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Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #525 on:** November 23, 2016, 01:02:52 AM »

I forgot to mention that when Quentin's "There's only one way to end it. We've got to go back in there and face it down --" from Scene 216 came up on the 1999 Movie Calendar for December 8th, rather than use it for that day's installment of the original NoDS slideshow, I featured part of the unscripted voiceover that currently plays over Scene 217 because, as I mentioned, the voiceover would appear to be a reworked version of Quentin's lines:

NoDS: Scene #217 - Quentin: 'There's only one way we're
going to end this. We've got to go back in there and find
Carlotta because she's the one who's keeping the spirit
alive --'

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #526 on:** November 23, 2016, 03:46:21 AM »

And just when you thought we've seen all the alternate versions of scenes that appear in Grayson's script, up pops Scene 218. And we're going to deal with her script's version before DC's script's version begins with tomorrow's slideshow:

218 EXT - COLLINWOOD PORTICO - NIGHT 218 as Quentin, Tracy, Alex and Claire stand near the front door, getting ready to go in. Alex is about to open the front door, when Quentin stops him. QUENTIN Alex, all the way up here I've been thinking -- ALEX About what? QUENTIN One of those dreams that I had... I think it's important... Alex looks at him. QUENTIN Gabriel and two men locked Charles Collins in a small dark room. The thing that was so terrifying about it was that when I woke up I felt I was choking to death...I couldn't breathe. TRACY I remember that! QUENTIN There was something else about that room, too. Because when they threw me in,my head hit some kind of a wooden object. Before I could see what it was, they slammed the door and bolted it. Then I heard that sound. ALEX What sound?

218 CONTD CONTD 218 QUENTIN That's it, I don't know. I can't even describe it. But I do know I've heard it before. ALEX O.K. What do we look for? QUENTIN The door was a heavy iron door --

End of scene as it appears in Grayson's script...

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #527 on:** November 23, 2016, 06:00:05 AM »

What's up with today's weird graphics?

All will be revealed once we get into Scene 218...

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #528 on:** November 23, 2016, 07:14:00 PM »

And now we begin DC's script's version of Scene 218, which begins with the same opening, but quickly changes:

218 EXT - COLLINWOOD PORTICO - NIGHT 218 as Quentin, Tracy, Alex and Claire stand near the front door, getting ready to go in. Alex is about to open the front door, when Quentin stops him.

And that's when today's first quote -

Page 101/Scene 218 - Quentin: 'Alex, there's something in there we've got to find.'

- comes up, followed by today's second quote -

Page 101/Scene 218 - Alex: 'What are you talking about?'

- coming up.

And when it comes to this scene - actually, when it comes to the next entire sequence of Scenes 218 though 220, it's apparently a mystery as to whether or not they were ever shot. Darren Gross wrote on his NoDS Restoration Web site that not only wasn't the sequence part of the recovered footage, but even though the scenes were "blocked in the director's notes, it is unknown whether this sequence was actually shot. Not a single still photo from this sequence has yet turned up." And that's the reason for the weird graphics - they cover both bases of either the scenes were never shot or it's simply a fact that I don't have any stills from them...

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #529 on:** November 25, 2016, 08:36:27 PM »

Picking up where we left off with DC's script's version of Scene 218, starting off with yesterday's first quote -

Page 101/Scene 218 - Quentin: 'In a dream I had, Gabriel threw Charles into a small dark room. I remember that when he hit the floor, he fell over something wooden. Before I could see what it was, Gabriel bolted the door.'

- coming up, followed by yesterday's second quote -

Page 101/Scene 218 - Alex: 'Do you remember anything else?'

- coming up, followed by today's first quote -

Page 101/Scene 218 - Quentin: 'No - only a sound, and I can't even describe it, but I know I've heard it before.'

- coming up, followed by today's second quote -

Page 101/Scene 218 - Alex: 'Well, where do we start?'

- coming up.

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #530 on:** November 26, 2016, 10:04:02 PM »

Wrapping up DC's script's version of Scene 218 and moving beyond a bit, starting off with today's quote -

Page 101/Scene 218 - Quentin: 'The room had a heavy iron door --'

- coming up, followed in the script by:

ORGAN ROOM 219 INT - FOYER - NIGHT 219 as they ENTER, the house is in darkness. Quentin crosses to switch on a lamp. It doesn't work. Alex tries another. It doesn't work either. ALEX Perfect. No lights. TRACY There are candles in there.

And that's the end of Scene 219.

And, even though the dialogue was reworked, it's interesting that in the rewrite of Scene 218, the only things that were dropped were the references to Quentin choking. Who knows why - especially given the film makes a point of that with Quentin mumbling in his sleep that he can't breath and Tracy trying to wake him but being unable to? But, considering Quentin doesn't consider himself to be Charles, it does make sense that in the rewrite Quentin no longer refers to things in his dream as happening to him but happening to Charles.

