Ugly Duckling, Split-Screen

August 22, 2023 Lehan Edirisinghe

A side-by-side “Ugly Duckling” image contrasted muted vintage tones with a bright, modern recolor. A lyric bridge framed the moment as a wary kind of self-recognition

The illustration is a side-by-side comparison of two versions of a scene from "The Ugly Duckling." On both sides, a young duckling is depicted floating in a small pond. In the left image, the colors are more muted with earthy tones of brown, green, and gray, giving it a classic and vintage appearance. The duckling is simple and natural, surrounded by autumn leaves and a twisted tree in the foreground. The background features a brick wall partially visible behind the foliage.
In contrast, the right image is brightly colored with vibrant blues and greens, creating a more modern and lively feel. The duckling here is adorned with a bright pink flower on its head, adding an element of whimsy. The water is a vivid blue, and the yellow leaves stand out more against the rich red of the brick wall. Both images have a banner at the top with the text "The Ugly Duckling," indicating the title of the story.
- Title: "The Ugly Duckling"

A Bridge About Being Awake and Becoming Something

5:30 a.m.

[Bridge]

You people are right if you believe that I'm awake

And celebrating anything that I've become

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Sharing Fifty Percent With Jonathan and Being Entertaining

6:00 a.m.

I think I always prefer to pay or share 50%. It's the way I prefer it. Jonathan's my 50-percent business partner. He's probably got more with me than all of his other clients combined. And he's having more fun. A lot of people say that most of their daily entertainment content, their entertainment quota comes from me! The other people, they're dull, they're just f***ing boring. It's like what Leonardo DiCaprio says in Wolf of Wall Street as Jordan Belfort: It's so f***ing boring--I want to kill myself. That's what being sober is like. That's what life is like without Lehan. Without me. It's no longer color. It's black and white unsaturated. It's just not any fun. It's just the way it is. The truth.

Getting Otoplasty With Dr Tan Ying Chien

6:00 a.m. (b)

I got the otoplasty ( w/ conchal cartilage removed ) with Dr Tan Ying Chien

: )

A Chorus Fragment Saying “I’ve Had Enough”

8:30 a.m.

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Saying Gaga

9:00 a.m.

Gaga

Saying Lady Gaga

9:00 a.m. (b)

Lady Gaga

Blondie’s “Rapture”

9:15 a.m.

Blondie - Rapture (Official Music Video)

https://youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g

Shouting Jordan Belfort’s Name

7:00 p.m.

Jordan Belfort!

AG, the Sheriff and Collecting Scalps

7:00 p.m. (b)

Very Cool AG :

"Sheriff is calling up the posse -- we goin' go collectin' some scalps!"

Love Poems, a Forgotten Song and Kanchana Ratwatte

7:15 p.m.

I have made "Love Poems" and written a song about it

Copying Taylor Swift

Sigh

But I can't remember the lyrics

Even though I wrote it

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He looks like Kanchana Ratwatte

Saying “Character Arc”

7:15 p.m. (c)

" character arc "

Jill Chamberlain’s Nutshell Technique and Character Flaws

7:30 p.m. (b)

Veteran script consultant Jill Chamberlain discovered in her work that an astounding 99 percent of first-time screenwriters don’t know how to tell a story. These writers may know how to format a script, write snappy dialogue, and set a scene. They may have interesting characters and perhaps some clever plot devices. But, invariably, while they may have the kernel of a good idea for a screenplay, they fail to tell a story. What the 99 percent do instead is present a situation. In order to explain the difference, Chamberlain created the Nutshell Technique, a method whereby writers identify eight dynamic, interconnected elements that are required to successfully tell a story.

Now, for the first time, Chamberlain presents her unique method in book form with The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting. Using easy-to-follow diagrams (“nutshells”), she thoroughly explains how the Nutshell Technique can make or break a film script. Chamberlain takes readers step-by-step through thirty classic and contemporary movies, showing how such dissimilar screenplays as Casablanca, Chinatown, Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, Silver Linings Playbook, and Argo all have the same system working behind the scenes, and she teaches readers exactly how to apply these principles to their own screenwriting. Learn the Nutshell Technique, and you’ll discover how to turn a mere situation into a truly compelling screenplay story.

"The Nutshell Technique cracks the code behind why we love the movies that we love. It guides you to organically write the story you want to tell."

― Callum Greene, Producer

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

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it's about a character having a " character flaw "

example: 1. naivety (Michael Corleone), 2. beard, 3. protruding ears, etc

and correcting it

then it's a comedy

or else, it's a tragedy

and ain't that a damned shame?