This is fine.
I may not have slept well last night.
It’s fine.
Luckily this boat does offer one great advantage: relaxation. As I typed that the loudspeaker went off again. Now I’m heading towards a tender. It is difficult to type this while I’m moving. Regardless, what I was saying before was that this trip allows me to actually think to myself a little bit, which means it’s the perfect time to finish my song. As of right now, I may reach the two minute limit in the middle of my song, but such as life. As far as I’m concerned, if you want to keep watching, I’ve done my job!
As of right now, my song is a total of 57 seconds long because I decided to cut out the very beginning of the song (the first 16 measures in the sheet music I shared in my blog post "The Power of Walking Your Dog"). Also, I approximated the length of my introductory scene with the assistance of this handy dandy online stopwatch (my dad asked to borrow my phone so he could check on his fantasy sports team online because he left his phone on this ship, he still hasn't returned it) I learned that the scene should take around 42 seconds. Don't worry, I left pauses where I knew cutaways would be taking place. Nothing's more fun than talking to yourself on an island!
Wow. Okay. So, basically, I have fifteen seconds left to explore as much of Charlotte's development as possible.
Great.
This is just great.
I would try and speed up my song but I knew it was going to be quick from the moment I started the project so I made it as fast as I could.
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| Peep the ten trillion notes I have on the sides for this project ft. my agenda! |
Great.
This is just great.
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| me currently |
The question now is how to end my song.
Oh schnitzel. What I had next was what I was most excited for too. Now I'm sad.
Okay, I guess this is the plan then: turn the next part of the song into an instrumental break?
I'm going to cry.
Wait. I have an idea. I can draft an instrumental break and use the last fifteen seconds so show Charlotte drawing in the woods and creating a stunning image, ending the shot with an overhead that shows her artistry. Hold on, this could definitely work! It shows a start and finish to one segment of a story while leaving open the question of what would happen if her mother found out! It's not exactly what I imagined but it does leave the rest of the movie open...
I'm here for it! Alright!
After talking with my family about whether or not my new ending made sense (I call this my personal test group), my dad asked me whether or not I established where/when this was taking place well enough and I realized that I may not have made that clear enough. While my opening scene takes place a few years before the witch trials begin, I elected not to reference the trials yet. If anything, this conversation reminded me the importance of grabbing a second opinion! #thanksdad
Here's an updated draft of my script (additions are highlighted in yellow):
Oh schnitzel. What I had next was what I was most excited for too. Now I'm sad.
Okay, I guess this is the plan then: turn the next part of the song into an instrumental break?
I'm going to cry.
Wait. I have an idea. I can draft an instrumental break and use the last fifteen seconds so show Charlotte drawing in the woods and creating a stunning image, ending the shot with an overhead that shows her artistry. Hold on, this could definitely work! It shows a start and finish to one segment of a story while leaving open the question of what would happen if her mother found out! It's not exactly what I imagined but it does leave the rest of the movie open...
I'm here for it! Alright!
After talking with my family about whether or not my new ending made sense (I call this my personal test group), my dad asked me whether or not I established where/when this was taking place well enough and I realized that I may not have made that clear enough. While my opening scene takes place a few years before the witch trials begin, I elected not to reference the trials yet. If anything, this conversation reminded me the importance of grabbing a second opinion! #thanksdad
Here's an updated draft of my script (additions are highlighted in yellow):
Bridget and Charlotte are walking home from church. There is clear distance between the two but they still walk in perfect sync. The pair is shown in an establishing long shot.
Bridget: Mary said that we ought to check on the ripeness of the potatoes. She said hers were perfectly ripe for yesterday’s meal.
Charlotte nods.
Bridget: It was nice of her to inform us since we are new to Salem.
Charlotte nods numbly. She is in her own mind.
Bridget: I know you were caught drawing again in the churchyard.
Charlotte is silent. She won’t meet her mother’s eyes.
Bridget: You know that taking pleasure from such an act is frowned upon, do you not?
Charlotte is silent.
Bridget: I expect not to hear of any sort of frivolous activity like this again. Is that clear?
Charlotte nods.
Bridget finally breaks their distance by looking down at Charlotte, her face seen scowling.
Bridget: I said “Is that clear?”
Charlotte matches her mother’s gaze for the next line and then breaks eye contact.
Charlotte: Yes, mother.
Well, that just about wraps up today's post! I'll share the instrumental for the drawing sequence later this week :)
Some suggestions for y'all:
- Hit Me With Your Best Shot from Rock of Ages
- Fight The Dragons from Big Fish
- Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars)
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AICE Media Portfolio Project. (2018, March 23). Retrieved March 26, 2018, from http://amandamelissamedia.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-power-of-walking-your-dog.html
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