Breakdown of "Movement"

      My main focus with this piece is to illustrate an idea being formed, triggered by a random occurrence.
      We start with Kim, a young woman who, for one reason or another, is plagued by writer's block. Since she can't sleep, she heads out into the early morning to get some fresh air, feeling suffocated by her small room and her writer's block. She ends up in a park, where she slowly begins to relax. Once there, she sees a well groomed, well dressed man, laying on a bench asleep. This confuses her, and piques her curiosity. She doesn't interact with the man, but as she begins to make her way around the park, she dwells on the thought of that man. Eventually, she conceives a backstory for the man, and her inspiration swells. She hurries back to her apartment, where she begins to type furiously, overtaken by this idea.
        Their are three scenes to the film. They basically go "Scene 1: inside, cramped" to "Scene 2: outside, open" to "Scene 3: inside, open." The transitions between each scene is going to be cuts, but it won't be too jarring because each will begin/end with Kim moving to somewhere. By establishing a general atmosphere for each scene, it will allow me differentiate between them, while the voice over and the movement will help smooth them all together.
         Kim's character is the standard "starts out stressed over something, gets over it, and realizes something" character. All of her dialogue is voice over, which helps us establish a portrait of her mental space. Her dialogue for scene 1 and about the first half of scene two illustrates how tired she is, how exasperated she is with her mental block. This is shown by the curt, fragmented lines of her thoughts. However, as the piece unfolds and her brain starts developing these ideas, she begins to think in long passages, paragraphs. The lines will start off quietly, questioning her ideas, but will escalate to excitement: she's finally broken through her mental block and she is ecstatic. Her general demeanor at the end of the piece is going to focused, completely encompassed by this thought that she's building.
      The man on the bench is a simple character- he's less of a character and more of a catalyst for the idea that Kim has that blossoms into a story that breaks her block.
       For the actors, I'm going to need 2- one for Kim, the other for the man. The man's job is easy- lay on the bench and be "asleep." However, the woman who plays Kim has to have some experience with taking direction and delivering lines. Thankfully, Kelsey Worley has been a part of numerous theatrical productions and follows direction very well. She will be a pleasure to work with, and I think that she fits the bill well for the type of character I'm going for.
      In the way of stunts, effects, make up, special props.... really, there aren't any. I will probably need a microphone for the voice over dialogue, but honestly, there's not a lot going on in this script. It's not so much about the spectacle than it is the story of the escalation of an idea. The visuals are merely a means to an end, and there won't be any fancy effects.
       In the way of locations, I will be using 2: a small dormitory room and bathroom (in order to push the "suffocation" idea) and the park on Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tn, as well as the areas in between (sidewalk, crosswalk). These are ideal because they are two radically different places that are relatively close to one another.
      The main power and light sources  will be illustrated in an upcoming post that will also include location shots. Stay tuned.