Anatomy of a Love Seen Page #2

Synopsis: Exploring love, in all it's painful and messy glory. Six months ago actresses Zoe and Mal fell for each other at exactly the same moment in time while filming a love scene. After five blissful months together Zoe was decimated when Mal walked away. Three miserable weeks later a very lucrative network broadcast deal was in the works. They only had one request - re-shoot the love scene. Welcome to the set.
 
IMDB:
4.8
NOT RATED
Year:
2014
80 min
411 Views


So here's what's happening.

Remember the broadcast deal

we talked about?

Just to go over this again,

for the broadcast deal,

we have to have

the part of the love scene

that was filmed with nudity,

It's sort of doing a PG-13

version of the love scene.

So basically,

everything we have right now

before they get in bed

is perfect.

Everything after

they get out of bed, perfect.

We only need

to re-shoot the part...

the one spot from up here.

They're never actually gonna get

to the point of the love scene

where they take it off.

- It's not cable.

- Okay. Alright. It's not cable.

This bed needs... some light.

Oh my gosh, I cannot wait

to tell you about...

I have been, luckily,

really busy, for one thing...

Copy that.

Oh my gosh, it's hilarious...

Ooh! F***!

I'm sorry, I just want

to let you know Mal's in makeup.

Did you talk to everybody?

Do they know what's going on?

Yes.

This girl, she's

just filing her nails.

Filing, filing, filing, so loud,

like so intentionally,

trying to just ruin my moment.

- It's weird.

- Yeah.

And I finally looked

at her and I said,

"Susan, if you do not stop filing

your fingernails right now,

I'm gonna walk over there and stab

you with your fingernail filer. "

I mean, the counselor

wasn't too jazzed about that

but it was a real moment.

And what's weird is

she came up to me afterwards,

and gave me this hug and said,

"Thank you.

You know, nobody has ever

stood up to me in my life, ever.

I really respect you for that. "

- That's great.

- Yeah. Thanks.

She's one of the few

that made it.

You know,

through the program, and...

- Hi

- Hi.

- How are ya feelin'?

- Fine, good.

So happy to see you here.

I'm truly grateful.

- You look beautiful

- Thank you.

- Alex, well done!

- Thanks!

Great palette

to start with, though.

You're sweet.

You can look at me.

It's gonna be a fine day.

I know it's gonna be hard,

but we can all do it.

- Mm hmm.

- Okay?

- See you in a few minutes.

- Okay.

Anyway, Susan and I actually still

keep in touch through email, so...

it's how I know that she's

on the good path, you know?

What's the ETA Da Silva,

Mal's out in five.

May the blessing

of light be upon you.

Light on the outside,

light on the inside.

- Hey everyone!

- Hey Zoe! How's it going?

Nice to meet you, I'm Zoe.

I don't know what's gonna happen

when Mal comes out.

I have no idea.

She was supposed

to still be in the war room.

So I had some sort

of control over this.

I don't know

what's gonna happen.

It was the best time ever?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, I bet.

That's really nice.

Hi beauty! Here you go.

It's only one shot.

We'll finish in like half a day.

- Hey!

- You're out here?

I didn't know

you were out of makeup!

Why didn't you say something?

It's not a big deal.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Thank you so much for coming.

I can't tell you

how much I appreciate it.

Yeah, of course!

Good to be back.

- So Zoe's already on set.

- I noticed...

Let's just...

Let's just move in slowly,

shall we? Good?

Yeah. Mm hmm.

Alright guys, let's get

to first positions, please?

First positions everyone!

Zoe, to your mark

on the bed, please?

- That's interesting.

- Zoe.

- I mean...

- Zoe.

So let me just take you

this way for a second?

War room!

Kara, I don't even know

why you brought me in here.

- I brought you in... - I'm

an actress, she's an actress.

I've seen her many times before, just

like I deal with every other actor,

I can go out there,

and we can just do this thing...

Zoe, that's not!...

We know that you are not at

your optimum, performance-wise,

unless this big wall, this big

wall that you've just put up

is down.

I understand why the wall is up.

Because you need to protect yourself.

However, you will not be able

to perform with that wall up.

And you know how important

this beat is in the movie!

Right?

Hi.

- How are ya?

- Good.

- Good to see you.

- It's really good to see you.

And I just wanted to come over

and tell you that...

I admire your work, and feel

really lucky to have you

as a part of this production.

Thanks.

I'm glad someone feels that way.

We all feel that way.

I want you to know, everyone...

Yeah. I wouldn't go that far.

You know, everyone... deals with

broken hearts in their own way.

What did you say?

Sometimes it takes time to heal.

Things take time.

It's really good to see you.

You're gonna be great.

Let me know

if you need anything.

All we're doing now

is a rehearsal.

I just want to see that you guys

can be in the same space.

Okay. I will gather myself

and I will go out there,

and let the wall down

and open myself up

to all the hell

that I've been through... again!

You never know if something good

can come out of this day.

If you just stay open,

it's possible that you might

that you were not expecting

when you woke up this morning.

Enough said.

Just give me a second then,

and I will go on

and do that for you.

Alright.

Rehearsal's up!

It's like a cannon went off somewhere

that I just missed out on.

Does anybody actually know

what just happened?

'Cause unless I know something,

I don't know how to help you

and I want - so - much

to help you guys

figure out how to get

through this day

for all of us.

Did something happen

that I didn't see?

Did somebody

on the crew upset you,

did somebody say something...

Okay. Okay. Okay.

You got any ideas?

If everyone's open to it,

I'd like to try

to unify energies here

because, ultimately we all came

to finish this beautiful project

that we started.

Zoe, will you please

give me your hand?

Thank you so much.

Mal, can I have

your hand, please?

Create some synergy in the room.

Everyone breathe with me.

Is this a church

thing, or like...

Sounds like it's the beginning

of a Saint Anne event.

This is a little energy coherence

in the center of the room.

Thank you,

Hasslers!

Zoe, will you tell Mal one thing

that you admire about her?

She's

a really talented actress.

Mal, will you

tell Zoe something?

Zoe, you are...

the funniest person, ever.

And kind.

The girl can throw a football.

A perfect spiral, actually.

There we go. Thank you!

I admire you both immensely,

and would love

to see this come to fruition.

Thank you.

I'm gonna just let you guys

take a sec, okay?

- Thank you.

- We'll get back in a minute.

Just take a minute.

I'm sorry, Zoe.

I don't know what happened.

But I think we can do this.

Okay.

Hey, can I get an ETA?

How are you guys doin'?

Do you need a couple...

Okay, that is almost as weird as

what just happened on the bed.

You gotta roll with today.

Come here.

I want you to feel free

to just start playing with it.

We're gonna do

a couple of takes,

doesn't have to be

just right the first time.

- Right.

- See what feels natural.

- Okay.

- Okay?

We'll just keep going

and then...

- Exactly-

- Whatever, so.

Alright guys, we have time

for one before we go to lunch,

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Marina Rice Bader

Marina Rice Bader is a writer, director, and film producer. She is known for the films Anatomy of a Love Seen (2014), Raven's Touch (2015), and Ava's Impossible Things (2016). She was executive producer for Elena Undone (2010) and A Perfect Ending (2012). She started the Soul Kiss Films production company in 2009. She champions the LGBTQ+ community, saying “We could use more films with well-rounded LGBTQ+ characters, and I hope in some way I’m helping to address that issue.” more…

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