Sunday, July 16, 2017

Cafe Girl: A Tru Story



Act Two, Scene Five

Interior: Tru's bedroom

(Tru stares at herself in the mirror)

Flashback: Tru kissing Matthew, Tru running down a street, sound of an explosion, flash of fire lighting up Tru's face, Tru kissing Matthew, flash of fire lighting up Tru's face.

Fade into:

Interior: Tru's bathroom

(Tru sits cross-legged in bathtub, knife sits on edge of tub slowly she rolls up her sleeve, cautiously picks up knife, and brings blade to her arm, slowly, meticulously begins to cut.  She winces, blood starts to spill out, she presses harder, blood drips down onto tub floor.)

CLOSE UP: Cut on Tru's arm

Pan: Down tru's arm to blood dripping on tub floor.

Off camera: Sound of Door opening and closing

WILLOW

Hey, Tru, you home?

(Tru looks around frantically, searching for something to cover arm, she gets up, pulls sleeve down, stashes knife under sink, quickly turns on bath and lets blood run down drain, she bites back tears.)

(Willow is heard coming down hallway.)

TRU

Just starting a bath!

WILLOW

You gonna be long?

TRU

Um...you need the bathroom or something?

WILLOW

Um, I can wait.

TRU

Okay, thanks.

Fade into:

Tru in shower, wearing only pentagram necklace, water running over her.  Arm wound is still bleeding slowly.

CLOSE UP: Blood and water running down drain.

Fade out.


Set Life



Good morning.
Time to start another long day of "In Her Blood"
Yesterday shot one of my favorite scenes, very intense, emotional, yet felt motivated by it. A good way to fall back into Maureen's story. Wanted to keep shooting it, not because it wasn't good enough but because it felt so good, so real, so fulfilling...
Can't wait to begin today. Love this character, her story, her family (for what its worth), and the entire cast & crew. Loving Eugene. Strongly considering making the move. Praying, seeking guidance on that.