INT. LEO'S FLAT - KITCHEN - NIGHT Leo props his phone against the kettle and presses play on a cooking video. MONTAGE - LEO LEARNS TO COOK - A pan of onions, black. - A second pan of onions, also black. Leo opens every window. - Rosa on a video call, talking him through it. He nods as if he follows. - The third pan. Golden. Leo photographs it from four angles. END MONTAGE. Leo carries the plate to the table as if it might go off. SERIES OF SHOTS - MAYA CUTS THE SCRIPT DOWN A) Maya reads page one aloud to the empty kitchen. B) She deletes a whole scene. Then a second one. C) The page count in the corner: 117. 112. 109. D) She types FADE OUT. and sits back. INT. MAYA'S FLAT - KITCHEN - DAY The kettle clicks off. Maya hasn't moved. MONTAGE - ROSA TELLS EVERYONE - INT. ROSA'S APARTMENT - MORNING: Rosa reads the printed script with a magnifying glass. - EXT. MARKET - DAY: She tells the fishmonger about it. He did not ask. - INT. HAIRDRESSER - DAY: She tells the whole salon, over the dryers. - INT. CHURCH - EVENING: She tells the priest, who promises to pray for the second act. END MONTAGE. MONTAGE - THE SCRIPT GOES OUT Over all of this, a voicemail plays. ROSA (V.O.) (in Spanish, subtitled) Maya, it's your grandmother. I'm not calling about the script. Call me about the script. - The email leaves Maya's outbox. - A reader in Los Angeles opens the PDF, a coffee going cold beside her. - Leo, on Maya's sofa, refreshes her inbox while she sleeps. END MONTAGE. INT. MAYA'S FLAT - KITCHEN - NIGHT Maya writes. Deletes. Writes again. The tea goes cold, then the second tea. Outside, the sky turns from black to grey. Montage Examples