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Stage Pre-set

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Sun fades up from outside the basement window. The sound of birds singing fades up.

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Daytime scene with some added fill lighiting. Sunlight streams in through the window into the basement workshop.

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Scene shifts to night. Cool blue lighting with just a hint of light coming in through the window. The birds fade out and crickets begin to chirp.

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A creaking door somewhere off stage opens and illuminates the floor for a brief moment.

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The door closes. We hear the sound of footsteps coming down a staircase.

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Single light bulb is illuminated with the sound of a pull chain and swings back and forth over the scene.

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The bulb burns out with the sound of electrical static/sizzle. We hear the footsteps return to the stairs, climb to the top, and the sound of a body falling and striking the bottom of the stairs with an "oof!"

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Suspensful music fades in and an ominous shadow is cast on the back wall of some strange figure, slowly getting closer and closer.

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The music intensifies as our "creature" makes it onto stage. Back lighting hides the features and creates an eerie silhouette.

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The halogen light is added as the saw is started creating a rim of light around the actor and saw.

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As the saw stops two different colored lighting cues illuminate our actor in the horror style. First, blue light from stage left with green from stage right.

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Second, green light alone creating long, harsh shadows. The scene then cuts to black as we hear the cackle of a witch.

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Gradually, the night time lighting returns and the crickets begin to chirp once again.

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Night fades into day light as the birds begin to sing. The night cycle is complete.

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Post-set