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Current Talk '24 I / Re: Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of Dark Shadows
« on: November 06, 2022, 05:53:08 PM »
And one final thing to revisit regarding Scenes 79 & 80:
The changed line that I was referring to was how Carlotta's "Did you wish something, Mr. Collins?" was changed to "Oh, Mr Collins, you startled me. I was just straightening up the room." in the film and that is indicated in DC's script.
Grayson's script's versions of Scenes 79 & 80:
79 INT - UPSTAIRS CORRIDOR - DAY 79
as Quentin RUNS TOWARD CAMERA and pulls open a
door to one of the bedrooms.
CARLOTTA
Did you wish something, Mr.
Collins?
80 Carlotta ENTERS THE SHOT from the room. 80
QUENTIN
I saw a little girl - in that
window.
80 CONTD CONTD 80
CARLOTTA
Little girl?
QUENTIN
I was outside --
CARLOTTA
I know. I saw you from the window.
QUENTIN
But I didn't see you. I saw a
child -- holding a teddy bear --
CARLOTTA
There's been no one here but me.Yes, this is
It must have been a trick of a little girl's
the light. room It was
FLASH CUT - LITTLE GIRL IN THE WINDOW Mrs. Stoddards when
she was a child
as he remember's what he saw.
QUENTIN - CLOSE-UP
QUENTIN
Yes, it must have been.
Then not knowing what else to do
Well, I'd better get to work.
He EXITS toward the Tower as she stands there watching
him go. You'll understand later
youre
almost
ready
End of scene.
Notice that:
- As I alluded to in an earlier post, in Grayson's script there's no indication that Carlotta's line in Scene 79 was changed.
- Missing from her script in Scene 80 is the identification of the room as Sarah's - Carlotta simply enters the shot.
- Also missing from her script is the whole explanation of where Carlotta is in the room and what she's doing - as I also mentioned in an earlier post, Grayson simply added a notation to her script that she would be busy in the room, but in later copies of the script the directions and descriptions specifically say she's straightening the room, even though it was supposedly stuffed animals.
- And also missing from her script is the indication that Quentin crosses to the window and looks out (the second half of which isn't seen, anyway).
- And as I also mentioned in an earlier post, the idea that Sarah was holding a teddy bear is written into her script but is actually incorporated into Quentin's dialogue in later copies of the script.
- And also missing from her script is the indication that Quentin would look around the room after bringing up the teddy bear (though he doesn't actually look around the room in the film, anyway).
- And it's very interesting that they dropped Carlotta's explanation that there hadn't been anyone in the room but her. Perhaps they felt that might have given away too much too soon, so that's why it was replaced by the Mrs. Stoddard's childhood room excuse?
The changed line that I was referring to was how Carlotta's "Did you wish something, Mr. Collins?" was changed to "Oh, Mr Collins, you startled me. I was just straightening up the room." in the film and that is indicated in DC's script.