Directors Notebook on a Scene

DIRECTOR'S NOTEBOOK

SYNOPSIS

As Jon Jon walks in the club, all the attention is drawn on him. The people who are waitin in the line, the people inside , and especially the women. He usually he walks in with his crew but this time he goes to meet up with his long time friend Daquan. They have a quick conversation until JonJon spots one of the most gorgeous women in the club. He uses his deceiving techniques by offering her a drink. She quickly accepts. He then exchanges numbers but then has to leave for unknown reasons.

TIMES

The Setting takes place in a club where the gang goes every weekend in the downtown area of Manhatten , New York City. It's July in the summer of 2004. The club is crowded with young adults , inside and out.

IMAGERY/TONE

The only lights I will have outside the club , are the streetlights and the lights from the cars on the street. I will use dim lights facing toward the characters inside the club to create a real atmosphere with the cameras shooting eye level to make the audience feel as if they were there inside with the characters.

THE CORE

The crowds or extras will consist of adults between the ages of 18 and 25. Most of the crowd will be mostly young Black and Hispanic men and women. They can all be wearing the latest urban clothing lines to show that this story is believable. The most flashy on them all will be JonJon. On the waiting line I want all eyes drawn on him because he just walks in after greeting to the bouncers. Many women inside wll be drawn to him because of the flattery look on their faces. A couple of women I will use in the background to look at him as if they were talking to each other about the main character. The scene inside the club will be showing the typical club scene that goes on in most cities, which have drinks, bathrooms , bouncers and a V.I.P. room. The bouncers have to be big and stocky.

PITFALLS

The one thing I don't ask for is the presence of women with no sex appeal. I don't want anyone dressing like they came out of church and I also don't want anyone dressing like they were born yesterday.