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Lesson 9
Posted by cheryl croasmun on May 29, 2024 at 5:05 pmReply to post your assignment.
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Subject line: Nader Khaghani Act 1: Opening Scenes
Learned: Shot descriptive passages for the gist of the matter.
Protagonist, Eddy, painting with dark colors next to red spot ferociously. Stops steps back. Picks up short sword and destroys the work. Grabs painting takes them to the yard sets them on fire.
Maddy his wife wakes up with the smell of smoke. Checks the indoors cameras in the big bedroom, studio ok short knife missing. It is pointing to the chair of Eddy. She calls her therapist Jose, Eddy in deep depression and suicidal.
Got meeting with Abram (change agent) and can’t stay. Jose wants to call, no won’t answer, but Justin their son Eddy might answer. Always felt guilty never had enough time to spend with his son. She calls Justin. Mom I meant to call you. Been rafting and found dad Kate videoed the whole thing. Send it to me, but this is no time to bring that up he has spent last several days in the studio, deeply depressed and you know he lost his dad to suicide. Call him. Do something, or else next time you visit him it will be in a box.The smoke been reported by neighbor. Firefighters at the front door. Eddy puts the sword down, buttons up his shirt and answers the door. Once they are gone. He sits back and takes up the sword again. His cell phone rings. Hesitant at first he checks it, Justin, his son. Answers. Dad must come to LA to meet Kate, wanna marry her.
Maddy rushes to meet Abram (he is the CHANGE AGENT.) Abram is in the conference room of a hi-tech company in Chicago waiting for her.
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