"Ninja Parade" (SHOOTING)
BY: Sam West. IDEA: Megan Ganz
5/2/2007 (clk)
INT. ONION NEWS NETWORK STUDIO
ANCHOR
In Modesto, California, today,
crowds turned out for the annual
Modesto County Ninja Parade, which
once again passed through town
entirely undetected.
FOOTAGE OF: Parade Route with spectators lining the
sidewalks holding balloons and wearing "ninja" T-shirts. The
street is completely empty.
ANCHOR (CONT'D)
According to the parade permit
delivered straight into the heart
of the city clerk via arrow scroll,
the parade was celebrating its 30th
year.
EXT. PARADE ROUTE
Interview clip with a happy father (suburban looking, white
35-40). A toddler is on his shoulders wearing a "Modesto
County Ninja Parade 2007" T-shirt and eating cotton candy.
FATHER
We come here every year. The kids
love not being able to see the
ninjas. It's amazing how they pass
through in total silence.
FLASH CUT:
FATHER (CONT'D)
It really brings the whole
community together.
ANCHOR
Some parade-goers were even lucky
enough to receive a special gift
from the ninjas.
FOOTAGE of surprised children looking in their pockets and
pulling out pieces of candy slipped there by the ninjas.
An 8-year-old KID talks to reporter.
KID
They must have snuck up right
behind me!
**ALTERNATE:
MOM talks to camera Mom is suburban looking, white 35-40.
MOM
We just walk around and look for
footprints in the sand.
ANCHOR
Despite its long tradition, only
once, in 1984, was any evidence of
the parade's presence captured on
film.
FOOTAGE: Grainy home video footage of the empty parade route
circa 1984. Freeze on one frame and zoom in on a shadowy,
blurred image of a ninja in an incredibly cool acrobatic
pose, leaping from one rooftop to another. It is circled in
red.
INT. NEWS STUDIO
ANCHOR
After the event, attendees were
informed that the theme of this
year's parade had been [Will,
translate something into Japanese.]
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