Project Gold Light

Director Scene Assignment Instructions

The scene is written to be as ambiguous as possible as to tone, character, gender, setting, circumstances, etc. Students must select 2 of the 3 pages, combine those whole pages in the order of their choosing ( i.e.:. Pg. 1 & Pg. 3, Pg. 2 & Pg.1, etc.) and shoot a single short film between 3 and 5 minutes in length, not including credits. Additionally, you must add OR select

dialog as prompted. Otherwise, the script must be played verbatim; however, pace - pauses, mumbles, gesticulations - are entirely up to you.

It is entirely up to you to decide how many characters are interacting in the scenes, how many locations are used, how many scenes you break the dialogue into, and whether or not the scenes are related or completely standalone. The only requirement is that at least one character must communicate all of the lines in the script. It’s up to you whether the lines are spoken, titled, in a foreign language, in slang. But ONLY the lines listed may be used and ALL lines must be used.

Items underlined and italicized are for you to select (for example: if the script has “he/she goes outside” it’s up to you to decide whether this will read “'he goes outside,” or “'she goes outside”). You must select and use one of the offered choices.

You MAY NOT use any music (whether pre-recorded or your own performance) in your scene.

I’d like you to be creative and inventive. The scenes can be funny, scary, tense, sad, some combination of these or whatever you like...I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

THIS SCENE IS YOUR CHANCE TO SET YOURSELF APART FROM THE REST OF THE CLASS, SO MAKE THE MOST OF IT.

IMPORTANT: Please be sure to stay within the exact parameters of the assignment, especially where I’m asking for you to fill in dialog. Make sure you select from the choices and ONLY from the choices. Your scene will be subject to disqualification if you violate the rules, even if I love your work.

PAGE 1

CHARACTER

What's your name?

CHARACTER

[7 WORD OR LESS RESPONSE]

CHARACTER

You remind me of [ANY CELEBRITY/HISTORICAL FIGURE]

CHARACTER

Yeah?

CHARACTER

[QUOTE ASSOCIATED WITH A

CELEBRITY/HISTORICAL FIGURE]

CHARACTER

I don't know.

CHARACTER

Come on.

CHARACTER

Sorry, you are...?

CHARACTER

[7 WORD OR LESS RESPONSE]

CHARACTER

Oh.

CHARACTER

And you're here?

CHARACTER

[7 WORD OR LESS RESPONSE]

CHARACTER

Of course.

PAGE 2

CHARACTER

So should we get down to it?

CHARACTER

First tell me what you think of this?

CHARACTER

I don't know what to say.

CHARACTER

What's your opinion?

CHARACTER

[HIS/HER/YOUR/MY/THEIR/ITS]

opinion?

CHARACTER

Why not?

CHARACTER

I don't know.

CHARACTER

Try.

CHARACTER

[7 WORD OR LESS RESPONSE]

CHARACTER

Why?

CHARACTER

It's just an opinion.

CHARACTER

You think?

CHARACTER

[7 WORD OR LESS RESPONSE]

CHARACTER

Hard to argue with that.

PAGE 3

CHARACTER

What [ARE, AM, IS] [I, YOU, WE, HE,

SHE, THEY, THAT, IT] doing?

CHARACTER

[7 WORD OR LESS RESPONSE]

CHARACTER

No.

CHARACTER

What else?

CHARACTER

Will it work?

CHARACTER

[YES, NO, MAYBE]

CHARACTER

If it [DOES, DOESN'T]?

CHARACTER

[7 WORD OR LESS RESPONSE]

CHARACTER

That's reassuring.

CHARACTER

Look.

CHARACTER

It's that simple.