>> The Grotto..!

The Grotto (Work In Progress)
Screen Note:
The southern part of the Balkan peninsula (Greece) is often faces the attack of the creatures and monstrous sized animals. People have seen these things coming out of a cave which is known as The Grotto. (A grotto is often a cave near water and often flooded or liable to flood at high tide. The mystery and perceived danger of these underground sites easily led to the formation of myths and gods.) Whosoever enters in the Grotto have to face the death. It was believed that the cave is cursed & monsters own it. Who kills everyone who enters in. Many times brave men tried to enter but they never returned. But someone needs to take risk in order to make all live. After two years one more brave man came in to make a difference.

Loud lighting sounds, some visuals flickering.
A man standing with a firing wood stick in an entrance of cave. Heavy rain outside.

Lighting sound. Black out, close up.
A man having fair beard with mustache fully wet, determined, darting here and there with caution.


Dissolve to a wall of rocks in side the cave. A lizard is camouflaged (because of dust on it body) in to the wall. Slight movement in its body shows that it being there for a long time. Come the edge of the wall and spies on an insect fleeing around the wall.


Sudden after a little pause it opens his mouth and swallows that insect in. The man arrived in and inserts him self from behind the wall in to the cave.
The man looks like a brave warrior who must have turned down many of his foes.
He looks focused and in search of something, which seems to be dangerous. (We feel that from his eyes.) He makes steps further in to the grotto. He wipes the fire stick here and there to make his way from the nets of spider. Which were spread all around the cave.

He forwards him self ahead. He start feeling the cold in the air. He notice that walls are wet in side. He suspects something and keeps moving.

He detects some unclear drawing inside on the wall. He carefully watches them but unable to get the idea out of it. Slowly moves his leg and feels something below it. Sound “crack”.

He discovers that bones are spread there all around the way in the cave. Head bones, hand and leg bone etc. The bean of fear dropped inside him, but his courage foreshadows it. He tightens his grip on the stick of fire and squinch his eye brow. Moves ahead with the makeup of courage.

Suddenly wind blows the fire off. He tries to light the stick with fire again but fails to do so. But surprisingly he is able to see further in the cave. A blue pale light is coming from inside makes it possible to see further in the cave.

He stands up remove one of his sword. Looks here and there and moves ahead following blue light.


We see close up of eyes. (Fade in fade out.)
Smoke coming out from mouth coz of cold (fade in fade out)
A monster like creature looks up, coming out of his pose, making a roar.

The Warrior stops. He looks here and there with little fear but still able to maintain his stability & moves ahead.

The Monster hears something & stands up suspecting something. He becomes hyper at something and shows little disappointment like he didn’t want to get disturb.
Warrior comes in front of the Monster from behind the cave wall. Monster looks at him throwing blank expression. Warrior saw him and got ready to charge like he was expecting this kind of creature only in the cave.

He runs forward making his first move towards the monster with the sword in hand. Shouting and attacking. Monster just dodges him like he is not interested in fight, showing pity towards the warrior.

The Warrior hits himself on the cave wall. Without any pause and further thoughts he just goes for second attack. He is moving speedily to hit him hard. Warrior reaches near monster. Monster hits on the hand of the warrior and sword falls dawn. Warrior founds himself empty handed at the other corner of the wall.

Monster is not seems to be aggressive. He is just trying to avoid the fight. Looks like he is giving chance to move out & go back.

But warrior is not quitting. He is getting more aggressive with every move. He thinks if he quits it will be difficult for him to survive and move out of the cave alive. Fear causes him to attack constantly and with aggression. In those heavy attacks he is able to hit monster with the sword.

Monster has lost his patience and he hits warrior hard in agony. Warrior slides back hitting himself with a wall corner with force. He understood the power of this creature. He realizes that now there is no chance to escape because he made monster angry and now he’ll kill him.

Monster is showing unexpected expression. He feels sorry for what he has just done but not able to communicate the idea properly. He moves ahead to help the warrior.

On other side warrior is scared to death now after getting this hit from monster. He is thoughtless fail to understand anything he just looks for his sword here and there and able to get it.

Monster is moving forward showing disgrace and when he is just try to tell him something with his gesture… The warrior makes an unexpected move towards him. Runs on the wall & attacks on the monster. Jumps in the air & inserts the sword in to the chest of Monster.

Monster’s tong stuck inside the mouth only. His eyes got wet he looks toward the warrior and falls dawn. Monster’s eye showing tears with absolute innocence like he was trying to convince something but got failed. Warrior is breathing heavy. Standing still having no idea of what just happened. All seems sudden for him.

He looks deep in to the cave & he found the source of light and decided to move ahead. Monster not dead yet he in his full pain, shows a gesture to stop here only and not to move ahead. But Warrior is bewildered & fails to understand what just happened. This is very perplexed moment for him. He moves ahead with his confused state of mind. Warrior moves in the direction of light and vanishes.


He comes in to the picture again from the other side of that light and this side looks like all together new place hidden inside this small looking cave. A big dome covered mostly with the ice. The Warrior is looking like an ant in-front of this huge monstrous cave. It’s a closed dome there is no way further. This dome is surrounded by lots of water. There is a very little place to walk in between.

Warrior moves ahead, he is still confused. He is just seeing things & not getting any idea of it. He feels little cold. He is moving forward and comes to a pause.

