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Current Talk '24 I / Re: Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of Dark Shadows
« on: April 29, 2024, 07:06:00 PM »I forgot to mention the other day that in addition to what's noted in the above post, DC also added:
157A 3RD FL LANDING
But considering that he didn't write in any descriptions or directions for what might have happened there and that no scene takes place there in the film, I didn't bother to include it when I was typing up the script.
Revisiting how Scenes 162 through 164 are scripted:
And once again moving on to the next four scenes as scripted:
162 INT - TOWER STAIRS - DAY 162
Quentin is at the door. He reaches in his pocket for
his keys, suddenly remembers his keys are in his
jacket. He turns and leaves.
163 INT - TOWER ROOM - DAY 163
Tracy breathes a sigh of relief as the SOUND OF
QUENTIN'S FOOTSTEPS disappear. PAN WITH HER as she
crosses to the door, and opening it, leaves the
tower, closing the door, The SOUND of her LOCKING
IT can be heard.
164 INT - SECOND FLOOR LANDING - DAY 164
as Carlotta comes TOWARD CAMERA. She suddenly stops,
seeing Tracy descending the steps O.S.
TRACY - CARLOTTA'S P.O.V.
as she comes downstairs, the keys in her hand, and
is about to turn toward the gallery. She suddenly
catches Carlotta out of the corner of her eye. She
stops and looks at her.
CARLOTTA - TRACY'S P.O.V.
Carlotta stares back at her, then crosses to the
stairs and descends to the first floor without saying
a word.
INT - SECOND FLOOR CORRIDOR - DAY
Ignoring the brief moment with Carlotta, Tracy quickly
moves to the gallery.
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And when it comes to what's different with the dialogue, unlike how Scene 164 is scripted without dialogue, it does contain a bit of dialogue in the film, but I'm going to hold off on getting into that ...
And when it comes to what's different with the descriptions and directions, in Scene 162 we only see Quentin pat his pockets, he doesn't reach into either one for his keys - and in Scene 163 Tracy does indeed breath a sigh of relief as the sounds of Quentin's footsteps disappear, but the camera has no need to pan with her as she crosses to the door because, as we got into last time, she never moved to the other side of the room - in fact, after Tracy breathes a sigh of relief as the sounds of Quentin's footsteps disappear, the scene ends in the film, so we never see Tracy open the door, or leave the tower, or close the door, and nor do we hear the sound of her locking the door - and Scene 164 plays altogether differently in the film because it's practically nothing like what's scripted, but I honestly believe it might just be the better for that fact because what does happen is quite simply one of the best scenes in the film, ...
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... and when it comes to Scene 164, Grayson made some notes in her script that certainly still apply even though things were changed because she writes that Carlotta's attitude toward Tracy is "whatever you're doing, how dare you do it" and "your day is coming soon" ...
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