Terrrie Tai
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TANSY EYRE
Treament
Genre: Suspense
Language: English, Chinese subtitles
Screenwriter: Terrie Tai
That sweet little elf,
her eyes glow in the night,
with the beautiful stare
she sees evil.
from the depths of the sea!
Main Characters
TANSY EYRE （Chinese name：艾菊）
An English and Chinese mixed girl,
5 years old, she with the bright clear eyes.
The story through her purity eyes as through a camera filter, to glimpse the dark side of the adult world - unfaithful, erotic, apathy and uncontrolled.
GRETCHEN EYRE （Chinese name：葛琴）
Mother of TANSY
30 years old, Chinese pianist.
When she married JONATHAN, she became a full-time housewife.
JONATHAN EYRE
Father of TANSY
37 years old，English businessman
He married GRETCHEN, but because the cultural differences, then he has illegal love affair with another women.
WOMAN
A devil
Age unknown, tall
Big eyes, always wearing a red long dress
She looks like TANSY's doll, but she is the human nature sin, even in a
child's heart.
FRED
A devil Boy
7 -10 years old, big black eyes, black clothes.
He is also the human original sin - called indulgence instinct.
RICHARD BLACK
A friend with Jonathan.
35 years old, English man, tall figure.
Poet, best-selling works writer,
He careful study of psychology.
Synopsis
A little girl Tansy is born in a transnational marriage family. Her father is an English businessman, and her mother is a Chinese pianist.
Such as the different background, different culture and professional ideology, the conflicts and confusions ensuing.
Jonathan feels tired and wants run away from the present situation, he has illegal love affair with another women.
Gretchen due to her husband's affair, she playing piano days and nights to giving full vent to her feelings.
Only the youngest member of this family，5 years little girl, she wants to save and help her family. Tansy hopes her family will go to the beach again for a holiday, to listen Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata again.
Due to neglect of care, Tansy falls in the swimming pool where in her house garden, on the verge of life and death，she meet the devils. and the devils invaded this family when it at a low ebb.
The devils tempt Tansy to play a game to find "the secret in piano room". Sure enough, at the midnight, in piano room there hidden a surprising secret!
In this way, Tansy followed this game, bring on a tragedy of this family by accident.
Diversity Synopsis
Part 1
EYRE family's breakfast time as usual, Jonathan and Gretchen have quarrel for some trivial things.
Jonathan's behavior and words that consciously or unconsciously, causing Gretchen sensitive and she fight back.
Jonathan is tired of such a life, and canalize his energies into his business and an affair with another young woman,
Gretchen playing the piano all days and nights, give vent to her loneliness, pain and secret meeting someone at the night in the piano room.
They are neglect to take care their daughter Tansy .
Tansy going to swimming pool in her house garden, sits on poolside, to thinking about what happened to her family? She accidentally falling into the pool.
Tansy sink into the pool, and through a black hole in deep water bottom , come to a strange place from a black pond.
A woman here, she wearing red long dress, she looks like Tansy's doll Sophia.
The woman stands under a big tree.
Then another good looking boy come from this tree behind. Woman and boy invite Tansy to go to their home to have afternoon tea.
In the woman's house, there flowers in full bloom and with nice refreshments.
The woman suggest to play a game for fun: " to find out the secrets in the piano room at night ". Tansy and they reached an agreement, the woman thrown Tansy back to the black pond.
Tansy through the black hole, struggling in her own house pool, the doggie bring Gretchen come, Tansy is saved from drowning.. Of cause it made Jonathan and Gretchen have another fierce quarrel.
At midnight, Tansy wakes up by the sound of piano, she walks to the piano room. She saw someone coming, and this stranger with her mom kiss and caress amorously
Tansy returns to the woman and told her what happened in the piano room, so Tansy receives a reward from the woman.
Part 2
Gretchen graduated from the conservatory of Music, and celebrate it with her classmates to a pub.
A waiter forward an anonymity's sliof paper to Gretchen , on that paper there written a sentence:' You are so young!
The next day, Gretchen to the pub again, that same waiter forward a book to Gretchen from a same stranger.
