In class we were asked to read screen plays and write the scene play in
the form for production. I picked to be an Art Director for Chinatown (1974).
Chinatown-
1. OPENING SCENE LAYOUT:
In a dark room.
- Cuts to a man in a suit and hat with a flashlight looking at photos
and dropping them on the ground as he goes through them. -
Crying in the distance
-Man looks up and points flashlight to where the sound was coming from.
–
A man starts yelling and shouting where the crying was coming from
~ End Scene ~
2. OFFICE:
The office is small with a work desk in the middle with a bookcase that
fills the wall that is behind the desk. There are many half dead
houseplants are though out the office. On the desk there is fan that is on to
keep the room colder. On the side wall next to the window are pictures of movie
stars.
~Curly -in a suit but as sweated through it.~
~Gittes -in a white suit and is sitting at the desk~
-Scene opens with Curly coming in the office of Gittes and drops the
photos on Gittes’ desk.-
-Cuts to Curly- sweaty and looks like he ran there.-
-Cuts to – Curly looking at Gittes. But Gittes just sits there and
lights a cigarette with his lighter. -
-Cuts back to Curly- Curly start to sob, Punch wall and kick wastebasket
at the same time.-
The photos on the wall are now askew.
-He starts to sod again and
slides along the wall where he punched it. He sides on to the blinds and sinks
slowly on to his knees.-
-Curly is weeping heavily and bites into the blinds.
-Cuts to Gittes- Who is still sitting in his chair-
GITTES: “All right, enough is
enough…
you can't eat the Venetian blinds, Curly. I just had
'em installed on
Wednesday.
”
-Scene cut to Curly, who is getting on to his feet slowly, crying-
-Cut to Gittes who is reaching into his desk and pulls out a shot glass.
He selects a cheaper bottle of bourbon from several fifths of more expensive
whiskeys. Gittes pours a large shot. He shoves the glass across his desk toward
Curly.
----Will be continued-------
