CAROUSEL WIND Act 1 Scene 3

Act 1 Scene 3

[The scene of opens with Enigmo waiting by the carousel for Joy, who does not make it to her rendezvous because of the death in her family. He looks at his watch and looks around agitated. Enigmo, who has never been stood up before is heartbroken and now must act the part of someone who is always breaking young girls hearts. The story of "Leading Man Gets Lost" is in reality the exact opposite of what is happening to him. The music video is shot in black and white and may be projected on the background as Enigmo does some mime.]

The Director: [explaining his vision to Enigmo and the starlet, stage hands may be used as extras.]

The film opens with an old time camera crew cranking a camera, shot from behind with the motion of the cranking suggestive of clouds being reeled in. It is in black and white. The camera pans from a close-up of a carousel then swings to the ocean with the motion of the prancing horses echoed in the motion of the prancing waves -- as if everything is one big merry-go-round. A single spotlight from directly overhead reveals a trumpet shell, which has washed ashore. A clown picks it up and puts it to his ear, and water squirts out his mouth. This is a real clown. I'm not sure if I want to have the waves dancing or prancing — so I'll have the word "dancing" written in the sand and the waves wash upon it, and the faint outline of "prancing" is what remains.

Next scene is that of the clown and starlet almost kissing, and the clown points to his heart where there is a squirting flower. The starlet moves her face down to smell the flower and gets squirted. But don't worry, it won't be water it will be filled with champagne. [Starlet laughs and fakes a blush] Maybe I'll have Enigmo handing out balloons by the carousel, and when he gives a bouquet to the starlet she floats away. Perhaps the balloons will be invisible to suggest the fickle heart of the clown.

Our first shot will be of Enigmo and the Starlet by the merry go-round. The starlet looks adoringly at Enigmo but the clown is haughty and aloof; he has a cocky indifference. Take your positions, roll...[they act, but Enigmo has a troubled look on his face, as if he's been hurt.] Cut! That was no Rudolph Valentino, that was the exact opposite of what I wanted. Enigmo, are you ready for your close-up? [Enigmo nods, and they shoot the scene again.] Roll... Cut. That was better.

The next scenes are that of the starlet running through the empty amusement park at midnight during a thunderstorm. The Lightning will flash in front of "The Comet" the "Magic Palace" and the "Laff in the Dark." She will be wearing a white dress with black polka dots. At last she finds Enigma asleep on the Carousel, with whiskers showing through his white face, and accuses him of being on an "escapade." Out of nowhere there appears a photographer with a huge flash attachment, which is brighter than the lightning. Then you see a picture on the front page of the papers, Enigmo looking like he's about to fall off a painted pony.

Finally, there is a shot of a single tear falling from the eye of a clown, that turns into quite a flow. There's a close-up of the squirting flower, which he then presents to the starlet and all is forgiven, as they embrace. Through the embrace the credits roll, as the matinee exits into the blinding light of the real world...Oh I left out one thing — the caption on the front page reads: "Leading Man Gets Lost"

Enigmo [sings]

Clouds roll in the scene begins
With a sleepy lion's roar
Our spotlight finds a clown
Up to nothing and nothing more
Rushes of the moon lit waves
Rewriting the lines of shore
Clown had never been so close
To being this close before

Starlet, Director and film crew [sing in harmony]

He played the part a time or two
The clown who missed his rendezvous
But there is nothing up his sleeve
And love becomes what you believe

Enigmo [sings]

Starlet searching mad as hell
Raging storm soaks her dress
She finds him on the carousel
With his white face all a mess
And the shadow on his cheeks
Breaks through the masquerade
"I see your face is all in streaks
Were you on an escapade"

Starlet, Director and film crew [sing in harmony]

He played the part a time or two
The clown who missed his rendezvous
But there is nothing up his sleeve
And love becomes what you believe

Director [sings]

I can see it in all the papers
"Leading man gets lost"
But then isn't all publicity
Cheap at any cost

Enigmo [sings]

Silver teardrop turns to a shower
Words are whispered in her hair
Close up of his squirting flower
He gives it to her
And proves that he still cares
The matinee's getting restless
They've been through this before
Credits fall through their embrace
Bright lights are out the door