On the book's front page writtens: Please go to the Chestnut Park, and to find the Chestnut Path and sitting on a bench which is engraved a heart.
Read these poetry in voice, and I will coming to you..
Gretchen comly with the stranger's instruction, to the Chestnut Park and then follow the messages of the stranger again to Wilde Cafe, but he still did not appear.
In this case, Gretchen conversely to invite that stranger to a recital of Gretchen herself.
At the concert, as to the stranger coming or not, can make nothing of it, but Gretchen met Jonathan and Richard.
Jonathan expressed highly appreciate Gretchen's talent, and expressed will to sponsor her all concerts to help her develop career.
Gretchen and Jonathan get married.
Tansy to the piano room again at another midnight, through the door she heard her mom is crying and said: You are all scoundrel rogue! You guys are all liars!
Tansy arrive woman's place again. Women ask Tanse:Would you like to really help your mom and your family? Go, to tell your dad all of these, but do not let your mom know.
Tansy has a phone call to her father.
Jonathan back home at the midnight, and he saw a shocking scene in the piano room!
Jonathan determined to divorce, and according to the prenuptial agreement as Gretchen could not get any property after divorce. .
Jonathan could hardly conceal his distaste toward Gretchen, and in defiance of her dignity. Gretchen pick up the candlestick and smashing it to Jonathan's head.
Gretchen staining blood's hand to playing Beethoven's moonlight sonata.
The woman told Tansy, she is not a Tansy's doll, her name is "human nature", the boy is called "freedom", they and Tansy grow up together.
"We are joint crime, you are like a slug, when you crawling over, a traces line behind you, cannot washing and erasing.
Tansy jumped off the black pond, she flying in the blue sky and white clouds and it is the reflection on the deep water.
Part 3
Tansy was rescued from the workers, who come to fixing the fence call by Jonathan.
Gretchen is imprisoned for a few months for his crime.
After Gretchen released from prison, she brings Tansy to Chestnut Park again and waiting for someone, is who loved her, and who gave her some anonymous letters, and who had a tryst with her in the piano room ...
But this person did not come.
Gretchen is no longer waiting, she wants to start her and Tansy a new life.
Gretchen stand up from that bench, and calling Tansy, but Tansy is missing. Gretchen searching everywhere but not find Tansy, she cried.
Finally Gretchen saw Tansy, little Tansy at the open space in the woods, she squating there and watching something.
A slug crawling slowly, a mucus mark in the sun shining.
Information
This story is set in the UK, a seemingly “beautiful ” family has some problems due to cultural differences and lifestyle habits.
Two different cultural contacts, the cultural impact, its bound to make the contradiction
The male and female characters, they need adapt to the marriage and the parental role.
The female especially will faced with the unfamiliar culture challenges and immigration multiple adaptations.
Through the eyes of the little girl TANSY, lead people to glimps into this "beautiful" family, the cold and detached relationship between them,
TANSY‘s ’eyes are like filters, through them to have purenes see the adult world's ’ complex feelingss, and beautifully to descript the ugly things as desires, wealth, erotica...
In terms of popular, this work there is no hero, no positive figure, no happy ending, but the opposite of negative is positive. From the reflexion, transcendence and self-examination, tragedy‘s
The tragedy‘s meaning lie in never let the tragedy happen again, make people cherish love, family and children.
"TANSY EYRE" this film is from the human beings commonality, that crosses the barriers of nationality, class, and geography
Plot Analysis
TANSY's father is a British businessman, he is more or less has ethnocentrism consciousness, although he does not recognize.
He evaluates other cultures based on his own culture, he thinks his culture is better than other cultures.
TANSY's mother is a Chinese pianist. She faces cultural identity, racial discrimination and social marginalization. In order to prove her ability and qualifications, she is working harder than others. She is sensitive and to fight for fair treatment.
At the beginning of the film, the conflict, rift, starting at the breakfast table, starting from a usually morning. The characters step into a well-designed trap and walk into the fate of self-destruction. It's like a beautiful vase that is smashed in an instant, like the chilly wind in the warm season, it's chilling atory.
The film will shoot in UK, the fascinating pictures, a lot of beautiful classical music, romantic poems, rich artistic atmosphere...
