Friday, February 27, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
after shooting write-up
After shooting, I can definitely conclude that using a complex narrative with five actors was too ambitious for a first assignment. Multiple times, I considered abandoning the project but I knew afterwards, I would be left with nothing. Shooting at Tops went much differently than I had originally predicted. Although I would like to say it went well because the staff working there were very obedient and complying, I had many complications in other areas. The batteries had not been charged by the previous user and outlets were hard to find. The previous user had also changed the display setting and I didn't want to keep my actors waiting while I fiddled with it. Therefore, I couldn't see the sound meter for the boom so I only used it in half of the shots at Tops. I had also forgot my tape at home which delayed the process even more.
Before shooting, I was extremely nervous about how the workers at Tops would react, especially on a Friday afternoon. After all that, I now know how kind the workers were and I would feel completely comfortable going back if I needed too.
I also shot scenes in the car which I learned were really fun. Sitting in the back seat of my own moving car with the T-tops off was somewhat relaxing. I also enjoyed the intimate space with my actors. My angles were limited which I found kind of relieving. I have yet to shoot the scooter scenes which I'm sure will be much more of a challenge.
Before shooting, I was extremely nervous about how the workers at Tops would react, especially on a Friday afternoon. After all that, I now know how kind the workers were and I would feel completely comfortable going back if I needed too.
I also shot scenes in the car which I learned were really fun. Sitting in the back seat of my own moving car with the T-tops off was somewhat relaxing. I also enjoyed the intimate space with my actors. My angles were limited which I found kind of relieving. I have yet to shoot the scooter scenes which I'm sure will be much more of a challenge.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Quiz #2
1. Key light, fill light, back light
2. back light
3. key light
4. fill light
bonus: background light- a light behind the subject that is facing away from subject to highlight something in background as opposed to the subject
2. back light
3. key light
4. fill light
bonus: background light- a light behind the subject that is facing away from subject to highlight something in background as opposed to the subject
post-rehearsal evaluation
(1e.) PROPS
scene 1: scooter, apron
scene 2: record player, old photo, scooter
scene 3: glass bottles, cigarette, fake money, old-fashioned bag
scene 4: car, long jackets, hats, masks, chaps, fake money, plastic hamper
scene 5: gun, bag, bandanna, eye mask, briefcase, glass of drink
scene 6: fake money, two cars, scooter
(2.) LOCATIONS
robbers' house- unlimited lighting, outlets, space is wide open so sound maybe washed out
counterfeiters' house - no exterior outlets for lighting front porch besides porch light, two distant outlets inside door, kitchen has good amount of outlets and lighting options, bedroom has good power sources also
scooter girl kitchen- small confined space, may not have much camera room, one outlet in kitchen, on outlet in connecting room, sound quality is good and confined.
street- although some of the actual locations are on tucker, street may be too busy for final scene. Use tucker for counterfeiter's entrance at night, but may find it helpful to shoot on Rembert for final scene. Houses are smaller, looking older, yet there will probably be more people outside watching us.
(10.) RESPONSE TO REHEARSAL
The first practice shoot was at the robbers' house with Sally and Meagan. I expected Meagan to take very naturally to her part because she is so dramatic and Sally to find it hard to portray her character. I was shocked when we shot sally for the first time. She did a remarkable job and I didn't have to instruct her very much. She took her part very seriously and studied the script thoroughly before shooting. I ended up utilizing a different part of the area for the scene because the area I had planned on using had artwork hanging in it. Instead of filming in the front room area, we resorted to a more confined kitchen area in the back. I was able to utilize the blue painted bathroom walls in the background of sally's shot which contrasted nicely with the red fill light I used. I thought the cinematography and lighting on the first practice shot worked very well with my vision.
With Meagan's scene, I experimented with a few different angles but I would like to push a few more next time. I also need to work with Meagan on speaking more slowly and more clearly. She was not having a good day which could have been the cause.
