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Current Talk '24 I / Re: Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of Dark Shadows
« on: March 22, 2024, 02:56:40 PM »
Revisiting how a dropped scene in the sequence is scripted:
And so far as "today's" quotes go, they were yesterday's, March 21st's, this time around.
Dealing with the next two scenes in the sequence (using Grayson's script):
...
122 INT - CORRIDOR - DAY 122
SARAH'S P.O.V.
Strack Laura
Trask, Gabriel andSamanthastand at the head of the
Strack
stairs. As the four men appear,Traskand Gabriel
lead them up to the tower leavingSamanthastand-
ing alone. Laura
...
... Scene 122 is another that is dropped from all versions of the film - though if it had appeared in any version of the film, like Scene 85 (Angelique is taken from the tower), not four, but only two of Strack's henchmen would have shown up.
...
Moving to the next two scenes in the current sequence (using Grayson's script):
123 SARAH - CLOSE-UP 123
Her eyes are wide with fright.
And that's when today's first quote -Page 61/Scene 123 - Carlotta's Voice: 'I don't know how long I stood there. It seemed like hours...'
- comes up, followed in the script by:
DISSOLVE TO:
124 EXT - CORRIDOR - SARAH'S P.O.V. 124
Laura
as Mrs. Castle joinsSamantha.
And that's when today's second quote -Page 61/Scene 124 - Carlotta's Voice (Contd): 'Finally, my mother joined Laura and the two of them waited...suddenly the silence was shattered by the terrifying sounds from above and it was then that I saw her.'
- comes up.
And as far as differences in the dialogue go, as has probably already been surmised from the graphics for today's slideshow, neither Scene 123 nor the beginning of Scene 124 appear in the film as it currently stands, so there's no way of knowing if there might be differences in the dialogue. The scenes may not even appear in the 129 minute version. I don't recall seeing them during Darren's presentations - but with so much recovered footage being covered, it's hard to remember exactly everything, especially when Darren has to pick and choose what he shows and some recovered bits have only been shown once. For what it's worth, Scenes 123 and 124 are not included on Darren's list of the scenes/trims that weren't recovered. But then, it could also be that they aren't on that list because they were never shot. One thing that is known, though, is that, as per usual, Grayson crossed out Samantha's name in her dialogue for the start of Scene 124 and wrote in Laura's name.
And as far as differences in the directions and the descriptions go, again, with nothing that's covered here being in the film as it currently stands, there's no way of knowing if anything might be different.
And yes - Scene 124 is listed as an exterior in the script even though it should be listed as an interior...
And so far as "today's" quotes go, they were yesterday's, March 21st's, this time around.