sully bright: plastic flowers
synopsis:
after the loss of her partner, a woman finds healing in both grieving and moving on.
narrative:
intro:
(pre-roll): girl is laying on a bed looking at her lover. suddenly the lover is gone, and she is there alone. she gets up to sit on bed.
shot pulling out of her sitting on the edge of the bed.
there are cards and flowers all over the place.
verse one:
she is on the bed, looking around.
she looks over and reaches to the bedside table drawer and grabs a roll of super8 film, touching it gingerly.
finally gets up and puts the film on the projector.
chorus one:
the projector turns on and starts playing super8 footage of her and her lover.
it keeps cutting to her face watching, getting emotional.
wide shots of her sitting in front of the projector watching.
interjections of sully lip syncing
the reel ends and she is left in the room
verse two:
different day, she is starting to pack up the room. there are boxes all over the place.
she is throwing dead flowers away, stashing the cards in a box.
under the bed she finds a box with the super 8 camera and a note from her partner.
she closes the box and takes it away.
chorus two:
she packs a suitcase and closes it up.
locks up the house, and leaves with a suitcase and the camera box.
shots of sully lip syncing
shows up to her car and puts the suitcase in there.
she starts driving, backing up.
she looks in the rearview, she looks at the camera and note
bridge:
shots of her driving, parking.
she gets out of her car with the box in hand. she’s looking around.
chorus three:
down part of the chorus, she is picking flowers
she’s at the beautiful location with the super 8 box,
she is filming the beauty of the location, skipping around and climbing trees or getting in the water.
she puts flowers in the water, gets in.
she’s floating there, looking up at the sun.
crying, smiling at the same time.
shots:
lyrics:
intro:
verse one:
time’s slipping through my fingers
can’t recall all the days
as the ocean falls and rises
so does life have to change
chorus one:
don’t buy plastic flowers
when i die
go somewhere, spend it well
and life your life
and if you mourn me
don’t mourn for too damn long
don’t buy plastic flowers
when i’m gone
verse two:
all the world she’s getting older
and she can’t recall her age
as the flowers die in winter
i guess she has to spin that way
chorus two:
don’t buy plastic flowers
when i die
go somewhere, spend it well
life your life
and if you mourn me
don’t mourn for too damn long
don’t buy plastic flowers
when i’m gone
bridge:
when i meet you by the graveside
i’ll hope you brought the real kind
chorus three:
don’t buy plastic flowers
when i die
go somewhere, spend it well
life your life
and if you mourn me
don’t mourn for too damn long
don’t buy plastic flowers
when i’m gon
don’t buy plastic flowers
when i’m gone
PROPS:
cards
dying flowers
roll of super8
super8 projector
moving boxes
shoebox (wooden box)
old suitcase
note from partner
polaroid of her and partner
shoot schedule:
day one (half day):
shoot at the house (4 hours, female lead only)
capturing all house shots (verse 1 to chorus 2)
driving shots (chorus 2)
day two (half day):
on location (1 hour, female lead only)
bridge and chorus 3
on location (2 hours, female and male lead)
super8 footage
day three: (half day):
sully lip sync + social capture