The Time Machine Page #23

As they are closing in.

CLOSE ON WEENA 283X33

With a fierce gesture she rips open the loose sleeve

of her robe, tears off a piece of cloth and holds

it out.

BACK TO T.T. 283X34

As match is about to die, he holds it beneath the

cloth. It flames up and he seizes it, dropping the

dead match.

He holds the burning cloth beneath the wood and

in this hotter flame it begins to burn. Once it

starts he again attempts to make his way by blind-

ing the Morlocks and leads the Eloi to the stairway.

GROUPSHOT 283X35

As the Eloi slowly make their way toward the stairway,

one Morlock gains courage, and with his long whip

strikes the torch out of the T.T.'s hand.

A CORNER 283X36

The torch rolls in and begins to sputter.

BACK TO SCENE 283X37

The Eloi huddle against the wall in terror as other

Morlocks gain courage and move forward toward the

T.T. As they face one another, the fight begins.

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Eloi below him.

TIME TRAVELLER:

Weena! Weena, get the torch!

CLOSE SHOT - WEENA AND YOUNG MAN 351X5

Huddled against rock - React to fight - Weena

looks quickly toward the Time Traveller, then

turns searching for the flickering torch.

BACK TO TIME TRAVELLER 351X6

As he turns to fight with Morlock on ledge.

Morlock swings at him. He ducks and almost

falls off ledge. He grabs Morlock, and hangs

on until he can scramble up on ledge again.

He clutches at Morlock's throat, banging his

head against the rock wall, finally throwing

him off ledge. At the same time another Mor-

lock appears on ledge, while the Morlock he

had previously kicked rises to menace him from

the other side. The Time Traveller jumps across

cavern to ramp and starts down toward the floor,

trying to get back to his torch, his only weapon

against the Morlocks.

CLOSE SHOT - THE TIME TRAVELLER 351X7

He pauses momentarily against Rock Wall. He

sees Eloi, still huddled in a group, apparently

too confused to move.

TIME TRAVELLER:

Weena! Go on! Go on the

steps!

CLOSE SHOT - AT ROCK - WEENA AND YOUNG MAN 351X8

Weena spots the still flickering torch and

starts toward it.

INSERT OF TORCH 351X9

Lying on ground, still burning, Weena bends

down to pick up torch, when suddenly a Morlock

appears facing her. She screams and jumps back,

watching in terror, as the Morlock comes toward

her.

MED. SHOT 351X10

The Time Traveller comes down ramp to meet several

Morlocks converging on him. He tries to fight his

way past them.

CLOSE SHOT - WEENA AND YOUNG MAN 351X11

Morlock rushes in, grabs Weena and carrying her

over his shoulder starts across toward Feasting

Cave.

MED. SHOT - TIME TRAVELLER 351X12

JUMPS up on ramp, kicks back at Morlocks - sees

Morlock carrying Weena - JUMPS through Morlocks

and runs toward her.

FULL SHOT 351X13

The Time Traveller runs to Weena, pulls her away

from Morlock, knocks him against rock. In the

meantime another Morlock runs up on rock and

jumps at Time Traveller, knocking him down.

The second Morlock rebounds from rock and leaps

on the Time Traveller and starts to choke him.

CLOSE SHOT - TIME TRAVELLER 351X14

Looks up toward YOUNG MAN - silently appeals for

help.

CLOSE SHOT - YOUNG MAN 351X15

Stancing in front of group of Eloi returns the

Time Traveller's silent plea for help. Slowly

raises his right hand, stares at it as he

gradually clenches it into a fist. Then, making

up his mind, raises both hands and strikes Mor-

lock hard on the back of his neck.

MED. SHOT 351X16

As Morlock relaxes his grip the Time Traveller

kicks him back to rock, scrambles up and runs

to get his torch. Several Morlocks try to herd

Eloi back into Feasting Cave, but led by the

Young Man and his newly discovered strength, the

Eloi resist them. The Time Traveller runs back

in with torch, and herd the Eloi toward stairs.

FULL SHOT 351X17

The Time Traveller urges the Eloi up the stairs

pushing Weena ahead of him. They climb up past

Cauldron. Morlocks come in after fleeing Eloi,

shielding their eyes from the light of the Time

Traveller's torch.

CLOSER SHOT 351X18

The Time Traveller looks ahead to be sure the

Eloi are all on their way out. Then turns back

and drops his torch into the oil flowing into

the Cauldron.

FULL SHOT 351X19

The burning torch catches the Cauldron on

fire, which quickly spreads across the floor

of the Cavern, to the steaming Machine on

the right, which explodes. The Time Traveller

herds Eloi out across Stone Bridge.

MED. SHOT 351X20

Pursuing Morlock runs up steps in back of

burning Cauldron hiding his face from the

flames. He bumps into the Pipe coming down

the wall, loses his balance and falls into

the burning Cauldron - Flames shoot higher.

PAN SHOT 351X21

Another Morlock comes from behind machine, as

fire creeps across floor, almost reaches machine

at same time as fire - and it explodes. Morlock

catches fire and runs across into Feasting Cave.

PASSAGEWAY - LONG SHOT 352

Smoke is thick as the Time Traveller and Weena

run toward a circle of light on the floor far

ahead.

CIRCLE OF LIGHT - HIGH ANGLE 353

Weena and the Time Traveller reach the light

that comes straight down from above, and look

up the shaft. Smoke belches from the passage-

way as he helps her start up the ladder and

then he, himself, follows, clambering out of

sight.

IN THE WELL 354

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