The first attempt shown in this movie is me having a go at the scene myself. I think it works ok but it wasn't particularly funny and I hadn't really though about the character of the doctor whilst acting it out and as a result, it feels very generic.
However the footage that I got when James does the scene (the second attempt shown) was really good. He had the idea of making the doctor seem like he is forcing a jolly attitude for the patient which I really liked because I could show a lot of character in the animation taking this approach.
I also would like to use the part where he shouts after the nurse as if it is somebody elses fault and not his own. These two ideas combined really tell the audience a lot about the doctors personality.
Another nice little touch that came out of this footage was that Margunn, who played the patient, seemed genuinely shocked and surprised that the leg had been removed. I really liked the little pauses which made it seem like the patient didn't know what to say and was in a state of shock. I think this is better than having an aggressive reaction because it is very hard for people to relate to a person who would react in a physical way.
I have created a rough script using the ideas and footage above:
Scene : A patient is waking up in a hospital room after having an operation. A doctor comes in to check on him.
Doctor : Ah awake already I see….
…Well, we’ve successfully removed the leg.
Patient : What!?
Doctor : The leg, gone, incinerated, will not trouble you again.
Patient : But.. but… you weren’t supposed to….
Doctor : You are Mr Smith aren’t you?
Patient : No!
Doctor : Oh for gods……. NURSE!, IT’S HAPPENED AGAIN!
I will be showing this to a few people and will talk about the feedback that I recieved in my next post.
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