LRC (2011) HD
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My directorial debut, which I wrote and produced as well. I'm also responsible for the Tangerine Dream-y score, and I make a Hitchcockian cameo about 40 seconds in as a strapping firefighter.
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[scene opens with black and white footage of a female student walking into a college library, as she stops with a look of hesitation on her face]
[the scene fades to white, then cut to color footage of a young female librarian (long black hair, grey pantsuit) talking to the student in a monotone cadence]
LIBRARIAN: Welcome to the SAU Tech Learning Resource Center. How may I assist you today?
STUDENT: Is this like a library or something?
LIBRARIAN: Oh, but it's so much more than that.
STUDENT: How so?
LIBRARIAN: Come with me.
[she turns and walks away, as the student follows her]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] Our library contains a vast selection of titles available to every student, no matter what his or her course of study may be.
[cut to the student walking past a bookshelf, as she turns and gives a confused look to something off camera]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] From aviation maintenance ...
[cut to a male student tossing a paper airplane into the air (with realistic sound effects of a jet taking off)]
[cut to the student walking past another bookshelf, as she turns and looks at something off camera]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] To nursing ...
[cut to a male student (dressed in a white lab coat) sticking a large needle into the neck of another male student (with a blank look on his face), while an EKG monitor can be heard beeping in the background]
[cut to the student walking past another bookshelf, as she turns and looks at something off camera]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] To fire science management ...
[cut to a smoke-filled shot of the bookshelves, as a male student (dressed as a firefighter) carries a young boy towards the camera while sirens blast]
[cut to the student walking past another bookshelf, as she turns and looks at something off camera]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] To teacher education ...
[cut to a female student reading from a book (as if she is giving a lecture to an unseen classroom), when the paper airplane flies past her face]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] And everything else in between.
[cut to the student talking to the librarian and smiling]
STUDENT: And to think, I always thought libraries were these dark and scary places where something is just waiting to jump out and get you ...
[she turns away, then cut to the librarian calmly holding up a clove of garlic to ward off a male student (dressed as Dracula) peeking out from behind one of the bookshelves]
[cut to the librarian handing the student a magazine]
LIBRARIAN: We also have a wide selection of periodicals ...
[cut to the librarian handing the student a copy of the movie "Juliet of the Spirits"]
LIBRARIAN: And DVDs ...
[the student sighs]
STUDENT: Is that all?
LIBRARIAN: Follow me.
[she turns and walks away, then cut to black and white footage of students using the library's computers]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] Our computer lab helps make completing homework and class projects a snap. From writing reports, to creating slideshow presentations, to accessing the internet, we've got you covered.
[cut back to color footage of the librarian and the student talking]
LIBRARIAN: We even have Macs.
STUDENT: Who's Max?
LIBRARIAN: Uh, Mac computers?
[cut to black and white footage of students using the library's Mac computers]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] Which are available for the convenience of our multimedia students, complete with programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Final Cut Pro.
[cut to a student using a photocopy machine]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] And whether you need a document scanned, printed, or copied ...
[cut to another student making a copy at the circulation desk]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] All of these options are within your reach.
[cut to more footage of students studying together]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] The LRC features plenty of space for studying and doing homework.
[cut back to color footage of the librarian and the student talking]
LIBRARIAN: We even have a reading lounge ...
[cut to a male student (wearing novelty sunglasses) lying on a couch underneath a blanket, reading a copy of Doctor Seuss' "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] If you're ever in need of a comfortable place to kick back and relax with a good book.
[cut back to the librarian and the student talking]
STUDENT: This is all highly impressive indeed, but sometimes I find myself in need of some professional help.
LIBRARIAN: Mmmm ...
STUDENT: With my general studies. I bet you don't have an answer to that, Miss Know It All.
LIBRARIAN: As a matter of fact, the Learning Resource Center at SAU Tech--
[cut to black and white footage of students writing on a whiteboard]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] Is proud to provide our students with a full tutoring center, complete with a study area, an entire arsenal of computers, and of course an exceptional staff of fully qualified tutors who are more than happy to assist you--
[cut back to color footage of the librarian and the student talking]
LIBRARIAN: In mastering any core academic subject you so require.
[she snaps her fingers, as the screen fades to white, then cut to the student sitting at a desk as three library staff members surround her with books and papers]
[the screen again fades to white, then cut to the student standing alone in the library and smiling]
STUDENT: Wow, all of this under one roof!
LIBRARIAN: [from off camera] Excuse me ...
[cut to a closeup of the librarian's face, as she puts a finger to her lips and shushes the camera]
LIBRARIAN: Shhhhh ...
Starring
Rochon Bradford as The Student
Melanie Shank as The Librarian
Written, Produced & Directed
by Stefan Diamante
Executive Producers
Allison Malone
Steve Taylor
Music
Mode Nouveauxx
Assistant Director - Carly Cooper
Script Supervisor - Chris Poindexter
Production Assistant - Marty Cash
Production Assistant - Chris Cooper
Production Assistant - Jordan Hager
Copyright (c) 2011 Studio Nouveaute
(All Rights Reserved)
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From sautech.edu:
The LRC provides students access to research materials, fiction and non-fiction, internet access, and online database access. The library is open Monday-Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Summer hours will be posted on the door.
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