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Banshee #1 finishes continuously animating away from camera, throws her arms wide. Continuously animate her hair and clothes; they are being moved by her Banshee powers, not the wind.

EXT. IRISH COASTLINE — NIGHT Angle on base of cliff

Wave IN, strikes rocks

...vert pan up to top of cliff; circle of standing stones lit from within, silhouetted by storm clouds (SFX): (DIAL UP) (DISTANT BANSHEE WAILS)

DX on new light as o.s. lightning flashes (SFX): THUNDER CLAP

Reverse Angle H.U. Lightning continues flashing in b.g. (SFX/CONT): THUNDER CLAP

Lightning subsides; DX on normal lighting

Banshee #1 leans up into frame in FG, away from camera (SFX): (BANSHEE WAIL)

DX on new lighting as lightning flashes in BG (SFX): THUNDER CLAP

Long shot, same actions continue. Lightning continues flashing in BG, silhouetting Banshee #1. Her hair and clothes moving from Banshee power, not wind. (SFX): THUNDER CLAP (Note: All banshees are hovering about 2 inches off the ground.)

Lightning ends. DX on normal lighting. Pan across line of wailing banshees, their hair and cloaks animating under their own banshee power, not blown by wind. As (SFX/CONT): THUNDER CLAP dials down, dial up (SFX): (BANSHEE WAILS)

Down shot on Circle of standing stones. Banshees and Queen Maab form circle around Sh’lainn, who is chained to a stone altar. (Note: All banshees are hovering about 2 inches off the ground.)

Action: Action: DX on new lighting as o.s. lightning flashes (SFX): THUNDER CLAP

C. U. on Queen Maab, lit by o.s. continuing lightning (SFX/CONT): THUNDER CLAP

o.s. lightning ends. DX on normal light. As (SFX/CONT): THUNDER CLAP dials down, dial up (SFX): (BANSHEE WAILS)

Cut to wider angle on Maab. Hold a beat, then truck out to include Sh’lainn, chained to stone altar in F.G. (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAILS) (Note: Banshees #5 & #6’s hair and cloaks animate sinuously under their own banshee power, not blown by wind. Maab’s & Sh’lainn’s hair, cloak do not animate.)

C.U. on Sh’lainn, looking up at o.s. Maab. Animate hair/cloak on Banshee #3 in BG (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAILS)

C.U. on Sh’lainn (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAILS)

Sh’lainn’s POV; Upshot on Queen Maab, looking down at camera (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAILS)

Maab spreads her arms, pulling twin daggers out of her sleeves… (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAILS)

…holds them upright. Her hair & cloak begin to animate with banshee power; her eyes start to glow... (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAILS)

…as she steps toward camera. (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAILS)

C.U. on howling Banshee. Pan across other banshees, animating hair, cloaks (under their own Banshee power) (SFX: Increase volume/intensity of BANSHEE WAILS)

Sh’lainn’s POV. Upshot on Queen Maab. Maab is in stage #2 Banshee Mode. (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAILS)

Maab continues toward camera. She stops – hold a beat. (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAILS)

Suddenly, Maab raises daggers overhead, anticking death blows. (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAILS)

Downshot of Sh’lainn, OTS Maab’s dagger wielding hands. (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAILS)

C.U. on Maab’s hand, holding dagger, about to strike… (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAILS)

Suddenly, searchlight beam from o.s. Alliance Flyer stabs IN; D.X. on new lighting (SFX): (Alliance Flyer)

Low angle on stone circle, facing toward ocean. Search beams from flyers rise IN from behind cliff edge. (SFX/CONT): (Alliance Flyers)

Search beams from flyers shine directly into camera, causing lens flares as they rise. (SFX/CONT): (Alliance Flyers)

Six Alliance flyers rise upward in frame, stopping in positions shown, shining search beams down on O.S. banshees. (SFX/CONT): (Alliance Flyers)

Action: Downshot on stone circle, Banshees, Queen Maab, Sh’lainn. Lighting continuously shifts as o.s. flyers rise from behind o.s. cliff in BG. (SFX/CONT): (Alliance Flyers)

Action: continue action (SFX/CONT): (Alliance Flyers)

Continuously animate Banshee #1 away from camera… (SFX/CONT): (BANSHEE WAIL)

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