Screenplay Update #3

The third scene has been completed!

When coming up with ideas for what genre the scene should take place in, I wanted to choose something that would drastically contrast the previous action sequence. Because of this, I thought that going from an high octane thrill ride to a somber drama would be perfect. There were a couple of concepts for the scene I had in mind. They were as follows:

• The protagonist sitting down at the bedside of a dying relative and speaking to them before they pass.
• The protagonist in the car crying about a messy breakup.
• The protagonist writing an emotional letter.

I ultimately decided to go with the moment in the car as I thought it would be a good change of pace in terms of set design. This way the short film will take place in multiple locations instead of just being inside a house. 

Still taken from an emotional car scene in Lady Bird (2017)

The scene will begin with the protagonist stepping into the car as he tries to decompress his emotions. After taking a brief moment to take it all in, he begins to cry over dramatically to the point where the scene is unbearable to watch. This causes the narrator to be the one to interject instead of the protagonist, which I thought was a humorous twist after expecting the opposite to happen in comparison to the previous scenes. The scene ends with the protagonist describing how none of the roles he had to play truly feel like him. This expresses that he wants to be at the helm of his own story and is a piece of dialogue that leads to the conclusion of the short film. Here it is for your viewing pleasure:

My group and I plan on making a couple more revisions, but nonetheless, the screenplay should be done in the upcoming week. We’re almost there!