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The moon begins to glitch and malfunction. People on Earth see the moon glitching and the stars disappearing from the night sky. This causes confusion and terror. All power then begins to shut down. The main character receives a mysterious phone call informing him that the "sky's system has failed" and instructing him to remain calm as all power shuts down, plunging the world into darkness.

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The Moon Glitched Script 15

The moon begins to glitch and malfunction. People on Earth see the moon glitching and the stars disappearing from the night sky. This causes confusion and terror. All power then begins to shut down. The main character receives a mysterious phone call informing him that the "sky's system has failed" and instructing him to remain calm as all power shuts down, plunging the world into darkness.

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THE MOON BEGAN

TO GLITCH

BY JAZ READER
1.
FADE IN:

1 EXT. – GARDEN AND FIELD – NIGHT 1

A middle-aged woman and her children are playing outside in


the garden at night. They’re chasing each other and laughing,
the little girl squealing with happiness. Then their voices
fade away and their actions move into slow motion as the main
protagonist starts to talk.

ISAAC TAYLOR
(VO)
Before we all lost power, before
our government fell apart and before
the world delved into chaos, the moon
began to glitch.

A couple are led on a rug, star gazing, as Isaac speaks.


They’re pointing at the sky with bright smiles, and muttering
to each other but the audience can’t hear this. Their smiles
begin to fade as they look at and process the moon glitching.

ISAAC TAYLOR
(VO)
The onlookers on earth gazed up
first with confusion, rubbing
their eyes and wondering if their
mind was playing tricks on them.

Cuts back to the family and the children are looking up to the
sky with frowns. They tug their mums arm curiously, and the
mother’s distracted smile disappears as she places a hand over
her mouth in fear.

ISAAC TAYLOR
(VO)
Soon enough, that confusion turned
to fear, and that fear turned to
terror when the night sky stars
faded to nothing.

CUT TO BLACK. Title fades on to screen as the last line is


said.

(CONTINUED.)
CONTINUED: 2.

ISAAC TAYLOR
(VO)
That’s when the darkness began.

CUT TO BLACK.

2 INT. OC’S HOUSE - NIGHT 2

Isaac Taylor’s face is shown, staring up at the sky with


terror, mixed with confusion. He steps back slowly, still
trying to process the broken sky. Suddenly he’s running inside
his house, stumbling over the thresh hold and clasping onto
furniture as he goes. Quick cuts and frames will emphasise the
desperation in his movements.

When he reaches the kitchen, he stops and places his hands on


the worktops. Isaac heaves in a long breathe, then lets it out
slowly. Across from him, his phone sits on the worktop and
vibrates. He picks it up and unlocks it.

Straight away, the main character goes to social media, which


the audience do not see directly on the screen, but it is
shown by his scrolling motion and tweets/Facebook posts coming
up on the screen. Suddenly, the social media posts wipe away
on screen and an ‘incoming call’ comes up.

Isaac slides his finger across the phone screen and accepts
the phone call.

ISAAC TAYLOR
Hello?

There is silence on the other end, and Isaac’s heart beat


picks up slightly and his breathing gets quicker.

ISAAC TAYLOR
(shakily)
Hello?

UNKNOWN CALLER ID
(monotone voice)
During this event, you must
remain calm.

ISAAC TAYLOR
Stay calm? Who is this?
What’s happening-
(CONTINUED.)
CONTINUED: 3.

UNKNOWN CALLER ID
The sky’s system has failed.

ISAAC TAYLOR
(panicking)
What system!?

UNKNOWN CALLER ID
And power will commence to
shut down in (5…4…3…2…1…)

Over the countdown, Isaac speaks.

ISAAC TAYLOR
Shut down? What the hell!?
Who the hell are you?

Suddenly, one by one, the lights cut out, increasing the


darkness in the room. Isaac watches slowly, his mouth apart in
fear. One light remains on and Isaac slowly walks towards it
as the call continues.

UNKNOWN CALLER ID
During this event, you must
remain calm.

Isaac stops in front of the single light and frowns. He


removes the phone from his ear and settles it on the side. The
voice on the line can still be heard as Isaac stares at the
light.

UNKOWN CALLER ID
The sky’s system has failed
and all power has shut down.
During this event, you must
remain calm. The sky’s system
has failed and all power has
shut down.

The single light finally flicks off and the room gives into
the darkness. The screen stays black and Isaac’s quick
breathing can be heard faintly against the last line of the
phone call.

UNKNOWN CALLER ID
During this event, you must
remain calm.

CUT. ROLL CREDITS.

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