The Design
- Peter K F Cheung SBS
- Jan 20, 2022
- 2 min read
FADE IN.
Act 1
DREAM SEQUENCE
A. Dance hall. Slow-tempo music. PETER and PARTNER#1 hold and face each other, dancing Waltz elegantly .
B. Dance hall. Fast-tempo music. Peter leads PARTNER#2 to dance Vienna Waltz. Having turned towards Peter's right, Partner#2 has problems to rotate and turn to Peter's left.
C. Dancing hall. Continuous. Holding Partner#2, Peter can't change steps and can't switch between the direction of rotation.
END DREAM SEQUENCE
INT. BEDROOM - 06:30
In bed, Peter opens his eyes.
PETER (V.O.): Oh, I was dreaming.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Haven't danced for a long time, I might have lost my technique, but my passion remains.
Act 2
INT. STUDY - 11:00
Peter is reading text on aesthetic formalism.
PETER (V.O.): In our interaction with works of art, form should be given primacy.
Reading and thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Theoretic emphasis on form is a matter of degree.
Reading and thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Aesthetic formalism contrasts the art form itself with its extraneous elements such as the intention of the artist and the responses of beholders.
Reading and thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The beauty of an art form isn't its appearance, but its form ie the design.
Reading and thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For musical works, it isn't the individual sounds but the harmony of the sounds and their expressiveness.
Pondering.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This is fine or high concept, far from the structure of musical works eg intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus and outro.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For literary and dramatic works, I believe the design isn't the individual words but the messages and their emotive expression.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The form is neither the order in which elements of a narrative are presented to readers nor the formulae for a comedy or tragedy.
Reading and thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For visual arts such as paintings and photos, the beauty of the art form isn't about colours but the design that the colours constitute.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): So the form isn't about order, symmetry and proportion etc.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In interpreting the aesthetic value of art forms, I believe people are shaped by their nurture.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I compose music and lyrics. I capture photos and produce video clips. I write stories and screenplays.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Through the themes of my works, I intend to convey some knowledge, expressiveness and truths.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But art forms are what make others hear, see, taste, touch, smell and feel.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If others don't have the aesthetic attitude, they may not get the pleasurable and aesthetic experience.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The design isn't easy to comprehend. And I haven't created any choreography yet.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My family and I used to dance a lot. Life was better then.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Should I attempt to write with my feet too?
Peter shrugs his shoulders.
Act 3
INT. BEDROOM - 23:00
Background music.
PETER (V.O.): Dance is a basic expression. Choreography fuses eyes and ears, body and mind.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): While dancing, I enjoy every movement and feel myself in the art.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Perhaps, I should resume my solo dancing practice in the estate park.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Meanwhile, let me dance again in my dream.
Peter goes to bed.
THE END.
FADE OUT
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