And as for the sound Quentin can't identify, we'll hold off on discussing that until we get to Scene 228.

On to Scene 220 tomorrow...

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #531 on:** November 27, 2016, 07:38:02 PM »

Moving on to Scene 220:

220 INT - CORRIDOR - NIGHT 220 as the four of them proceed down the hall toward the stairway, each holds a candelabra. They stop at the foot of the stairs. As Quentin looks up:

And that's when today's quote -

Page 102/Scene 220 - Quentin: 'I have a terrible feeling that if I relax my will for just one second, it'll be all over...'

- comes up.

Patti Feinberg · « **Reply #532 on:** November 28, 2016, 05:50:07 AM »

I wanted to ask about the Wording, but didn't exactly know what to say.

Gothick · « **Reply #533 on:** November 28, 2016, 04:34:47 PM »

Just catching up with this thread... that's a very cool capture of Carlotta hiding in the Tower, several entries back now. I wish they had styled her hair to look really "wild" but for whatever reason she looks as composed as if she had just gotten up from her escritoire to check the day's menu.

Of course it takes A LOT to rile the hair of someone as hardcore as Miss Carlotta Drake...

G.

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #534 on:** November 29, 2016, 04:35:04 AM »

Quote from: Gothick on November 28, 2016, 04:34:47 PM

Of course it takes A LOT to rile the hair of someone as hardcore as Miss Carlotta Drake...

That's for sure!!

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #535 on:** November 29, 2016, 04:42:01 AM »

And wrapping up Scene 220:

GROUP - HIGH ANGLE

And that's when today's quote -

Page 102/Scene 220 - Alex: 'We'll go up there, Quentin. You and Tracy stay as far away from that tower room as possible.'

- comes up, followed in the script by:

Quentin nods. As Alex and Claire start up the stairs, Quentin and Tracy EXIT THE SHOT toward the basement.

End of scene and (mystery) sequence. Tomorrow we'll get back to material that's actually in the film. Well, sort off to begin with. But more on that tomorrow...

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #536 on:** November 29, 2016, 08:54:27 PM »

Moving on to start the next sequence as scripted:

221 INT - BASEMENT - NIGHT 221 as Quentin and Tracy come TOWARD CAMERA, Quentin stops and looks around, sensing something.

221 CONTD CONTD 221 TRACY What? QUENTIN Something familiar about this -- Quentin opens a door which leads to a storage room, as Tracy opens a small, heavy wooden door further down the corridor. 222 INT - SMALL - BASEMENT ROOM - NIGHT 222 as the door opens, Tracy ENTERS with her candelabra.

And that's when today's quote -

Page 103/Scene 222 - Tracy: 'There's nothing in here.'

- comes up, followed in the script by:

Suddenly there is an unexplainable gust of wind. As the candleabra is blown out, the small heavy door slams shut. Tracy screams.

End of scenes as scripted - though not the end of the sequence - nor is it the way everything plays in the film. But more on that in my next post...

Mysterious Benefactor · « **Reply #537 on:** November 29, 2016, 11:50:02 PM »

Scene 221 does indeed begin with Quentin and Tracy descending into the basement and coming toward camera. But before we actually see them, we see their shadows -

- on the wall - and both Tracy and Quentin stop and look around, but there's no hint that Quentin stops because he senses something - in fact, the dialogue in Scene 221 is completely different from what's scripted because after they look around a few seconds, Tracy actually remarks -

"Oh, it's cold down here."

- to which Quentin replies -

"Yeah. We've got to be 50 feet below the house."

- to which Tracy then nods in agreement - and after they move on and begin to make their way -

- under some boards, they looks around a bit more -

- until Quentin nods to his left and says -

"I'm going to look in there."

- and after Quentin moves off to his left, Tracy begins to proceed forward until -

- she comes to a room -

- (however, there's no need for her to open the door because it's already open) - and then in Scene 222, after we see Tracy completely -

- enter the room (and I love how she's shot from below), things switch to Quentin as he reaches the room he wants to look in and he -

- opens the door - and then after Tracy looks around her room and then delivers today's

"There's nothing in here."

- quote, the flames of the candles are indeed blown -

- out, she drops the candelabra -

- and she mutters -

"Shi..."

- as she soon sees the door -

- slam shut - however, unlike what's scripted, she doesn't scream. And more on her actual reaction when we deal with Scene 223...

And before I wrap up this post, I want to share a rarely seen still of Tracy from this sequence:

Patti Feinberg · « **Reply #538 on:** November 30, 2016, 05:23:29 AM »

shadows on the wall

Patti Feinberg · « **Reply #539 on:** November 30, 2016, 05:26:23 AM »

(I have always wanted to use that emoticon, but never had opportunity, thanks MB.)

Patti

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