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Preppy Dog in Sweater Saves the Town

Treatment

The story begins with a dramatic still black and white image of the fearless hero of Funkytown, Preppy Dog, superimposed over a Gotham landscape. 1950's era newsreel music accompanies the image. As the image transitions to color, Preppy Dog is shown relaxing at home while narration begins in the standard 1950's propaganda film tone. Preppy Dog is alerted to action as the narration continues. He moves at a frenetic pace as it is time for him to once again take action to defend Funkytown with hard rock music in the background.

Attention moves to the town, with Lipps, Inc. offering the serenade of the town's name. A monster is approaching the town, its footsteps rumbling the bowels of the earth. Defense officials take action, but are useless against the menacing swats of the monster. The monster walks into town, destroying buildings and helicopters that get in the way.

The monster laughs with evil glee as it squats behind the Tower of Pisa , leaving a souvenir of its visit. An angry villager shouts in Spanish at the disrespect of the monster as Preppy Dog arrives on the scene with a dramatic score harkening his arrival. The monster takes note, pausing from its woeful path of destruction through town as "The Ride of the Valkyries" begins.

Preppy Dog bounds through the remains of the town to slay the evil menace, while the narrator offers words of encouragement. The monster has no chance of winning, as Preppy Dog saves the day. The monster lies in a pool of his own blood while the narrator decries the monster's foolish behavior. With a pan of the ruined town, Preppy Dog dances while "Funkytown" once again plays in the background.

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Script/Shot Sheet

Shot	Description	Audio	Assets
1	MS-Opening still of Otis, with Misfits/drippy letters. "Preppy Dog In Sweater Saves and Destroys Town." Letters are transitioned over top of image. All in black and white	Forties era "dramatic music" like in Newsreel when talking about "the Huns"	Dog in red sweater
2	MS-Shot of Otis laying on floor, chewing on bone	Dramatic male voiceover (like from Duck and Cover): Here we join local hero Preppy Dog in Sweater as he relaxes in between another attack on Funkytown.	Dog in red sweater Chewbone
3	CU-Shot of Otis hearing something suddenly	Dramatic male voiceover (like from Duck and Cover): Oh no! But what's that? Time for action again, eh Preppy Dog in Sweater?	Dog in red sweater
4	Animation: Showing soundwaves and how humans cannot hear the signal Dog in Sweater hears	Dramatic male voiceover (like from Duck and Cover): Here is how the Emergency Dept. of Funkytown signals our hero. Notice that his is more sensitive to lower Hz. Ask your science teacher or librarian for more information.	Animation of human hearing at 20Hz, Dog hearing range at as low as 3 Hz
5	WS- Otis running one way/the other	Cheesy Top Gun-esque Highway to the Danger zone clip fade out at end of clip	Dog in red sweater
6	WS -Monster walking up on Funkytown	Heavy footfalls; beginning of the song Funkytown behind the footfalls	All Paper models Monster Helicopters and other war machinery THE TOWN
7	MS-Monster swatting at helicopter	Funkytown continues in background	All Paper models Monster Helicopter THE TOWN
8	ECU-Monster stepping through Taj Mahal	Heavy footfalls; Funkytown continues in background	Taj Mahal Monster THE TOWN
9	MS-Model Catching on fire as monster walks away	Heavy footfalls; Funkytown continues in background	Taj Mahal Monster THE TOWN
10	MS-Monster swats and knocks down helicopter	Funkytown continues in background; crash	Monster Helicopter THE TOWN
11	CU-Monster laughs	Funkytown continues; monster laughing	Monster THE TOWN
12	WS-Monster walks up to Pisa tower	Funkytown continues; heavy footfalls	Monster Tower of Pisa THE TOWN
13	MCU-Monster squats behind tower	Funkytown continues; fart noise; monster laugh	Monster Tower of Pisa THE TOWN
14	CU-Shot of raisin pile behind Pisa	Funkytown continues; heavy footfalls; monster laugh	Monster Tower of Pisa THE TOWN
15	MCU- Shot of Actor	Funkytown continues Actor in Spanish says, "That monster has no respect."	Actor Subtitles in English
16	WS-Otis Arrives on the scene	Dramatic entrance music/symphonic	Dog in red sweater Monster THE TOWN
17	CU-Otis Growling	Growling Narrator: "Oh, but that big bad monster will learn some respect now, right boys and girls?"	Dog in red sweater THE TOWN
18	MS-looks up from pounding Japanese house	Pounding sound; then Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries starts	Monster Japanese Model THE TOWN
19	ECU-Monster notices Otis	Little cartoon voice "Uh-oh" Ride of the Valkyries continues	Monster THE TOWN
20	WS-Otis runs over village to get the Monster	Crumbling noise Ride of the Valkyries continues	Monster Dog in red sweater Models THE TOWN
21	MS-Otis kills the monster and continues to destroy city	Ride of the Valkyries continues Narrator says "Go git' em, boy! Annihilate! Kill! Kill! Kill!	Monster Dog in red sweater Models THE TOWN
22	ECU- Monster face down	Narrator: That's right, fool. Show some respect, or we'll FCK you up. ( is where a beep sound is inserted)	Monster Models Red food dye THE TOWN
23	MS-Otis doing the Headtwist with bloody mouth	Narrator: Thanks again, Preppy Dog in Sweater. Sure the town is in shambles now.	Dog in red sweater THE TOWN
24	WS- Pan over destroyed town		Destroyed models THE TOWN
25	MS- Otis with bloody mouth stands up and twirls around	Otis Bark Funkytown begins again	Dog in red sweater THE TOWN
26	Fade to black

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