Dennis is running through the forest underbrush leaping over roots and tree stumps. He is a young caveboy approximately 10 years of age toting general hunting gear for the time period.
As he runs, he comes across several clues that hint at a giant creature ahead. (Giant footprint, broken branches, etc.) He slows down and stops before a wall of foliage. Pushing a few fronds to the side he peers into a vast clearing and observes for the first time, his prey.
We see the dinosaur from the kid’s point of view (Over the shoulder shot), she is doing something that makes her appear aggressive/imposing/dangerous to the audience.
*chasing around another dinosaur
*jumping around, playing, frolicking, which from afar looks dangerous
Boy reacts to the dinosaur with a huge smile on his face, happy to have a chance to bring home such a large prize.
*show the dino as a big chunk of meat
*dream bubble with boy wearing a suit made from the dino
*triumphant scene, i.e. david > goliath etc.
Immediately charges the dinosaur with his spear. His attack is a complete failure as his spear simply bounces off the dinosaur’s hide. The dinosaur reacts with a confused yet hilarious look, and the boy runs away terrified.
Boy stops to catch his breath. As his fear subsides and he comes to his senses he begins noticing things in the forest that give him idea as to how to capture the dinosaur.
2nd Gag
He sees a big round rock, a vine, and a log – Uses the log to pry the rock off the hill, so that it rolls into the clearing and crushes the dinosaur. The aim however, is off and the rock rolls just past the dinosaur, barely missing him. The dinosaur chases the rock like a big dog, and the kid is disheartened by his failure.
3rd Gag
He goes to the opposite end of the clearing and begins to dig a hole. He digs the hole all day and all night, planning on covering it over and having the dinosaur drop into it. While he digs, the dinosaur comes and observes the hole digging (unbeknownst to the boy). As dawn approaches, it starts to rain. The boy realizes that the hole is too deep for him to escape quickly, so he gets into his dirt bucket and floats to the top, using his shovel as an oar.
He crawls onto the shore and seems ready to give up. As the sun comes up, he catches his own reflection in the water and it steels his determination. He stands up triumphantly and runs off into the forest.
Cut to the boy in his cave, furiously drawing something on one of his walls. We see that he is cave-painting a crude animal by firelight, but as we truck out we see that the wall is completely covered with technical equations and geometric calculations etc. He takes a step back to observe and admire his work and shows that he’s prepared for his final attempt.
Cut to dinosaur walking through the forest. Low angle shot, revealing a trip wire in the dinosaur’s path. The dinosaur triggers the trap and a Rube-Goldbergian device of cavemanic proportions is activated.
*Gears, pulleys weights and vines.
*treadmills, primitive hydraulics
*fire, rocks, ropes, bones
After all the bells and whistles, a humongous net flies up in front of the dinosaur barely grazing his snout. The net swings uselessly above the dinosaur’s head for a moment, and we see the boy’s disappointment. A breeze flows through and has just enough force behind it to break the vine holding up the net. The net floats gingerly on the breeze and comes to settle gently on the dinosaur. The dinosaur is instantly caught, and panics further trapping himself in the net. The boy does a victory dance while the dinosaur struggles painfully to be free. In mid-dance the boy notices the dinosaur’s eyes welled up with tears, as he sulkily whines at the boy for help. The boy goes through the emotions of being victorious, feeling guilty, being sad, and then confident again as he decides to save the dinosaur. He whips out some sort of knife and gets to work cutting the net and freeing the dinosaur. When the dinosaur is finally free, he and the boy come face to face for the first time. The boy (and audience) thinks he’s going to be eaten, but the dinosaur licks him like a giant puppy dog.
Ending sequence:
We see the boy and the dinosaur walking together into the distance, the camera pans down to reveal one giant dinosaur footprint beside a bunch of little people ones..
And CREIDDISITS.
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