The glass bottle breaking part was an issue I had worried about and the testing of it helped a lot. We found that by laying a drop cloth down and padding for meagan to fall on, if we had someone with good aim throw the bottle hard at the wall next to meagan's head, she would duck down and the glass would shatter. I was worried the class may not break against the wall, but the thrower must have used enough force the first time that nothing went wrong. For the scenes prior to the actual bottle breaking, I had Sally throw the bottle at someone to catch it offscreen. Overall, I was surprisingly pleased with how well everything went in this scene and I may even try to incorporate some of the shots in my final.
The next scene I shot was with Lauren on the scooter in the kitchen. I was nervous about shooting this scene because I think the actors think it somewhat strange. Lauren had trouble acting and I could tell she felt nervous and awkward. I did not really know how to solve the problem. We just tried a couple different things and Brannan helped me loosen her up. I played with the lighting a little bit and experiment with shots by changing camera angles and closeness to subject. A few things I need to be aware of when I shoot the scene for real: I need to get Lauren drunk so she eases up to the camera and the scooter, I need to bring a power strip and different colored lighting so I can play with strange colors and light densities, and I also need to play more with abstract shots capturing close-ups of Lauren and the shiny scooter parts.
The last scene I shot was with Alejandra at my house. I had trouble with lighting from the front door because I didn't want the front porch light on. The outlets inside are far enough away that it was hard to get the lights strongly focused on the opening inside the door. Also, I have a metal framework glass door outside the main red door and I would like to play more with the shadows they create. The kitchen scene shot through the window provided a lot of cool opportunities. With so many different lights and outlets in the kitchen, I can play a lot with the appearance of the subjects through lighting. It was also just an interesting shot because it is through the window from outside and you can see the subjects so clearly, see their mouths move, yet not hear anything. I think the costuming for this scene will be really important in getting the implied message across. While the viewer first sees the characters hiding themselves with the long coats, I want the camera to act as a peeping tom seeing the characters in these crazy erotic costumes, putting the blinds down so the viewer is left guessing.
scene 1: scooter, apron
scene 2: record player, old photo, scooter
scene 3: glass bottles, cigarette, fake money, old-fashioned bag
scene 4: car, long jackets, hats, masks, chaps, fake money, plastic hamper
scene 5: gun, bag, bandanna, eye mask, briefcase, glass of drink
scene 6: fake money, two cars, scooter
(2.) LOCATIONS
robbers' house- unlimited lighting, outlets, space is wide open so sound maybe washed out
counterfeiters' house - no exterior outlets for lighting front porch besides porch light, two distant outlets inside door, kitchen has good amount of outlets and lighting options, bedroom has good power sources also
scooter girl kitchen- small confined space, may not have much camera room, one outlet in kitchen, on outlet in connecting room, sound quality is good and confined.
street- although some of the actual locations are on tucker, street may be too busy for final scene. Use tucker for counterfeiter's entrance at night, but may find it helpful to shoot on Rembert for final scene. Houses are smaller, looking older, yet there will probably be more people outside watching us.
(10.) RESPONSE TO REHEARSAL
The first practice shoot was at the robbers' house with Sally and Meagan. I expected Meagan to take very naturally to her part because she is so dramatic and Sally to find it hard to portray her character. I was shocked when we shot sally for the first time. She did a remarkable job and I didn't have to instruct her very much. She took her part very seriously and studied the script thoroughly before shooting. I ended up utilizing a different part of the area for the scene because the area I had planned on using had artwork hanging in it. Instead of filming in the front room area, we resorted to a more confined kitchen area in the back. I was able to utilize the blue painted bathroom walls in the background of sally's shot which contrasted nicely with the red fill light I used. I thought the cinematography and lighting on the first practice shot worked very well with my vision.
With Meagan's scene, I experimented with a few different angles but I would like to push a few more next time. I also need to work with Meagan on speaking more slowly and more clearly. She was not having a good day which could have been the cause.
The glass bottle breaking part was an issue I had worried about and the testing of it helped a lot. We found that by laying a drop cloth down and padding for meagan to fall on, if we had someone with good aim throw the bottle hard at the wall next to meagan's head, she would duck down and the glass would shatter. I was worried the class may not break against the wall, but the thrower must have used enough force the first time that nothing went wrong. For the scenes prior to the actual bottle breaking, I had Sally throw the bottle at someone to catch it offscreen. Overall, I was surprisingly pleased with how well everything went in this scene and I may even try to incorporate some of the shots in my final.
