SCRIPT:
From Murano With
Love
03 15 04
FORMAT:
[shot #] <length
in seconds>
SHOT-ON-LOCATION:
17th century Murano in
NOUNS:
Diritto - Straight of face,
straight of attitude. He is the old shop master and winner of 7 consecutive
"World Glass Derby 150cc"s.
Curvo - Loopdeloop.
He is the almost-legal shop apprentice who carries piety for rules, while
weaving in a little rebellion.
Viola - The definition of practical grace. She is a customer
with taste and renown; and her number will be busy when you call.
Harmony - Where there are two wills, there is a way. This
instrument combines tones of cocoa and vanilla, with a floral palate.
(Stand-in) - Each of these awakened customers can't wait to
get their hands - and ears - on their very own Harmony.
(The composer) - This is the real-life maestro for the class
production.
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[0100] 4s
we see the shop in a view of the semivillage including water and sky.
the composer does us up some
ambient music reflective of coastal town dusk.
we take a zoom through the scene
and into the shop window.
we see diritto
and curvo side by side at the work table.
[0200] 20s
we compost subdued town music with
light indoor sounds.
both glassmakers shape their lumps
of glass, and curvo gestures his "finished"
piece for approval.
diritto
busts some toolery out and identifies a .01%
deviation in the piece, so he gives it back.
in demonstration, he then plays on
his piece the first few notes of his favorite song.
curvo
would rather chew up the piece and swallow it.
[0300] 12s
we zoom out a bit to see diritto taking his piece to join all its twins on the
shelf.
during this time, curvo fixes his piece, which gets played and approved by diritto.
curvo
takes his piece to the shelf, blowing the dust before he puts his piece down.
we then follow him to the toaster
where he gets a lump of glass and returns with it to the work table.
[0400] 16s
both glassmakers begin shaping
their lumps of glass.
we zoom in to see only curvo and his work area.
the composer mixes in some
staccato.
this time, curvo
gets secretive and huddles up for the piece-de-resistance.
we get some "vogue" angles of this endeavor.
[0500] 12s
we zoom back out to see him taking
the new thyng to the shelf.
we get the passing glances and
behind-the-back piece.
curvo
smilingly puts the thyng on the shelf.
we linger a bit behind him as he retreats to the back to fidget and do fake chores.
[0600] 24s
we zoom in on diritto
and the thyng.
diritto,
upon going over to the shelf, sees the thyng and
snatches it up.
we see a small, backside curvo.
he soon gets gloomed by diritto's shadow.
diritto
plays the thyng and sour notes issue; he makes a face
that matches the notes.
he swollenly
plays his piece, and out comes his favorite song.
curvo grabs the thyng back and plays it himself, with the same ill-sounding results.
[0700] 12s
we get a zoomed in, moving view
that's as tumultuous as the scene that ensues.
the composer shakes us up.
the two glassmakers have a taffy-pulling contest over the thyng;
curvo
makes it courvoisier while diritto
traightens it.
this goes on forever, until the piece
harmonizes into unmanageability.
they put harmony aside on the counter and spark up the verbosities.
[0800] 32s
we zoom in on the glassmakers, with
the shopfront in the back.
they are still arguing.
viola comes across the window and
looks in.
we get a viewtiful
panning zoom as she browses and dislikes the wares.
she picks up a dustless normal
piece and blows it, to dismay.
we zoom out to see harmony in the
foreground.
viola approaches and is visually
stimulated by harmony.
we zoom in on the pickup.
[0900] 12s
as viola blows, we zoom out to see
all the characters.
the fight stops.
viola gets out some bling bling for harmony.
the composer gets out some bling bling for our ears.
diritto
offers and blows his piece instead.
talk to the hand.
viola blows harmony to diritto's brow-furl and curvo's pleasant surprise.
[1000] 12s
diritto
is sad with his piece as notes are emitted by harmony.
curvo
goes hands-on-shoulder and closes in with a smile.
they concede to work together and diritto shakes hands with viola.
we zoom in on the handshake and
fade.
we fade back in to the stand-in handshake, then the glassmakers look at each other and shake hands.
[1100] 20s
thirty stand-ins are shopping for
harmonies.
we do some cheap glance shots from
different in-store angles, then zoom back out the way we came in.
we see the store in a view of the semivillage including water, sky, and earls and
the composer doesn't end it too cheesily.