The Nobodies By John Truby

“The Nobodies” is a short film that seems to follow the basic steps of John Truby’s The Anatomy of Story. Though the film follows these steps, I don’t think it’s a good story. Before Dusty and Greg ever meet each other, we recognize that they have the same desire in life. The have a longing to be loved, have attention, and to sing. Although Dusty is married, he still doesn’t feel like he is fully loved. Greg on the other hand, is single and is looking for love. Something all people desire in life is affection, love, and intimacy. Dusty’s opponent in this story happens to be his own wife, as well as his insecurity and fear to sing. We are introduced to his fear to sing when he gets on to the stage and can’t get a sentence out of his mouth, causing the audience feel bad for him. When he goes home and sees
It’s almost like telling us their destiny and telling us what is going to happen. As Greg walks into the backyard, Dusty can not see him and continues to sing the part of the song but can’t finish the verse. Greg hears this and completes the verse for Dusty. The director is showing the audience that Greg is going to complete Dusty, the same way that he completed his song. They both have the same desire and this is why they stick together through the film. After the guys find each other and realize they both want the same thing, they make a plan. Their plan is to rehearse their song and to sing at the open mic night. After discussing what they want to do for the night it shows both Greg and Dusty in the same shot and they look like they're scared and nervous for the night. Having both the characters in the same frame shows the audience that they are in this together. Greg shakes his head in uncertainty as the camera is close to his face causing an intimate moment for the viewers to connect with both of