A vibrant cartoon with colours and smooth animation. ASHER'S BIG WORLD Episode 1: The World Inside Asher's Painting STYLE: Bright, colorful, high-energy children's cartoon. Use upbeat original music, expressive animation, quick transitions, funny sound effects, splashes, pops, whooshes and sparkles. Keep the family visually identical in every scene. CHARACTERS ASHER: 7-year-old autistic boy with fair/light skin, warm brown hair and bright expressive eyes. Funny, loving, curious and imaginative. He LOVES painting, coloring, drawing, swimming, water and exploring. Sometimes loud sounds, unexpected changes or sensations feel especially big to him. MOM: Fair skin, long dark brown hair, brown eyes. Loving, patient, playful and encouraging. DAD: Tan skin, short brown hair. Funny, adventurous, dependable and playful. GRACE: Asher's older sister. Medium-light/fair skin, long dark brown hair and brown eyes. Smart, creative, confident, funny and caring. OPENING [UPBEAT THEME MUSIC] SFX: WHOOSH! POP! SPLASH! Fast clips: Asher jumps into a pool. ASHER: WOOOOHOOO! SFX: SPLASH! Asher paints a giant orange streak. SFX: SWOOSH! Asher and Grace race through a colorful forest. Dad runs behind wearing a ridiculous explorer hat. DAD: WAIT FOR MEEEE! SFX: BOING! Asher runs toward the camera. ASHER: HEY, EVERYBODY! I'm Asher! SFX: POP! ASHER: And this is my BIG WORLD! SFX: WHOOSH! TITLE: ASHER'S BIG WORLD! ASHER'S CREATION [PLAYFUL MUSIC] Mom walks down the hallway. MOM: Asher? Silence. Mom looks at the camera. MOM: It's way too quiet. SFX: DUN-DUN-DUN! She opens the playroom door. SFX: WHOOSH! Asher sits surrounded by crayons, markers, paintbrushes and colorful paint. A huge picture covers the floor. MOM: Whoa! ASHER: MOM! LOOK! He points excitedly. ASHER: I made a WORLD! SFX: SPARKLE! He points to different areas. ASHER: Explorer Island! SFX: DING! ASHER: Rainbow Ocean! SFX: SPLASH! He dramatically points toward an orange mountain. ASHER: And... Lava Mountain! SFX: RUMBLE! MOM: That sounds dangerous. Asher grins. ASHER: VERY dangerous! Dad pops into the room. DAD: Did somebody say dangerous? SFX: BOING! Dad puts on an explorer hat. DAD: Explorer Dad is READY! Grace enters. GRACE: What are you doing? ASHER: Exploring my world! Grace points toward an empty part of the painting. GRACE: What goes here? She grabs a purple crayon. GRACE: Magic forest? Asher GASPS. ASHER: MAGIC FOREST! SFX: DING-DING! They start drawing together. NARRATOR: Asher loves art. Painting, coloring and drawing help his imagination come alive. Blue can become... ASHER: AN OCEAN! SFX: SPLASH! Green can become... ASHER: A JUNGLE! SFX: MONKEY CHATTER! And a blank piece of paper can become... Asher sweeps his paintbrush across the page. SFX: SWISH... WHOOOOSH! Everything glows. ASHER: Uh-oh. WHOOSH! INSIDE THE PAINTING Asher and Grace land on a colorful beach. SFX: POOF! ASHER: WHOOOOAAA! GRACE: We're INSIDE your painting! Dad drops onto the sand. SFX: BONK! His explorer hat covers his eyes. DAD: I meant to do that. Asher spots the sparkling ocean. ASHER: WATER! [MUSIC SPEEDS UP] He races toward it. ASHER: CANNONBALL! SFX: HUGE SPLASH! Asher swims happily through colorful fish. SFX: BUBBLE-BUBBLE-POP! A tiny green fish follows him. Asher swims left. The fish follows. He swims right. The fish follows. ASHER: Are you following me? FISH: BLOOP! Asher laughs. Grace jumps in. Dad follows. DAD: SUPER-DAD CANNONBALL! SFX: GIANT SPLASH! GRACE: DAAAAD! Everyone laughs. Suddenly- SFX: BOOOOOM. The music stops. Asher freezes. BOOOOOM. He covers his ears. Grace stays nearby without crowding him. GRACE: I'm right here. NARRATOR: Asher is autistic. Sometimes sounds or sensations can feel much bigger to him. Sometimes he needs a moment-and that's okay. The scene becomes calm. Asher watches Lava Mountain. BOOM! The ocean changes from blue to PURPLE. ASHER: Wait... BOOM! Purple becomes ORANGE. Asher slowly lowers his hands. BOOM! The water becomes GREEN. SFX: MAGICAL SPARKLES! ASHER: LOOK AT THE WATER! GRACE: It's changing colors! Asher smiles. ASHER: THAT IS AWESOME! [UPBEAT MUSIC RETURNS] NARRATOR: Sometimes Asher notices things other people miss. That's one reason exploring with him is so much fun. LET'S EXPLORE! Asher grabs a giant magical paintbrush. ASHER: COME ON!