Notes-Anatomy of two scenes

Newell 2022-03-22 09:01:08

First date:

First of all, an Establishing Shot, front and back, the dialogue is Small Talk. Then the conversation changed:

ANDREW: What do you do? Start personal, switch to Close-up

What do you do?

The boy asked. The girl said that she went to school in Fordham and that the school was not top-notch. The boy asked the girl to feel uncomfortable and wanted to change the subject. So she asked the host why she went to Shaffer in a hurry.

It's the best music school in the country.

The boys said that this is the best conservatory in the country, and the camera is switched back to front and back.

Well, Fordham is Fordham...

The girl was embarrassed.

There was embarrassment between the two, and they switched back to Establishing Shot. The connection established by the two before was broken, and they wanted to start again.

Talk about my isolation in school.

Found resonance, re-established the connection, and switched back to Close-up.

More specifically, show that two people connect. (So ​​in fact, it does not need to be, probably the audience needs to Spell out.


Break up Scene:

Well, I don't think we should be together.

The camera is on the boy's face first, and the boy has something important to say.

The girl has a long lens and is not prepared for what the boy says.

While the boy said the reason, the camera zoomed out. At the same time, the girl lens has been zooming in. The distance is reversed, and there is a strong separation between the two.

What the fuck is wrong with you?

The boy's words slowly sink in as he draws in, and the girl is sad.

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Whiplash quotes

  • Terence Fletcher: So, imagine if Jones had just said, "Well, that's okay, Charlie. That was all right. Good job." So Charlie thinks to himself, "Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job." End of story. No Bird. That to me is an absolute tragedy. But that's just what the world wants now. People wonder why jazz is dying.

  • Andrew: [to Connelly] HEY, FUCK OFF, JOHNNY UTAH! TURN MY PAGES, BITCH!