Jujube/scenes

living rooms

The Hague

did you remember

Follow the protagonist to places where she takes photography with a 35mm.

What does she want to remember?

Things of beauty and intrigue:

- winding staircases near Kino

- butterflies

- what are the moments you associate beauty with?

Things with friends -- iconic human connection?

- elaborate dinners

- picnic, smiles

- beach, water, kite

Portrait?

- photo studio

Close-ups:

- looking

- framing

- focus? -- POV?

End scene:

She goes to the darkroom.

Screen goes dark, sound of loading film

Developing (all steps)

When the images emerge:

They are blank.

End scene alternative:

She goes to a vast space.

It's just the camera and her now.

Shots of her taking off the camera.

Shots of her opening the camera.

It's empty.

homemaking

LOCATION: fabric station, Bree

Bree, discovery of: - journal from Leah - this New Life (Dante) from Amelia - recipe books

Maguey

LOCATION: de Hortus, Amsterdam - see also Jujube/memoir

haircut

Two characters: M & J.

Stake?

What does M want?

- To get a haircut

What does J want?

- To be with company

- To confide <-- that's an action, why does she want to confide? <-- To feel okay by talking to another person

Blocking:

1. [off screen]J opens door. J offers tea. [lv rm]M browses the books.
2. [lv rm]M picks a book. Goes about noticing new things.
3. J enters the living room with tea and snacks. M asks J about the book she has picked out.

More to come

Beginning shots:

Going home from home

J stands in an empty space and recalls the items from her current living room shelf.

I decided to rent an apartment for a few days in the Hague, to have a meaningful birthday and pass some time with intention.

production notes

Jujube/scenes-production-notes

homecoming

SF, London

Various living rooms; dinners and deliberate conversations

homecarrying

1. Pitching my tent

LOCATION: Friesland NL?

2. Sören

LOCATION: Southern Sweden

Saint Paul??????

previously

Jujube/home#genesis