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Letting go of the ant farm windmill
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1GRANDPAGrandpa feeds the ants in his wooden windmill ant farm for the last time before he moves out.
2GRANDPA, MOTHERMother arrives and props a stack of flat moving boxes against the workbench.
3MOTHERMother lays the care home leaflet, with NO ANIMALS circled, on top of the windmill.
4GRANDPA, ELIGrandpa puts the windmill into Eli's arms.
5MOTHER, ELIAt the car, Mother unzips Eli's black backpack and lifts the windmill back out.
6GRANDPA, MOTHERGrandpa drops the feeding dropper into the kitchen bin.
7ELIEli finds three dead ants on the windmill's glass floor.
8ELI, GRANDPAEli pulls the dropper out of the bin in front of Grandpa.
9ELIEli feeds the ants himself.
10MOTHER, GRANDPAThe last box is taped shut and the windmill is the only thing left unpacked, the leaflet still tied to it with red string.
11MOTHER, ELIMother hands Eli a garden trowel so the ants can be let go.
12ELIEli buries the trowel under the hedge.
13ELIEli takes the windmill into bed with him.
14ELIThe windmill has been knocked in his sleep; its glass is cracked and ants are on the blanket.
15ELI, GRANDPAEli wakes Grandpa, holding out the cracked windmill.
16GRANDPAGrandpa's shaking hands pull the red string off the leaflet and bind it tight around the crack.
17GRANDPA, ELIThe string has held; they have fallen asleep at the table on either side of it.
18MOTHER, GRANDPA, ELIMother comes in with the removal men's clipboard; the van is at the window.
19MOTHER, GRANDPA, ELIThe removal van has gone with every box, and the three of them are left on the empty drive.
20GRANDPA, ELIEli finds Grandpa in the stripped workshop holding the windmill, the only thing left.
21GRANDPA, ELIGrandpa opens the back door onto the field and puts the windmill back in Eli's hands.
22ELI, GRANDPAEli digs the buried trowel out from under the hedge and gives it to Grandpa.
23GRANDPA, ELIThey walk out across the field toward the old stone windmill the ant farm was modelled on.
24GRANDPA, ELIGrandpa kneels and digs a hole at the base of the stone windmill.
25ELIEli unscrews the little windmill's roof.
26ELI, GRANDPAEli screws the roof back on and backs away from the hole, clutching the windmill.
27GRANDPA, ELIGrandpa lays the trowel by the hole and walks off down the hill, leaving it to Eli.
28ELIGrandpa is gone from the hill; Eli is alone with the windmill and the hole.
29ELIEli unwinds Grandpa's red string from the cracked glass.
30ELIEli tips the open windmill over the hole and the ants pour into the earth.
scene 1 · close
Grandpa feeds the ants in his wooden windmill ant farm for the last time before he moves out.
the picture turned out to be: An elderly man is holding a small lantern. The man is wearing a red sweater. The lantern is made of wood and metal. It is shaped like a birdhouse.
looked at: lantern
scene 2 · medium
Mother arrives and props a stack of flat moving boxes against the workbench.
the picture turned out to be: There are four people standing around a table. There is a man in a red jacket standing next to a woman in a green coat. There are boxes on top of the table.
looked at: boxes, red jacket, green coat, man
scene 3 · close
Mother lays the care home leaflet, with NO ANIMALS circled, on top of the windmill.
the picture turned out to be: A woman is standing outside on a cloudy day. She is wearing a green coat. The woman is holding a red string and a white paper in her hands. There is a windmill behind the woman. Part of a tree can be seen in the background of the photo.
looked at: windmill, part tree, white paper, red string
scene 4 · medium
Grandpa puts the windmill into Eli's arms.
the picture turned out to be: Three men are standing outside on a cloudy day. One of the men is wearing a red sweater and a blue shirt. He is holding a small lantern in his hands. A little boy is standing in front of the man wearing a yellow jacket. He has a black backpack on his back. A building can be seen in the background be
looked at: yellow jacket, small lantern, hands, his hands
revision 1 — after scene 4:
18 kept, 8 rewritten,
ending moved
from looking at: 1 image ago: yellow jacket, small lantern, hands, his hands
2 images ago: windmill, part tree, white paper, red string
3 images ago: boxes, red jacket, green coat, man
4 images ago: lantern
totals: lantern x1, boxes x1, red jacket x1, green coat x1, man x1
on screen and never once looked at: backpack, blue shirt, building, coat, elderly man, eli, four people, grandpa
scene 16moved 0.54
was: Grandpa's shaking hands tape over the crack.
Grandpa's shaking hands pull the red string off the leaflet and bind it tight around the crack.
scene 5moved 0.43
was: At the car, Mother takes the windmill back out of Eli's arms.
At the car, Mother unzips Eli's black backpack and lifts the windmill back out.
scene 29moved 0.37
was: Eli peels Grandpa's tape off the cracked glass.
Eli unwinds Grandpa's red string from the cracked glass.
scene 10moved 0.23
was: The last box is taped shut and the windmill is the only thing left unpacked.
