Fantastic Voyage - The Cell Cycle

Written By

Ruth Cann

The Cell Cycle

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INT. SCENE 1
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Title Page Fades in - "The Cell Cycle..."

Cell fades into shot.

CAMERA 1 - DOLLY IN

SCENE 2
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V.O.
"this is a cell."

Arrow appears and flashes

SCENE 3
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V.O.
"you and I are made out of
around...(pause)...1 trillion
cells!"
Pause...
"That's A lot!"
SCENE 4
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Hand waves across screen

V.O.
"cells help regenerate our skin,
bone tissues and organs."
SCENE 5
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V.O.
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"Cells come in numerous shapes and

sizes depending on their role"

Cell warps into different shapes.

SCENE 6
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V.O.
"to have a successful cell cycle
the cell must be able to replicate
itself."

Cell divides.
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V.O.
"the cell cycle is comprised of
four different stages."

Chart appears on screen.

Arrow appears pointing to G1 phase.
G1 section of chart softly glows brighter and darker.
repetitively.

V.O.
"The growth Phase - known as the
(G1 Phase)."

Arrow moves to S phase

S section of chart softly glows brighter and darker.
repetitively.

V.O.
"The synthesis Phase - known as the
(S Phase)."

Arrow moves to G2 phase

G2 section of chart softly glows brighter and darker.
repetitively.

V.O.
"The cells final growth and
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preparation for mitosis - known as

the (G2 Phase)."

Arrow moves to M phase

M section of chart softly glows brighter and darker.

V.O.
"And finally Mitosis - Known as the
(M Phase)."

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V.O.
"And through-out this cycle there
are three checkpoints."

Pause...

"First Checkpoint - Towards the end

of the G1 phase."

Wedge 1 slots into G1 phase on chart.

V.O.
"Second Checkpoint - At the end of
the G2 phase."

Wedge 2 slots into G2 phase on chart.

V.O.
"And the third Checkpoint is at the
end of Metaphase during Mitosis."

Wedge 3 slots into the end of Metaphase on chart.

SCENE 9
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Cells float in a line across the screen

Bad cell floats across to centre of screen then stops.

V.O.
"And if a Cell does not make the
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grade..."

Cell shudders and falls out of shot.

V.O.
"That Cell will die, either by
being killed or terminating
itself."
Pause
"This is a Skin Cell"
EASE IN - CAMERA 1 - ZOOM INTO HEALTHY CELL

V.O.
"A Skin Cell should look a lot like
this one right here."
Arrow appears and flashes.

V.O.
"Inside the centre of the Cell is a
Nucleus. And inside that Nucleus
you'll find..."
Chromosomes start fading into view.
EASE IN - CAMERA 1 - ZOOM INTO CHROMOSOMES

V.O.
"Twenty-three pairs of
Chromosomes."
EASE IN - CAMERA 1 - FOCUS ON SINGLE CHROMOSOME
All other Chromosomes fade away.

V.O.
"Each Chromosome is made up of two
Sister Chromatids."
Outline left Chromatid.
Outline disappears.
Outline right Chromatid.
Outline disappears.
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SCENE 10
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DNA glides across screen (like an underwater snake).

V.O.
"Chromosomes are made out of your
DNA."
ZOOM OUT - CAMERA 1 - PAN RIGHT 2

MEDIUM SHOT - CAMERA 1 - STATIC

V.O.
"And Histone Proteins wrapped in
the DNA."

ZOOM OUT - CAMERA 1 - PAN RIGHT 3

V.O.
"This combination of DNA wrapped
around Histone Proteins gets all
compacted together, this is what
creates your Chromosomes."
DNA and Histone Proteins get pulled towards the chromosome.
EASE IN - CAMERA 1 - ZOOM INTO CHROMOSOME

SCENE 11
ZOOM OUT - CAMERA 1 - ROTATE CLOCKWISE

SCENE 12
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V.O.
"To the right is a Cell."

Cell appears on screen.

V.O.
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"And below is a chart showing what

stage the Cell is at."