The next scene I shot was with Lauren on the scooter in the kitchen. I was nervous about shooting this scene because I think the actors think it somewhat strange. Lauren had trouble acting and I could tell she felt nervous and awkward. I did not really know how to solve the problem. We just tried a couple different things and Brannan helped me loosen her up. I played with the lighting a little bit and experiment with shots by changing camera angles and closeness to subject. A few things I need to be aware of when I shoot the scene for real: I need to get Lauren drunk so she eases up to the camera and the scooter, I need to bring a power strip and different colored lighting so I can play with strange colors and light densities, and I also need to play more with abstract shots capturing close-ups of Lauren and the shiny scooter parts.
The last scene I shot was with Alejandra at my house. I had trouble with lighting from the front door because I didn't want the front porch light on. The outlets inside are far enough away that it was hard to get the lights strongly focused on the opening inside the door. Also, I have a metal framework glass door outside the main red door and I would like to play more with the shadows they create. The kitchen scene shot through the window provided a lot of cool opportunities. With so many different lights and outlets in the kitchen, I can play a lot with the appearance of the subjects through lighting. It was also just an interesting shot because it is through the window from outside and you can see the subjects so clearly, see their mouths move, yet not hear anything. I think the costuming for this scene will be really important in getting the implied message across. While the viewer first sees the characters hiding themselves with the long coats, I want the camera to act as a peeping tom seeing the characters in these crazy erotic costumes, putting the blinds down so the viewer is left guessing.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Revised script
Scene 1: opening scene (shot 1.1), exterior of restaurant, daylight
Costume: high heels, long skirt, blouse, maybe full collared dress
LAUREN enters scene on scooter from right of screen, parks scooter, steps off scooter, faces scooter and takes off helmet. (shot 1.2) turns toward door, walks in (possible shot 1.3)
(shot 1.4) restaurant interior
LAUREN walks in front of camera and walks towards back while grabbing apron and putting it on
Scene 2: LAUREN house interior (shot 2.1)
Costume: heels, pajamas of some kind, red lipstick
LAUREN: walks into room, smoking cigarette, puts a record on, grabs photo on table/mantle, sits down in front of record player
(shots 2.2, 2.3, 2.4)
loud noise, LAUREN looks up, stands up, hesitates, walks to kitchen
(sequence 2.5) music starts LAUREN enters kitchen, whispers to scooter “kandy kane”, runs finger along it, sits on scooter, loud noise again,
(shot 2.6) LAUREN turns head, says “What are those weird neighbors doing?” wipe transition
Scene 3: robber’s house interior (shot 3.1)
Costume: regular clothes, messy hair
glass breaking sound, SALLY yelling while throwing glass bottle across room “we could have had all that money! But you had to go fuck it up!”
(shot 3.2) MEAGAN against wall yelling “Those redneck pencil dicks…” glass breaks on wall
(shot 3.3) SALLY reaches for another bottle, MEAGAN appears in front of her, grabbing the bottle, both still yelling
(shot 3.4) MEAGAN grabs bottle, SALLY subsides, lights cigarette, walks to window
(shot 3.5) MEAGAN says “we gotta make sure nothing goes wrong tomorrow so we can get outta here.”
