The One Where She Calls the Shots

 

Script and Scene Creation #2

    Don't let the heading mislead you, I know what my second scene is about. But since I'm filming my second and final scene tomorrow, I wanted to get everything written down, scene by scene, line by line. I wanted to do this because when I filmed the first time, the issue wasn't so big since there was no dialogue, but I had trouble figuring out where to start certain shots since I didn't plan SPECIFICALLY enough to the point I was organized when it came to actually filming. And you're probably thinking "Shouldn't you have done this a while ago?" And the answer is yes! I should have! But unfortunately I didn't think it would stump me as much as it did, but the 4 hours of filming really hit me in the face on my first filming day. 

(Detail: I'm torn between my mom and my dad for playing the parent for now, so "August" will now be referred to as "parent" while I figure it out.)

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The shot transitions from her eating from the tin in the prior scene to her eating small pieces of day-old bread. 

Over the shoulder shot: The parent setting their plate down on the table and sitting down.

"Don't eat it all too fast." The parent says, lightly but sternly.

Long shot: we see the full picture, Beatrice sits at one end, Maxxine in the middle of them, and the parent at the other end. They're having a meal. 

Mid Shot: Beatrice begins to ask "...Mama/Papa... do you think you could get home a bit earlier today?" She rambles, "It's Maxxine's birthday and we were wonderin-"

Mid Shot: Parent interrupts saying "Tris, you know why I can't. You know why we don't talk about that."

Long shot: It cuts back to the table, but from a different perspective. There's a bit of silence. Maxinne is eating her food in very small pieces.

Mid shot: It cuts back to Beatrice and she begins to say "I'm sorry, it was just a thought."

Mid-shot to POV: Beatrice turns to the commotion outside, and we see it through her eyes.

We get a little closer to the scene. An officer is questioning her neighbor. It quickly turns violent. The officer pulls out a baton and raises his arm, and just when he's about to hit the neighbor, the blinds close. 

Long shot: Parent is going back to sit down after closing the blinds. 

Over the shoulder: As they sit back down, Beatrice exclaims "That was-" 

Mid-shot: The parent interrupts and says "That's enough, Beatrice." He takes a bite "Eat."

Mid-shot: Beatrice takes a breath and keeps eating when they hear a loud knock at the door. Beatrice turns to look at the door, "INSPECTION!" A man yells before knocking again. Beatrice turns back to the camera, concerned. 

That's when the screen goes black. 

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