Emily Shepherd First Draft

[0:00] Scene of sunset and clouds passing; music starts

[0:08] Close up shot of small bird flying in slow motion; text appears on screen:

They shut me up in Prose – 

[0:33] Same scene of small bird flying, zoomed in; text appears on screen:

As when a little Girl 
They put me in the Closet – 
Because they liked me “still” – 

[1:01] Zoom into the small bird; fade out/in transition to swarm of birds flying in the sky; text appears on screen:

Still! Could themself have peeped –

[1:13] Birds fly in patterns in the sky; text appears on screen:
 
And seen my Brain – go round – 
They might as wise have lodged a Bird 
For Treason – in the Pound – 

[1:47] Short video of bird taking flight with backdrop scene of swarm of birds flying

[2:17] Still picture appears of a bird flying with sunset background, but it is hardly visible and only stays for a few seconds

[2:24] Back to swarm of birds flying

[3:00] Fade to black screen and music fades out

[3:03] Music fades back in and scene of drone camera flying over hilly grassy fields; text appears on screen:

Himself has but to will 
And easy as a Star 

[3:10] Camera rises and points down; text appears on screen:

Look down opon Captivity – 

[3:38] Camera rises even more; text appears on screen:

And laugh – No more have I –

[3:45] Camera points to sun and fades to black; text appears on screen:

[3:45] Text appears on black screen

A Poem by Emily Dickinson
Edited by Emily Dickenson Shepherd

[4:05] Screen fades to black and music ends