Seq. 1650A - "Lost in the Everglades"
DRAMA
Nacha (renamed Gabi in the film), a precocious ten year old, and Vivo, a melodious Kinkajou monkey from Cuba, paddle a life raft through the Everglades on their way up to Miami. En route they pick up Dancarino, a pesky Spoonbilled crane who offers to guide them through the swamp in exchange for love advice.
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Seq. 1650B - "Got No Game"
SONG SEQUENCE, COMEDY
Homely Dancarino bemoans his lack of luck with the ladies in this deleted Lin-Manuel Miranda song sequence. I approached this musical number as the antithesis to "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid: Vivo is a less enthusiastic version of Sebastian Crab, while the percussionist swamp critters are busy fighting for survival.
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"Got No Game" Script Pages
More lyric sheets than script pages, Lin-Manuel Miranda's trademark hip-hop style of verse writing provided a plethora of descriptives for me to glean ideas from. Avoiding hard cuts in the storyboards, I opted instead for fluid transitions from scene to scene, creating what is essentially one long continuous shot.
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