Spellbinder

Episode 1 'THE BIG BANG'

What are you doing lurking there, Katsonis?

I was looking for you, sir. There's a fight in the toilets.

The experiment was great.

I'm really looking forward to the science camp tomorrow.

So am I. The solar eclipse is going to be very exciting.

You've got no idea!

What are you doing here, Reynolds?

Alex! If we get busted making gunpowder, we're in big trouble.

Chill out, man. Look, I got it.

Hey, it says carbon here. What's the charcoal for?

Charcoal is carbon, dumbo.

No wonder you'd to repeat this year. Don't you do any study?

Well, why should I? I've got you.

I come up with the brilliant plans and you - you look after the details.

Careful! That's Katrina's experiment.

Katrina is a nerd.

So you're sure this is gonna work?

They've been making gunpowder this way for thousands of years.

That's the beauty of science.

You follow the right steps and the results are always the same.

Yeah. And spare me the lecture: how big is the bang gonna be?

Big enough to scare the pants off everyone at the science camp.

Okay. It's done. Let's get outta here.

You put that stuff away. I'll clean up the bench.

Alex!

The gunpowder!

Oh, my experiment!

What's going on?

It's okay, Miss. It's okay. We've got it out.

What were you two doing in here?

We're...

A lucky break, Miss.

You see, I wasn't feeling that well and Paul - he was helping me to the sick bay.

So the next thing we heard this big bang. All this smoke was pouring out in there.

And so Paul and I ran in and grabbed the extinguisher.

My experiment's ruined!

If I find out that someone was in here!

Did you see anyone, Paul?

We'd better get the nurse to have a look at you.

We can't have you missing the camp tomorrow. You've both done well.

I'm sorry about your experiment, Katrina.

I bought all my own chemicals. They cost me 20 dollars.

Yeah...

Well, I'd better get cleaned up.

Dad!

I'm gonna miss the bus!

- Christine, hurry up! - I'm coming.

I'm really glad you're going on this school camp.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

A whole weekend without you around.

- Careful! That's my science project. - What did you put it there for?

That's enough, you two. Now come on.

Leave it, Dad.

Dr. Reynolds... Hi, Marie. What's up?

Well...

Check them against the projections on the computer.

Dad!

Paul, I'm the head of research department. This is important.

Yeah, and so is the time!

Well, look for a file called 'Team Contract'.

On the bus, Alex.

- But Paul said he'd be here, Miss. - We can't wait any longer.

There he is!

I told you they'd wait.

Where is my sleeping bag?

Christine, didn't I give it to you?

No, you had it in your hand when the phone rang.

- Dad! - Sorry.

Oh, no problem.

When I freeze to death in the mountains, you can invent something to thaw me out...

...and bring me back to life.

Sorry to hold you up.

- I'm Paul's father. - Hi!

- You must be Ms. Gibson. - Yes.

Paul talks about you all the time. He thinks you're terrific.

Dad!

- Well, we'd better get going. - Oh, wait!

I forgot Paul's sleeping bag.

Here, take that.

And remember, you're on the camp to study, not to chase girls.

You didn't film all that, did you?

- Yeah! - Give me that!

Hey, watch it!

- Pop will kill me if I break this. - The camera!

Well, nice to meet you.

So tell us, Paul, which girl are you interested in chasing?

Rack off.

How about Katrina? She fancies you.

What would you know, dog breath?

What's up with you today, Muggleton?

You and Paul owe me 20 bucks.

I know what you're doing in the lab yesterday.

You were making gunpowder.

Paul and I would never do anything that silly or irresponsible.

You ask Ms. Gibson. We saved the school. We're heroes.

Don't worry about it, mate. She can't prove a thing.

Ow, yeah!

Alex! Get off there!

Now listen, please! That's the boys' dormitory. That's the girls'.

When you hear this... lunch will be served in the main building.

After that...

...we'll head up the mountain to inspect our observation point for tomorrow.

Does anyone remember why we are here?

To observe the solar eclipse when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.

- Oh, what a suck! - Good. Let's get moving.

If we have time, I'll take you to visit a haunted cave.

If you can't say anything intelligent, Katsonis, - and I doubt if you can - shut up!

And bring your science projects with you.

What? What science project?

Oh well, we were supposed to build the camera obscura.

- Oh no, Dad left that at home! - What's a camera obscura?

It's a pinhole camera, pinhead.

Hey, what are you laughing at?

The ancient Chinese believed that eclipses were caused by a dragon eating the sun.

They'd banged drums and gongs to chase the dragon away.

- They must have been idiots. - It always worked.

Okay, get your science projects ready.

Nobody watches the eclipse tomorrow...

...unless I've checked their viewing equipment.

- What are we gonna do? - A camera obscura is easy to make.

All you need is some tape, cardboard and plastic.

Hey... Katrina and Lisa - they've got a lotta stuff.

Yeah well, there's no point in asking them, is there?

Who said anything about asking?

Snake!

This is a snake! Snake!

Right there, Miss! It's huge!

Alright, keep back!

- Don't come any closer! - Careful, Miss!

- Watch out your feet! - Keep still and keep your noise down.

It's okay. It's gone now.

But keep a lookout, all of you.

Come on, Einstein. Show me what to do.

And then...

...the front lens projects the image of the solar eclipse onto the viewing surface.

We couldn't finish it because someone stole our tape.

Never mind. You've done well.

Oh, that's everybody except Paul and Alex. Where are those two?

Oh, I don't think they did a project.

Paul?

Alex?

Over here, Miss!

Ladies and gentlemen!

The House of Paul and Alex is proud to present the Camera Obscura Cap.