Nirvana moment imagery

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Int. Space capsule, close shot

A female astronaut (henceforth known as N) sits in the cabin of her tiny space craft, reveling in the peace and tranquility.  Lights from within the capsule reflect off her helmet in a soothing pulsating rhythm, the low hum of the life support systems can be heard.  N’s eyes are closed until she turns her head to one of the cabin windows and gazes through the narrow pane of glass.  The earth can be seen in the reflection of her helmet.  

(20

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Ext. Space capsule (outer space), extreme long establishing shot

You see the vehicle traveling in orbit around the earth.  The planet is serene from this distance, glowing blue as the suns rays reflect on it’s oceans and atmosphere.  Another object comes into frame, a large satellite, and it’s slowly rotating as it orbits.  Radio chatter becomes audible to N and the audience.

Satcom within range.  Visual confirmation required before EVA.  

The voice is low and robotic. N’s voice cuts in.  

I see it.  

(40 seconds)   

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Long shot from the other side of the capsule, facing the satellite.  The capsule door opens and N emerges.  She pushes herself out of the capsule and begins to float toward the satellite.  

(10 seconds)

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Medium tracking shot of N gracefully floating toward the satellite.  

(15 seconds)

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A long shot of N, high above the earth’s surface as the sun peaks below the horizon.  

(5 seconds)

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Extreme close up of N’s boots landing on the satellite.  You can heard the low hum of some sort of generated magnetic field keeping her bound to the surface of the satellite.

(2 seconds)

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N gains her composure and prepares to begin working on the satellite, but she is disturbed by a mysterious presence.

(8 seconds)

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an over-shoulder shot of N facing the camera.  A figure is seen out of focus behind her.  Rack focus to see the figure clearly.  It’s some sort of alien creature standing on the other end of the satellite.

(10 seconds)

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full shot of the alien.  It stands on the other side of the satellite, unmoving except for the tentacles swaying around, trying to sense it’s surroundings.  The creature is mostly humanoid in shape, except for its head which is covered with long tentacle-like feelers and has a gaping whole in the middle of its face.  Something inside the face is slightly glowing. N is stunned with awe/fear.  The alien approaches her.

(10 seconds)

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a 3/4 shot.  The alien is face to face with N and she gazes into the gaping whole in its head.  She looks inside and sees a pulsing sphere with connecting tissue attaching it to the inside of its head.  The sphere looks like a tiny planet.  

N is completely awestruck.  The alien examines her then drifts back into space. But N has seen something incredible and without thinking attempts to follow the alien.  

(25 seconds)

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a medium shot of N reaching outward toward the alien (the camera)

(6 seconds)

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first person shot.  Her hand is stretched toward the alien as moves further and further away from her until it vanishes.

(8 seconds)  

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long shot. N is now floating away from her capsule with no way to return.  

(5 seconds)

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medium shot. She stares into the darkness where the alien just was, then slowly turns to see the world beneath her, her capsule and the satellite shrinking as she drifts further and further away.  Panic sets in as she realizes the fatal mistake she made.  She will soon die.  

(7 seconds)

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close up shot. N looks down at the blue earth and tears well up in her eyes.  She is awestruck again by the beauty of the earth.  She closes her eyes and wait for the inevitable.

(8 seconds)

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medium shot.  Suddenly the alien reappears in front of N.  She gasps as it reaches toward her helmet and takes it off.  She begins to grasp nirvana as she becomes more at peace with her own fate.  A sense of cosmic one-ness overwhelms her senses.  She can see every man, woman, and child, the earth, the solar system, the galaxy, galaxies, every creature on every planet and herself all connected by an infinite number of particles comprising the universe, bouncing together, flying through the nothingness, using everything they have to simply exist.  Stars die, the earth fades, the sun explodes, the universe keeps going.  In another galaxy another astronaut ponders her own existence as she faces her own doom.  The astronaut is not human her, but it is her.  The astronaut is the alien.  N and the Alien are the same.

(30 seconds)

Transformation sequence (a series of many quick cuts and shots):

N’s eyes roll back as she reaches for her neck like she is choking.  Her eyes and nose become sealed shut (like neo’s mouth in The Matrix during the interrogation scene with Agent Smith).  Bubbles underneath her skin begin to form and grow into long, tentacle-like nerve endings.  Her mouth is now closed shut like her eyes, where her nose was is now a flat surface and her hair is gone.  A hole opens up in the middle of what was once her face and continues to grow.  Inside the hole is a pulsing, beating sphere, beating like a heart but swirling like an entire world.

(15 seconds)

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N looks down upon the earth, transcended into a consciousness that feels the pain of every living creature on the planet, but lacks to power to stop it all.

(4 seconds)