Immersive Experience

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. STUDY - 10:00

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7. Checking Quora answer requests on screen, PETER is bewildered.

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9. PETER (V.O.): A fan asks my view on the art exhibit "Beyond Van Gogh: Immersive Experience"

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11. Peter surfs the web.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's shown in North America in 2021. I haven't seen it.

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15. Pausing.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I love the 2017 animated film "Loving Vincent". I've recently re-watched it.

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19. Pausing.

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21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Van Gogh sliced off his left ear in his first seizure.

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23. Pausing.

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25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Whenever I'm in the vicinity of K11 in Tsimshatsui, I'd view "Van Gogh's Ear in Hong Kong".

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27. Act 2

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29. INT. DINING ROOM - 13:00

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31. A rice dumpling is on the table. Peter captures an image of it.

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33. Recalling.

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35. PETER (V.O.): When I was a child, my grandma would buy rice dumplings from a visiting hawker to feed us.

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37. Recalling.

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39. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Wanting to reuse the dumpling leaves, the hawker would unwrap the rice dumplings for us.

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41. Recalling.

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43. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): She'd also slice them with a straw with one end in her mouth and the other end in her other hand.

45. Recalling.

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47. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Immersing myself in the act, I picked up the skill too.

49. Peter picks up his chopsticks.

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51. INT. MALL, WANCHAI - 16:00

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53. Shop. Peter is buying Bluetooth speakers.

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55. PETER (V.O.): Using audio-visuals, I've been turning what's around me an immersive environment.

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57. When the SHOPKEEPER presents her with two speakers, Peter stares at the lemon-yellow one.

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59. FLASHBACK

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61. INT. SHOP, WANCHAI - DAY (Spring, 2003)

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63. Peter is window shopping.

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65. PETER (V.O.): I want to buy Flora a mini radio. The lemon-yellow one appeal to my eyes.

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67. INT. QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL (Later)

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69. Patient ward. Peter talks to FLORA (40s), maintaining eye contact and holding hands.

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71. PETER (V.O.): She looks no different from before, except that she doesn't say a word.

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73. Flora doesn't brink an eye.

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75. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But her eyes and her hand talk warmly though.

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77. Leaving, Peter passes the mini radio to Flora's HUSBAND (40s).

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79. PETER: Just a small gift to keep Flora company.

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81. INT. FUNERAL HOME - DAY (Summer, 2003)

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83. Ceremony. All PARTICIPANTS are wearing face masks. Flora's husband comes up to speak to Peter.

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85. HUSBAND: The mini radio would go with her to heaven.

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87. Nodding, Peter weeps.

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89. END FLASHBACK

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91. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's absolutely unforgettable.

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93. Taking a deep breath, Peter pays.

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95. Act 3

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97. INT. STUDY - 19:00

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99. Peter works on a laptop.

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101. 'PETER (V.O): Telling true stories is an immersive experience.

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103. Peter picks up his smartphone.

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105. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Perhaps, I can respond to my fan's answer request by sharing my alternative immersive experience.

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107. Peter mines an image from Google Photos.

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109. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I believe few would know Van Gogh's Ear in Hong Kong.

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111. After typing his answer, Peter stares at the brand new speakers that are being charged.

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113. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What surrounds me is what is within me too.

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115. As Peter checks his Quora answer again, we see there're hundreds of views.

117. FADE OUT

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119. THE END