John is arguably the driving force of the scene in Sex, Lies, and Videotape. He is connected to both Graham and Ann who, as of yet, do not know each other. He clashes strongly with Graham, and has a very tacit conflict with Ann that will soon be revealed as quite serious. But at the same time it seems as if Graham is driving it as well as he seems to be able to leave it with the last say and he creates so much tension. At first the beats between positive and negative are obvious such as the happy, joking way they talked of younger days compared to the uncomfortable subject of Ann's sister.
I find it difficult to synthesize a union between McKee and Weston's methods...possibly because I am so inclined, either by habit or choice, to use Weston's method. I find it easier because McKee's is more debatable to me...as seen by my not being able to chose between John and Graham as the driving force of the scene.
Discussion Questions:
1) Do you believe that McKee's or Weston's methods of scene analysis is superior and why?
2) I found Adaptation to be a chore to read, while Sex, Lies, and Video tape seemed to breeze by. How did you feel about these two scripts and why?
2 comments:
I also found that adaptation was a more difficult read. I would have been completely lost if I hadn't seen the movie. Sex, Lies, and Video tape, was a much easier read, and I was sucked into the story by the third page.
Weston.
her method takes into account the emotions and connections of the audience. i think it's very important because a story should connect with the audience.
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