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2:31
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Lisa exits the stage followed by Jimmy |
Narrative |
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0:02
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Long shot of a poet leaving a brightly lit stage at the Bowery Ballroom |
Cinematography |
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0:05
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Cut to medium shot of Lisa and Jimmy in low key lighting, seated in the crowd as they start to get up to take the stage. |
Cinematography and Editing |
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0:20
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Cut to close-up, tracking shot of Lisa adjusting the microphone to Jimmy's short stature and then introducing him |
Cinematography and Editing |
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0:39
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The tracking shot continues to focus on Lisa's expression (a smile) in a medium shot, keeping the focus on her, though Jimmy begins to recite. |
Cinematography and Editing |
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1:19
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Cut back to Jimmy in shallow focus, close-up still in profile |
Cinematography and Editing |
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1:24
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Cut back to medium shot of Lisa against the wall, but her gaze is downcast towards Jimmy |
Cinematography and Editing |
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1:31
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Cut to extreme long shot of Lisa and Jimmy on stage with the man in the hat asking a question in the far corner of the frame |
Cinematography and Editing |
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1:39
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Cut to medium shot of Lisa against wall |
Cinematography and Editing |
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1:43
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Tracking shot of Lisa answering the question into the microphone as she bends down to the mic positioned at Jimmy's height |
Cinematography and Editing |
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1:52
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Cut back to medium shot of Lisa against the wall |
Cinematography and Editing |
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1:56
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Cut back to Jimmy in shallow focus close-up in profile |
Cinematography and Editing |
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2:04
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Jump cut to medium shot of Jimmy from right side as the woman in the black dress asks the question |
Cinematography and Editing |
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2:09
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Cut to medium close shot of Lisa against wall |
Cinematography and Editing |
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2:17
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Cut to shallow focus close-up of Jimmy; this in a frontal portrait next to the microphone. We see his large, wide-eyes and the scale of his height next to the microphone. |
Cinematography and Editing |
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2:21
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Cut back to medium shot of Lisa against wall as she looks down at Jimmy approvingly |
Cinematography and Editing |
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2:25
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The camera begins a slow zoom closer to Lisa, creating a feeling of claustrophobia as her lie has been gradually revealed. |
Cinematography and Editing |
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2:30
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Cut to long shot of Lisa leaving stage and Jimmy follows her |
Cinematography and Editing |
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0:08
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Cut to medium shot of Simon seated in crowd as he watches Lisa and Jimmy get up to take the stage and warmly greets the last poet to perform. |
Cinematography and Editing |
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0:14
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Cut to long shot of Jimmy and Lisa taking the stage. The stage lighting is high key while the crowd remains dimly lit |
Cinematography and Editing |
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0:50
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Cut back to medium shot of Lisa against the ornate wall. She continues to smile with her gaze cast downwards at Jimmy, perhaps responding to the crowd's reception. |
Cinematography and Editing |
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0:55
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Cut to low-key lit medium shot of Simon and previous poet watching Jimmy's performance in the crowd. Simon's brows are furrowed, expressing consternation. |
Cinematography and Editing |
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1:01
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Cut back to shallow focus close-up of Jimmy in profile reciting The Bull. |
Cinematography and Editing |
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1:09
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Cut back to Lisa in medium shot against the wall; her expression seems to suggest that she is looking into the crowd, possibly at Simon's reaction. |
Cinematography and Editing |
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1:47
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Jump cut to medium long shot of Lisa and Jimmy at the mic from the right side, perhaps conveying the scrutiny of the crowd and camera's gaze. |
Cinematography and Editing |
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1:49
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Cut to medium shot of Simon looking concerned among the clapping crowd |
Cinematography and Editing |
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0:43
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Cut to shallow focus close-up of Jimmy reciting Anna. He is in project and the microphone's height is taller than he is. |
Cinematography |
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1:25
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Scattered claps and murmurs from the crowd |
Sound |
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2:05
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Crowd laughs. |
Sound |
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2:24
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Scattered applause |
Sound |
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0:00
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The crowd claps for the previous poet leaving the stage. |
Narrative and Sound |
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0:51
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Murmurs from crowd |
Sound |
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0:21
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Lisa: “Hi, this is Jimmy Roy and he’ll be reciting two poems for you today.” |
Dialogue |
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1:31
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Man in hat: "I’m sorry to ask such a basic question but are these your poems and if so are you using him as a sort of poetic medium?? |
Dialogue |
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1:43
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Lisa: Um, no these are his poems he wrote them. |
Dialogue |
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1:56
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Offscreen male voice: "For the young man, how long have you been writing poetry?" |
Dialogue |
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2:01
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Jimmy: "I started when I was five." |
Dialogue |
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2:07
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Young woman in a black dress:: Jimmy, I was wondering, who is this Anna that you write about?" |
Dialogue |
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2:13
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Jimmy: Anna could be anyone you love. For me, she’s my kindergarten teacher’s helper, Megan. |
Dialogue |
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0:38
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Jimmy begins to recite Anna with the following pauses: "Anna is beautiful / beautiful enough for me / the sun hits her yellow house / it’s almost like a sign from god" |
Poem Recitation |
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0:56
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Jimmy begins to recite "The Bull" with the following pauses: "The bull stood alone in the backyard / so dark / I opened the door and stepped out / wind in the branches / he watched me blue eyes / he kept breahting to stay alive / I didn’t want him I was just a boy / say yes / say yes /anyway." |
Poem Recitation |
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1:49
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Crowd claps and murmurs. |
Sound |