Answer: Yes, Minimalist Script.
Me as an applicant to be part of the team of SenateFlix scriptwriters for Season 1 Episode 21 Season Finale:
Season Finale: Trailer: Flashes of scenarios — then, Ex-SP Alan convenes “plenary” before midnight today, 11 senators show up but… Near midnight (camera zooms in to a shining object slowly bobbing up in the moonlit night) A smooth sparkling bald head slowly ascends the staircase…
Flashback, (caption reads: 7 Hours Earlier):
Ex-SP Alan (huddled with senators in a meeting) : We have to convene before the constitutional deadline of 12 midnight today. Because the plenary will automatically lapse into sine die adjournment by operation of law that’s why…
Sen. Loren interrupts: Wait … are you still the Senate President…?
Ex-SP Alan stands up, holds up camera phone to light his face, bangs table loud: I AM… THE SENATE PRESIDENT — FOREVER!!! ⚡🎇🪅Pia! What are you doing, browsing your phone there?
Sen. Pia: I’m reading Avelino vs. Cuenco, Consti Law 1. Quick read it now, this is what the Onse senators followed…
Sen. Loren: Hindi na sila Onse. Tayo, tayo na yung Onse. Na-onse tayo!
Ex-SP Alan: Don’t say that! (Near tears) I am the Senate President forever! (Bangs table)
Sen. Robin: Sandali lang kapatid, hindi naman forever — bawal sa Qur’an yan (Wait brother, not forever, that’s against the Qur’an)
Ex-SP Alan: Read Psalm 23! Imee, call up the others, we will convene before midnight!
Sen. Imee walks to her staff, smiles and points at staff member: You…it’s your fault. (Looks at another staff member) It’s her fault, di ba, she approved it. Let’s call up the other senators.
Sen. Bong Go: Boss… We’re still lacking two more, Sen. Jinggoy is in jail and…
Ex-SP Alan: Give Jinggoy a mobile phone! Smuggle it to prison, I don’t care! Give a maleta to the warden. Jinggoy will join and vote by teleconference!
Sen. Marcoleta: You do not lack legal background. But we have not yet approved the rule on teleconference voting, we didn’t have a quorum then remember, the ten walked out on us, remember?
Ex-SP Alan ( fuming 🤬) (Points to the sky) Call up Bato now (fugitive Senator Bato)
Sen. Imee walks to staff: It’s your fault. Call up Bato, put him on speaker phone.
(Staff member calls up Bato and presses the “speaker” tab)
Speaker phone AI voice in British accent sounds out: “The number you dialled — is out of network coverage area… The number you dialled — is out of network coverage area.”
Staff member: Ma’am — He’s … Out- of- the- planet.
Ex-SP Alan (screams) No-ooo!
(sobs) (hands camera phone to Sen. Bong Go): Bong, step back a little… Medium shot only… Don’t forget to press the Filter Tab to 1,000 per cent filter touch up or else I will strip you of your committee chairmanship.
(Ex-SP Alan rehearses by mumbling speech to himself).
Sen Bong Go: Rolling! … and…
Ex-SP Alan: They can try to remove me… They can kill me… But they will not kill … the idea … of a democratic Philippines led not by men but by law … led by the Philippine Constitution. I… am … Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano and … I am the Senate President forever! (points to the sky then freezes)
Sen. Bong Go: Cut! and.. Good take!
(Fade black. Transition to a shot of the moon 🌝 , sounds of crickets 🦗 chirping.)
(Alfred Hitchcock “Psycho” movie music plays…
(Camera zooms in to a glistening bald head.
(Bald head slowly turns to camera to face camera, then delivers the immortal lines but in acoustic version):
Bato, in acoustic version: Pag dih ku pumapasuk…
Hinahanap nyu ku…
Di bah!!!
(Graphics run over the screen: To be continued… to Season 2)
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