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

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