Intro:
Voice over, beat dungeon radio 4 pm Sunday. Ivan is interviewing Shane and Matt about the forthcoming tour. Perhaps they have artificial kind of excitement, all very radio cliche.
Ivan may even make a haha funny point of the fact that one of the hosts is interviewing the other as if he were a guest ha-de-ha.
Cut to studio.
Ivan: “And so this is kind of like a progression from the short circuit tour? . . .”
Matt and Shane agree and spout more cliche soundbites about “new beginnings” and such.
Possibly, Ralph E and whoever might call up during the show with “questions” (can you fit me in the van?)
This fades to images from a short circuit montage, as the interview continues as a voice over – and gets reverbed out, fading into a daunting track.
Shane launch into a Hunter S. Thompson / Apocalypse now style monologue.
“The Truth was that . . .
Real fundamental exposition takes place covering the central themes of neive musicians clinging onto this idea that through touring you could make it, and their dashed dreams. Deano, Mitch and Volita are alluded to. This monologue gradually segues over to darcy and the fall of Short Circuit, but also continues to reference the goals of supporting local producers
And that was the truth . . . that was the end of short circuit.”
Funeral scene – funeral for short circuit.
Matt preaches about the death of fallen producers and of the rave culture. Ivan and Micah + whoever else watch solemnly.
When the subject moves over to Short Circuit / Darcy, Shane states that it had to happen and the last time we saw Darcy he was dragged away by police in a disorderly state after the Wanaka gig.
But what about the producers?
At this point may go into another music bit = short circuit “do a number” perhapsa bangin electro acid jazz beat poetry anthem about letting the producers know its christmas time or similar, in the cemetary with dance moves and rocking out on gear.
. . . For the love of god won’t someone think of the producers?
Cut to Ivan + Micah + “whoever else” ie = other beat dungeon / short circuit producers with lots of gear / in the studio talking “seriously” and perhaps even “nerdily” and intensely about their music, probably Ralph E also.
This turns into a mash up, and goes into another tune, and a another montage of pretty straight up and down footage of the artists performing.
Finishes with one last monologue from Micah, Ivan, Shane and Matt which are more general reference to the tour and humourous.
The secondary goals of the Beat Dungeon – dirty beats dirty samples – book the shows, take the money, then we send one guy down while we have an all day arty rave jamfest for the benefit of youtube . . . – are foreshadowed and further exposed.
End Act I
