Day 2 – What I learned …

[Vincent Ovalle]

Week 2 Day 2: Characterization Scene — WHEN HARRY MET SALLY

The start of the scene are two long -time friends who meet up for a lunch date. A stare down triggers a what could’ve been moment. Her visualizations surface as she wonders if he ‘s still a womanizer,and regresses when she tells him she has no regrets, because she would’ve been processed as another score, but it’s obvious she still has some feelings for him, because she is visibly upset. She probes his state of mind and the possibility if she can change his ways to start a relationship with him, because she uses quantifiers all men and all woman type of statements. He makes his attitutes towards woman clear by commenting there is no reason to change because there is no complains with his performance. This is the main confrontation of the scene .The blanket statement that most woman have faked it leads to the demostration of faking it .He confidently response as the exception to the statement.This leads to a soft arugment.Subtext moves closer to the surface with half sentences and hand gesters to mean organism. She perceived something positive when she has a moment of forgetfulness.Then got the idea to convince him with the demonstration of a faked organism when she hesitated. She stopped talking and eating to demonstrated the faked organism. Her sounds and bodily touching draws the full attention of the patrons who look on in amazment.After the demostration she returns to eating her lunch, and as she waits for his response the onlookers continue to stare at them, and what can be considered a lite moment as the waiters takes one of the patron’s order she remarks “I’ll have what she is having.”

I think this was a great scene because it showed the interplay between the unconscious and conscience surfacing in the conversation as visualization, hidden desires, and possibilties probing.She was making efforts to test for any possibility for a future with him that characterized the way she communicated Her word choice and facial expressions.By all accounts it was entertaining and memorable scene to watch.

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[Anis Taylor]

I learned that you can create an interesting scenario through the characterization of your characters in When Harry Met Sally.

What I plan on doing is taking boring and bland locations into fun scenes pushing the dialogue and interactions to the edge.

[Rice Rice]

What I learned in this lesson is the value of elevating the nature of the relationship between the protagonist and antagonist in an entertaining way that enhances the audience’s desire to go on the journey with the protagonist.

[Susan Willard]

Week 2 Day 2 – Characterization Scene

This is about giving us a unique experience of who the character is through their actions and dialogue.

When Harry Met Sally — “I’ll have what she’s having.”

What I learned rewriting my scene:

· I am going to have to figure out a way to elevate the conflict with action and dialogue, in an unusual way in a more dynamic “Character Scene.”

· I may be able to have two scenes where I can dramatize the character conflicts in a more unique way. I’ll have to work more on this skill proficiency for my script, by adding something new or enhancing already existing ideas.

[Courtney Hill]

I learned that any scene can be made interesting. The scene we watched went from ordinarily diner conversation to, hopefully, not so normal diner behavior. It’s important to push the story forward while having a conversation that engages and entertains the audience. You can also use the setting! Part of what made this scene great is that the other diners reacted to what is happening, and even had comments. Sometimes, when I watch movies, I wonder why the background people aren’t reacting. It makes the scene more real.

[Zev Ledman]

I see the importance of setting up a scene with unexpected actions and behavior, especially in a place where you would never expect it. It becomes more interesting and can raise the entertainment value for the audience. Give the audience something that they have never seen before while making the scene believable.