Aero-sault
EXT. BILL BOARD| (DAY)
BLACK SCREEN.
The shaking of a can can be heard before it is sprayed
CUT TO CLOSE UP OF BILLBOARD.
A hand holding a spray can is adding a finishing highlight to the edge of a letter
CUT TO CLOSE UP OF BILLBOARD.
The same person is adding the finishing highlight to another letter
CUT TO CLOSE UP OF BILLBOARD.
Another letter is being highlighted
CUT TO CLOSE UP OF BILLBOARD.
The last letter is just being finished.
ZOOM OUT.
the title of the piece("Aero-sault") is shown as the piece of graffiti that was being finished.
CUT TO CLOSE UP OF THE SIDE OF THE CHARACTERS FACE.
A young man is standing looking towards his finished work, his face covered by a bandana and a pair of goggles. He raises a hand and tugs the bandana down around his neck and proceeds to slide the goggles up onto his forehead and onto the start of his dreads, an accomplished look on his face. He starts to bend down.
CUT TO BLACK.
The sounds of a metal brushing against fabric can be heard.
CUT TO CLOSE UP OF BAG.
The graffiti artist is putting the last spray can into his graffiti utility backpack.
CUT TO BLACK.
Spray cans can be heard rattling and the sound of bag straps sliding over a top.
CUT TO BACK OF ARTIST WITH TITLE SEEN OVER LEFT SHOULDER.
The artist is finishing pulling the straps of his back onto his shoulder and clipping the harness across his chest. He then leans back onto the railing taking one last look before walking left across the length of the shot.
ZOOM OUT TO REVEAL FULL BILLBOARD.
With the reveal of the billboard we see it is a welcome sign that has been defaced saying, "Welcome to ___________, City of 'Oppression'(which is graffiti'd over the existing word). the artist makes his way along the length of the sign to the ladder leading down to the roof.
CAMERA PANS ROUND 180%.
The camera panning round reveals more of the city before the police station which is quite a large building looking directly onto the billboard.
PANS DOWN TO LOOK AT THE STREET.
A police officer can be seen pointing up to the billboard and looking at his partner before running across the street.
CUT TO ROOFTOP LOOKING OUT TOWARDS POLICE STATION.
The artist employs his parkour skills to traverse down the ladder over an air conditioning unit and onto the roof before strolling towards the fire escape on the side of the building.
PAN TO FOLLOW CHARACTER THEN ZOOM IN ON CHARACTER.
As the takes his time to reach the edge of the roof the police are making their way up the building. The artist Jumps onto the lip of the building and reaches his hand out for the stairs leading down the fire escape the door to the roof entrance can be heard getting kicked in behind him startling Rudy.
CUT TO POLICE OFFICER.
Breathing slightly heavily the police officer stares down rudy.
CUT TO RUDY.
Rudy quickly looks down the fire escape as he can hear boots rattling the metal as another officer is 3/4 up. Rudy looks back to the first officer then proceeds to burst into s print towards the edge of the building.
ZOOM OUT.
The police officer can be seen running and jumping onto the lip of the building to chase rudy,as he makes it onto the lip rudy has already jumped over onto the next building. The first Officer steadies himself before sprinting after rudy and making the jump across to the building with more effort than rudy did. The pair run across the opposite building making their way over a couple of obstacles. A little time passes and a slightly portly cop makes it to the top of the fire escape before looking across the building and bending over and resting his hands on his knees to catch his breath. He then sprints towards towards the edge of the building and proceeds to try and make the jump. At the last second he catches his toe of the lip of the building and falls flat onto the other building his body hidden by the ridge of the buildings.
CUT TO…
CHASE SEQUENCE
CUT TO LASt ROOFTOP.
Rudy is cornered by the police and at the very edge of the last building on the block. He looks at the police with a tense expression edging closer to the edge as the police slowly advance. His heals are hanging off the edge before he smirks at the police and holds his arms out before letting himself fall backwards off the roof.
CUT TO POLICE AND PAN WITH THEIR MOVEMENT THEN OVER THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING LOOKING TO STREET LEVEL
Rudy impacts with the ground and explodes into paint with the police looking down in shock. Paint slowly creeps into the seen covering the building under the police and the street below.
CUT TO POLICE STATION ROOF.
Paint starts to seep out the ground at the edge of the building and begins to form the shape of rudy before a thin layer begins to slip off the form revealing Rudy.
CAMERA PANS UP OVER RUDYS SHOULDER REVEALING THE CITY BLOCK.
The city block is shown with a final art piece covering it and the police in the distance making their way off the last rooftop looking puzzled.
END
