Short	
  Script	
  for	
  the	
  piece	
  
‘PART	
  THE	
  LEAVES,	
  UNLEASH	
  DESTINY’	
  
by	
  Niko	
  Paterakis	
  
Recorded	
  by	
  the	
  London	
  Session	
  Orchestra	
  
at	
  AIR	
  Studios	
  –	
  London,	
  UK	
  
	
  
SFTV	
  CULMINATING	
  EXPERIENCE	
  2014	
  
	
  
Location:	
  the	
  Temple	
  in	
  the	
  Jungle,	
  South	
  America	
  
Time:	
  Dark	
  
	
  
00:02:	
  The	
  two	
  companions	
  look	
  up	
  decisively,	
  knowing	
  what	
  they	
  must	
  do.	
  
	
  
00:14:	
   They	
   walk	
   up	
   the	
   steps	
   of	
   the	
   Temple,	
   stumbling	
   from	
   the	
   wounds	
   and	
  
weariness	
  of	
  the	
  Jungle’s	
  ordeals.	
  
	
  
00:37:	
   They	
   fling	
   the	
   main	
   gate	
   of	
   the	
   Temple	
   open.	
   The	
   main	
   hall	
   is	
   large	
   and	
  
imposing,	
   ornate	
   with	
   mystical	
   drawings	
   and	
   sculptures	
   of	
   the	
   tribe	
   that	
   has	
  
protected	
   the	
   Temple	
   for	
   countless	
   generations.	
   Opposite	
   the	
   entrance,	
   on	
   the	
  
center	
  of	
  the	
  wall	
  there	
  is	
  a	
  huge	
  ornate	
  circle	
  with	
  what	
  looks	
  like	
  a	
  keyhole	
  in	
  
the	
  middle.	
  
	
  

The	
   man	
   reaches	
   in	
   his	
   shirt	
   and	
   uncovers	
   the	
   medallion	
   his	
   mother	
   gave	
   him	
  
before	
  she	
  died.	
  The	
  woman	
  does	
  the	
  same.	
  
Combined,	
  they	
  form	
  the	
  same	
  shape	
  as	
  the	
  keyhole.	
  
Memories	
   of	
   his	
   beloved	
   mother	
   pass	
   through	
   their	
   mind	
   as	
   they	
   caress	
   each	
  
other’s	
  medallion	
  misty-­‐eyed.	
  
	
  
They	
  look	
  at	
  the	
  keyhole	
  and	
  insert	
  the	
  medallions	
  together.	
  
	
  
1:12:	
  Bolts	
  and	
  heavy	
  lumber	
  creak	
  to	
  life	
  and	
  shatter	
  the	
  silence.	
  The	
  building	
  
begins	
  to	
  shake…	
  
	
  
1:38:	
  the	
  building	
  starts	
  collapsing	
  at	
  superhuman	
  speed	
  around	
  him,	
  enveloping	
  
him	
  in	
  a	
  tornado	
  of	
  ruble	
  that	
  collapses	
  in	
  on	
  itself	
  like	
  a	
  black	
  hole.	
  They	
  stare	
  
calmly,	
  accepting	
  their	
  fate.	
  A	
  flash	
  of	
  white	
  light	
  –	
  cut	
  to	
  next	
  scene.	
  
	
  
1:48	
  
Location:	
  the	
  Forest	
  on	
  the	
  Other	
  Side	
  
Time:	
  Sunrise	
  
	
  
They	
   find	
   themselves	
   magically	
   transported	
   on	
   a	
   self-­‐animated	
   rock	
   plateau	
  
suspended	
  in	
  mid-­‐air.	
  
	
  
1:58:	
   As	
   the	
   rock	
   rises,	
   it	
   reveals	
   the	
   place	
   they	
   have	
   been	
   searching	
   for:	
   the	
  
Forest	
  on	
  the	
  Other	
  Side.	
  
	
  

They	
  jump	
  off	
  at	
  the	
  edge	
  of	
  a	
  thickly	
  leaved	
  cliff	
  and	
  part	
  the	
  leaves…	
  
	
  
2:09:	
   As	
   the	
   leaves	
   part,	
   the	
   Lost	
   City	
   is	
   revealed	
   –	
   an	
   endless	
   stretch	
   of	
  
magnificent	
   golden	
   spires	
   piercing	
   the	
   sky	
   in	
   all	
   their	
   gleaming	
   glory.	
   They	
   cry	
  
and	
  laugh	
  out	
  loud	
  while	
  gripping	
  each	
  other	
  furiously.	
  
	
  
2:26:	
  They	
  begin	
  to	
  descend	
  the	
  small	
  hill	
  to	
  reach	
  the	
  Lost	
  City.	
  
	
  
2:36:	
  They	
  arrive	
  at	
  the	
  main	
  entrance	
  of	
  the	
  City…