Armature:
People need people
SEVEN STEP BREAKDOWN
Once
Upon A Time – there was a lonely old woman whose only companionship were birds.
And
Every Day – she would sit in the park, watching people pass by, and feed the
birds who she thinks are her true friends.
Until
One Day – another old woman (80) comes to her bench and tries to be her friend
(accidentally attracting the birds in the process).
And
Because Of This – 60 begins competing with 80 (at least from her perspective)
to regain her friends. 60 becomes better
than 80 at attracting the birds, and all the birds go to 60
And
Because Of This – 80 is sad that 60 is happy with the birds and has rejected
her, and she starts to leave
Until
Finally – 60 realizes that she had more fun with 80 than the birds, gets 80, and
offers to share the birds as an offer of friendship
Ever
Since That Day – 60 prefers 80’s company over the birds.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION
60:
Possessive, Proper, Restrained, Bird-like, Needs a real friend
80:
No boundaries, Bird-like, capable of: glee, surprise, and sadness
SIMPLIFIED BEAT SHEET
1.
60 sits on
bench and watches people pass by (sadly, lonely)
2.
60 pulls out
her Tupperware container
3.
The birds
suddenly appear on the branch across the way
4.
60 sees the
birds and looks at them through her opera glasses
5.
The birds
wave at 60
6.
60 opens the
Tupperware container
7.
The birds fly
down in front of 60
8.
60 feeds the
birds meticulously
9.
60 goes into her
bag and pulls out a cigarette stick with a cigarette already attached.
10.
After 60
lights up cigarette, she looks down.
11.
60 conducts
to the background music with her cigarette stick
12.
The birds
begin to dance with the conducting
13.
80 shows up
behind 60 and begins mimicking her conducting, only in a bird-like way
14.
60 rewards
the birds for their dance with seed.
15.
While 60 is
feeding the birds, 80 pops into frame and sits next to 60.
16.
80 asks for
the cigarette, obviously intruding on 60's space
17.
60 draws a
line in the ground with her umbrella and hangs her umbrella on the back of the
bench between them
18.
80 playfully mimics
drawing the line
19.
60 ignores 80
and puts food out for the birds
20.
Birds go to
60
21.
80 lures back
birds with her own food and birds go to 80.
(add on: she feeds the birds
through chewing and spitting)
22.
60 whistles
to get the birds attention and puts out more food
23.
Birds go to
60
24.
80 whistles
to get the birds attention and puts out more food (no longer via chew ‘n spit)
25.
Birds go to
80
26.
60 makes a
bird feeder from her popup book
27.
Birds go to
60
28.
80 makes a
bird feeder on her arms (impromptu) (sprinkles seeds on her arms)
29.
Birds go to
80
30.
60 flaps her
arms and coos (birddance) while putting out food
31.
Birds go to
60
32.
80 flaps her
arms and coos (birddance) while putting out food
33.
Birds go to
80
34.
60 birddances
more, while putting food on her arms/head
35.
Birds go to
60, landing on her arms/head
36.
80 turns out
her pocket and sees that she is out of food
37.
80 looks at
60 and sees the birds with her
38.
60 is
triumphant due to her conquest
39.
80 dejectedly
turns and starts to walk away
40.
60 sees 80
walking away
41.
60 sees the
best friends walking by the other direction
42.
60 crosses
the line to catch 80 walking away
43.
60 sprinkles
seed on 80 in order to share the birds
44.
Some birds go
to 80
45.
Moment of
silence
46.
60 starts to
laugh a bit and mimics her own bird dance...looking at 80.
47.
80 responds
with a giggle and also mimics a bird dance.
48.
60 and 80 are
too caught up in each other to pay attention to the birds.
49.
Pan
out...seeing 60 and 80 doing their bird-dance in the distance, both on the same
side of the line
INTERACTION OVERVIEW
60
conducts -> 80 conducts
60
draws line -> 80
draws line
60
feeds -> 80 feeds
60
whistles & feeds -> 80 whistles & feeds
60
uses feeder (popup book) -> 80
uses feeder (self)
60
bird-dances & feeds -> 80
bird-dances & feeds
60
bird-dances with food on self -> 80 gives up
60
offers 80 seed & birds