Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Structure

Act I
opening/establishing shot-
Girl falls asleep at her desk-her desk light goes off and this signals the beginning of a dream sequence.
Exposition-
We are introduced to the characters but briefly, as time goes on we catch more glimpses of them individually.

We are introduced to the main characters as soon as we see the that we are somewhere outside in a forrest or wooded area.
Main Character- there are four-no one leader
Dramatic premise-we follow the four characters throughout the woods. They continue to amuse us and each other, with a daunting creepy feel to the way they interact. They play with fire and smoke and each time a firework goes off something dramatic/chaotic happens.
Stipulations-
1.) this will be filmed at night-i need to consider good lighting-i need dramatic lighting. How will I film this so that it looks beautiful and  well lit/ generator? extension chords? flashlights? reflectors? car lights?
2.) I need to film the moon and fireworks-how do i film this on camera with a good exposition?
Dramatic Situation-the characters go from interacting with things-fireworks, sparklers, dancing solo, to interacting with each other. They become more excited, more unpredictable, more ecstatic.
Inciting incident-the first solo dance, the beautiful layering that will symbol the fireworks and the girl dancing as an epiphany, symbol of power and freedom and grace.

Point Plot-two of the characters are enamored with each other. How do they show their admiration towards each other?

Act II
Obtacles-the characters become increasingly uninhibited, they come out of their comfort zone


First Culmination-
the characters become more unpredictable, more entrancing scenes, different textures, more layering. Midpoint Characters become splashed with water, dancing in a fountain, this is symbolic of renewal. There is a bath water scene.

Act III
Climax-the characters rejoice, they are interacting with each other and all move in sync. They start dancing together and become one character. They start chaotically playing in the mud/throwing sand and mud at one another.

Denouement -layering of more fireworks and rapid movement. Pan camera to exposition of the moon.



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