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Writer's picturePeter K F Cheung SBS

The Design

  1. FADE IN.


  2. Act 1


  3. DREAM SEQUENCE


  4. A. Dance hall. Slow-tempo music. PETER and PARTNER#1 hold and face each other, dancing Waltz elegantly .


  5. B. Dance hall. Fast-tempo music. Peter leads PARTNER#2 to dance Vienna Waltz. Having turned towards Peter's right, Partner#2 has problems to rotate and turn to Peter's left.


  6. C. Dancing hall. Continuous. Holding Partner#2, Peter can't change steps and can't switch between the direction of rotation.


  7. END DREAM SEQUENCE


  8. INT. BEDROOM - 06:30


  9. In bed, Peter opens his eyes.


  10. PETER (V.O.): Oh, I was dreaming.


  11. Pausing.


  12. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Haven't danced for a long time, I might have lost my technique, but my passion remains.


  13. Act 2


  14. INT. STUDY - 11:00


  15. Peter is reading text on aesthetic formalism.


  16. PETER (V.O.): In our interaction with works of art, form should be given primacy.


  17. Reading and thinking.


  18. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Theoretic emphasis on form is a matter of degree.


  19. Reading and thinking.


  20. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Aesthetic formalism contrasts the art form itself with its extraneous elements such as the intention of the artist and the responses of beholders.


  21. Reading and thinking.


  22. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The beauty of an art form isn't its appearance, but its form ie the design.


  23. Reading and thinking.


  24. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For musical works, it isn't the individual sounds but the harmony of the sounds and their expressiveness.


  25. Pondering.


  26. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This is fine or high concept, far from the structure of musical works eg intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus and outro.


  27. Thinking.


  28. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For literary and dramatic works, I believe the design isn't the individual words but the messages and their emotive expression.

  29. Pausing.


  30. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The form is neither the order in which elements of a narrative are presented to readers nor the formulae for a comedy or tragedy.


  31. Reading and thinking.


  32. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For visual arts such as paintings and photos, the beauty of the art form isn't about colours but the design that the colours constitute.


  33. Pausing.


  34. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): So the form isn't about order, symmetry and proportion etc.


  35. Pausing.


  36. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In interpreting the aesthetic value of art forms, I believe people are shaped by their nurture.


  37. Pausing.


  38. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I compose music and lyrics. I capture photos and produce video clips. I write stories and screenplays.


  39. Pausing.


  40. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Through the themes of my works, I intend to convey some knowledge, expressiveness and truths.


  41. Pausing.


  42. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But art forms are what make others hear, see, taste, touch, smell and feel.


  43. Pausing.


  44. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If others don't have the aesthetic attitude, they may not get the pleasurable and aesthetic experience.


  45. Thinking.


  46. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The design isn't easy to comprehend. And I haven't created any choreography yet.


  47. Recalling.


  48. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My family and I used to dance a lot. Life was better then.


  49. Pausing.


  50. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Should I attempt to write with my feet too?


  51. Peter shrugs his shoulders.


  52. Act 3


  53. INT. BEDROOM - 23:00


  54. Background music.


  55. PETER (V.O.): Dance is a basic expression. Choreography fuses eyes and ears, body and mind.


  56. Pausing.


  57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): While dancing, I enjoy every movement and feel myself in the art.


  58. Pausing.


  59. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Perhaps, I should resume my solo dancing practice in the estate park.


  60. Pausing.


  61. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Meanwhile, let me dance again in my dream.


  62. Peter goes to bed.


  63. THE END.


  64. FADE OUT



























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