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Current Talk '24 I / Re: Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of Dark Shadows
« on: February 13, 2024, 08:10:32 PM »
Continuing with how Scene 115 is scripted:
And so far as the reference to "today's quote" goes, it was from February 11th this time around.
And as far as the reference to "today's quote" goes, it was February 12th's, this time around.
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Continuing Scene 115 with the script continuing with:
He looks at her.
QUENTIN
I'm glad you didn't. Thanks.
Carlotta ENTERS with the ice tray.
And that's when today's quote -Page 54/Scene 115 - Quentin: 'Carlotta.Good.I've decided not to use the tower as a studio anymore.'
- comes up.
And when it comes to differences in the dialogue, as is obvious, Quentin's lines about being glad and thanking Tracy, as well as saying "Good" after Carlotta enters were all dropped - and DC has a notation in his script that Quentin's line addressing Carlotta would begin with an "Oh..." before he says her name, but Quentin doesn't say that either.
And when it comes to differences in the directions and descriptions, Carlotta doesn't enter with an ice tray because what she actually does after she comes in is open the ice bucket, take out some ice cubes, and put them in a glass before Quentin addresses her. Getting a cocktail for herself after having witnessed Alex interfering?
And speaking of Carlotta's attitude after she sees Tracy and Alex together and when she enters the Gallery, Grayson's script has a notation that Carlotta doesn't like how much they know and she wonders what they're conspiring? But so far as the film goes the audience was never likely to pick up on that subtext because Scene 114 isn't even in any version of the film. And also, given that Scene 111 isn't in the film as it currently stands, the audience comes away thinking that Quentin made the decision to abandon working in the Tower Room all on his own.
And so far as the reference to "today's quote" goes, it was from February 11th this time around.
Scene 115 continues in the script, beginning with Tracy's reaction to Quentin's decision not to use the tower:
TRACY
(delighted)
Quentin!
And that's when today's quote -Page 54/Scene 115 - Carlotta: 'You said you were painting so well there.'
- comes up.
And when it comes to differences in the dialogue, in the film Tracy doesn't actually say Quentin's name with delight because, as can be seen in the following capture -
- she simply makes a happy sound and turns to him with delight - and what Carlotta actually says is "But you said you were working so well there" - and what really interesting is that Grayson has a note that Carlotta is aiming that at Tracy more so than Quentin.
And when it comes to differences in the directions and descriptions, there aren't any in this section of the scene.
However, in Grayson's script she has notations that Carlotta wonders why Quentin has made the decision not to work in the Tower Room, she feels as if the world may break apart, she shows a trace of that reaction but then covers it up, and in that moment she decides to get rid of Tracy.
And as far as the reference to "today's quote" goes, it was February 12th's, this time around.
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