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EXT. Cemetery--Evening | EXT. Cemetery--Evening | ||
| - | Far shot. Six people are on the sidewalk outside Forest Hills Cemetery. They are closely grouped together. Some are laughing, perhaps one shoves another in a friendly manner. They go in the gate. | + | Far shot. Six people are on the sidewalk outside Forest Hills Cemetery. They are closely grouped together. Some are laughing, perhaps one shoves another in a friendly manner. They are all dressed nicely and semi-ornately: suits, dresses, ties. They go in the gate. |
<center>(v.o.) AIMEE <br> The deceptively simple game of Sincerity, as played on June 16, 2007, was taken from the novel Prague. </center> | <center>(v.o.) AIMEE <br> The deceptively simple game of Sincerity, as played on June 16, 2007, was taken from the novel Prague. </center> | ||
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| - | Far shot. They are walking inside the cemetery | + | Far shot. They are walking inside the cemetery. They are incredibly vibrant. |
<center>(v.o.) AIMEE <br> | <center>(v.o.) AIMEE <br> | ||
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<center>(v.o.) AIMEE <br> | <center>(v.o.) AIMEE <br> | ||
| - | two cousins, | + | two cousins, </center> |
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| - | Close-up. AIMEE and KATI lean towards each other. | + | Close-up. AIMEE and KATI lean towards each other. This is almost theatrical. |
<center>(v.o.) AIMEE <br> | <center>(v.o.) AIMEE <br> | ||
| - | two lovers <br> | + | two lovers <br></center> |
| - | Close-up of DYLAN and HALLIE | + | Close-up of DYLAN and HALLIE. They are turned slightly away from the camera, talking soundlessly about something. Hallie is laughing. They are sitting close to each other but not touching. It is obvious that they are together. |
| - | + | <center>(v.o.) AIMEE <br> | |
| + | one new to the game, <br></center> | ||
| + | (??), sit in formation on empty graves. Discussion proceeds, and everyone lies. <br> | ||
KATI: I've always wished I were a natural blonde. <br> | KATI: I've always wished I were a natural blonde. <br> | ||
NICK: (something else that is a blatant lie)<br> | NICK: (something else that is a blatant lie)<br> | ||
AIMEE (voiceover): During Sincerity, each person can only tell one truth. And that's where we set our scene. | AIMEE (voiceover): During Sincerity, each person can only tell one truth. And that's where we set our scene. | ||
Revision as of 22:42, 23 May 2007
The beginning takes place in the Forest Hills cemetery. The six main characters are sitting on tombstones in the middle of a game of Sincerity. Nick is new to the group, and at some point this becomes explicit. In addition, all six are wearing ornate black-and-white clothing. At this point in the storyline, Hallie and Dylan are dating, but Hallie mentions jokingly that she is attracted to Nick. This is not merely a joke, however, as the camera work reinforces her words and the feelings are presumably shared. At the beginning, everyone is being very clever and interesting but not necessarily expository.
EXT. Cemetery--Evening
Far shot. Six people are on the sidewalk outside Forest Hills Cemetery. They are closely grouped together. Some are laughing, perhaps one shoves another in a friendly manner. They are all dressed nicely and semi-ornately: suits, dresses, ties. They go in the gate.
The deceptively simple game of Sincerity, as played on June 16, 2007, was taken from the novel Prague.
Far shot. They are walking inside the cemetery. They are incredibly vibrant.
It's played like this. Six friends,
Close-up. The camera pans briefly over the six players from the front.
two cousins,
Close-up. AIMEE and KATI lean towards each other. This is almost theatrical.
two lovers
Close-up of DYLAN and HALLIE. They are turned slightly away from the camera, talking soundlessly about something. Hallie is laughing. They are sitting close to each other but not touching. It is obvious that they are together.
one new to the game,
(??), sit in formation on empty graves. Discussion proceeds, and everyone lies.
KATI: I've always wished I were a natural blonde.
NICK: (something else that is a blatant lie)
AIMEE (voiceover): During Sincerity, each person can only tell one truth. And that's where we set our scene.
