Must make reader feel intimate with characters and have some sense of what's at stake and the repercussions (even if it is an abstract anxiety in the beginning)
1. Time FrameAt least 6 months prior to the bridge scene. Takes place during Luke’s work hours at an inspection site in Southern California. Jame’s eyesight isn’t quite as bad as in the bridge scene. Setting as discussed by the wash near enough to the structures. Ideal if there was a rail or work table nearby.
2. Background scene 1:Jame’s livelihood is suffering because of his condition. He’s unable to find clients that will trust him with the delicate work of controlled explosion and demolition consultation. He’s despondent that his life’s work seems to be coming to an end and won’t acknowledge it. Especially, because he deeply needs the approval of, and needs to be useful to, Luke as his contractor/friend. He knows Luke needs him because he provides a rare speciality and makes Luke’s company more attractive to clients (need for skilled labor in controlled explosions). James assigns his usefulness with a way to atone for how “the ghosts of his past” are so intimately acquainted with Luke. He also owes Luke a great debt. They have known eachother for years, first as anti-personnel mine removal specialists with the 94th Engineer Brigade, then as contractors with the army corp of engineers.
But, the current relationship between the men is strained. They are in a (louie, david) recurrent pattern that oscillates between co-dependence, regret, frustration, bffs and melancholy loyalty. James wants deeply to improve it; he doesn’t know how. He also wants badly to tell Luke about Jesse’s last moments, but he can’t quite bring them to the surface or find a way to exorcise them through Luke. He’s not sure if he even should. So for now he suffices with giving Luke the remaining energy he possesses. Pushed by stress, frustration and fear of failure he enters into increasingly dangerous work situations.
base that needs to get through:indebtedness/needs to prove himself to lukedesperate for workdangerousgoing out to work on demolition bridge job.if he fails with the condition he has now, it bars him from further employment because of it.feels like he’ll never be able to make amends to luke if he fails
3. Relation to other scenesMost notably the dessert scene.tones taken in the relationship then and now parallel each other. Blocking, gestures, language may also serve as parallels, so too may lighting.
The desert scene is a conflation between memory and fiction. It is the imaginary talk in Jame’s mind where he is absolved of some of his guilt. He returns from the desert pilgrimage to the literal/symbolic demolition of his guilt and negative aspects in his relationship.The end is a bit open ended. Does he walk back down the bridge to solid land after the reconciliation, or is it hinted that he is caught in the premature explosion on the bridge(brought about by the details he missed seeing) and this decides his fate. Does he reach peace with the cyclical ending (hints of explosion match bunker scene). As he felt it “should have been him” all along? Did he put himself up to this ending, or was it Luke all along pulling the shots. Either way, there is a sense of closure and redemption.
4. What is at stake:guilt that once again he has to depend on Luke after everything he’s done.only luke gives him work (pity work) others won’t trust his craft with this conditionlast job he knows he has. Feels himself “peetering out/ending” whether this is physically true or psychological is debatable. He wants to do right by Luke in the end. His life/personal safety is on the line. Also, his reputation. He wants to make an impact on his craft. He wants to accomplish something against his fear of failure. Most of all he wants to be redeemed in Luke’s eyes and to himself.
4. Project Context:Luke: demolition contractor – (like producer) handles project overview and administrative regulationsJames: Controlled Blasting Co., a specialty explosives subcontractorunder protection of the army corp of engineers: Veteran-Owned Small Business Programs handles details/execution of safe implosions and controlled demolition.why: ties into Army Corp Engineer project to fix America’s waterways to support economy by allowing for larger scale movement of critical commodities (trade barges).how: calculate blast periphery and cordon off demolition zone according to safety regulations. Prepare three stage demolition of substructure and superstructure in compliance with local, state, and federal environmental and regulations for minimal impact. Execute demolition with safe, timely, and precise removal of hazards and waste.basics [have to revisit links below to fill out background specifics. But this info isn’t important here.stage 1: superstructure, controlled blast shaped charges, collection from water with cranes, ship for artificial reefs.stage 2: span bridge length, hydraulic cranes, diamond cuttersstage 3: concrete pilings, supports, and submerged feet,drill narrow bored holes into concrete for dynamite. a few resources, more in other doc.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23FVnvgCCYEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGJE7mtqTgs&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euLV68uqaIQ&feature=relatedhttp://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/Heavily-Deteriorated-Ohio-River-Bridge-is--Demolished/17703http://www.controlled-demolition.com/services-bridges-piershttp://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/building-implosion.htmthe main span of the Jamestown Bridge was brought down by 75 pounds of RDXexplosives and 350 shaped charges.http://ajwengineering.com/construction-engineers/demolition/selected-demolished-bridges/https://www.dot.ny.gov/regional-offices/region1/projects/lake-champlain-bridge/repository/Demo_LCB_12-12-09.pdfhttp://www.implosionworld.com/
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