Acknowledging Charles (Chaplin)
Cutting Continuity
“Banker Streets”
A-Version
Reel Nine
42. 22 ft 11 frs. Medium long shot – group SWAT TEAM, city street
43. 15 ft. 12 frs. RIFLES extend out of 2nd story window windows
44. 4 ft 1 fr. Half figures, Swat Team
44. 3 ft 2 frs. Close up, clump of handcuffed BANK PROTESTORS
45. 5 ft 12 frs. Medium long shot – Tramp passes by BANK
46. 4ft 10 frs. Swat Team eye suspiciously
47. 4 ft 5 frs. Medium close-up lost debit card lying in the gutter
48. 6ft 15 frs. Tramp bends down, picks up lost debit card
49. 3ft 9 frs. Swat Team flexes muscles, rifle sights on Tramp
50. 5ft 12 frs. Tramp notices Bank Protestors, Swat Team
51. 5ft 15 frs. Tramp raises his arms, admonishes Swat Team
52. 3 ft 9 frs. Medium close-up formerly blind girl/bank teller (bgbt)
53. 5ft 10 frs. Medium shot – Tramp/bgbt
54. 4ft 12 frs. Swat Team approaches Tramp
55. 6 ft 16 frs. Bgbt points to ATM machine outside bank
56. 5 ft 12 frs. Tramp notices bgbt, shakes his head “No”
57. 3ft 10 frs. Half figure bgbt takes cash out of her wallet
58. 2ft 8 frs. Tramp shakes his head “No”
59. 5ft 15 frs. Bgbt puts cash in hand, extends the cash to the Tramp
60. 5ft 12 frs. Medium close-up, Tramp extends debit card to the bgbt
61. 4ft 10 frs. Half figure bgbt with co-worker
62. 2 ft 9 frs. Title – “I’ve made a conquest.”
63. 4 ft 6 frs. Half figure, bgbt at desk
64: 4ft 10 frs. Swat Team closes in
65. 5ft 12 frs. Homeless Protestors stand, shout
66. 4 ft 12 frs. Tramp sees Swat Team approaching
67. 6ft 14 frs. Bgbt knocks on window glass
68. 5 ft 10 frs. Tramp turns toward window
69. 5 ft 12 frs. Bgbt exits bank left, Tramp enters right
70. 5 ft 9 frs. Bgbt holds out cash, takes his hand
71. 6 ft 4 frs. Medium close-up bgbt, Tramp with back to camera
72. 2ft 14 frs. Title – “You?”
73. 4 ft 10 frs. Close-up Tramp.
74. 10 ft. 17 frs. Title – “You can see now?”
75. 4 ft 5 frs. Swat Team converges, Bank Protestors in background
76. 5 ft 9 frs. Medium close-up bgbt, Tramp with back to camera
77. 4 ft 5 frs. Big close-up Tramp with debit card between his lips
78. 5 ft 10 frs. Extreme close-up, black boots trampling Tramp’s hat
79. 4 ft 5 frs. Camera pans Swat Team pummeling Bank Protestors
80. 5 ft 8 frs. Fade out
81. 13 ft. 0 frs. Fade in – Title – The End – fade out.
82. 39 ft 11 frs. Framed Leader and Finish.
~ Stephen J. Bergstrom
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