Language in Service of a Naritive

"Historical events should be used as props to hang ideas on"
-an approximate quote from Melia

Quotes and ideas from materials brought in:

• risk so much for so little
• why do we risk
• necessity for violence
• The immortal story about making love on the tracks
• Happiness come from contribution to a larger belief
• protector figure
• ray of hope
• fantasy and solitude
• murder V execution and the ceremony of death / killing
• excitement from own importance
• where loyalties lay
• top of the ferris wheel detachment / cost of actions
• intuition
• soft silence makes things clear
• anxious hands
• better frightened than lied to

Questions and thoughts to answer:

• Does drama need character? To be decided BUT it does need a story.
• Thematic V Dramatic
• The human ripple > effects of actions on and throughout your time history

Responses to the scenes:

• Text in to sound
• the elasticity of time and events / repetition of themes throughout time
  
• Importance of rhythm and pulse
• Faining ignorance or stupidity to trick people into trusting you
• How do the betrayers gain trust? Through charm?
• Choreography of ceremony. Courtly dance.
• Showing the process of artistry
• Disruption of everyday life because you are bored
  
• Life as white noise and some people are okay with it
• people who do / people who watch
• line of people gossiping

Another Melia quote for your entertainment:
"Because I'm your mother and I don't need shit every moment of my life"

I was looking for the clip of the tale of gossip / pillow feathers from Doubt and didn't find it but did find footage of mass pillow fights. Maybe not useful but funny.

If you would like to use this as a place to load your pictures and songs do it up.