Text: Are you sure? Alex Text: Yes Dr Close in of Lake, Lament, Trigger Dr Lake Text: I guess you’re free to go, then Trigger Text: We better get out of here before they change their minds

21. Aberrants leaving while the Utopians close ranks Alex and Lake Lake Text: You better explain to me how we just won there Alex Text: I transferred the information from their disk to the harddrive on my cell phone Wider shot of the Utopians Sam Text: So they walked away with a blank disk Alex Text: Yes Lake: Perfect.

22. Utopians looking over Alex’s shoulder at her laptop Bandolero Text: That looks like shipping and supply logs for Bahrain Jeremiah Text: What would they use that for? Utopians facing each other Alex sitting by laptop Dr.Lake Text: We need to tell Maggie Maggie and Door walking into Alejandra’s hotel room

23. Maggie with group surrounding, in hotel Maggie Text: We had a talk. I don’t think Alejandra’s going to be sharing any more information with the Aberrants, but her access will be restricted, nevertheless. Large view of Alejandra’s concert… Team scattered about Text: The End