Monday, February 11, 2008

Practicing and other scripts

( Actor 1 reads soliloquies from the waves while the other practices dancing. Than switch.)

( Fencing. Close up on foil handles from above. Medium shot on both actors as they're pulling out their foils. Actor 2 has a book.)
Actor 2: Ok so the role calls for fencing so we're going to fence.
Actor 1: En garde.
Actor 2: That's the spirit. So first we parry. ( Both parry) Then we parry again. ( Both Parry) Then we parry this way. ( Both Parry) Then We parry that way. ( Both Parry) And Parry ( Both Parry)
Actor 1: Are there different names for these parries?
Actor 2: ( Reads) Yes. Ok so this one is one, that one is two, and three and then four, five.
Actor 1: Now how do we hit?
Actor 2: From what I can gather you hit the sword when it parries.
Actor 1: Alright so we'll just cycle through all of these.
Actor 2: Do you want to strike first?
Actor 1: Um... I don't know, do you want to?
Actor 2: emm.... no you do it.
Actor 1: Ok. ( They stand there for a second). Parry. (actor 2 parries very slowly, actor 1 hits it). I think we need to be a bit more decicive about this. Let me strike first really slowly and you parry.
Actor 2: Ok. ( Actor 1 hits him) Ow Dammit.
Actor 1: Sorry.
Actor 2: That wasn't slow.
Actor 1: Sorry.
Actor 2: ok let's try that again.
Actor 1: Fine ( Does it again) Sorry.
Actor 2: That's it, I'm striking now. ( strikes slowly, actor 1 parries.) How did that feel.
Actor 1: That feel good. Let's speed it up ( They do it a couple more times till actor 2 accidentally hits actor 1's wrist.)
Actor 1: Ow damn, ow.
Actor 2: Sorry.
Actor 1: Arrgh.
Actor 2: You ok?
Actor 1: .... yeah I'm fine, let's keep going. I'll strike this time.
Actor 2: ... ok ( they get ready, actor 2 looks scared)
Actor 1: Parry ( Actor 2 parries slowly, actor 1 begins to strike actor 2 ducks away.) Don't do that.
Actor 2: Ok ( Happens again. They do it again and actor 2 drops his sword) Your turn to parry.
Actor 1: What?
Actor 2: Just let me strike. You're better at parrying.

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