310. The Loading Tent - Leslie

• FADE IN:


• INT. KITCHEN - DAY


• AARON sits at the kitchen table, his hands deep inside a film tent, his face contorted in concentration - the scene is not unlike a vet attempting to deliver a baby cow.


• ASINETTA walks into the kitchen, opens the cupboard and removes a jar of honey.


• She pulls a plastic container of lemon juice from the refrigerator and plops it down beside the honey.


• Grabbing a spoon from the silverware drawer, she scoops up a large gob of honey and squeezes lemon juice over it.


• She sticks the spoonful in her mouth and looks over at Aaron as she sucks the honey contemplatively.


• ASINETTA
• Moo Gamra?


• AARON
• Huh?


• She removes the spoon from her mouth and works hard to swallow.


• ASINETTA
• Is that the new camera?


• AARON
• Yeah...got to get loading this mag down before we start shooting tomorrow.


• ASINETTA
• You worry too much.


• AARON
• I hate learning new cameras.


• She sucks the remainder of the honey and lemon from the spoon, removes it from her mouth and waves it at him.


• ASINETTA
• No you don't.


• AARON
• Yeah well...I don't like pre-shoot jitters and it's worse when I have to learn a new camera.


• He fumbles around, closing his eyes tight.


• ASINETTA
• And yet it's strangely comforting to you, all that wriggling around blind in that hot tent.


• AARON
• Baby, that sounds so sexy.


• Asinneta snorts and goes for the honey again.


• Aaron makes a face at her as she double dips and she sticks her tongue out at him.


• There is a click and he lets out a breath, his hands going still inside the tent.


• He inhales slowly, pulls his hands out carefully, then unzips the tent and removes the film magazine.


• ASINETTA
• Aww, guk at dat, burfek woop.


• AARON
• Yes, yes it is a perfect loop.


• They admire the film that curves beautifully from one side of the magazine to the other.


• ASINETTA
• See, you'll be fine.


• AARON
• Well, still, you had to go switching cameras on me.


• ASINETTA
• Have I mentioned how much I love being your boss?


• She grins broadly.


• AARON
• Yeah, yeah.


• ASINETTA
• You should probably load it one more time to be sure you have it down.


• He glares at her and she chuckles, slipping back out of the room.


• He sighs, pops open the mag, pulls the test film out and resets the tent.


• He closes his eyes, sticks his hands back into the tent's sleeves and smiles as the familiar rhythms of loading film take over.


• FADE TO BLACK.