(shot 3.4) SALLY mumbles “well, I didn’t fuck it up today”
(shot 3.5) MEAGAN gathers things together on floor
(shot 3.4) SALLY pulls down blinds, looks out
(shot 3.6) exterior shot of street block, neighbors exist car and walk into house
(shot 3.4) SALLY “Them are some mysterious neighbors”
(shot 3.5) MEAGAN “come on, help me out
(shot 3.4) SALLY throws cigarette butt, walks towards camera
Scene 4: (4.1 music sequence) interior and exterior of counterfeiters house
Costume: heels, Kassey wears chaps, cowboy hat, bra, Alex wears weird costume w/ feathers
hand unlocking door, ALEX walks through door, drops coat on floor, KASSEY puts blinds down
(shot 4.2) interior bedroom, ALEX and KASSEY lie on floor, KASSEY “we have an appointment for pick-up tomorrow” ALEX while getting up “I better make sure the machine printed the last batch” (shot 4.3) walks towards basement steps, walks down
(shot 4.4) basement, ALEX enters from left, walks to right secret room, walks out to dryer yelling up “5 grand printed”, opens dryer door and pulls money down into hamper
Scene 5: interior restaurant (shot 5.1)
Costume: Lauren- work clothes, Kassey- long coat, heels, Alex- tights, short jacket, Sally- scarf around hair, glasses, nice blouse, heels, MEAGAN-suspenders, wife beater, mask
LAUREN resting head on fist in back, someone yells “ey! Get ya butt out here!”
(shot 5.2) SALLY and MEAGAN sitting at booth in corner, KASSEY and ALEX sit in other booth
(shot 5.3) LAUREN walks up to KASSEY and ALEX, LAUREN “what can I get yall to drink”
(shot 5.3) MEAGAN and SALLY get up, masks on, MEAGAN holds gun up “Alright!”, SALLY has bag, walks towards register
(shot 5.4) MEAGAN walks up to ALEX, KASSEY, LAUREN, MEAGAN pushes LAUREN out of way, says “what’s in this briefcase, MEAGAN grabs briefcase, sets it on table, opens it,
(shot 5.5) MEAGAN smiles, yells to SALLY, MEAGAN “this’ll be enough huh?” SALLY enters shot
(shot 5.6) MEAGAN closes briefcase, and her a SALLY walk to door, MEAGAN tips hat says “it’s been a pleasure,” SALLY turns to inside says “thanks!” and runs out
(shot 5.7) KASSEY and ALEX look at each other, KASSEY wipes mouth with napkin and gets up, walks of screen left, ALEX gets up, takes sip of drink then sets on table, walks towards camera
(shot 5.8) KASSEY walks out door, ALEX follows
(shot 5.9) LAUREN, leaning up against wall, takes off apron, walks towards door, throws apron into kitchen, says “I’m taking the rest the day off,” walks out door
Scene 6.1: alternating interior shots of characters in cars
(shot 6.1) top down, MEAGAN is driving, SALLY in passenger seat
(shot 6.2) SALLY holding briefcase, throwing money up, takes one bill and holds it up to sky, facial expression changes, SALLY says “this is fake!”
(shot 6.3) MEAGAN looks over, looks back at road, looks over again, takes bill, holds it up to sky, says “What the-”
Scene 6.2: car interior
(shot 6.4) KASSEY driving, ALEX passenger
ALEX “…fuck were those fools thinking!” KASSEY “I don’t know but now we’ll be set back all week on our deliveries. We’re fucked!”
Scene 6.3: (shot 6.5) LAUREN driving scooter, says “What the fuck!”
Final sequence: exterior of street block
(shot sequence) outside shot of car driving onto street, each vehicle parking on street, each character exiting vehicle, multiple perspective shots of lines of vision, long shot of all characters on street, black screen, end.
Costume: high heels, long skirt, blouse, maybe full collared dress
LAUREN enters scene on scooter from right of screen, parks scooter, steps off scooter, faces scooter and takes off helmet. (shot 1.2) turns toward door, walks in (possible shot 1.3)
(shot 1.4) restaurant interior
LAUREN walks in front of camera and walks towards back while grabbing apron and putting it on
Scene 2: LAUREN house interior (shot 2.1)
Costume: heels, pajamas of some kind, red lipstick
LAUREN: walks into room, smoking cigarette, puts a record on, grabs photo on table/mantle, sits down in front of record player
(shots 2.2, 2.3, 2.4)
loud noise, LAUREN looks up, stands up, hesitates, walks to kitchen
(sequence 2.5) music starts LAUREN enters kitchen, whispers to scooter “kandy kane”, runs finger along it, sits on scooter, loud noise again,
(shot 2.6) LAUREN turns head, says “What are those weird neighbors doing?” wipe transition
Scene 3: robber’s house interior (shot 3.1)
Costume: regular clothes, messy hair
glass breaking sound, SALLY yelling while throwing glass bottle across room “we could have had all that money! But you had to go fuck it up!”
