When Morning Comes

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. DREAM SEQUENCE

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7. INT. SOMEWHERE IN TIME

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9. Waiting area. PETER talks to a RECEPTIONIST.

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11. PETER: You know I've had a reservation.

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13. RECEPTIONIST: Your guests haven't arrived yet. Just wait.

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15. Later, Peter's GUESTS begin to join him.

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17. RECEPTIONIST: Let me take you all to a nice table.

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19. PETER: Wait...

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21. PETER (V.O.): The most important guest hasn't arrived yet.

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23. As a young LADY appears quietly, Peter looks ecstatic.

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25. END DREAM SEQUENCE

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27. Act 2

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29. INT. BEDROOM - 08:15

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31. Peter wakes up.

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33. PETER (V.O.): I've had an immersive dream. I wasn't just observing it.

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35. Pausing.

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37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I felt fully present and engaged within the dream environment.

39. Pausing.

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41. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My dream was incredibly detailed and highly realistic.

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43. Pausing.

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45. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I feel so joyful and energized.

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47. MONTAGE OF PETER'S ACVITIVIES THE NIGHT BEFORE

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49. A. Studio. Peter plays "A Summer Place" on piano repeatedly.

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51. B. Restaurant. Peter and FAMILY are having a seafood meal.

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53. C. Home. Peter and family are discussing something important.

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55. D. Later, Peter sends a WhatsApp message to a chatgroup.

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57. END MONTAGE

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59. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I believe dreams help dreamers process memories and work through unresolved emotional issues.

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61. Pausing.

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63. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But I find the level of sensory richness is difficult to replicate in waking life.

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65. Pausing.

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67. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This is particularly so about the sense of presence and connection with the dream character.

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69. Pausing.

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71. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Who can draw or paint a dream, not to mention an immersive one?

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73. Pausing.

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75. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Further, not all immersive dream experience are positive. Dreamers may feel anxious or depressed when morning comes.

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77. INT. STUDIO - 10:00

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79. Having responded to WhatsApp messages happily, Peter plays "A Summer Place" on piano again and again.

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81. PETER (V.O.): As an amateur, I just want to play this single musical piece on piano very well.

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83. Pausing.

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85. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The only time this musical piece was performing live to me was in the Summer of 1974.

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87. Practising.

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89. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Since last Nov, I've been learning via a free online tutorial how to play this musical piece on piano.

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91. Practising.

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93. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I know there's room for improvement on my accuracy, expression and musicality.

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95. Practising.

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97. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Meanwhile, I've derived pleasure in detecting the inconsistent fingerings of the online tutor!

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99. Act 3

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101. INT. BEDROOM - 23:00

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103. Peter works on his laptop.

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105. PETER (V.O.): Immersive dreams are the strong desires of the dreamer's subconscious thoughts and feelings.

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107. Pausing.

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109. PETER (V.O.): Dreams needn't be what dreamers leave behind when morning comes. They can fill dreamers' every living moment.

111. Peter stares at an AI drawing on his smartphone.

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113. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Now, I can use my AI drawing to illustrate what I wanted to dream on.

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115. Daydreaming.

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117. FADE OUT

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119. THE END