But behind the hidden ambiguous and bad relationship of the characters, unknown anonymous letter, suspense danger... thought-provoking.
Marketing Analysis
All those who will consider to participating in this film, the first consideration is the business element, the potential of this film are below.
*TANSY EYRE" is a story about transnational love, family and life, there are more and more social phenomena. People with such experiences or even not, all will Interested and resonating
* This story is described a common phenomenon, but has unique inspiration, from unique angle, with unique concept, art form and unique structure.
* Black fairy tale , a combination of contrasts as simple and complex, dark and beauty, romantic and sinister... giving people a multiple aesthetic,
* Rare story line, beyond thought, that give audiences an uncommon experience and feeling.
Based on such business elements, to unfold the story. These are the potential of "TANSYEYRE"..
Investment Analysis
Film production will be divided into three steps:
1) Preparation
2) Filming
3) Post-production
If without promoting and distribution, the funds are allocated as below.
* The script is original and has already been completed and applicable. It only needs to be bit revise and adjusting, it will be save the time and cost of re-creation.
* The cost of actors and directors, it depends on what actors and directors.
* A small capital: There are not many scenes and characters, and it is easy to find and hire suitable venues in the UK. Some special effects can be post-processed.
* Can be used the unnamed, but talented young directors, actors and film crews. They have passion, enthusiasm, and ideas, and they will make a exquisite, fresh, and unique film.
* A big production: Invite a famous British director, composer, actors and famous Chinese actors.
Probable Procedure
Early period
Build Up The Production Team
1) Producer team
2) Director team
3) Shooting team
4) Art designing team
Looking for the actors, scenes venues, buy and make props, make split-screen script, make a shooting plan, make a promotional trailer.
Mid period
Hiring venues, equipments, and vehicle
Post-production
Editing, Adjustment colour, Mixing sound, Special effects, Complete the film
About the Author Terrie Tai
Terrie Tai is a highly-motivated and dedicated actress, author, scenarist and director.
She was born in China, and studied vocal and performing arts at Northwestern Drama School. When she lived in Hong Kong, she became a voice actress for the Gar Bo Films. Since she moved to the UK, Terrie has had more opportunities to learn music and participate in various performances.
In 2002, Terrie was appointed as the Conductor of St Martin-in-the-Fields to lead Youth Choir and the Chamber Ensemble.
As a chorus singer in Aquarian Opera, Terrie has been involved in a number of opera performances including "Macbeth", "Dido and Aeneas", "La Traviata", and "Die Lustige Witwe".
In addition, she also participated many concerts at some of the most prestigious venues in the UK, such as the Royal Albert Hall and St John Smith Square. Her past performances include Handel’s Messiah, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, etc.
In 2006, Terrie was appointed by “Dragon Page” as a consultant and started to promote music and arts to the Chinese community in the UK. She then began to interview some world-renowned musicians, and write column articles for the Chinese newspapers.
Terrie founded the British & Chinese Musicians’ Society with some the world’s top musicians in 2010. Together with them, she has been committed to the popularisation of classical music, and has regularly held concerts, lectures and other events.
Terrie’s other achievements in the recent years include:
2012, Terrie was invited to the “East Meets West”, a gala concert featuring Song Zuying, Lang Lang and Andrea Bocelli which took place at the Royal Albert Hall. Terrie arranged and taught seven Chinese traditional songs to more than 200 singers from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Choir.
2012, Terrie appeared as a guest of “London Afternoon Tea” on Phoenix TV.
2012 and 2013, Terrie was one of the judges for Phoenix TV Europe Singing Competition.
2013, Terrie was appointed a chief tutor to the Guangzhou Angel Orchestra.
2014, Terrie was appointed a guest lecturer to the Guangzhou Little Swallow Troupe.
2015, Created and directed an origino Pantomime “Little Star” performed at the Polish theatre London..
2016, Created and directed an origino ballet “Red, White, and Blue”, performed at the Logan Hall.
2017, Created and directed an origino ballet “The Grand Garden” ,performed at Shaw Theatre.
Her new origino ballet " The forging the Swords" will take place at 5th January 2019
Terrie has written 3 novels and a film script.
