Work on script so far

Synopsis:

 ‘ On a desolate plain, a one-man band attempts to busk. However his instruments fail to generate sound. In his struggle he discovers that the source of the music comes from his body and the music begins.’

Basic plot (work in progress)

·        A one man Band, walks along a desolate plain, (bells on his feet but no sound)

·        He finds a spot (every where is the same) and decides to stop and busk

·        He sets up his equipment, and pulls his hat off onto the ground to collect money

·        He begins to play different instruments, but fails to generate any sound.

·        In his frustration his body contorts, and to his surprise this produces sound.

·        Now follows a strange bit of choreography and sound (thinking Tom Waits, experimental jazz, a collage of sounds)

·        The busker suddenly stop as he watches with bewilderment a lone crab scuttling past and to throw change