Jeff Scudder
English
Period E

In Cold Blood Book Report
"Commercials for a Miniseries"

Note...

	I used the fact that having to complete three, thirty second commercials to my advantage, and so I put each commercial in a different point of view. One is putting emphasis on the police and their work, which most of the middle of the novel is written about. The other is on the Clutter family, and their characteristics, and the last one, on Dick and Perry, which is trying to create suspense, to get the viewers to see if they get caught. I did not want them to know that they would be arrested and hanged five years later, until they actually watched the show, or else their would be nothing to anticipate.

In Cold Blood
Commercial One
Emphasis on The Police and on Dewey

Text begins to show up on a black screen, the text is read by a television commercial narrator.

Narrator : On November 14th, 1959, The Clutter family was murdered. Who would kill such a loving american family? All next week, The American Broadcasting Network brings you the miniseries of In Cold Blood. Based on the real events, and the novel by Truman Capote.

Text fades off the screen. A Picture of two silhouettes standing next to nooses, their faces hidden by shadows. with several people around them, and prison guards standing next to them appears.

The picture fades off and a picture of Dewey (Alvin) working at a desk is shown, while the narrator talks some more.

Narrator : Follow the Kentucky Beaureau of Investigation, and agent Alvin Dewey as they hunt down the culprits of the crime. Watch as Dewey becomes emotionally attached to the case, and cant get his mind of it until it is solved.

Dewey's wife Marie walks into the room where he is working on paperwork.

Marie : Will your life ever be the same after this is over?

Dewey looks up, sighs, and with no reply, looks down and continues to work.

Picture fades into text that the narrator reads.

Narrator : Which men are responsible? Only time will tell, so be sure to tune in next week at primetime to see who really murdered the Clutter family in cold blood.

In Cold Blood
Commercial Two
Emphasis on the Clutter Family

A family photo appears onscreen of the Clutters.

Narrator : Look at this family, you can tell they love eachother just from looking at this photo of them standing in front of their home in Holcomb, Kansas.

Photo is zoomed in, and focuses on Herbert's body, who is the father and husband in the family.

Narrator : Herbert Clutter. He was a loving father, a good husband, and a community person. He was a leader of his town's people. He was a big part of their small town community in Holcomb.

Photo is zoomed in again, this time to Herbert's wife Bonnie.

Narrator : And oh look, its good old Bonnie, she is a great wife, even though she sometimes gets overwhelmed by all her husband does in his life.

Photo is zoomed in this time on Nancy, their daughter.

Narrator : Nancy Clutter, what a beatiful young lady, she had good things comming in her life. She had a loving boyfriend Rupp, and was a good student and very organized.

Photo is now centering on Kenyon.

Narrator : Ahh and 15 year old Kenyon Clutter. Who loved to fiddle with machines and gadgets he made, and was a very curious boy for his age, except for when it came to girls, he wasn't quite interested just yet.

Photo zooms back out to the whole family. Suddenly a big shotgun hole in the photo appears, as if a shotgun has blasted through the paper. The screen turns red, and the narrator finishes taking.

Narrator : Find out how the were all slaughtered, when you watch the exciting and insightful miniseries of In Cold Blood. Airing all next week on ABC.

In Cold Blood
Commercial Two
Emphasis on Perry and Dick (Only to air after the first few nights, when the viewers discover it was Perry and Dick who committed the murders.)

A picture comes on, it is a desolated desert with a highway road in the center. A road sign is on the right reading "Welcome to Mexico". A car zooms up the screen and into the distance.

Voice from car : Yeehaw!

A bunch of checks, that have a stamp on them that say "Void" start flying acroos the screen and they cover up the picture of the desert.

Narrator : Can hot checks, and stolen cars get Perry and Dick off the hook? Everything has gone wrong for them ever since they murdered the Clutter family. It doesn't look good for them now that Floyd Wells has told the police about them. Not only that, but they are losing money, and the hotel they have to leave their hotel in day, by then they will have nothing left! It's hard to run from the police like that.

Video of Dick with a prostitute he wants to marry comes on screen.

Narrator : It would be alot easier, If Dick didn't spend the money "foolishly". He should have let Perry handle all the finances. After all he has nothing left, not even a family

Video of a Yellow bird comes on screen.

Narrator : Oh where oh where is that yellow bird when you need it? Learn about the exciting conclusion of Dick and Perry on the last two nights of In Cold lood. Only on ABC.