Statement Of Intent -- Scripted One Shot
1. What is the story of this scene in two or
three sentences? In other words, what happens in the scene?
Irving and Rosalyn are in their bedroom
fighting about a fire that occurred earlier due to Rosalyn’s lack of
attention. Irving brings up the fact
that they are not happy in their marriage, and Rosalyn tells him that she won’t
let him leave her.
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.)
This scene sets up the relationship that
Irving and Rosalyn have. It allows us to
see how they fight with one another, but also to see the pull that she has on
him. She is manipulative and
cunning. She knows what she wants and
she knows how to get it. This is the
first time we see that with Irving.
3.
What is the emotion I want to communicate?
There should be a general sadness conveyed due
to the fact that he and his wife aren’t happy, and also a sadness conveyed due
to the fact that he can’t really get away from that.
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?
I think it’s really prevalent and relatable to
be in a situation that makes you miserable because you just have to be there.
Sacrifice is universal, and sometimes sacrifices leave us worse off than we
ever thought we’d be. I definitely have
experience with being in situations I couldn’t get out of, and so even thought
I’ve never been stuck in a bad marriage, I can still relate to the sinking
feeling of being trapped.
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?
What should be translated to the audience is
the weight of the situation Irving is in at home. They should feel how much of a hold Rosalyn
has on him and see the almost pointlessness of his trying to get out of the
marriage. I think I can convey that with
slow push-ins to extreme close ups on his face as she kind of talks to him at
the end about how she will not divorce him.
6.
What two visual elements (line, shape, space,
tone, color, rhythm, movement) will you use to help communicate the emotion of
the scene?
I’m using color heavily throughout. The lighting will be low-key high contrast
colored light. Probably green or red
tinted. I want the room to feel
claustrophobic, so limited space will also be utilized. And I just want things to feel sweaty and
grimy and dirty.
7.
What are some potential obstacles to creating
a successful scene? How can you be prepared to overcome these?
Performance here is important and will be
super helpful in conveying the emotions, so if I don’t get actors who are
capable and I can’t get the performances I want out of the actors, it could be
problematic. I think auditions will be a
good thing to have before shooting.
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