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Current Talk '24 I / Re: Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of Dark Shadows
« on: July 17, 2023, 03:18:08 PM »
Revisiting the beginning parts of Scene 234:
Moving on the next scene in the seance sequence:
234 WHIP PAN to Carlotta, who stands in the Music 234
Balcony high on the back wall of the gallery.
And that's when today's quote -Page 108/Scene 234 - Carlotta: 'I will not let you!'
comes up.
But if the clips we've seen from the seance are any indication, more than likely in the film the camera whip pans to Carlotta before the script indicates.
And Grayson has a note in her script that at this point Carlotta is feeling rage.
Continuing Scene 234:
QUENTIN - CLOSE-UP
as his eyes roll back and he topples from the chair.
And that's when today's first quote -Page 108/Scene 234 - Tracy (O.S.): 'Quentin!'
comes up, followed in the script by:
WIDEN as the three of them jump to his side.
And that's when today's second quote -Page 108/Scene 234 - Carlotta (still hysterical): 'Get out of this house! Take him with you if you must, but get out!'
comes up.
And along with Grayson having another note in her script saying that at this point Carlotta is feeling rage, she crosses "must" out of Carlotta's dialogue and replaces it with "have to". Sacrilege in the DS universe to ever drop an instance of saying "must" - but if it does play that way in the 129 minute version of the film, I suppose we'll just have to learn to live with it.
And if Alex does indeed jump to Quentin's side in the 129 minute version, it will be interesting because for some reason I've only seen stills of Claire and Tracy at Quentin's side.