The Not so Great Fruit Heist. - Premise /Logline /Step Outline and Treatment.

The Not so Great Fruit Heist.

The Premise:

A heist of a show Monkeys plot to get past the Ringmaster and to his goal that is just out of reach beyond wide open doors. 

The Logline:

A Ringmaster and his show Monkey are at odds when the Monkey escapes his cage and creates a distraction for the Ringmaster to handle. All the while the Monkey is eyeing up the tantalising fruit bowl within the confines of the Airport Lounge.

The Step Outline:

Act 1:

> Scene fades in from back to The Circus arriving at airport with cargo and livestock.

> Ringmaster recalls how he ended up as a ringmaster and smiles. (Job found through a flyer at the store he used to manage).

> Circus and livestock split up.

> Livestock and cargo go to hanger, Ringmaster goes with cargo, while the Circus folk head to the Airport Lounge.

> Ringmaster checks cages and their locks; notices that the Monkeys sliding lock is coming undone, so reblots it - Monkey watches intently as he does so.

> Monkey watches Ringmaster walk away through cage door and spots a fruit bowl in the Airport Lounge through the door and wants the fruit it holds. So, comes up with a plan to escape. - Distract Ringmaster and obtain the fruit.

> Monkey manages to unlatch the cage door and goes about setting the Giraffe free as a distraction.

Act 2:

> Ringmaster is in Airport Lounge chatting to other circus folk and is about to bite into an apple when he hears a commotion coming from the hanger; Ringmaster puts the fruit in his pocket and goes to see what's going on.

> Soon realises that the Monkey has gotten loose and has let the Giraffe out. He slams the door shut in haste and looks around to see what he can use to trap the Monkey.

> Ringmaster spots the confiscated items box and draws out a Grappling Hook and Cargo Net. Heads back to hanger and sets trap in front of the lounge door.

> Ringmaster manages to capture the Giraffe and shove him in his cage and captures the Monkey with the use of the Net and Grappling Hook taken from the confiscated items box.

Act 3:

> Monkeys plan to distract Ringmaster in order to get to fruit bowl didn't succeed and ends up back where he started; with the addition of a padlock on the cage door to keep him in. Monkey now sulking like a child who didn't get what they wanted.

> Ring master satisfied with the outcome pulls out the apple he never got to eat and takes a bite.

> Monkey gets more upset and pouts, Ringmaster looks over and sees the monkey’s expression and hands the monkey his apple.

> Monkey happily munches away apple, the camera draws back and scene fades to black.

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The Treatment:

The scene fades in from back to The Circus arriving at the Airport with cargo and livestock. The Ringmaster thinks back on how he got the Ringmaster job and recalls how he found a stray flyer on the ground outside the store he managed advertising for a new ringmaster leading to how he ended up with the circus and smiles. The Circus goes to check in at the Airport Lounge while the cargo is being placed into the hangar, ready to then be loaded up into the plane’s cargo hold. The Ringmaster goes with the cargo and checks the cage doors and their locks to ensure that they are bolted tight; as the Ringmaster carries out his checks, he notices that the Monkey’s sliding lock is coming undone, so quickly reblots it not noticing the Monkey watching intently with curiosity as he does so. The Ringmaster turns and the Monkey watches the Ringmaster walk away through cage door bars to the Airport Lounge. The Monkey’s attention soon diverts and spots the fruit bowl in the Airport Lounge through the door and wants the fruit it holds. With the goal in sight the Monkey comes up with the plan to distract the Ringmaster, escape and obtain the fruit just out of reach in the Airport Lounge. The Monkey remembers how the Ringmaster re-latched the door and manages to unlatch the cage door and goes about setting the Giraffe free as a distraction.

Cut to the Ringmaster in the Airport Lounge and is chatting to other circus folk while he picks up an apple from the fruit bowl and is about to bite into the apple when he hears a crash and commotion coming from the hangar; the Ringmaster swiftly shoves the apple in his pocket and goes to see what's going on. From first glance the Ringmaster sees the Monkey and Giraffe out of their cages and soon realises that the only way that they could have gotten out would have been because the monkey had been watching him as he relocked his cage door. He slams the door shut in haste and looks around the lounge to see what he can use to trap the Monkey and possibly get the Giraffe back in their cages. The Ringmaster spots the confiscated items box in the corner and draws out a Grappling Hook and Cargo Net. Heads back towards hangar doors and goes about setting a trap in front of the lounge door; unknowing about the Monkey’s intent to retrieve the fruit. The Ringmaster then heads to the Giraffe to get it back in to its cage but fails by stumbling and falling on his knees after trying to push the Giraffe. Determined, he tries and again and succeeds in getting the Giraffe back into its cage. While the Ringmaster is occupied the Monkey makes a start for the lounge; but not noticing the trap as he’s so focused on obtaining the fruit right in front of him. The Monkey gets caught in the cargo net with the use of the Grappling Hook to lift the net up off the floor.

The Monkeys plan to distract the Ringmaster in order to get to fruit bowl didn't succeed and ends up right back where he started; in his cage with the addition of a padlock on the cage door to keep him in and prevent him from escaping. The Monkey is now sulking like a child who didn't get what he wanted and grips the bars of the cage door. Ringmaster satisfied with how he handled the situation and retrieves the apple he never got to eat from his pocket and takes a bite. The Monkey whimpers and gets more upset and pouts, Ringmaster hears Monkey’s protest and looks over at the and sees the Monkey’s pouted expression and hands the Monkey his apple through the cage door. Hastily the Monkey grapples at the apple and happily munches away on the Ringmasters healthy treat. The scene pulls back and the and scene fades to black.