Scene 1: Dance Studio

Mood:
 Technically perfect, but frustrated, not right in an unidentifiable way.
Shots:
 Preparation:
1. Securing hair. No face, blank backdrop
2. Put on pointe shoes, sitting on floor, no face
3. Remove wrap from front
4. Remove wrap from back
 Exercises:
1. Slow exercise—foot only
2. Slow exercise—hand only
3. Rise to pointe—foot only

4. Exercise routine with plié complete with spin, both sides—full body
a. What is the thing that looks like a tendu but is slower and
higher?
b. Very dynamic, different directions, different levels
5. Chaine turns across floor
6. Pas de bouree
7. Chasse
8. Dissolve mid turn into another outfit, different hair
9. Pirouette. Stop. Breath. Cross room, start music.
 Dance:
1. Very technical, not artsy
2. Leap, dissolve halfway through to a different outfit, different hair
i. Low angle shot for leap
3. Stop at end. Walk back to music, change it.
4. Go to mirror and start exercises.
Costume:
 3 dance outfits
 Crossover wrap
 3 dance hair styles
o Ballet bun (hairspray?)
o Half back
o Ponytail
o Tucked under French braid
o Lose
 Point shoes
Location:
 Movement studio
Props:
 Dance bag
 Water bottle
 Music player/ music
Lighting:
  Normal, nothing special
Music:
 Either Plié Ave Marie or Criminal Minds Coda
 Dance Song
Scene 2: School—shot through gauze
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 No music. Hustle and bustle of school. Harsh, disconnected compared to Plié.
Scene 3: Back in Studio: teacher’s critique
Mood:
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 Fourth dance costume
 Fourth hairstyle
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Music:
 Start dance song
 No music when teacher’s talking
 Start Last Day on Earth
o Cut to scene for on “yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah”
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Scene 5: Back in Studio: Alone
Mood:
 Still very technical
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Music:
  Dancing to Last Day on Earth
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Scene 7: Back in Studio: Peer Critique
Final Dance:
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Walkout:
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 Brave Instrumental
 Phone reminder “Live”?
 Use break between first verse and chorus for climax
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