Directing Macbeth Essay -- Drama

Directing MacbethSCENE 1It begins in a smoky h all told vague lighting and shadows are all you cansee. A CD player is going at full volume in the background. We sweepacross the revolting floor until a lead guitar, (not expensive but verywell used), lays at the feet of a handsome young boy of ab give away 16. Hehas dumb black hair, just covering his striking blue eyes and perfectskin. We spread out a bit and see Macbeths best friend, Banquosshadowy face. gingerroot curly hair shows up in the near darkness underhis blue fishermans hat. A BCU on Banquos face shows us that he hasbright jet-propelled plane eyes. In these eyes, we see the doorframe and a shard oflight as the door opens. We spin round as light and noise of the carsoutside streams in. an separate(prenominal) group walk in past the otherwise three peoplesitting on the floor with Macbeth.This is the first time we have seen these people, two other boys andone girl all about the same age. This girl is Lady Macbeth. She i swearing a sanguine tight assoil and a lot of make-up. The red top is to showthe blood that she will shed and the make-up is to show the mask thatshe puts on later in the film. We have a view of the other groupslegs and as they walk past, Macbeths group looks jealous and cruel.The cd is turned off and Macbeth and Banquo scowl at each other, theyare jealous of the other bands good privilege with the record manager.There was another band here before and their record deal is calledKing.The lead guitarist is called Duncan. A white piece of fabric is pulledout of the still open door, as if on a dress. Macbeths face is stillin this shot, in the foreground but very much out of focus. Childrens jest is heard and Macbeth turns his head just as the door slamsshut. We now speed through the smoke to a clipboard on a desk betweentwo pairs of suit shoulders. Here is written Thaine of Glamis withMacbeths name written on it and a paragraph of writing, Thaine ofCawdor with Freddie written next t o it and also a paragraph ofwriting. At the very top of the page King is written with Duncannext to it. We now focus on the face of one of the two pairs ofshoulders. He is beaming at the band who are playing and as theyfinish, he goes up to the lead singer and embraces him. He is largeand fat with a bald spot on the back of his head. The other pair ofshoulders is his secretary ... ...s side, unnoticed. Banquo laughs at himwith the other two witches, goes to his side and starts his speechgood sir why do you start and seem to fear, things that do sound sofair, to Macbeth. Banquo thinks that this is a game, some thing madeup by these young children and he starts to play along, that he seemsrapt withal- to me you speak not. He continues in this way, eggingMacbeth on, plot of land the witches group together again. Macbeth isstanding alone by himself. The witches hold hands in a circle aroundBanquo and skip. They say these last few lines in the same tune fromRingaringroses they turn to run away after this but Macbeth saysstay you imperfect speakers all the way to Speak I Charge you.They all sing ring a ring a roses (the original words) while standingin the places they stopped, spread out on the green distant girls gag comes and goes.At they all fall DOWN we have a close up of the main witches eyesthen of Macbeth eyes then of the main witch, when scratch off is shoutedthe witches suddenly vanish leaving the boys back in the roadside andthe noise of the cars and guitar bass again is Deafening. We zoomright out matrix style.