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The story is the same, but the new locations have been inserted.
My daughter have not yet been introduced to the story. Bert was thinking along the lines of a ghost. I immediately pictured the ghost appearing on the beach when they are digging up the corpse. Perhaps warning them about digging him up and maybe using the words "them that's dead". Thoughts anyone?
Hey Pia,
Are you thinking of making the new character integral to the plot? If not, I had a thought that wouldn't change the story too much.
What if, Rhiannon needed more than elixir to get O'Shea to talk? Say, the freshly spilled blood of a maiden for that extra kick?
Give O'Shea some tasty wench blood to get him to talk. Make the "poor mute" do the bloody deed. That would play him up as the dumb schmuck even more. Then pour it right down the funnel. All you need is a wench in a sack!
Regards, E.D.
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Well, she's not an actress so I want to limit her part to a line or two, no rea acting. I liked the ghost on the beach part myself and liked the idea of her saying the title words. I'm open to any ideas as long as they don't require "real" acting.
Just caught this thread. I am going to make a point of not reading the script until after the shoot if that's ok. Everyone seems to have read it already so my angle will hopefully be a unique one.
Well, she's not an actress so I want to limit her part to a line or two, no rea acting. I liked the ghost on the beach part myself and liked the idea of her saying the title words. I'm open to any ideas as long as they don't require "real" acting.
I was thinking along the same lines. Which is why I thought a wench pleading through a gag would work.
Dunno how your offspring would feel about being murdered though. Personally, I feel a throat slit early on would add some saucy spice.
Rhiannon and Gulley can even "force" Brocc to kill her. Could serve as a nice red herring for Brocc's reveal later.
In fact... The wench could react horrified to something only she sees. It could appear (shoot over Brocc's shoulder) that it's her reaction to Brocc's blade. But, you could do a flashback reveal at the end to show the truth. The wench reacted to Brocc's smile and the shark teeth it houses!
A passing thought from my mind's eye on this early morn. Feel free to disregard, but I liked how it played out in my head.
Cheers, E.D.
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I was thinking along the same lines. Which is why I thought a wench pleading through a gag would work.
Dunno how your offspring would feel about being murdered though. Personally, I feel a throat slit early on would add some saucy spice.
Rhiannon and Gulley can even "force" Brocc to kill her. Could serve as a nice red herring for Brocc's reveal later.
In fact... The wench could react horrified to something only she sees. It could appear (shoot over Brocc's shoulder) that it's her reaction to Brocc's blade. But, you could do a flashback reveal at the end to show the truth. The wench reacted to Brocc's smile and the shark teeth it houses!
A passing thought from my mind's eye on this early morn. Feel free to disregard, but I liked how it played out in my head.
Cheers, E.D.
Great suggestions, but....on this production the producer's daughter isn't really an actress. I need to limit her part to something simple.
Just a quick little update in case anyone is interested.
I have not yet received a draft with my daughter in it� so for now, I'm using the last one I posted here as the shooting script. Unless Bert comes up with something amazing, my daughter's part will be minor and not really change anything. If he decides to go with the ghost on the beach warning about disturbing Them That's Dead, I'm just going to green screen her at home and add that part in post.
I have approached a DP and sent him the script too. I know him and he does good work. He's also very busy with his business and three kids so we'll see what he says. Fingers crossed.
Tomorrow I'm talking to a guy in St. Auggie who does reenactments and is active in some acting groups. He also runs a pirate hotel/inn!
I think I have the insurance figured. I'm going to put it under my umbrella policy since it will only be for a couple of days. Can't shoot at a National Monument without being heavily insured!!
I researched and worked on figuring out how to make the corpse on the beach today. I feel sort of confident that I can pull that off. I'm going to buy a plastic skeleton and then give it the ole' paper machet work over. I think I know how to do the shark teeth too. I LOVE the internet!! There are tutorials for everything!!
I also have the treasure chest and gold coins figured. This process is slow, but this is the kind of stuff I like to tinker with!!
Just caught this thread. I am going to make a point of not reading the script until after the shoot if that's ok. Everyone seems to have read it already so my angle will hopefully be a unique one.
No no. You misunderstood. There is no real hurry since her part is minor if not even necessary. I'll work with that other draft posted here for now. Everything is cool.
The shooting of TTD will be later than planned due to some other things that need my attention right now. I'm happy though to announce that we do have a DP. David Ulloa. http://www.valeofilms.com/david.html a local guy, but he does some really nice work. We also have George Willson making original music for us.
Ah, that would be awesome. Do it, Sean. And I am pretty jazzed about music from George, too. All of that was Pia's idea, and I am very pleased about the collaborative approach she is taking.
Now all I have to do is get her the rewrite haha.
I guess I would be excited about the DP, were it not for one, small detail.
How stupid do I look if I admit that I am not even sure what a DP is? I mean, I just write the stuff. What is a DP, and why do we need one?
Old Shark Tooth O'Shea is sort of coming along... I didn't make him. Just messed with him a little bit, but I'm pretty happy with him and I think he will look great at night under the moon on the beach. Which btw, will be in St. Augustine as well at Anastasia State Park. Anyway, I will ask the guy that made him to make one with an open mouth and more hair. Pirate clothes are coming today.
David, the DP, and I were discussing different shots and we decided to shoot a small scale pirate ship in silhuette in the water rather than use the big boat they have in St. Augustine. Reason is that boat looks odd chugging along in the water when it has no sails... So, I went ahead and ordered a model pirate ship. Now my husband informs me that those are not meant to be in water and won't float. But now I will have a nice desk accessory to go with the rest of my "nautical" themed office.