to climb up something
Then I need somebody to scale the tree and get that snow off.American Movie · 1999 — 第 6 / 19 章 · 4'52" · B2
Mark Shoots Coven in the Snow, Explained：down and out
The scene cuts between a snowy night shoot and Mark's own voice: "the American dream stays with me each and every day." On set he is pure logistics—spacing actors, cutting, reshooting. Off set he is a man out of money, a father behind on everything, insisting the dream is still worth it.
あらすじ
Mark directs a night shoot in the snow, blocking a crowd of coven members and reshooting a close-up he cannot stand. Between takes he complains about the cold and the endless retakes, then shifts into a monologue: he has been poor, delivering newspapers for years, and still believes in the American dream.
注目の表現
spread apartfuckingin the candown and out
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このシーンの表現
down and out
broke and hopeless
Mark admits he was sinking low before the shoot pulled him back.
After losing his job he was down and out for a year.
このシーンの他の表現
- spread apart
to move away from each other
- fucking
a crude intensifier
- in the can
finished and done with
- get ahead
to succeed and advance
- fun to be around
enjoyable company
このシーンのメモ一覧
77 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ
kind of, sort of — A relaxed spoken form of kind of.
Oh, yeah. Okay, this is kinda great.have got to, informally — A spoken contraction for have got to; avoid it in writing.
You gotta spread apart like about five feet each.to seem threatening
You guys got to look menacing. Can you be more menacing?have to, informally — Spoken shorthand for have to.
You guys got to look menacing. Can you be more menacing?present perfect continuous: Have been out marks repeated action stretching right up to now.
I've been out here five fucking times, doing the same shit.a crude intensifier — A crude intensifier, only for very casual talk.
I've been out here five fucking times, doing the same shit.finished and done with
Mark thinks the last four shots will finally finish his film.
and I think with these last four shots, we might have this fucker in the can.a rude stand-in for a thing — A rude nickname for a thing; never in polite company.
and I think with these last four shots, we might have this fucker in the can.What do you often blurs into a single /wɒdʒə/ sound.
- What do you see? - You can see part of the beard.to settle or sort out
You got that squared away. But to be serious...The t in got softens against that.
You got that squared away. But to be serious...every single day
the American dream stays with me each and every day.broke and hopeless
Mark admits he was sinking low before the shoot pulled him back.
I'm glad we're doing this today because I was really getting down and out...is not, nonstandard — Nonstandard for is not; avoid it in formal writing.
Actually, my house ain't gonna look like this. It'll look flatter...to move past something
Well, you know what? I got over that guilt.noun clause: The what clause works as the object of be saying.
It feels like-- in a Christian-- what Jesus would be saying.to succeed and advance
Mark wonders whether trying to succeed clashes with Christian equality.
It's totally unchristian to try to get ahead...formal subject: It is a placeholder; the real subject is the to-infinitive.
It's totally unchristian to try to get ahead...a fair and equal setup
because everyone's one an equal, level playing field, an equal par.reason clause: Because gives the reason, and everyone's is a spoken everyone is.
because everyone's one an equal, level playing field, an equal par.to chase or pursue it
He's got a goal, and he's going after it...Link after it into one run of sound.
He's got a goal, and he's going after it...by some method or other
one way or another.to have a good relationship
From what Mark tells me, they never get along anymore, you know.enjoyable company
Mark says his girlfriend Joan is easy and fun, and he wants to keep it that way.
because she's fun to be around and I don't wanna mess that up.to ruin something
because she's fun to be around and I don't wanna mess that up.The t in don't drops and wanna runs together.
because she's fun to be around and I don't wanna mess that up.「Mark Shoots Coven in the Snow」を読み解く
What's really going on
On the surface this is a rough night shoot: snow, cold hands, actors who can't look menacing enough. But the editing keeps cutting away from the set to the reason for it. "I was really getting down and out," Mark admits, and lists the small mercies—a phone bill extended to Friday—that keep him afloat. Then he turns the whole thing into an argument about worth: "Why should you be successful while others are not?" He answers that he is half Christian, half satanist, and that the dream of getting ahead is what he refuses to give up. The scene works because the direction is not romantic; the grind on set is the dream, exactly as advertised.
Theme
DreamsMark measures his life by the American dream he keeps repeating, even while broke and delivering newspapers.
MoneyThe scene links his faith in the dream to immediate hardship: phone bills, no money, endless unpaid work.
このチャプターで学べること
- In the can means a film is finished
- Down and out means broke and hopeless
- Get ahead means to move in front of others
- Fun to be around describes easy company
発音のポイント
- What do you — What do you often blurs into a single /wɒdʒə/ sound.
- got that — The t in got softens against that.
- going after it — Link after it into one run of sound.
- don't wanna — The t in don't drops and wanna runs together.
the American dream stays with me each and every day.Mark's plain statement of belief: even at his lowest, the promise of a better life is what keeps him working.
Why should you be successful while others are not?The guilt question he says he has moved past—whether his own success would be fair when others have less.
He's got a goal, and he's going after it...A friend's assessment of Mark: whatever his money troubles, he keeps moving toward the thing he wants.
I've been out here five fucking times, doing the same shit.The exhaustion behind the dream—Mark has reshot this scene again and again in the cold and is sick of it.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Mark talk about the American dream here?
Because the shoot is going badly and money is tight. Talking about the dream is how he justifies the unpaid grind: he believes the work will eventually pay off.
What is Mark actually trying to finish?
Northwestern, the feature he has been working on for years. The snowy night shoot is only one piece of it, and he hopes the last few shots will finally get it done.
Is Mark actually broke during this scene?
Yes. He mentions being down and out and being relieved that his phone bill was extended to Friday, which is why the progress of the shoot matters so much to him.
What does "in the can" mean?
It's film-industry slang for finished: once the footage is in the can, the shot or the film is done. Mark hopes four more shots will get his movie there.
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第 1 章idle handsMark's Twelfth Hour Deadline
第 2 章have something under your beltMark Pitches Northwestern
第 3 章in their right mindFamily Fights Over the Phone Bill
第 4 章ready to rollMark Runs Out of Money
第 5 章kosherMark Pitches Bill for 45 Grand
再生中 · 第 6 章down and outMark Shoots Coven in the Snow
第 7 章the bottom lineMark Pitches 3,000 Units to Bill
第 8 章lessen the blowShooting Coven in the Graveyard
第 9 章go out of their wayMark Lists His Debts
第 10 章have your cake and eat it tooMark Fears Losing His Kids
第 11 章face up toMark Confesses at Thanksgiving Dinner
第 12 章let a day go byMark Watches His Old Footage
第 13 章the ship is sinkingMark Shoots the Last Take of Coven
第 14 章on the moneyMark Records the Film's First Line
第 15 章for the birdsMark Pushes Bill Through 31 Takes
第 16 章just like youMark's Drunken Rant
第 17 章twist your armMark Picks Kenny Up From Jail
第 18 章catharticMark Smashes Cars on Set
第 19 章hot off the pressesMark Finishes the Last Splice第 6 / 19 章 · 残り約 59 分