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LOADING INSTRUCTIONS, carefully detailed in the camera manual, mean nothing to Pop as he hurries to load that first film roll.
LENS CAP, AHOY, POP! This and other familiar fumbles of the beginning movie maker will enliven the antics of your picture.
BEGINNER'S
LUCK
FELIX ZELENKA
EDITING IS EASY, thinks Pop, as he goes at the job with more enthusiasm than organization. One old tie is needed as a prop.
1CL0SEUP. A woman's hands lighting the last of several ■ candles on a huge birthday cake.
2. Medium shot. Mother, in the kitchen, looks at cake proudly, then calls something offstage (no title necessary).
3. M.S. Father, Junior and Sister seated at dining room table, apparently finished with their meal and waiting anxiously. As the children hear Mother's voice, they hurry to Father's side and demand that he close his eyes for a surprise.
4. C.U. Father slightly perplexed, but obligingly closing his eyes.
5. M.S. From behind Father as Mother enters scene with cake and places it in front of Father. Then she and the children begin singing "Happy Birthday to You . . ."
6. Same as 4. As Father opens his eyes and sees his cake, he displays complete surprise and delight.
7. M.S. As the family finishes singing, Father blows out the candles and then each member of the family gives him a present. Father still glows with delight and begins opening some of his presents.
8. C.U. The front doorbell as a finger presses the button.
9. Same as 7. The family stops short and turns toward front door off scene. Junior scurries away to answer it.
10. M.S. As Junior opens front door, a department store truck driver enters with a large package. Junior points to his father as he speaks.
Title. "It's for you, Pop!"
11. Same as 10. Truck driver sets package on floor and prepares receipt book for Father's signature. But Father ignores the truck driver's attempts, who turns in desperation to each member of the family for help. They too wave him aside, as Father reaches for his pocket knife and begin? to open the box.
12. Semi-closeup. Truck driver seating himself in an easy chair. His attitude is one of complete surrender and disgust.
13. S.C.U. Father, on his knees, reaches into newly opened box and withdraws a card which he begins to read to the family.
14. C.U. Birthday card reading "From Uncle Harry."
15. Same as 13. Family and Father as they finish reading card. All then return their attentions to the box.
16. M.S. Mother saying something excitedly and handing card to still-seated truck driver. He looks it over and shrugs his shoulders directly at camera.
17. M.S. Family gathered around box as Father withdraws from it various pieces of equipment, such as a home movie camera, a projector, a tripod, an editing board, etc.
18. Same as 16. Truck driver showing interest too. He sits forward and then joins group on floor for a closer look. He seems as pleased as the rest of the family as they examine the many movie things.
19. C.U. Father as he looks over his camera like a child with a new toy and then speaks.
Title. "Good oV Uncle Harry, this is just what I've always wanted."
20. S.C.U. Junior and truck driver congratulating Father.
21. Same as 19. Father placing camera to his eye upside down and panning as he looks through finder.
22. C.U. Junior looking at instruction booklet.
23. C.U. Truck driver playing with projector.