We open in the middle of a field , for miles all you can see is red poppies, swaying in the gentle breeze, the camera slowly starts to rotate to show that the field is empty. As it gets back to where it started from a young pretty girl appears, she has a dreamy expression on her face as if she is thinking of something, we are left guessing at what it is. She gently plucks one of the poppies out and tenderly peels off the petal's one by one, while she continues to do this she starts to stroll towards the camera, the camera focuses on Lennie in the distance.
There is an expression of curiosity on his face, his eyes are very wide and his head is a little tilted to the side. He starts to walk very slowly towards her; still with the same curious expression upon his face. The music is slow and calm; suddenly Lennie’s expression changes it becomes more determined and eager to capture a closer glimpse, his pace picks up and so does the music, it becomes more rapid and dramatic. As soon as Lennie reaches the girl, the music stops, she is humming and gazing up at the sky looking as if she doesn’t have a care in the world. You can hear her breathing getting g slow and shallow as Lennie runs his fingers through the soft material of her dress, it slips through his fingers like water. She withdraws a deep gasp of air.
The scene changes to a farmyard full of young men , whistling and laughing with each other; suddenly, an ear-piercing scream echoes around the small farmyard, birds fly from all the near by trees, and the men stop and look at each other.
The scene switches back to the field with Lennie. His hand is covering her face; tears are trickling down her cheeks. Lennie is pleading with her to be quiet. ‘Shh, I will get in trouble!’. She bites his hand and he snatches it away, nursing it close to his body. The farmyard workers appear and she runs towards them crying, as she reaches them she collapses onto the ground. Lennie jumps as George shouts from the other end of the field, ‘RUN, NOW’. Lennie obeys and sprints towards George, the farmyard workers gain chase. The music picks up speed, drums beat in the background music. Lennie reaches George and they both run together with the farmyard workers close on their heels. The camera focuses in on one of the workers faces, his face shows ferocity and anger. The camera focuses onto Georges face, he looks very anxious. The camera slowly moves down towards his feet. Suddenly, they leap into a river and hide in amongst the reeds. The music comes to a sudden halt and all you can hear is Lennie’s heavy, irregular breathing.
