This is the script for the scene me and Ben will be acting out on Tuesday.
The couple’s relationship breaks apart over a dinner at home.
Props which I will bring:
Rings x2
Plates x2
Cutleries x2
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Character Development
Scenario:
Nicole learns the news of the passing of an old friend, whom she always thought to have something going on with but the timing was never right. But she is now in a relationship and she is unsure of how to cope with the grief with her fiancé around. The scene starts while on their way to the funeral and covers how Nicole struggles to hide the grief because of guilt and possibly, regrets.
Character:
Nicole, mid 20s, is someone who seeks to find balance and stability. She has always stayed on the safer side of things, and responsible is the word to describe her. In her younger days, Nicole was all about living her life to the fullest and being true to herself. But when she almost caused her friend to end up in jail, she changed and turned mild.
Guys have come and gone in her life until she met David. There is some chemistry shared between them and she finds comfort in his presence. So after having dated for 2 years, David proposed during a simple dinner cooked at his place and she accepted with not so much of excitement and joy, but relief that her life will be drifting on calm waters. But with the nearing of the wedding and the news, she starts to falter and starts having cold feet about being bounded to a stable but dull marriage.
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Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem is a Spanish actor that more recently, has come to make a presence in Hollywood films. I enjoy watching his performances because he has great versatility and his acting is very raw yet contained. My favourite performance of his was in Biutiful. It was a very hard film especially for an actor to take on because of the emotional weight the character holds.
He doesn’t delve much into acting technicalities but rather, he views acting from an interesting point of view. To him, his role as an actor is like being a lawyer, you have to understand and defend the character no matter the circumstances. For instance, he played a violent character in No Country for Old Men but in real life, he dislikes violence and guns. Yet he portrayed the character so well, he won Golden Globes for Best Performance.
Innovation in SG Film Industry
7 local prominent film directors produce 7 different short films that celebrates SG 50th anniversary and it is put together to form sort of an omnibus. It was a nice way of showing collaboration within the community as well as showcasing the different styles.
Updated Script – Ver. 5
This the completed script, English version.
Further edits will be made during the script read with the actors.
I am a bit torn between using an only English vs English&Chinese script. Perhaps, during the script read, I will test and see which one is more natural for the actors.
Scene Analysis
Scene analysis of “Con-fident” Scene 1.
Characters:
Establishing the relationship between Scammer and his Colleague, which clearly shows that Scammer does the bidding of Colleague much to his annoyance. Scammer is a ‘small time ah beng’; all talk but no bite. Whereas Colleague is much older, scarier and higher ranked than Scammer. Colleague likes to take advantage of Scammer and make him do his bidding.
Camera Movement:
The scene opens with a slow dolly in, framing Scammer in the middle. A whip pan introduces Colleague when he catches Scammer watching porn. Following that, the shots cut to and fro between static med and close ups.
And the camera on Scammer will be mostly high angle to show his smallness while Colleague’s will be low angle to show his authority.
Updated Script
Nothing much has been changed. Just that this version has dialogues both in Chinese and Singlish. Co-written by Dylon Goh.