SCENE 13
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Arrow points to G1 on chart

G1 section of chart softly glows brighter and darker.
repetitively.

V.O.
"During G1 (Gap 1 Phase) all
cytoplasmic components in the Cell
are duplicated ."

Individual cytoplasmic components duplicate.

SCENE 14
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V.O.
"The Cell is then checked before
moving to the..."
Slot fits into chart.
Cell crosses barrier.
Large green tick stamps on cell.

EASE IN - CAMERA 1 - ZOOM INTO STAMPED CELLS NUCLEUS

Chart rotates pointing the "S Phase" to the left (arrow

stays stationary)
S section of chart softly glows brighter and darker.
repetitively.

V.O.
"S Phase, or the Synthesis Phase.
This is where the DNA replicates."

DNA duplicates.

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MEDIUM SHOT - CAMERA 1 - STATIC

V.O.
"Next is the G2 Phase, or the (Gap
2 Phase."
Chart rotates pointing G2 Phase to the left.
G2 section of chart softly glows brighter and darker.
repetitively.

V.O.
"This is when all the Enzymes
needed for the Cell to divide are
created."
Cell has small dots appear at random on it.
SCENE 16
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V.O.
"The Cell is then Checked for a
second time."
Slot fits into chart.
Cell crosses barrier.
Large green tick stamps on cell.

SCENE 17
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V.O.
"Now that the Cell is ready for the
final phase called Mitosis, or the
(M Phase)."
Chart rotates pointing M Phase to the left.
M segment of chart softly glows brighter and darker.
repetitively.

V.O.
"During this point there are four
different stages."
EASE IN - CAMERA 1 - ZOOM INTO CELLS NUCLEUS
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SCENE 18
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V.O.
"The first is the Prophase."
Prophase sign appears and stays in place.

V.O.
"This is where the DNA and Histone
Proteins combine and create
Chromosomes."
Strings of DNA form Chromosome shapes.

SCENE 19
MEDIUM SHOT - CAMERA 1 - STATIC
Centriole's start to move to opposite poles.

V.O.
"Also During this stage the
centrioles move to opposite poles
and Tubules extend from them."
Tubules start emerging from Centrioles.
Nuclear Membrane starts fades away

V.O.
"The Nuclear Membrane breaks down -
meaning the Tubules can attach onto
the Chromosomes to line them up."
Chromosomes spread out
Tubules attach onto chromosomes.

SCENE 20
MEDIUM SHOT - CAMERA 1 - STATIC

V.O.
"The second phase is called the
Metaphase. This is when the
Chromosomes are being lined up."
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Sign for Metaphase appears below Prophase and stays in

place.
Chromosomes shimmy into line.
SCENE 21
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V.O.
"The Cell then goes through it's
final check."
Slot fits into Chart.
Cell crosses barrier.
Large green tick stamps on cell.

SCENE 22
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V.O.
"The Anaphase is when the
Chromosomes are separated."
Sign for Anaphase appears below Metaphase and stays in
place.
Cell starts stretching as Centriole's separate.
ZOOM OUT - CAMERA 1 - DOLLY OUT

SCENE 23
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V.O.
"The final stage is called the
Telophase."
Sign for Telophase appears below Anaphase and stays in
place.
Centrioles carry on separating.
Nuclear envelopes surround the Chromosomes (but not the
centriole's which have now released the chromosomes and are
withdrawing the tubules).
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V.O.
"A new Nuclear Envelope will appear
around the separated groups of
Chromosomes. Once contained in the
envelope the chromosomes will
uncoil back to long strings of
DNA."

SCENE 24
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The Cell separates.

V.O.
"Once the Cell has separated you
now have two Daughter Cells which
are identical."
Pause...
" A full Cell Cycle can take around
ten to twenty hours depending on
it's job. Cell's also vary on how
many times they can replicate."

SCENE 25
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Roll Credits.
By Ruth Cann.
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1 Camera moves slightly faster than DNA Strand/String.

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2 Pan until Histone Protein appears in right hand corner of screen.

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3 Pan until Chromosome appears in top right hand corner of screen.

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