After the exercise was set, every program I watched made the emotional scenes stand out to me, and I got a lot of inspiration from hospital dramas as well as many others I've watched for pleasure.
My idea was inspired by both drama and personal situations.
Set: Outside in the cold (maybe dark), to bring across the glumness of the characters.
Characters: Husband (Frank): Oldish Man, Coat & Scarf. Suffering from Cancer.
Wife (Susan): Mid-30's, emotionally unstable from hearing the news.
For the exercise, my idea was to portray the emotion between the pair in regards to Frank's illness. The couple are sat on a bench in their local park, where they used to spend all their time together as teenagers. It's cold & dark. Susan sits straight, almost looking emotionless, numb maybe next to Frank, who's upset at his wife's reaction to his refusal. He wants to be there for her, however he doesn't want to go through all the pain of the illness. Susan stands up and slowly walks towards the pillar in the centre of the park, (emotionless, slow, robot-like). Frank starts to cry and looks down at her bag, spotting several 'How to fight cancer' books. He doesn't want to hurt her or leave her, she means everything to him, and all the books show how much she means to him. He sits there looking at the sky, at the floor, confused, trying to figure out what the best thing to do would be, and as he looks at his ring on his finger, he makes the decision. He walks over to Susan who's started to cry (but trying not to show it) and hugs her from behind, burying his face in her back. After a while, Frank says (still burying behind her) 'I'll do it.', Susan looks shocked and slowly shows appreciation and happiness that her husband is trying to save the family, and save himself, they share an emotional look, Susan slowly changing from a numb expression to a small smile as she cries happy tears, and Frank, a smile turning into a scared (try to be brave) face.
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