The Final Project and You

Chello. Well as you third-blockers may know, Ms. Schmaling and I had the divine pleasure of making a video presentation on a scene from Ratcher in the Cye (in layman's terms Catcher in the Rye). We made a script using the scene where Holden and Stradlater are in the bathroom and Holden starts to tap-dance. Ally backed out of the Holden gig so I was stuck playing the apathetic teen who uses goddam every other word. Ally gave me some perfect Holden attire-a rumpled checkered shirt, some corduroy pants, Chucks, a red hat, and her dad's old glasses. I looked ridiculous. Ally had on corduroy pants as well, but was wearing a wife-beater because Stradlater was getting ready for a night out... and who prepares with all of their clothes on? We kidnapped my sister, and headed to the primary school. We went in the boy's bathroom by the music room which was perfect! It had a window, loud floors, and urinals! :) We had a blast acting out the very different roommates. The half-nelson was by far my favorite scene. I got to jump on top of Ally 'like a goddam panther' and take her down. When we were editing, we put it in slow-motion for dramatic effect. We included much humor, some of it on purpose and some not. The class greatly appreciated it, and it made the process much more enjoyable. I struggled to not laugh when Ally was doing her crazy Stradlater laugh... chello can you say cheesy?
xoxo
Charlotte