The last box is taped shut and the windmill is the only thing left unpacked, the leaflet still tied to it with red string.
scene 17moved 0.06
was: The tape has held; they have fallen asleep at the table on either side of it.
The string has held; they have fallen asleep at the table on either side of it.
scene 21moved 0.06
was: Grandpa opens the back door onto the field and puts the windmill back in Eli's arms.
Grandpa opens the back door onto the field and puts the windmill back in Eli's hands.
the whole story from here, as it stood after this revision — 26 scenes
5. At the car, Mother unzips Eli's black backpack and lifts the windmill back out.
6. Grandpa drops the feeding dropper into the kitchen bin.
7. Eli finds three dead ants on the windmill's glass floor.
8. Eli pulls the dropper out of the bin in front of Grandpa.
9. Eli feeds the ants himself.
10. The last box is taped shut and the windmill is the only thing left unpacked, the leaflet still tied to it with red string.
11. Mother hands Eli a garden trowel so the ants can be let go.
12. Eli buries the trowel under the hedge.
13. Eli takes the windmill into bed with him.
14. The windmill has been knocked in his sleep; its glass is cracked and ants are on the blanket.
15. Eli wakes Grandpa, holding out the cracked windmill.
16. Grandpa's shaking hands pull the red string off the leaflet and bind it tight around the crack.
17. The string has held; they have fallen asleep at the table on either side of it.
18. Mother comes in with the removal men's clipboard; the van is at the window.
19. The removal van has gone with everything, and the three of them are left on the empty drive.
20. Grandpa stands in the stripped workshop holding the windmill, the only thing left.
21. Grandpa opens the back door onto the field and puts the windmill back in Eli's hands.
22. Eli digs the buried trowel out from under the hedge and gives it to Grandpa.
23. They walk out across the field toward the old stone windmill the ant farm was modelled on.
24. Grandpa kneels and digs a hole at the base of the stone windmill.
25. Eli unscrews the little windmill's roof.
26. Eli screws the roof back on and backs away from the hole, clutching the windmill.
27. Grandpa lays the trowel by the hole and walks off down the hill, leaving it to Eli.
28. Grandpa is gone from the hill; Eli is alone with the windmill and the hole.
29. Eli unwinds Grandpa's red string from the cracked glass.
30. Eli tips the open windmill over the hole and the ants pour into the earth.
scene 5 · medium
At the car, Mother unzips Eli's black backpack and lifts the windmill back out.
the picture turned out to be: There are two people standing in front of a car. There is a woman in a green coat holding a small toy house. The boy in the yellow coat is wearing a blue jacket.
looked at: small toy house, blue jacket, woman, car
scene 6 · medium
Grandpa drops the feeding dropper into the kitchen bin.
the picture turned out to be: There are people standing in a room. There is a man in a red shirt and a woman in a green coat. There are boxes on a table in front of them.
looked at: boxes, people, red shirt
scene 7 · close
Eli finds three dead ants on the windmill's glass floor.
the picture turned out to be: A little boy is wearing a yellow raincoat. He is looking down at a small model windmill. The windmill is made of wood and metal. There are ants on the ground next to the windmill as well.
looked at: windmill, yellow raincoat, ants, little boy
scene 8 · medium
Eli pulls the dropper out of the bin in front of Grandpa.
the picture turned out to be: A little boy is wearing a yellow jacket. There is an older man standing behind the boy. The man is holding a glass in his hand.
looked at: hand, yellow jacket
never shown — the story from here when it stopped
9. Eli feeds the ants himself.
10. The last box is taped shut and the windmill is the only thing left unpacked, the leaflet still tied to it with red string.
11. Mother hands Eli a garden trowel so the ants can be let go.
12. Eli buries the trowel under the hedge.
13. Eli takes the windmill into bed with him.
14. The windmill has been knocked in his sleep; its glass is cracked and ants are on the blanket.
15. Eli wakes Grandpa, holding out the cracked windmill.
16. Grandpa's shaking hands pull the red string off the leaflet and bind it tight around the crack.
17. The string has held; they have fallen asleep at the table on either side of it.
18. Mother comes in with the removal men's clipboard; the van is at the window.
19. The removal van has gone with every box, and the three of them are left on the empty drive.
20. Eli finds Grandpa in the stripped workshop holding the windmill, the only thing left.
21. Grandpa opens the back door onto the field and puts the windmill back in Eli's hands.
22. Eli digs the buried trowel out from under the hedge and gives it to Grandpa.
23. They walk out across the field toward the old stone windmill the ant farm was modelled on.
24. Grandpa kneels and digs a hole at the base of the stone windmill.
25. Eli unscrews the little windmill's roof.
26. Eli screws the roof back on and backs away from the hole, clutching the windmill.
27. Grandpa lays the trowel by the hole and walks off down the hill, leaving it to Eli.
28. Grandpa is gone from the hill; Eli is alone with the windmill and the hole.
29. Eli unwinds Grandpa's red string from the cracked glass.
30. Eli tips the open windmill over the hole and the ants pour into the earth.
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