1.  What is the story of this scene in two or three sentences? In other words, what happens in the scene?

In this scene, two men who are trying to secure a contract for a fake film are talking to Max Klein in order to get the rights to make the film.  After Siegel lays it out that Klein will not get a better deal than the one he is presenting him, Klein agrees to sign over the rights to the men.

2.     What is purpose of this scene in the larger story? (Or, if there is not a larger story, invent the purpose of this scene.)

The purpose of this scene is to show one of the obstacles that the agents have to go through in order to execute this exfiltration operation.  Under the guise of making a movie, they are going to recapture the six people being held hostage in Iran.  They have to make their cover story believable, so this scene where they are securing the rights to the script is depicting just another hurdle for the team.

3.     What is the emotion I want to communicate?

I want this scene to not be tense at all, but fun and a bit sarcastic. 

4.     Why is this scene personal to me? What previous personal experiences does it remind me of? Why do I need to make this scene?

This scene is personal to me, because there’s an interesting thing going on with the importance of making movies.  This is a cool business negotiation scene in which one character very cunningly outsmarts another to get what he wants.  I feel like this is really important in the sense that this is something that I am scared to do and have to deal with.  And also, the severity of the situation is great in the film and it feels the way I feel about succeeding in my career. 

5.     What, specifically, must the audience understand narratively and feel at the end of this scene? How do you intend to make sure this will happen?

They should understand that the main characters have succeeded and are a bit closer to their goal.  They should have heard the things Siegel was saying and understood that he is a business man: he is good at manipulating people.  I can be sure this happens with proper direction of acting.  Acting is going to be really important with this scene to convey what’s happening. 

6.     What two visual elements (line, shape, space, tone, color, rhythm, movement) will you use to help communicate the emotion of the scene?

I want to play with camera angles and space.  I’m going to try and create flat space behind shots of Klein and have deep space for shots of Siegel and Mendez.  This will hopefully convey the trapped situation Klein is in and allow us to see Seigel and Mendez as more dynamic characters.  Also I want to have a lot of high angle shots of Siegel to minimize him, and low angles to maximize the other two. 

7.     What are some potential obstacles to creating a successful scene? How can you be prepared to overcome these?

Some obstacles I think will be in finding an appropriate location and finding the appropriate actors.  I want this to have a very specific feeling to it and the location is going to have the most affect over that.  I have a backup in mind that will be available to me no matter what, so that’s my safety.  But I am on the look out for better options.  And then the actors I think need to be right, as always.  Siegel especially needs to by dynamic.  So I think I can overcome that by having auditions.