Act 2: And it begins.

So, I started editing tonight. I wanted to get the first scene done, as I plan on meeting up with the Zotts on Thursday or Friday to discuss the score and see if they can't come up with something then. I ended up getting a fairly simple first cut, although I fear it's a tad long. After, I uploaded it and emailed the link to Danny and Phil so they could maybe even get a head start on ideas. Here's the link,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q76V0rWWLZQ

If the right music is there, I think it might be good. I really want to establish Nick Adams as this care-free, happy-go-lucky guy. A walk in the park, playing with dogs and cheerfully delivering flowers...I would think that gets the point forth.

One thing that makes this scene lengthy is that I decided to shoot almost everything in very wide shot, with Steve being very small in the frame. I choose this for two reasons: One. When Max and Al enter Henry's everything gets very tight, spatially in the framing, and how I intend to edit it. I wanted to have a contrast in the shots to reflect the tension and the change that takes place in Nick Adams. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I'd like to primarily use that shot-counter shot with Max and Al on each side of the frame with the painting in between and then the other one with George in the middle, we see the back of Max and Al and Nick Adam's is in the mirror. Then, when he faces death and has to think about it, accept it, Nick Adams is now seen in that same tight shot, with the painting behind him. Two. I wanted to speak on the insignificance of Nick Adams, as one person in the world. The film is about Nick Adams, but indirectly. The main conflict (at least by its billing) is Max and Al killing Ole Andersson. But the conflict at the heart of the story, is the inner-conflict that Nick Adams has. You could even say it's Nick Adams vs. Death at one point. And Death wins.