Mr. Sims's face, clean-shaved under a round hat fades in and out.
Then the picture goes on. Movie monastery interior—young
Christopher, still at a table with compasses—benevolent friar
bending over him—Christopher turns the compasses and looks up
with a what-do-you-know-about-that look—astonishment and delight
of friar (registered by opening his eyes like a bull frog). All
this shows study, progress, application. The friars are delighted
with the boy.

   "…Christopher, after seven years of study, reaches the
firm conviction that the world is round."

   Picture. Christopher—with his globe—jumps up from
table—passes his fingers round and round the
globe—registers the joy of invention—seats himself at
table and draws circles with his compasses furiously. He
fades out.

   "…Fired with his discovery Christopher sets out from
the monastery."

   Stop a minute, this is a little hard. Fired. How can we
show Christopher "fired." We can't. Perhaps he'll be
fired if the film is no good, but we must omit it just
now.

   "He sets out."

   One second only for this. Monastery door (double cardboard
with iron across it)—Christopher leaving—carries a
wallet to mean distance. Fra Giacomo blessing him—fade
out.

   "…For eighteen years Columbus vainly travelled through
the world on foot offering his discovery at the courts
of Europe, in vain, though asking nothing in return for
it except a fleet of ships, two hundred men and provisions
for two years."

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