Question
20.TRACK SHOT WITH STEVE20.
As he walks over to the car, gets in it, turns the key.
21.DIFFERENT ANGLE – LOOKING21.
THROUGH THE OPEN DOOR
Beyond it we see the crowd watching him from the other side. Steve starts the engine. It turns over sluggishly and then just stops dead. He tries it again and this time he can't get it to turn over. Then very slowly and reflectively he turns the key back to "off" and then slowly gets out of the car.
22.GROUP SHOT22.
As they stare at Steve. He stands for a moment by the car then walks toward the group.
STEVE
I don't understand it. It was working fine before –
DON
Out of gas?
STEVE
(shakes his head)
I just had it filled up.
WOMAN ONE
What’s it mean?
—The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,
Rod Serling
Write two to three sentences explaining what readers should visualize as they read this part of the scene.
As he walks over to the car, gets in it, turns the key.
21.DIFFERENT ANGLE – LOOKING21.
THROUGH THE OPEN DOOR
Beyond it we see the crowd watching him from the other side. Steve starts the engine. It turns over sluggishly and then just stops dead. He tries it again and this time he can't get it to turn over. Then very slowly and reflectively he turns the key back to "off" and then slowly gets out of the car.
22.GROUP SHOT22.
As they stare at Steve. He stands for a moment by the car then walks toward the group.
STEVE
I don't understand it. It was working fine before –
DON
Out of gas?
STEVE
(shakes his head)
I just had it filled up.
WOMAN ONE
What’s it mean?
—The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,
Rod Serling
Write two to three sentences explaining what readers should visualize as they read this part of the scene.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Readers should visualize a tense, suspenseful atmosphere as Steve approaches his car with a sense of urgency. The crowd, filled with curiosity and unease, watches intently from the other side, their expressions a mix of concern and suspicion. As Steve struggles to start the engine, the feeling of impending dread grows, emphasizing the car's failure as a symbol of vulnerability and the building tension within the community.