4/27/08

Deciding The End

Last week I was hired by Samaritan's Purse to produce a video for the Center. It's all about motivating young lads to get tested. Reducing Stigma is a very important issue here because people are so afraid of knowing their HIV negative or positive status. Who wouldn't be!

So I wrote the script but had to cut off an actress for budget reasons. It's the story of a basketball player, actually a student, that meets a girl on a game, ends up in bed at the blink of an eye and afterwards both are haunted by fear. (predictable) The thing is, since I cut off a girl, who was supposed to be this kid's official girlfriend... I don't know if I should end up the story with this new adventurous couple staying together after all the turbulence or leave it at just a fling.

the final scene is when the girl receives a call and says:

Did you get tested then? What happenned???..... Negative!!!! Im really glad
I have something to tell you... mine is positive.

CUT, we see our guy jumping happily as he says... Positive??? It came out positive??
ZOOM BACK, we see him at his work place (a maquila, textile fabric) and he shouts outloud, ¡Hey guys!!!! I'm going to be a dad!!! Everyone congratulates him. FADE OUT.

So I don't know what to do, originally this was the other girl, but I had to film it with the same one... I don't want to change the main actor here... but then again... bla bla bla!!!!

Just a fling?? Or can a fling be a keeper???

1 comment:

Harsha said...

hi alexandria

i gave a mail to you, please check it out... the ad was really good. I think the fling should not be a keeper, i think i amfrom the old school of thought.. :)