(shot 3.2) MEAGAN against wall yelling “Those redneck pencil dicks…” glass breaks on wall
(shot 3.3) SALLY reaches for another bottle, MEAGAN appears in front of her, grabbing the bottle, both still yelling
(shot 3.4) MEAGAN grabs bottle, SALLY subsides, lights cigarette, walks to window
(shot 3.5) MEAGAN says “we gotta make sure nothing goes wrong tomorrow so we can get outta here.”
(shot 3.4) SALLY mumbles “well, I didn’t fuck it up today”
(shot 3.5) MEAGAN gathers things together on floor
(shot 3.4) SALLY pulls down blinds, looks out
(shot 3.6) exterior shot of street block, neighbors exist car and walk into house
(shot 3.4) SALLY “Them are some mysterious neighbors”
(shot 3.5) MEAGAN “come on, help me out
(shot 3.4) SALLY throws cigarette butt, walks towards camera
Scene 4: (4.1 music sequence) interior and exterior of counterfeiters house
Costume: heels, Kassey wears chaps, cowboy hat, bra, Alex wears weird costume w/ feathers
hand unlocking door, ALEX walks through door, drops coat on floor, KASSEY puts blinds down
(shot 4.2) interior bedroom, ALEX and KASSEY lie on floor, KASSEY “we have an appointment for pick-up tomorrow” ALEX while getting up “I better make sure the machine printed the last batch” (shot 4.3) walks towards basement steps, walks down
(shot 4.4) basement, ALEX enters from left, walks to right secret room, walks out to dryer yelling up “5 grand printed”, opens dryer door and pulls money down into hamper
Scene 5: interior restaurant (shot 5.1)
Costume: Lauren- work clothes, Kassey- long coat, heels, Alex- tights, short jacket, Sally- scarf around hair, glasses, nice blouse, heels, MEAGAN-suspenders, wife beater, mask
LAUREN resting head on fist in back, someone yells “ey! Get ya butt out here!”
(shot 5.2) SALLY and MEAGAN sitting at booth in corner, KASSEY and ALEX sit in other booth
(shot 5.3) LAUREN walks up to KASSEY and ALEX, LAUREN “what can I get yall to drink”
(shot 5.3) MEAGAN and SALLY get up, masks on, MEAGAN holds gun up “Alright!”, SALLY has bag, walks towards register
(shot 5.4) MEAGAN walks up to ALEX, KASSEY, LAUREN, MEAGAN pushes LAUREN out of way, says “what’s in this briefcase, MEAGAN grabs briefcase, sets it on table, opens it,
(shot 5.5) MEAGAN smiles, yells to SALLY, MEAGAN “this’ll be enough huh?” SALLY enters shot
(shot 5.6) MEAGAN closes briefcase, and her a SALLY walk to door, MEAGAN tips hat says “it’s been a pleasure,” SALLY turns to inside says “thanks!” and runs out
(shot 5.7) KASSEY and ALEX look at each other, KASSEY wipes mouth with napkin and gets up, walks of screen left, ALEX gets up, takes sip of drink then sets on table, walks towards camera
(shot 5.8) KASSEY walks out door, ALEX follows
(shot 5.9) LAUREN, leaning up against wall, takes off apron, walks towards door, throws apron into kitchen, says “I’m taking the rest the day off,” walks out door
Scene 6.1: alternating interior shots of characters in cars
(shot 6.1) top down, MEAGAN is driving, SALLY in passenger seat
(shot 6.2) SALLY holding briefcase, throwing money up, takes one bill and holds it up to sky, facial expression changes, SALLY says “this is fake!”
(shot 6.3) MEAGAN looks over, looks back at road, looks over again, takes bill, holds it up to sky, says “What the-”
Scene 6.2: car interior
(shot 6.4) KASSEY driving, ALEX passenger
ALEX “…fuck were those fools thinking!” KASSEY “I don’t know but now we’ll be set back all week on our deliveries. We’re fucked!”