Water is showing some movements behind the warrior. Warrior looks back as he senses someone’s presence in the place, then suddenly a wind with some smoke blows on to his face. This wind blow of makes him imbalance. He is finding difficult in viewing things. Suddenly a hand comes out of water with a scream. Warrior looks back towards it. A man who looks like drowning, he is asking for help. It seems he is stuck inside the water. Begging the warrior to help him & make him move out.

Warrior tries to focus but not able to view it clearly, but he does understood that someone is stuck inside. Warrior looks towards the door & wondering how this one entered & when. The man inside the water cries for help very badly. For warrior it is a very perplexed moment. He is not able to understand what is happening. He moves ahead to help him. He offers his hand for help. The man holds it quickly, grabs the hand hard & by pulling him the man makes his move out quickly.

Suddenly another hand came out near warrior in same manner asking for help. Warrior in his confusing state gives him hand too. Both the man transforms in to the water shaped creatures & moves upward on to the warrior. Another hand comes out of water. Warrior quits as he gets the idea that something undesirable is happening. He dodges his hand. Another hand from inside of water tries to hold warrior’s feet. Warrior moves back speedily but other two creature are unstoppable. They attacked and captured warrior from both the sides. (One by one lot of hands came out of water. Environment became chaotic. All were shouting, crying towards warrior.)

One creature is on the neck & another on the other side biting & hurting the warrior. Warrior starts feeling the pain of it. He removes the sword & mange to wipe around. Both the creatures fall dawn like the water splash.

Everything becomes silent suddenly. Water became still as before, all the creatures splashed & merged in to the water. Warrior is out of his own control feeling terrible pain because of that attack. He looks wounded mentally as well as physically. The sword drops from the hand.

Warrior is feeling too constrained like he will fall. His body is getting stiffer. He looks upwards, towards left and right for help. Hoping someone to come out from somewhere and help him somehow. The scars of those attacks are clearly seen on his body. Something happened which was not expected. His hands and legs started transforming.

His is getting darker. Skin started deforming. He is not able to maintain the balance. He is falling but trying to hold him with little forward steps. His shadow falls on the ground & his transformation is clearly seen in those.

He shouts in his unbearable pain. Lastly his shadow shows the transformation of his face in to the something ugly. In long shot a huge, ugly looking thing is visible. Black out with a roar sound.

Fade in… to a monster’s face, innocent eyes. Cloths were same as the warrior. Fade out…fade in…
Full view of the monster, was actually that warrior who transformed in to the one dangerous looking thing. He goes near the dead body of the earlier monster and cries out as he realized what he did.

The Grotto...

>> Musing..!

Musing
(Deep in thinking or In Meditation)
Written By: Vikram Pandya


>> Click here to watch..!

SCENE_01
(Int. Dojo)
There is a place where children perform yoga, meditation and some physical exercises. It is a place where parents drop there children for their better.

Scene starts with the entry of a young kid, entering in this huge hall. He looks quite confident. He looks people around him performing various activities like Yogasanaa. There is a smile on his classy little face. He is walking in the Hall & stops somewhere then settles himself.

He closes his eyes...

White washout..!


SCENE_02
(Int. Dojo White colored)
Zoom out & we see the Boy in a nice action pose
Camera goes backward, boy running toward the camera. Camera stops & the Boy takes flight in air, a big jump with a summersault up in the air & lands in front of the camera & he turn out to be a Ninja guy, so lands near camera in a complete Ninja look..!

He is practicing ninja moves with his sword in hand...kicks on camera, wiping sword & all action stuff.
(Camera Rotation 360deg. around him character frontal should be seen, adjust Camera.
& Action to give that effect)

Ninja Guy enjoys playing his moves, but now he brings his practice to a halt.
He feels someone near, so looks to his left.
(Double take)


SCENE_03
(Int. Dojo White colored)
There is another character who has just introduced herself in the scene. She looks like a Japanese fighter Gal. She wants to make a fight with the guy, so she shows it with her smiling eyes.

The Ninja guy shows attitude that no one can fight him by throwing his sword in a pillar. He also starts to turn around from her.

The Lady throws knives on the same pillar to stop him. The knives hit the pillar in such a way that we can see silhouettes of the guy. The Ninja Guy gets angry that how can a Girl challenge him.

Both R ready for the fight & show their preparations..!

The fight begins within them. Both play their moves greatly. The Ninja Guy gets irritated as how this girl can survive for so long time in front of him. He throws her on to the pillar. But she manages to settle herself, she looks up to the Ninja & zip jumps on to the Ninja for attack from the pillar. But The Guy manages to dodge her.
She fights him with intensity. Now her last move & Ninja guy falls on to the ground. She is now one punch far from winning the match.

She gives him a tight punch on his face & that’s all…

White washout..!


SCENE_04
(Int. Dojo)
The Boy Opens his eyes in shock and comes out of Meditation. At start he couldn’t believe that all these happened with him. But as soon as he realizes the situation he smiles on himself.

He was feeling bit embarrassed for that event which he saw behind his closed eyes during meditation.
Suddenly he feels something & looks to his left.
(Double take)

A Girl was sitting very near to him in meditation pose as she was too in meditation. She smiles at the boy. Both look at each other & laugh as they realized the thing.

Camera pulls out & we see much more young potential doing meditation and stuff in different poses.

(This is the 1st draft of the script for the film, its animatics is the extended version of the script.)
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