Storyboard Ideas

Story Outline

*Revised*

Story Outline (Revised)

Act I

In the dumps…

-          Bland, a homeless, dirty, and hungry kid, stands in front of a store and pulls out his pockets, revealing no money

-          He sits down, miserable and depressed until he smells something                                         

-          Turning around, he sees a garbage bin and goes over and climbs into it

-          Fishing through the bin, he finds a sandwich

-          He quickly discovers a rabbit’s foot underneath the sandwich and grabs it

-          Holding both the rabbit’s foot and sandwich, he hops down from the bin

-          He takes a bite from the sandwich

-          A black cat walks up to him and sits, staring up at him

-          After a brief exchange, the cat tries to come close to Bland and he freaks out believing the cat will bring him bad luck

-          He tosses his sandwich down in a panic and soon realizes the fact as the cat comes close towards him again

-          He tries to pick up the sandwich, but is swatted swatted away by the cat

-          Sucking on his cut hand, he gasps as the cat takes off with his sandwich

-          He rubs the rabbit’s foot and gives chase

Act II

Bland Luck

-          Coming to a vacant lot between buildings of the city, Bland confronts the cat which is perched atop a small building

-          Bland points to the cat and then to the ground to instruct it to come down

-          The cat leaps down from the building, but not before knocking a nearby pale of water down

-          The pale clashes atop Bland’s head

-          After taking the bucker off his head, Bland vigorously rubs the rabbit’s foot again and smiles contently at it and then deviously at the cat

-          He resumes his pursuit of the cat and nearly closes down on it, only to trip over a sleeping bloodhound

-          The fierce dog rises up above a dazed Bland and bares its teeth

-          The cat watches the pummeling and winches at the tense fight

-          Afterwards, Bland is beaten and battered as the dog returns to sleep

Act III

Paint-ful Lesson

-          Bland continues to stagger after the cat

-          He comes to a ladder and is about to walk under it, but realizes what he’s doing and scurries back out from under it and walks around it

-          He approaches the feline and looks to the rabbit’s foot once more

-          He kisses the rabbit’s foot and makes a desperate lunge at the startled cat

-          The cat is caught and Bland grins wickedly at it

-          Just before Bland can exact any revenge, a paint bucket from the building next to him (which has “Caution: Wet Paint” written on the side, comes falling down, splashing over his head

-          The cat frees itself

-          Bland takes bucket off head with miserable look on face

-          He looks to the rabbit’s foot, grows angry, and slams the rabbit’s foot to the paint-stained ground

-          He stomps on the foot and slips

-          He lands on his back and the rabbit’s foot lands on his forehead

-          He stares grimly at the foot then decides to pass out

The End

Written Treatment

Act 1

In the dumps…

One sunny afternoon, a homeless boy by the name of Bland walks up to a dumpster in a vacant lot just behind a store.  He hoists himself inside the bin and begins fishing around for something to eat.  He happens to find a partially-eaten sandwich, which he raises up with happy delight.  As he eyes the sandwich, he notices something that was under the sandwich: a rabbit’s foot.  Being a boy who believes in good luck, having a four-leaf clover already placed on his right ear, Bland swoops down quickly and grabs the rabbit’s foot.  With a pleased expression crossing his face, he leaps down from the garbage bin and happily chews the sandwich.  As he munches the meal, a black cat strolls up to him.  The cat sits by him, staring intently up at him.  He realizes that the cat could bring him bad luck and instantly retracts as the cat tries to rub up against him.  As he tries avoiding the cat, he loses his grip on his sandwich, which falls to the ground.  The cat purrs at him from a distance and he realizes that his sandwich is on the ground.  He reaches for it, but the cat swats his hand away.  He yelps in pain and sucks on his cut hand.  He gasps when he sees the cat rushing off with his sandwich.  He looks at his rabbit’s foot and rubs it with his thumb.  He grins wickedly and decides to give chase to the cat.

Act II

Bland Luck

Bland corners the cat in another vacant lot.  The cat sits atop a small building perch along with a pale of water.  Bland stands with his fists on his hips and stares fiercely at the cat.  He points up at the cat and then down to the ground, instructing it to come down to him.  The cat jumps down off the perch, knocking over the bucket of water which falls atop Bland’s head.  The cat lands on the ground and looks back at Bland who proceeds to remove the bucket from his head.  Somewhat perturbed, Bland eyes the cat and then the rabbit’s foot.  He angrily and vigorously rubs the foot and smiles contently at the ruffled paw.  He grins deviously at the cat and takes off after it.  He closes in on the fleeing feline.  Suddenly, he trips over a sleeping bloodhound.  The awakened dog growls fiercely at a shaken up Bland.  He peers up at the ferocious canine and is soon pummeled which has the black cat wincing from the mighty beat-down the dog gives Bland.  The cat turns and walks off with the sandwich still in its mouth.  Bland is beaten and battered as the dog returns to sleep.

Act III

Paint-ful Lesson

Bland staggers after the cat and comes to an area where buildings are being painted.  He starts to stagger under a ladder and realizes what he’s doing.  He stumbles back out from under the ladder and walks around it.  He creeps up to the cat, which happens to have stopped to clean itself.  Bland comes closer and lunges at the startled cat.  The cat is caught in his grip and hoisted off the ground.  Bland smiles wickedly at the captured animal.  Before he can exact any revenge, a paint bucket topple down from the nearby building and lands on his head.  The cat breaks free of his grip and takes off.  Bland removes the bucket with a grim look on his face.  He looks to the rabbit’s foot once more and becomes infuriated.  He slams the foot down and stomps on it.  He slips on the paint-covered ground and lands on his back.  The rabbit’s foot falls down and lands between his eyes.  He stares at it grimly before passing out.