Video Production: Narrative Digital Media
Actor: Rob Jaeger
Do I have to be home?
INT. Back of City Cleaners Shop
The Shop has been set up to resemble a very crude recording studio, with a sheet hanging in the back like a curtain.
SIR CLEAN enters the shot from behind the curtain, slightly wrestling with it as he does.
SIR CLEAN
Hello! And welcome to another segment of “Your Questions, Scrubbed Away!” I am your host, the Clean, Impeccable, Tidy, Always willing to answer “Why?”…
VFX
Words appear on the screen as he says them, eventually spelling C.I.T.Y.
CLEAN
IMPECCABLE
TIDY
Y
SIR CLEAN
… SIR CLEAN!!
SIR CLEAN strikes a classic superhero pose but much more closely resembling Artie, the strongest man in the world, from Pete & Pete.
SIR CLEAN
Looks like we have another pressing question. Let’s see what it is.
SIR CLEAN pulls a card out of his shirt pocket and holds it up in the air, and then proceeds to read the card.
SIR CLEAN
Jasmine of Fairlawn asks, “Sir Clean…”
SIR CLEAN Looks up from the letter in his hand directly at the camera and points to himself with his thumb. A confident, almost smug look on his face. He looks back down at the letter as he continues reading.
SIR CLEAN
“Sir Clean, when receiving my clean clothes from City Cleaners, do I need to be home when they arrive?”
SIR CLEAN looks back up at the camera and tosses the letter up into the air and behind him.
SFX: Slide whistle as the letter goes up and falls back down.
SFX: Crashing window sound as it leaves the frame and “hits the ground”
SIR CLEAN
Excellent question, Jasmine of Fairlawn! The short answer: No! You don’t need to be home! But for the long answer, we first need to rewind…
SFX: Rewinding sound as he says “rewind”
SIR CLEAN makes a quick quarter turn to their left as we cut to Camera 2 which is much closer to their face than Camera 1.
SIR CLEAN
… and understand City Cleaners’ “Home Delivery Laundry Service…”
EXT. House
A woman hangs her clothes on a hook outside of her door as she walks outside and to her car.
SIR CLEAN enters the shot and grabs the bag of clothes from the hook.
SIR CLEAN
At City Cleaners, we provide FREE pick-up and delivery services. All you have to do is leave your clothes in a designated spot and one of our clean professionals…
A City Cleaner employee walks up to SIR CLEAN as SIR CLEAN holds the bag out for the employee to take. The City Cleaners Employee turns to the camera, gives a wide smile, and a thumbs up.
SIR CLEAN
… comes to pick them up.
VFX: Clock Swipe transition.
The same shot but a tent has been set up in the yard near the door. The City Cleaners Employee walks up to the door with the clothes and leaves them on the hook.
Meanwhile, SIR CLEAN is wrestling to get out of the tent.
SIR CLEAN
Three days later, City Cleaners brings your freshly cleaned clothes back to the same designated spot.
SIR CLEAN finally gets his front half out of the tent as he finishes his statement and looks into the camera.
SIR CLEAN
So, back to the question.
SIR CLEAN climbs back into the tent.
INT. Back of City Cleaners Shop
A wide shot of the studio reveals the setup and crew standing behind the camera watching SIR CLEAN crawling backward into the shot as if he magically transported from the tent to the studio.
CUT TO shot from Camera 1, watching him crawl.
SFX: Exaggerated grunting. Squeaking shoes.
He stops and makes eye contact with the camera. His eyebrows are raised and he’s looking around as if he got caught doing something. He jumps up, and we cut to camera 1 where he finishes his jump.
SFX: Slide Whistle as he jumps. A loud thud as he lands.
SIR CLEAN
So, Jasmine of Fairlawn, the long answer to your question is…
SFX: Drum Roll
SIR CLEAN
NO!
SIR CLEAN looks down, perplexed. He’s thinking very hard.
SIR CLEAN
That answer is actually the same length as before.
SIR CLEAN gives a small shrug and looks back at Camera 1 with a big smile.
SIR CLEAN
Oh Well! Turns out City Cleaners keeps things simple with their free pickup and delivery services that DO NOT require you to be home!
SIR CLEAN looks over at Camera 2.
SIR CLEAN
How convenient!
SIR CLEAN looks back to Camera 1.
SIR CLEAN
Well, ladies and gentlemen, hopefully, I’ve answered your question as well as City Cleaners keeps your clothes clean. And if anyone else at home has a pressing question, send them in and we’ll get you an answer! I’m SIR CLEAN, and this has been another “Your Questions, Scrubbed Away”! See You next time!
SIR CLEAN waves at the camera as we cut to black.
