Summary

Self-Conscious Guy

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Title: Self-Conscious Guy
File Number: PA-0116 Beta SP
Color: B W
Type: Educational
Year: 1951
Subjects: SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS SHYNESS SOCIAL SITUATIONS ATTITUDES POISE SELF-ASSURANCE STUDENTS ADOLESCENTS SOCIAL SKILLS RELATIONSHIPS BAD HAIRCUTS Safety
Description: Self-Conscious Guy DIRECTOR: Ted Peshak CAMERA: Dale Sharkey WRITERS: Mel Waskin, Hartley Pfeil EDITOR: Ace Moore AUTHORITY: Judson T. Landis, Ph.D., Family Sociologist, University of California, Berkeley Shows how the feelings of self-consciousness keep a high school boy from doing his class work well or making friends easily. The boy discovers many of his classmates suffer from similar feelings, but that several of them have overcome these feelings and developed poise and self-assurance. Nice teen angst, stage-fright scenes. A spotlight shines on the guy every time he feels self-conscious. 06:35:50:00 med shot of teen guy sitting with other teens - spotlight shines on him, he looks around, stands up, looks incredibly nervous flustered as camera zooms in slightly (06:36:02:00) 06:36:28:00 camera zooms in on teen guy looking upset VO - "Self-conscious...that was my problem...that was why I felt so queer. And, I began to remember other times I d had the same feeling." (camera fade, blur 06:36:38:00) 06:36:57:00 fade in to med shot of guy and girl in front of house - guy stammering, spotlight appears on him, camera zooms in 06:37:13:00 camera zooms in to CU of guy, who starts touching his face VO - "And she was staring at...was my face broken out again?" (fade out 06:37:20:00) Ken Smith warns: If you watch this bland film expecting to see another Shy Guy you'll be disappointed. It follows the tribulations of "Marty," who wants a part in the school play but whose self-consciousness dooms him to the inferior role of stage hand. He feels, he explains, "as if there was a spotlight on me," and the inferior stage hands at Coronet help us understand this by shining a spot on Marty whenever he has a nervous moment. Cheap, but effective. Happily, Marty's life turns around when he discovers that he's more confident than leading man "Jack" when it comes to ping pong. Marty, who also starred in How To Say No, has a swath of shaved skin around his ears so wide you could park a truck on it. 06:34:33:00 Self-Conscious Guy 33552 06:35:18:00 med shot of guy on lighting grid pointing spotlight (06:35:20:00) 06:35:50:00 med shot of teen guy sitting with other teens - spotlight shines on him, he looks around, stands up, looks incredibly nervous flustered as camera zooms in slightly (06:36:02:00) 06:36:28:00 camera zooms in on teen guy looking upset VO - Self-conscious...that was my problem...that was why I felt so queer. And, I began to remember other times I d had the same feeling. (camera fade, blur 06:36:38:00) 06:36:39:00 fade in, focus on med shot of high school classroom boy gets up to give report 06:36:46:00 camera zooms in on book report guy VO - ...it was as though there was a spotlight on me, and everybody was watching me. (06:36:56:00) 06:36:57:00 fade in to med shot of guy and girl in front of house - guy stammering, spotlight appears on him, camera zooms in 06:37:13:00 camera zooms in to CU of guy, who starts touching his face VO - And she was staring at...was my face broken out again? (fade out 06:37:20:00) 06:37:26:00 med shot of guy walking on stage to try out for play - spotlight appears on him - camera zooms in, he looks terrified, says - I m not going to try out...I d like to work on stage crew (fade out 06:37:39:00) 06:37:51:00 MCU of guy staring off into space - camera slowly zooms out VO - Yeah, the night of the party Jack said it and I knew he was right. Self-conscious. I felt that I could never get up in front of the class or ask a girl for a date, or do any thing in public again. 06:38:05:00 Guy gets up and leaves VO - Yeah, I was a self-conscious guy. I couldn t even stay out the party. (fade out 06:38:11:00) 06:39:12:00 med shot of teen girl playing piano, guy watching VO - Then I remembered Ann. She likes to play for people. Watching her I remembered... 06:39:24:00 cross fade to MCU of teen girl looking younger, in different dress, looking very nervous at piano VO - ...two or three years ago, and how terribly self-conscious she was if anyone watched her play. 06:39:39:00 cross fade back to older teen girl playing piano happily VO - She certainly has changed. Well you can get over being self-conscious. (06:39:49:00) 06:41:39:00 med shot of teen guy walking on stage with bright spotlight on him Teen guy - When I am in trouble, eating is the only thing that consoles me. Indeed, when I am in really great trouble,... Teen guy has moment of stage fright, then recovers (06:42:02:00) 06:42:47:00 med shot of two guys on stage rehearsing play - spotlight shines on nervous guy, who forgets lines (06:42:52:00) 06:44:21:00 med shot of teen couple in diner - guy sits down, forgetting to help girl with coat. Spotlight appears on him. Girl acts like she can t take coat off by herself. Guy finally gets up to help her. 06:44:33:00 MCU of guy hanging girl s coat on coat rack, taking off his own coat 06:44:39:00 MCU of girl smiling up at him 06:44:43:00 med shot of guy returning to diner booth - camera zooms in on him (fade out 06:44:47:00)
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