Scene 6.3: (shot 6.5) LAUREN driving scooter, says “What the fuck!”
Final sequence: exterior of street block
(shot sequence) outside shot of car driving onto street, each vehicle parking on street, each character exiting vehicle, multiple perspective shots of lines of vision, long shot of all characters on street, black screen, end.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Script/Director's notes
Scene 1:
-long shot exterior of restaurant, early day time, scooter girl enters riding scooter from right of screen. she parks scooter and walks through door
-medium long shot interior restaurant. scooter girl grabs apron and puts it on as she walks to back of kitchen, panning shot to left.
-music starts, wipe transition of new scene.
Scene 2:
-caption: "last night", interior of scooter girl's house, costume: high heels, red lipstick, bra or pj's, medium close-up, girl sitting on floor next to record player
-behind the shoulder and overhead shot looking down on girl looking at photograph of ex, (loud noise) girl looks up
-tilt shot up as girl stands up commenting on the noise, walks into next room
-camera 3 ft. from ground, medium long shot into kitchen with scooter, scooter girl walks in front of camera
-close-up of girls face rubbing against scooter, talking to it
-music starts, lighting changes, random and rapid rhythm of erotic close-up and extreme close-up shots of girl on scooter
-loud noise again, close-up of girl's face, wide-eyed, comments "what are those freaky neighbors doing?"
-wipe transition
Scene 3:
-robber house interior: over the shoulder long shot, robber 1 throws glass bottle at robber 2, both are yelling
-close-up of profile of robber 2 against wall as glass breaks on wall
-medium close-up of robber 1 reaching for other bottle
-medium close-up from opposite angle, tracking shot following hand lifting bottle, then robber 2 appears in shot holding knife up to robber 1, robber 2 says "stop this nonsense, it wasn't my fault!"
-shot/reverse shot as characters talk
robber1 "we could have got at least a grand from that bank!" as she lights up cigarette
robber2 "let's just make our plan for tomorrow and then we'll have enough to go to Canada"
-overhead medium long shot of robber2 kneeling to floor, rummages through bag with money everywhere
-medium close-up of robber1, one right hand holding cigarette, left hand under elbow, leaning against window, takes right hand and pulls down blinds and peers through and says "them are some mysterious looking neighbors" music starts
-exterior long shot from across the street, two women in long coats exist parked car, walk up stairs, jump cut to robber1 turning head towards camera, talking to robber2 "i'm so ready to get outta this dump" as she walks towards camera, creating new transition
Scene 4:
-music continues, close-up as hand turns key unlocking door
-camera at door handle height, long-shot into house interior as swinger1 takes off coat and throws to floor, door closes,
-jump cut to exterior shot of window, swinger2 appears in window, wearing ass-less chaps, bra, cowboy hat, mask, black gloves, slowly closes blinds
-rapid rhythm shots, interior bedroom, dark, spot lighting, random close-ups, assumed sexual activity, music stops
-overhead shot of characters as they lay on floor
-close-up of swinger1 as she sits up to face swinger2, says "we have an appointment for pick-up tomorrow at the spot" swinger2 says "we better make sure the machine printed that last batch"
-medium long shot from floor level facing door, swinger1 walks in front of camera out door and to other door which she opens and walks down stairs
-medium longshot from basement, swinger1 walks past camera left to right into back room, loud noises coming from inside, she walks back out and yells up "yep we're good, five grand in one day" she kneels down in front of dryer
-medium close-up from behind, swinger1 opens dryer door, pulls bills out and throws into hamper below
Scene 5:
-close-up of scooter girl in restaurant resting head on fist in the kitchen, woman yells, "angie, get ya butt out here"
-long shot of swinger couple sitting at booth, costume: one dressed as man with hat, other with scarf around hair, big glasses, briefcase on floor at their side, scooter girl hold's up pad of paper and pencil
-quick tracking shot to front door, robbers bust in, costume: robber2 wears black handkerchief over face, hold gun up, robber1 wears eye mask and hold bag
-random shots to show all people and reactions in restaurant
-medium long shot facing kitchen, robber2 points gun at kitchen lady says "give me the money in the register!"
