Undecided about this one. It cuts back and forth continuously between two locations and makes for a tough read I think. Might be considered a mite mean spirited too. Anyway, now I've set you up for a thrilling read, let me know what you think...
INT. CLOSED CAPTIONING OFFICE - NIGHT
RATTLING AWAY AT HIS KEYBOARD, AN OPERATOR TRANSCRIBES THE NEWS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED.
INT. HOME – CONTINUOUS
A DEAF MAN WATCHES THE TV WITHOUT SOUND. ON SCREEN, A NEWSREADER TALKS WITH SUBTITLES.
NEWSREADER:
(SUBS) The European Union is on the verge of a ban that could help end the Canadian seal hunt…
INT. CLOSED CAPTIONING OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
A CLEANER HOVES BY WITH A VACUUM. THE OPERATOR CARRIES ON TYPING, CLEARLY DISTRACTED. THE CLEANER RAMS THE OPERATOR’S CHAIR WITH THE HOOVER, NUDGING HIM AND CAUSING HIM TO MISS A COUPLE OF KEYSTROKES:
INT. HOME - CONTINUOUS
NEWSREADER:
(SUBS) An event that causes wodespreed controbercy…
THE DEAF MAN LOOKS PUZZLED.
INT. CLOSED CAPTIONING OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
THE OPERATOR SHOOTS THE CLEANER A LOOK. THE CLEANER WIPES HIS MONITOR DOWN WITH A RAG, OBSCURING THE SCREEN. THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTS TO WORK AROUND HIM.
INT. HOME - CONTINUOUS
NEWSREADER:
(SUBS) TeH GoAt gOd MenDing0 cAmanDs u* !!!!!!!1!
THE DEAF MAN’S EYES BULGE.
INT. CLOSED CAPTIONING OFFICE – CONTINUOUS
THE CLEANER WHISTLES TUNELESSLY INTO THE OPERATOR’S EAR AS HE TRIES VAINLY TO DO HIS JOB.
INT. HOME - CONTINUOUS
STARING AT THE TV, THE DEAF MAN SMACKS HIMSELF REPEATEDLY IN THE FOREHEAD WITH A HARDBACK COPY OF THE DAVINCI CODE.
INT. CLOSED CAPTIONING OFFICE – CONTINUOUS
TO THE OPERATOR’S DISMAY, THE CLEANER RUNS A CLOTH ROUGHLY OVER HIS KEYBOARD.
INT. HOME - CONTINUOUS
FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS, THE DEAF MAN FUCKS A TIN OF DOG FOOD.
INT. CLOSED CAPTIONING OFFICE – CONTINUOUS
SMEARED WITH GRIME, THE OPERATOR’S SCREEN IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ. THE CLEANER PAUSES TO SWIG FROM A CAN OF POP AND THE OPERATOR RECOILS FROM HIS EXPOSED ARMPIT. HE STRUGGLES TO KEEP ON TYPING REGARDLESS.
INT. HOME - CONTINUOUS
THE DEAF MAN SWALLOWS A FISTFUL OF DRAWING PINS.
INT. CLOSED CAPTIONING OFFICE – CONTINUOUS
THE CLEANER DROPS HIS CAN, SPILLING DRINK INTO THE OPERATOR’S KEYBOARD.
INT. HOME - CONTINUOUS
THE DEAF MAN HURLS HIMSELF OUT OF A WINDOW.
