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Make a Movie 首

KEYWORD:

The Head

Pinyin:

shǒu

Actor:

sh- (Male)

Set:

-ou

Room within Set:

Bedroom or Living Room

Prop(s):

䒑 (Viking Helmet)

自 (Nose)


  

Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Della Fuller

Sean Connery is on the basketball court at the Oval (my community centre), because he is the very enthusiastic and emotional HEAD coach of the local basketball team - the Vikings. He wears a Viking helmet, which is lucky, because every time one of the players makes a mistake, Sean shakes his HEAD and slaps his forehead, but the helmet protects him. Every time he thinks the referee makes a mistake, he holds his nose, to show how little he thinks of their officiating. This game is not going well, so the slaps to the HEAD and the nose pinching is keeping Sean busy.

MB Team

Here's the link to where Phil & Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTyzKONer7o&t=3769s


William Edmeades

For 首 shǒu - The Head, I've got Sean Connery (sh-) in the living room of my -ou set with a Giant Nose (自) and a Viking Helmet (䒑) as props.
Sean, after serving many decades as the CEO of Sean Enterprises, is now ready to pass the torch on to someone else. Inviting the Giant Nose to sit at THE HEAD of the dining table, he bestows his Viking Helmet onto the top of the Giant Nose. The Nose, so overwhelmed with gratitude, sheds a tear, and Sean gives a warm, affirming nod. The Nose is now the new HEAD of the company.


Ija

Actor : Sean Connery
Set : The Alfred (my training hospital OUtside the country, with a great OUtdoor park)
Props : Viking helmet, Nose
Sean Connery is at The Alfred, visiting Stoick the Vast who was badly injured whilst trying to protect his son. Stoick was telling Sean that he felt that he will be gone soon and it’s hard to let go of something when your time is up. Sean told him that he too had to finally let go of “Bond” after the age of 52, and as much as it hurts, life must go on.
Stoick then asked Sean to pass his Viking Helmet to Hiccup so that he could become the new head of Berk.
Scene ends with the camera being really close to Stoick’s nose - capturing the movement of his last breath.



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Comments   2

John Grist

In the basket ball Movie, how do you show it's a third tone?

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Mandarin Blueprint

3rd tone is shown by the living room, bathroom, or any other location that is not represented by the other 4 tones. You don't have to mention the room if you are sharing a story as it's implied.

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