Pomegranate Seeds by Aida Irving - Transcript

Page 1

Panel 1: The principal walks through the garden, passed the hedges towards his study

Panel 2: His precautionary footsteps

Panel 3: A vulture flies overhead

Panel 4: The principal looks up

Panel 5: he looks behind him

Panel 6: he still senses someone watching him

Panel 7: he continues to walk

Page 2:

Panel 1: wide shot of the vulture watching the principal

Panel 2: The principal going downstairs

Panel 3: he opens the door

Panel 4: A set of books in his study. “At the heart of the academy, a study.” “And in the study- “

Page 3:

Panel 1: In his study, the narrator narrates, “A principle, a mastermind, a muscle of impossible volumes.” “It's his duty to keep”

Panel 2: He lights a cigarette. “his students achieving”

Panel 3: “no matter what he kows them all” “every face, every strength, knows with eyes closed”

Panel 4: “but things have changed, something hair raising, something breathing down his neck”

Panel 5: He takes a whiff of his cigarette.

Page 4:

Panel 1: He hears something.  “… is that you Grimes?”

Panel 2: He looks around. “who goes there?”

Panel 3: Grimes in hiding in the shadows

Panel 4: Grimes says,  “you’re right boss… you’re looking more worried these days”

Panel 5: The principal wavers for Grimes to come closer. “Come here… come out from the shadows”
Page 5:

Panel 1: Grimes catches the principle biting his nails and acting nervous, “You’re doing that thing again?”

Panel 2: Grimes says, “You notice anything with the sky?” Grimes transforms into his human form.

The principal is shuffling a bunch of paper work.“No.. not right now.. I’m in the middle of something. I was, at least.”

Page 6:

Panel 1: “Old Renaulds never did worry like you even when he was in charge”

Panel 2: The principal takes a hold of some paper, rolls it up. He warns for Grimes to “watch it.”

Panel 3: Bam, he whacks him. “Wham”

Panel 4: Grimes disappears. Principal says, “Huh?”

Panel 5: The Principle looks around. He hears flapping.

Panel 6: Grimes flies out the window.  Grimes says, “There’s something I got to show you”

Page 7:

Panel 1:Into the sky Grimes goes. Principal shouts out, “Grimes, the parents can’t find out what is really happening. The Vellids are…

Panel 2: Grimes perches himself on the railing.Grimes says, “you see that?

Principal, “What’s that”

Grimes, “You see that glitch?”

Panel 3: Principal, “That’s what I’ve been worried about”

Grimes, “they’re getting restless”

Page 8:

Panel 1: Principal gazes out towards the glitch

Panel 2: He thinks to himself, “These cosmic creatures are demanding of yet another child. I need to buy us more time.”

Page 9:

Panel 1: Grimes asks, “Who are we conspiring against?” “The Vellids or the parents?”

Panel 2: “Well, both”

Panel 3: Principle, “First, we need a compelling plan to tell the parents.”

Panel 4: He takes out a piece of paper

Panel 5: He makes a large gestural movement. The paper flaps.

Panel 6: He writes

Panel 7: Close up shot of the draft he writes. It writes, please talk to your children and tell them it is not safe to roam around campus after dark.

Page 10:

Panel 1: Grimes asks the Principal, “What happened to Anya.”

Panel 2: “Anya only keeps to herself. She’s like a real life fish.”

Panel 3: “What does she do anyways outside of the pool? If we don’t do anything. She’s gonna cream us.”

Panel 4: Anya hears this while she’s in the shower.

Panel 5: She hears the other girls talking

Page 11:

Panel 1: A girl approaches Anya

Panel 2: She whispers into her ear, “Anya.”

Panel 3: she putts on her coat to indicate she dressing

Panel 4: shot of the two girls

Panel 5: The girl asks her, “Great swimming. Some of us are going to the waterfall. Wanna come?

Panel 6: Anya looks at her

Panel 7: she says, “yeah, what time?”

Page 12:

Panel 1:Anya looks at the waterfall

Panel 2: One girl from the swimming team dares her, “I dare you to jump off those rocks”

Panel 3: She points to a girl about to dive into the waterfall. She says, “Like that.”

Panel 4: The girl leaps into the air. Another girl says, “no, she’s a wuss.”

Page 13:

Panel 1: Anya takes up this dare. She peers and looks out.

Panel 2: She walks towards the rocks

Panel 3: She gets into diving position

Panel 4: She leaps down

Page 14:

Panel 1: she splashes into the water

The Principal tells Grimes, “It was partially true. That did happen.”

Panel 2: Anya plummets into the water. The Principle continues to Grimes, “And that’s where they extracted an ounce of her alloum.”