If The World Ends - Animated, two Minute, college short film
JoyceJLiu for Brenna
Brenna doesn’t have a lot of dialogue and is mostly reactionary to Michael. For context, Brenna feels guilty on how she ended her relationship with Michael so suddenly. She feels that she could’ve gone about it better, and is now desperate to make things right with the little time that she has. She still cares for Michael, she just felt that they were going in different directions in life.
In this first line Brenna should be in tears and panic, trying to articulate what she has to say quickly, because she knows that their time together is short.
In this second line, Brenna has collapsed in Michael's arms, she should sound regretful and guilty for ending things with Michael so suddenly. She should also be in tears during this scene, as she knows this is the end for both of them.
This last line is her responding to Michael when he expresses that he needs to tell her his feelings. She should sound like she is holding back tears, and her tone should sound sincere, quiet, and desperately eager to know what he has to say.
I shouldn't have ended things the way I did, I just didn't know how else to end it, and I was scared of how I'd feel after ending things with you.
I'm so scared Michael, I don't want to say goodbye, not like this. Not like this.
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