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Mr. Benn for a Modern Day- an Educational Tool
(Work in Progress)

INT. HALL OF MIRRORS. DAY OR NIGHT

The user finds themselves in front of a carnival-type hall of mirrors room. Above each mirror is a MOVIE GENRE. In this instance only HORROR and ??? genres work.

Below Horror are the words ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ and ‘MONSTER’; the user chooses which mirror to walk through. Both MIRRORS lead into the same scene.

As FRANKENSTEIN
The user is teleported into Frankenstein’s Laboratory.
The design is of a typical 1930’s expressionistic film set with an accompanying, relevant, Non Diegetic SOUND TRACK which continues in some way shape of form throughout this episode.
The camera shot is initially of an Establishing Shot type until the user moves the character; when this happens the shot is Over the Shoulder.
The LIGHTING is typical 1930’s HORROR.
On a table directly in front of him is his MONSTER.
On the walls of the laboratory are bottles of body parts in formaldehyde; ONE is lit. Inside is a (human?) heart. By clicking on the bottle the heart pumps, with diegetic sound, and the user may explore the bottle. An explanation of the heart in terms of creating a life form and its relevance to the genre is given by way of a Voice Over by Dr. Frankenstein (in character). The user clicks to return to the laboratory.
Near the Monster’s table is a box with electric current dials on it connected to the monster. By clicking on this the user is given an explanation by Dr. Frankenstein of the importance of the electricity and its magic (in story telling the monster has to be awoken by magic).


Returning to the Point of Entry the user is given the option to either return to the HALL OF MIRRORS or to see the scene with
· Different lighting
· Sound
· Costume
· Make Up
· Camera Work
· Or specific Genre

When the user makes his choice he is teleported back into the environment with the appropriate changes
OR he might choose to see the scene in a particular genre, as a reconstruction of, for example, the laboratory in ‘The Man with Two Brains’ or ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’

A link to the full text of Mary Shelleys Frankenstein.