What I do!

Mario Martin’s love for storytelling originated as a young boy when he felt inspired to tell stories through writing. At eighteen he shot his first film, “Checkmate.” That was the birthing of his passion for film-making and screenwriting.

Early on he honed his craft at the Maine Media Workshops and Boston Film & Video Foundation. Mario has attended many screenwriting boot-camps, worked with multiple coverage companies and many screenwriters.

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March 2, 2020

EXT. SALT-FLATS – SALAR-DE-UYUNI – AFRICA – DAY

Hummer, parked on the white salt-flats. Mountain range shadows in the far distance.

Lee, stands near the Hummer, she takes a few steps away, looks out to the mountains in the distance, arms raised, open wide. A chrome-revolver-handle sticks out of her back-pocket.

Lebron, under a canopy near the Hummer sits shirtless on a stool, types on a lap-top.

OUTDOOR SHOWER AND TENT NEXT TO CANOPY

John, naked, backside stands under a shower-head, water showers over him, he rubs his face.

Nearby, Morgan holds a yoga-pose, she wears a white cotton blouse, khaki pants, appears serine. She stands straight, breaths in deep, slow exhale. She looks out a the massive salt-flats plains, they glimmer and sparkle under the sun, she looks at the mountains in the distance, turns, sees John, naked back to her in the outdoor shower wash his arms with soap. Her eyes soften, she reveals a subtle smile.

LATER

John and Morgan stand away from the tent, both wear white cotton shirts and khaki-pants. They both look out at the vast salt-flats in all directions, the mountain range in the distance.

O.S. (off screen) subtle rumbling of earth.

John turns to Morgan.

“You hear that?”

Morgan appears concerned, look at John.

“I feel something.”

John and Morgan turn. Lee stands off in the distance, her arms raised, open wide, looks up to the clear blue sky.

John and Morgan, look up at the sky.

3 massive (upside-down) black-pyramids side-by-side, descend from the sky. They hover perfectly still over the salt-flats.

John and Morgan appear alarmed. They turn to Lebron, next to the canopy who looks intently through the lens of a surveyors-theodolite mounted on a tripod at the 3 massive (upside-down) black-pyramids.

O.S. (off screen) loud sounds of earth rumbling, earthquake.

Salt-flat-surface below 3 black (upside down ) pyramids shakes violently. cracks, long & wide in the slat-flat surface shoot out in all directions.

A huge black-pyramid emerges from the earth thorough salt-flats.

John and Morgan, near the black tent stare out at the huge fully emerged black pyramid with a look of aw.

3 black (upside-down) pyramids hover directly over to the the emerged pyramid on the salt-flat.

Center (upside-down) pyramid hovers directly over the emerged pyramids point, the two (upside-down) pyramids by its side.

Center (upside-down) pyramid descends, touch the tip of emerged-black-pyramid, tip-to-tip, settles.

Brilliant-blue-light, burst, fills the sky.

John shields Morgan, they both turn away.

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What I do!

Mario Martin’s love for storytelling originated as a young boy when he felt inspired to tell stories through writing. At eighteen he shot his first film, “Checkmate.” That was the birthing of his passion for film-making and screenwriting.

Early on he honed his craft at the Maine Media Workshops and Boston Film & Video Foundation. Mario has attended many screenwriting boot-camps, worked with multiple coverage companies and many screenwriters.