Ex.+3

=__The Conversation__=

Movie Synopsis
Five years after achieving commercial and critical success with his film [|Three Kings], director and screenwriter [|David O. Russell] returns to the more idiosyncratic territory of his earlier work with this intelligent and offbeat comedy. Bernard and Vivian Jaffe ([|Dustin Hoffman] and [|Lily Tomlin]) are a married couple who run an existential detective agency where they sift through the lives of their clients in order to discover the source of their angst. The Jaffes' latest client is Albert Markovski ([|Jason Schwartzman]), an environmental activist who has a very large rock and a great deal on his mind; their study of Albert's problems lead Bernard and Vivian to Brad Stand ([|Jude Law]), a public relations executive with a chain of successful variety stores, Huckabees. While publicly allying himself with Albert's environmental initiatives, behind the scenes Brad is running roughshod over responsible land management with little care for the consequences. When Brad learns he's being watched by the Jaffes, he hopes to co-opt them by hiring them himself; however, the plan has unexpected consequences when their questioning leads Brad's girlfriend, well-scrubbed model Dawn ([|Naomi Watts]), into reassessing her life and relationships. Meanwhile, Albert finds himself joining forces with Tommy ([|Mark Wahlberg]), a firefighter and fellow environmentalist who has been having second thoughts about Bernard and Vivian's ideas and methods after a long-term investigation and has since fallen under the spell of nihilist poet and philosopher Caterine Vauban ([|Isabelle Huppert]). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide (http://www.fandango.com/ihearthuckabees_v288551/summary)

Characters
//{Bernard's typeface is a strong stable slab serif (Rockwell Bold). His character is stable and has a strong voice in this scene. He is yellow and in the same colour family as his wife to relate to their like minds. He is a stronger voice in this scene though so he is the base colour and she is a derivative of yellow.//}
 * Bernard Jaffe:** married to Vivian, they run an existential detective agency where they sift through the lives of their clients in order to discover the source of their angst.

//{Tommy is intense and powerful, like the vibrant blue and heavy typeface (Impact). He is a main voice in this conversation so he is the base colour, while Albert, also a patient, is a derivative of blue.}
 * Tommy:** a firefighter and environmentalist who has been having second thoughts about Bernard and Vivian's ideas and methods after a long-term existentialist investigation and has since fallen under the spell of a nihilist poet and philosopher.

{Vivian has less voice time in this conversation than Bernard. She is a lighter, feminine serif (Hoefler Text) in orange. Orange, because she is related to Bernards colour.}
 * Vivian Jaffe:** Bernard's wife and work partner.//

//**Albert Markovski:**The Jaffes' latest client, an environmental activist who has a great deal on his mind.// //{Albert is unsure of himself and, in comparison to Tommy, he is a weaker voice. His typeface (Trebuchet MS) is a thinner dark green. Because he is also a patient but not as present as Tommy, he is a derivative of blue. Green also relates to his love of the environment//}

//(character summary adapted from: http://www.starpulse.com/Movies/I_Heart_Huckabees/Summary/)//

Scene Captures
Albert & Tommy(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Bernard & Vivian

Tommy & Bernard debating the particle 'thing' ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Albert & Tommy not getting it.

//Script//
//**Vivian-** I told you that he wasn't ready for infinity.

magic blanket bullshit, okay?
 * Tommy -** Don't start with that

It's just the way things are. You and me and the air are actually tiny particles... that are swirling around together. - Look right here. You see?
 * Bernard-** It's not magic.

between these particles and the cracks we fall through, the holes of nothingness.
 * Tommy-** Okay. But look at the cracks...

I just experienced upstairs.//
 * Albert-** Exactly. Because that's what

(this is as far as I made it...)//

There are tiny particles connecting the larger cubes.
 * Bernard-** Look closer.

between the connections.
 * Tommy -** Yeah, and then tinier cracks


 * Bernard -** And even tinier connections.


 * Tommy -** And even tinier cracks.

you can't tell where my nose ends... and space begins, because they're unified.
 * Bernard -** Yeah, but if you look close enough,


 * Bernard -** See?

Do you see anything?
 * Albert -** So what? You can't see any of this anyway!

But I want to debate this particle cube thing anyways.
 * Tommy -** NO.

**Concept**
This scene is one of the major turning points in the film. It is the clash between patient and 'detective', as well as a clash between the two major philosophies of the film, Nihilism and Existentialism. I chose this conversation for its visual 'back and forth' quality. There are also many descriptive words and actions. I could see what I wanted the conversation to look like within the first few times I listened to it. I new that the scene needed be set outside with a clear blue sky-like gradient; the movie has many scenes outdoors. The general feel is pretty airy; the conversation is about particles.

First Draft 2nd
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Final Conversation
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