CASSIE—recommended location. See what you think, though. The backup is great. I just think it's the simplicity of this environment that continues to resonate with me.
Let’s walk through some KEY FRAMES. Here, our YOUNG WOMAN looks across the table to her AUNT and says…
Young Woman: “…and you got this salami from Aldi?”
Which would look like this. A moment before an OLD, SHRILL VOICE is heard off-screen, causing everyone to…
…TURN to the source of the VOICE.
CUT…
…to a group of FAMILY MEMBERS, who part like the RED SEA as an OLD WOMAN—a NAYSAYER—emerges wearing a heavy, Shakesperean-style cloak and holding a big WALKING STICK.
Which would take place…
…here.
CUT…to a PROFILE of the NAYSAYER approaching the table, like she’s in a theater play.
Which would take place…
…here.
And this? A WIDE we’d never use, shot from the back of the room. But I wanted everyone to experience what it was like to walk through this location. Which is why I’m also showing the next shot…
…another WIDE, to show all of us what the environment looks like when your back is to the kitchen.