Chapter 169 - Meeting Ms. Rae (2/2)
”Character A: Hello there!
Character B: Hi! How are you doing?”
'But instead, there were lots of elements on it—'
”EXT. TOWN SQUARE - DAY
All the citizens gathered at the square. Michael, holding a parchment, stands on an elevated platform, ready to give the announcement. Everyone murmurs as they wait.
DRUM ROLLS.
Everyone stops from murmuring and focuses on Michael.
MICHAEL
(serious)
The king has chosen the names of the candidates that will proceed to the next round of selection. When I call your name, please step forward.
Michael runs through the list of names—inaudible. Those that are called happily step forward and look proud.
Sound resumes when he calls the name of the protagonist.
MICHAEL
(smiling proudly)
And last on the list—Alexander Reeves.
Alexander beams and joins the rest of the chosen candidates.
FADE OUT.”
'Wow! This is incredible! So it has like scene heading, the action or how the scene looks like, character names, the dialogue itself, and it includes a parenthetical—those adjectives or verbs used to describe how someone says a line. And then, the transition—fade out. Amazing. I have so much to learn.'
Another amazing thing was how as I read through the script, I could vividly imagine how she wanted the scene to appear on screen—once it becomes a movie. AND it fell in line with how I wanted the scenes to play out. Woah… truly brilliant! Rae was not an award-winning screenwriter for nothing. She's really top notch.
”Ahmm… Rae,” I shyly called her name, because of all the respect I'm feeling towards her, ”this script… I don't know what to say. It's—”
Rae looked at me with expectant eyes. She probably thought I would want to correct anything but there was nothing to correct.
”No, it's—there's nothing wrong with it. I'm just in awe of how perfect it is. It's as if you've become the author yourself! The scenes were perfect and the things I wanted to highlight were the main focus, the character's lines were all really good.”
Rae sighed in relief and smiled. She didn't have to sigh at all. She's won lots of awards already. Don't tell me she's still unsure of her abilities after all that? Or she's just too humble.
”That's good,” she replied. ”I thought I added unnecessary things.”
”No, you didn't. And that's why I think it's perfect. You're so amazing!”
”Ha-ha-ha. Don't praise me too much. I only managed to do it right like that because the way you wrote it was very remarkable as well. I wouldn't understand how you wanted scenes to appear if you didn't write it clearly yourself. So give yourself a pat, too. You did great—and for your first book, too. I'd say that's one hell of talent right there.”
Awwww… that was so nice of her to say that.
”Thank you…”