I went with all my visual ideas that I had thought of, adding in the Ribbon in most of the locations to be in the background or somewhere in the scene. This to give the overall idea that Stacey is always around and always with us. I added in voice over throughout the script but added in Dialogue in for Stacey to actually say on camera as well. I wanted Becky to talk to Stacey even though she isn't there but have Stacey reply, showing the love and relationship between the sisters. With the addition of the Mother as a character, I needed a way for Becky to move forward and be able to scatter Stacey's ashes but I didn't know how to get her to that stage but introducing the mother character works. You don't question where this character has suddenly come from as she's her Mother, you almost expect her to turn up.
I wrote the script so that you don't find out Stacey is a ghost until we finally see the flowers in the scene where Stacey is walking around and the voice over is being heard. I added in the flash back not only to add in the pinwheel but to also show the relationship between Stacey and Becky when Stacey was still alive.
Finally, the ending of the film, I wanted to show Becky moving on and letting Stacey go, I also wanted to reference the original Sonnet somehow. So, I decided to have the Mother give her the poem as a way that she moved on. Then with Becky scattering the ashes, is a way to have her moving on and for Stacey to become one with the world. The showing all the Ribbons at the end ties everything together and shows she's everywhere and always around.
I'm happy with the script I've gotten. I wanted a story rather than just visuals. My experemental style for this is both with camera movement and with mixing in the visual styles and the dialogue. I wanted to actually make a story out of the sonnet rather than just visual storytelling, an actual narrative which I feel I've succeeded this with the story I've written.
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