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Current Talk '24 I / Re: And Now The Return of Another New Slideshow (Sort of), Part 2 [**Now featuring alternate versions of scenes - see replies #18,#21,#23,#49,#64,#69,#76,#88,#90,#100,#105,#107,#115**]
« on: January 01, 2017, 10:24:04 PM »
I think people who have never seen the early draft of the script for this film are going to be a bit surprised by several of the differences between its opening scenes and the opening scenes in DC's script, which is apparently the second draft. But we're going to leave getting into the early draft until after getting into several of the opening scenes in DC's script. And so it begins:
And that's when today's quote -
comes up.
End of scene.
And as far as the note's contents go, we know that's how it reads because there are obviously stills featuring it.
And when it comes to the descriptions and directions for Scene 1, there is no rain pouring down, nor is the house suddenly illuminated by a violent flash of lightning or is there the sound of anything even resembling thunder, loud, menacing, or otherwise. However what is heard is some sort of nightbird, and what is seen is the camera moving in on the house. But when it comes to Scenes 2 and 3, we have no way at this point of knowing if what's scripted is how things actually played out because those scenes are no longer in the film and appear to be lost.
FADE IN: 1 EXT: COLLINWOOD - NIGHT 1 LONG LENS SHOT of the somber, EEIRE CASTLE as the rain pours down. FADE IN EEIRE THEME MUSIC. The house is suddenly illuminated by a violent flash of lightning. At the same time we hear LOUD MENACING THUNDER. The CAMERA STARTS TO MOVE IN on the great house. There is a second flash of lightning and we up MAIN TITLES. DARK SHADOWS Credits continue over the following: SLOW DISSOLVE TO: 2 INT: MAGGIE'S ROOM - NIGHT 2 CAMERA FRAMES BED IN FOREGROUND. O.S. we hear the sound of a DOOR OPENING. The CAMERA PANS UP to MAGGIE EVANS in the doorway. She is young, pretty, plainly dressed, as befits a governess. She sees a note on the bed. She crosses to it, picks it up. CAMERA TIGHTENS ON her face. 3 INSERT SHOT - NOTE 3 Maggie's hands holding note. It is written in red ink and in a childish scrawl. |
And that's when today's quote -
Page 1/Scene 3 - Maggie (reading): '‘It's all your fault. You'll be sorry.’'
comes up.
End of scene.
And as far as the note's contents go, we know that's how it reads because there are obviously stills featuring it.
And when it comes to the descriptions and directions for Scene 1, there is no rain pouring down, nor is the house suddenly illuminated by a violent flash of lightning or is there the sound of anything even resembling thunder, loud, menacing, or otherwise. However what is heard is some sort of nightbird, and what is seen is the camera moving in on the house. But when it comes to Scenes 2 and 3, we have no way at this point of knowing if what's scripted is how things actually played out because those scenes are no longer in the film and appear to be lost.