-medium close-up from table swingers are sitting at, robber1 walks up to table, points down at briefcase "whatchya got in there sweetheart?"
-tracking shot following briefcase as robber1 picks it up and slams it on table, she opens it to show money
-opposite shot from other side of table looking from behind briefcase, robber1 says to robber2 "Marla, look what we got here! this looks like enough to get us there, ey?"
-long shot facing door, robbers back through door as robber2 says "it's been a pleasure", as you see characters exit, and start running to left out of sight
-medium close-up off angle of swingers at table, swinger on left looking over shoulder out the window, turns to other swinger with look on face
-medium long shot of kitchen ladies behind counter with mouths dropped, they look to screen left, camera tracking with their gaze to scooter girl leaning against wall, camera follows her as she walks screen right, taking off apron and says "i'm taking the rest of the day off and walks out the door, camera tracks back to waitresses who now stare straight ahead to swingers still sitting
-camera shot moves back to show swingers get up and walk out, once door shuts, music starts
Scene 6:
-interior of car, top down, camera positioned in center arm console of car, shows profile of passenger who is robber1, holding briefcase of money, smiling, throws money up
-profile of driver, robber2, driving, looking at robber1 and smiling
-back to robber1 as she hold bill up to sun, facial expression changes from smiling to squinting says "these are fake!"
-shot of driver
-shot of passenger, driver grabs bills
-shot of driver holding bill up also says "what... the ..." jump cut
-interior of swingers' car, shot from back seat, swinger1 says "what where those idiots doing!"
-driver shot (swinger2) "i don't know but now we're going to be set back on all our deliveries for the week! we're fucked."
-jump cut to scooter girl, close-up from straight ahead as she says, "what the fuck!"
-medium long shot on street as scooter girl rides down street
-backseat shot of swingers' car focused through windshield
-similar shot yet from robbers car
-rapid shot of each vehicle pulling up to curb
-rapid close-up shots as each character proceeds to exit car
-short tilting shot as each character stands up from car/off of scooter
-rapid long perspective shots from each characters viewpoint
-long shot of all characters standing in triangle on street
-black scene, film ends
-long shot exterior of restaurant, early day time, scooter girl enters riding scooter from right of screen. she parks scooter and walks through door
-medium long shot interior restaurant. scooter girl grabs apron and puts it on as she walks to back of kitchen, panning shot to left.
-music starts, wipe transition of new scene.
Scene 2:
-caption: "last night", interior of scooter girl's house, costume: high heels, red lipstick, bra or pj's, medium close-up, girl sitting on floor next to record player
-behind the shoulder and overhead shot looking down on girl looking at photograph of ex, (loud noise) girl looks up
-tilt shot up as girl stands up commenting on the noise, walks into next room
-camera 3 ft. from ground, medium long shot into kitchen with scooter, scooter girl walks in front of camera
-close-up of girls face rubbing against scooter, talking to it
-music starts, lighting changes, random and rapid rhythm of erotic close-up and extreme close-up shots of girl on scooter
-loud noise again, close-up of girl's face, wide-eyed, comments "what are those freaky neighbors doing?"
-wipe transition
Scene 3:
-robber house interior: over the shoulder long shot, robber 1 throws glass bottle at robber 2, both are yelling
-close-up of profile of robber 2 against wall as glass breaks on wall
-medium close-up of robber 1 reaching for other bottle
-medium close-up from opposite angle, tracking shot following hand lifting bottle, then robber 2 appears in shot holding knife up to robber 1, robber 2 says "stop this nonsense, it wasn't my fault!"
