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The Kid with The Camera - Beat Sheet

 

The Kid With The Camera

Beat Sheet

 

1.  The Camera as evidence.

2.  Jan 22, 1973

3.  Children play outside Walter’s House

4.  Walter’s 8th birthday party. No one is playing with him.

5.  His dad, drunk gives him a camera.

6.  He takes pictures of the children.

7.  His dad is getting a blowjob by his secretary.

8.  Walter photographs it.

9.  His dad comes home. Finds out walter was going to take pictures of him.

10. Finds Walter in his darkroom.

11. Walter shows him the photo.

12. His father bribes him with a camera lens.

13. His father gets the pictures - burns them.

14. Walter wants more photo gear. Takes more pictures of his father.

15. Tries to blackmail his father.

16. His father grounds him. Takes camera away.

17. He mails the photos to his mother.

18. His father commits suicide.

19. The funeral.

20. Walter takes pictures of a girl at school.

21. His teachers find the photos.

22. They get accused of child pornography.

23. Walter’s mother takes him to see a psycholgist.

24. He recomends taking him to a photographer for guidance.

25. She takes him to AMT.

26. AMT sees Walter’s photos. Is envious. Quips about wedding photography.Decides to take him on.

27. Walter comes to the studio.

28. Ten years later.

29. Walter is running the studio.

30. Elsa and Helmut are getting married. They want the best. Walter.

31. Walter says no.

32. He visits his mother. She is dying.

33. He changes his mind when he realizes he needs to go to new york to be a real photographer.

34. Makes a deal with Elsa.

35. The wedding. Walter hunts down the bride and groom. He tormnets them.

36. He follows them home.

37. The newlyweds fight and become stuck on railroad tracks.

38. Walter realizes their Peril.

39. They call for help. He doesn’t help them.

40. He gets the photo of the train crash.

 

                          ACT 2

41. Jennifer and Cynthia see the photo.

42. Cynthia wants Walter to come to New York.

43. Unfinished buisness with his mother. AMT

44. He leaves for new york

45. New York.

   45. He arives in New York. Meets Jen and Cyn.

   46. signs contract.

   47.Jen gets him settled in.

   48. He goes out on the town. +

   49. Richard B beats the hell out of him -

   50. But he gets a photo +

   51. But he goes to the hospital -

   60. He gets a show +

   61. Liz shows up -

   62. He gets to sleep with Jennifer +-

   

Mid act climax - she fucks him and sells her soul to the devil.

   63. She's embarrased -

   64. She steals Walter from Cynthia +

   65. Cynthia is pissed - she's betrayed -

   66. Walter get his studio +

   67. Strings are attached (Daddy) -