The Day the Earth Stood Still Page #2
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- 1951
- 92 min
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EXT. LINCOLN MEMORIAL - LONG SHOT (STOCK)
A small crowd of tourists is climbing the steps to the
columned entrance.
EXT. WASHINGTON MONUMENT - LONG SHOT (STOCK)
Under this shot a barely audible, distant hum is heard. It
grows in volume so imperceptibly in this and the next two
shots that we are unconscious of it.
EXT. JEFFERSON MEMORIAL - LONG SHOT (STOCK)
Crowds are strolling on the Mall and across the well-kept
lawns in front of the Smithsonian Institution with the
leisurely, meandering quality that distinguishes sight-seers.
MED. SHOT
Including several small groups of people moving toward the
Smithsonian. Their attention is attracted as the hum off
scene becomes a roar. The sound is unearthly in its intensity
and almost unbearable in its swiftly increasing volume. The
people stop in their tracks and look up in the sky in terror.
MED. CLOSE SHOT
Several people on the steps of the Smithsonian have turned
to look. There is cold, frozen fear in their eyes. The awful
sound keeps increasing in volume.
CLOSE SHOT:
A man, following the progress of a huge object in the sky
with his eyes. He is held terror-stricken.
LONG SHOT INTO SKY (SERSEN SHOT)
A giant shape, still at some distance, is approaching the
earth at incredible speed.
A group of people run wildly across a large expanse of lawn.
A huge shadow cast from above onto the grass seems to be
pursing them.
LONG SHOT INTO SKY (SERSEN SHOT)
The great shape is considerably nearer now.
CLOSE SHOT:
Of a woman, thoroughly shaken, held immobile by what she
sees and hears.
LONG SHOT:
People scatter madly in all directions as the huge spaceship
comes in for a landing on a smooth, grassy area. The
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