-shot/reverse shot as characters talk
robber1 "we could have got at least a grand from that bank!" as she lights up cigarette
robber2 "let's just make our plan for tomorrow and then we'll have enough to go to Canada"
-overhead medium long shot of robber2 kneeling to floor, rummages through bag with money everywhere
-medium close-up of robber1, one right hand holding cigarette, left hand under elbow, leaning against window, takes right hand and pulls down blinds and peers through and says "them are some mysterious looking neighbors" music starts
-exterior long shot from across the street, two women in long coats exist parked car, walk up stairs, jump cut to robber1 turning head towards camera, talking to robber2 "i'm so ready to get outta this dump" as she walks towards camera, creating new transition
Scene 4:
-music continues, close-up as hand turns key unlocking door
-camera at door handle height, long-shot into house interior as swinger1 takes off coat and throws to floor, door closes,
-jump cut to exterior shot of window, swinger2 appears in window, wearing ass-less chaps, bra, cowboy hat, mask, black gloves, slowly closes blinds
-rapid rhythm shots, interior bedroom, dark, spot lighting, random close-ups, assumed sexual activity, music stops
-overhead shot of characters as they lay on floor
-close-up of swinger1 as she sits up to face swinger2, says "we have an appointment for pick-up tomorrow at the spot" swinger2 says "we better make sure the machine printed that last batch"
-medium long shot from floor level facing door, swinger1 walks in front of camera out door and to other door which she opens and walks down stairs
-medium longshot from basement, swinger1 walks past camera left to right into back room, loud noises coming from inside, she walks back out and yells up "yep we're good, five grand in one day" she kneels down in front of dryer
-medium close-up from behind, swinger1 opens dryer door, pulls bills out and throws into hamper below
Scene 5:
-close-up of scooter girl in restaurant resting head on fist in the kitchen, woman yells, "angie, get ya butt out here"
-long shot of swinger couple sitting at booth, costume: one dressed as man with hat, other with scarf around hair, big glasses, briefcase on floor at their side, scooter girl hold's up pad of paper and pencil
-quick tracking shot to front door, robbers bust in, costume: robber2 wears black handkerchief over face, hold gun up, robber1 wears eye mask and hold bag
-random shots to show all people and reactions in restaurant
-medium long shot facing kitchen, robber2 points gun at kitchen lady says "give me the money in the register!"
-medium close-up from table swingers are sitting at, robber1 walks up to table, points down at briefcase "whatchya got in there sweetheart?"
-tracking shot following briefcase as robber1 picks it up and slams it on table, she opens it to show money
-opposite shot from other side of table looking from behind briefcase, robber1 says to robber2 "Marla, look what we got here! this looks like enough to get us there, ey?"
-long shot facing door, robbers back through door as robber2 says "it's been a pleasure", as you see characters exit, and start running to left out of sight
-medium close-up off angle of swingers at table, swinger on left looking over shoulder out the window, turns to other swinger with look on face
-medium long shot of kitchen ladies behind counter with mouths dropped, they look to screen left, camera tracking with their gaze to scooter girl leaning against wall, camera follows her as she walks screen right, taking off apron and says "i'm taking the rest of the day off and walks out the door, camera tracks back to waitresses who now stare straight ahead to swingers still sitting
-camera shot moves back to show swingers get up and walk out, once door shuts, music starts
Scene 6:
-interior of car, top down, camera positioned in center arm console of car, shows profile of passenger who is robber1, holding briefcase of money, smiling, throws money up
-profile of driver, robber2, driving, looking at robber1 and smiling
-back to robber1 as she hold bill up to sun, facial expression changes from smiling to squinting says "these are fake!"
-shot of driver
-shot of passenger, driver grabs bills
-shot of driver holding bill up also says "what... the ..." jump cut
-interior of swingers' car, shot from back seat, swinger1 says "what where those idiots doing!"
-driver shot (swinger2) "i don't know but now we're going to be set back on all our deliveries for the week! we're fucked."
-jump cut to scooter girl, close-up from straight ahead as she says, "what the fuck!"
-medium long shot on street as scooter girl rides down street
-backseat shot of swingers' car focused through windshield
-similar shot yet from robbers car
-rapid shot of each vehicle pulling up to curb
-rapid close-up shots as each character proceeds to exit car
-short tilting shot as each character stands up from car/off of scooter
-rapid long perspective shots from each characters viewpoint
-long shot of all characters standing in triangle on street
-black scene, film ends
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