Our English teacher told us to make a one minute scene in relevance to the film "Look Both Ways." We were then given two ideas that linked into the film for each pair. But I'm awesome and went by myself.
My two ideas were: - Alienation and Despair.
-Camera focused on muted mouths arguing. Shots are taken from various angles. The camera will then be zoomed out to see a father and a son arguing in the front yard of their court. The son is holding a brand new guitar-
Dad:
You idiot! Why the hell did you go out and buy a guitar for!? I taught you finance! The art of spending money efficiently, not putting it to waste!
Son:
Please dad, I've put up with numbers for too long... I need some kind of outlet... I need at least some kind of emotion, without figures....
Dad:
What the hell is music going to do for you?! Our family has specialised in finance for years! We've been stable with money for many generations! And YOU disgrace us by wanting to strum on a piece of wood!?
Son:
But dad, why should our family continue along this same track? Why should I be condemned to follow your same freight train, and all of my following sons and daughters!?
Dad:
What the hell is wrong with you!? You're supposed to be MY successor! But now you're chasing this.. this outlandish dream!? You've brought same on this family. Why can't you be perfect like your older sisters?
Son:
Because I'm not a depressed money crunching leech like you!
-Silence. Camera pans past their silent mouths. They stare at each other briefly, camera focuses on their eyes-
Dad:
Well then chase your stupid dream.
-Silence-
-Dad grabs then throws guitar out into the court-
-Camera is fixed behind the Dad before he throws it. The cameras are placed at different angles to catch the guitar flying in slow-motion. The last camera is placed on the floor parallel to the crash site of the guitar-
-Cameras are placed beneath the crash site where they will sit still, looking at the wooden shards fly passed the sun's rays. A side camera will view the breaking of the neck before another camera will zoom on the strings snapping. The last camera will be from a bird's eye view of the crash looking at the remains of the guitar. There is a brief pause-
-Sounds of harps play-
-Camera focused back on the father's face, then switched over to the Son, who is trying to hide his pain-
-Camera is then place between them, showing the son looking directly into his father's eyes. The father walks into the house-
- Script By Symon Taylor
A fragment sidetrack of your Drama solo???!
ReplyDeleteI hear hauntings of clashing Titans with cymbals!
While the strings of life's chords seem plucked and broken!
"Look Both Ways", fortunately, still allowed a couple of strings to keep on playing on! (Even if the guitar really needed a little tuning!)
An interesting piece!
P.S. My flowery outburst methinks is a result of far too many travels into universal souls this weekend! I need a bit of plain bread and butter to get some balance back!
I really liked how you conveyed your message through not only the words said by the father and son but also the words left unsaid, which creates a far larger impact on the audience. I also love the choice of song because that song truely would sum up all of the boys thoughts and inner desires. I would definately see this movie if it was produced.
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