Dick Wakes Up
Dick Wakes Up
Dick Wakes Up - Geared toward an audience of grade school aged kids, this classic AAA sponsored road safety lesson represents the true essence of the 1950's educational film.
Dick Wakes Up
DO NOT USE: Opening Title & Credits
Dick Wakes Up
Car Accident Scenario: LS teen boys playing a recreational sandlot baseball game. GV baseball game as batter swings. MS boy in outfield catching the ball. Slightly elevated GV of boy running along residential sidewalk, running to meet his friends across gathered across the street, he carries a baseball bat & waves. Ground level MS boy running toward camera, stopping at street curb. MCU boy cupping his hands around his mouth, shouting for his friend to hurry. MCU boy waving. CU stoplight. Slightly elevated GV boy with bat darting into the street. MS car driving at high speed. CU male driver's panic stricken face as he realizes he's about to hit the boy. Rear MS boy standing in street with his arms raised as car is heading toward him. CU driver's foot slamming on the breaks. CU boy's face yelling in fear. CU emergency lights on top of ambulance as it speeds along road. MS ambulance driving. LS police & paramedic at the accident scene, boy is laying on stretcher as crowd of on-lookers stand by. MS police & paramedics lifting boy into ambulance. CU faces of on-lookers, woman shakes her head in a "what a shame" manner. MS ambulance pulling away, pan to skid mark & boy's broken bat in street.
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Hospital Interior: CU intercom speaker mounted on wall, calling "Dr. Davidson to the Emergency Room". MS team of masked surgeons standing around boy on the operating table. MS anesthesiologist preparing anesthesia mask. MS team of masked surgeons standing around on the operating table as anesthesia mask is raised above boy's face. MCU masked surgeon. MCU two masked surgeons coldly staring into camera. POV from patient's perspective as cold & frightening anesthesiologist lowers the mask.
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Hospital Interior: MCU unconscious boy laying in bed with bandage wrapped around his head, pan out to MS showing the boy with his leg elevated while doctor & nurse check on his condition, zoom back to MCU of boy's face.
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Coma Induced Dream Sequence-Battle between Good Judgment & Bad Impulse: Hypnotic spiraling swirl, simulating a dream or hallucination. CU boy laying in bed with bandage wrapped around his head, he awakes blinking his eyes in adjustment. The battle between Good Judgment & Bad Impulse begins: Various shots of boy laying in hospital bed as he listens to the arguments of his subconscious, on the left "Good Judgment" on the right "Bad Impulse". By the use of convincing 1950's era special effects the two sides of the boy's brain are represented by miniature versions of himself standing on nightstands above his bed, duking it out in the classic good vs. bad intellectual debate, in this instance in reference to road safety. "Good Judgment" is clean-cut, polite & understanding. "Bad Impulse" is slouched & has a bad attitude.
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Classroom: MS pan of posters hanging on blackboard, "Look Both Ways Before Crossing", "Watch for Turning Cars", "Walk on the Left-Facing Traffic", camera then pans to police officer in the classroom reiterating these rules. GV police officer at the head of the room as students sit at their desks, officer talks about road safety. CUs as officer points to visual aid, the moving diagram depicts estimated stopping time & distance for cars braking at various speeds. GV classroom as police office talks to class about road safety.
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Coma Induced Dream Sequence-Battle between Good Judgment & Bad Impulse: The battle between Good & Bad begins again: Various shots of boy laying in hospital bed as he listens to the arguments of his subconscious, on the left "Good Judgment" on the right "Bad Impulse". By the use of convincing 1950's era special effects the two sides of the boy's brain are represented by miniature versions of himself standing on nightstands above his bed, duking it out in the classic good vs. bad intellectual debate, in this instance in reference to road safety. "Good Judgment" is clean-cut, polite & understanding. "Bad Impulse" is slouched & has a bad attitude.
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Boys Playing Baseball: GV group of teenage boys playing baseball in the middle of residential street. Various MCUs as boys catch, throw & swing at ball. MS car driving down the street. More MCUs boys playing ball. MCU male foot hitting car brake. MS boy on the ground after being hit by car, driver gets out to check on him. GV street as other boys run over to check on their friend. GV boys playing baseball in the park.
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Coma Induced Dream Sequence-Battle between Good Judgment & Bad Impulse: The battle between Good & Bad begins again: Various shots of boy laying in hospital bed as he listens to the arguments of his subconscious, on the left "Good Judgment" on the right "Bad Impulse". By the use of convincing 1950's era special effects the two sides of the boy's brain are represented by miniature versions of himself standing on nightstands above his bed, duking it out in the classic good vs. bad intellectual debate, in this instance in reference to road safety. "Good Judgment" is clean-cut, polite & understanding. "Bad Impulse" is slouched & has a bad attitude.
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Near Accident Scenarios: TLS boy running along residential sidewalk toward camera, he carries a pair of hi-top sneakers. MS of boy crossing the street, oncoming car has to brake quickly to avoid hitting him. Slightly elevated GV of boy walking along residential sidewalk, carrying a book, he runs to cross the street but not at a crosswalk. MS as car has to break quickly in order to avoid hitting the boy. LS boys playing football in the middle of residential street. MCUs football being tossed. MS boy running into to street to retrieve football, oncoming car breaks suddenly to void hitting him, boy picks up ball & driver continues on his way.
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Coma Induced Dream Sequence-Battle between Good Judgment & Bad Impulse: Various shots of boy laying in hospital bed as he listens to & agrees with the "Good Judgment" side of his brain, represented by miniature version of himself standing on nightstand above his bed.
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Proper Road Safety Examples: CU stoplight. GV teen girl at street curb, looking both ways before crossing. GV women crossing the street via the crosswalk. GV boy & girl walking along residential sidewalk, girl tries to cross the street between parked cars but boy pulls her back, good thing for a car drives by. GV boys playing a recreational game of football in the park. TLS teen girl walking toward the camera on the left side of the road, car passes driving in opposite direction. GV two teen boys stopping at curb, looking both directions before crossing the road.
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Coma Induced Dream Sequence-Battle between Good Judgment & Bad Impulse: The battle between Good & Bad begins again: Various shots of boy laying in hospital bed as he listens to the arguments of his subconscious, on the left "Good Judgment" on the right "Bad Impulse". By the use of convincing 1950's era special effects the two sides of the boy's brain are represented by miniature versions of himself standing on nightstands above his bed, duking it out in the classic good vs. bad intellectual debate, in this instance in reference to road safety. "Good Judgment" is clean-cut, polite & understanding. "Bad Impulse" is slouched & has a bad attitude. Hypnotic spiraling swirl, simulating a dream or hallucination.
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Hospital Interior: MCU man's face from the POV of waking boy. MS doctor talking to boy while he lays in hospital bed. MCU boy with bandage around his head laying in bed, looking rather confused, finally remembering that he was in an accident. MS showing the boy with his leg elevated while doctor & nurse stand bedside. Various MCUs boy, doctor & nurse.
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DO NOT USE: End Credits.