Duration # 70 to 100 Seconds
Language # English
Format # High Definition
Location # A village in Uttar Pradesh/Bihar
TREATMENT
The treatment is more like the format of a medical report on an infant’s death, owing to lack of vaccination.
The Captions will appear, as if handwritten by a medical practitioner.
SCRIPT
SHOT #1 Black Screen
Name : Haria
PAGE TURN – Computer Graphics
Camera on the circular track, moves from the back of the crowd to a medium shot of an infant on the death-bed. His face is not yet covered. Women are crying.
A hut is seen in the background.
PAGE TURN
SHOT #2 Caption
Age : 6 months
PAGE TURN – Computer Graphics
Camera on the straight track – low angle. To begin with, the face of the infant is seen in Mid long shot. It is then covered with a shroud. The camera tracks in with the shroud to frame the infant in close up.
Crying of the women-folk is audible in the audio-track.
PAGE TURN
SHOT #3 Caption
Father’s Name : Gajanan Mahto
PAGE TURN
Circular track of the father in medium shot, from his profile to frontal view. The crowd is seen in the background.
Crying of the womenfolk is audible in the audio-track.
PAGE TURN
SHOT #4 Caption
Address :
Village : Khiriama
Post : Chakradharpur
Distt. : Gaya
PAGE TURN
The corpse is picked up, by the male members.
Camera is at low angle almost to the ground level.
To begin with the crowd is seen in the background, while the corpse of the infant is in the foreground. The corpse exits from the top of the frame. The camera tracks to the mother who continues to beat her chest with tears rolling down the cheeks.
The audio track will also include the chanting of “Ram Nam Satya Hai”.
PAGE TURN
SHOT # 5 Caption :
Complaints :
# High Fever 2-3 days
# Cough
# Running Nose
# Watering Eyes
# Skin Rash
PAGE TURN
Extreme long shot
Semi-silhouette Image
The corpse is carried along the bank of the river. Top one third of the frame is covered by sky, while the bottom one-third by the river.
“Ram Nam Satya Hai” is faintly audible in the track.
PAGE TURN
SHOT # 6 Caption :
On Examination :
Temperature : 102o F
Heart Beat : Rapid
Pulse : 120/minute
Throat : Congested
PAGE TURN
Mid long shot.
On the top of the shroud logs are arranged one after another.
Time of the day is evening-with a strong side-light.
Wind sound is dominant.
PAGE TURN
SHOT # 7 Caption
PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS : MEASLES
PAGE TURN
Dusk – Magic Hour
A ritual is performed by the members of the family. The earthen pitch containing water is broken.
The camera moves in a circular track.
Wind sound is dominant.
PAGE TURN
SHOT #8 Caption
This spot has been enacted.
However, it could happen !
PAGE TURN
The pyre is about to be lit.
The crowd is seen rushing towards the dead body. Logs are removed. The shroud is uncovered. The infant is picked up, who is seen sucking his thumb.
The camera tracks backward. The lights, microphone, reflectors are seen in the frame, in order to establish that it is a shooting.
FADE OUT
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