Thursday, June 3, 2010

My latest project...

Well, actually, it should be our latest project, because Paul (over at Youth of Chivalry) and I are working on scripting out a short film. We're kind of co-writing it....and we're planning to film it when my family goes to Oregon to visit this fall. Paul's family and mine are very close, and we always stay at their house, so we'll be able to film very easily. We'll be on set all the time.
A sample of the script:

[screen is black]
{sound of:

Paul and Peter: “DAVIIIIIIIIIIIIIID!!!!!!”

And stomping feet}
[cut in to a shot of David’s doorway, from inside]
{Paul and Peter come stomping in, visibly upset}
[camera swings right, and follows them as they march up to the desk where David is sitting]
{Peter and Paul start talking to David}

Paul: “Okay, Dave, start explaining! Our candy is missing, and we found this ridiculous note in the box…”

{Paul starts reading the note}

Paul: “If you ever want to eat your candy again, do all the chores that dad left for me. Then we can talk about terms for the return of your candy… What is this supposed to mean???”
David: “Simply what it says, gentlemen.”


Where [square brackets] indicate camera view/camera action/what the camera sees, and {squoogly brackets} indicate action by the actors/action in the frame.

That's just a little bit. There's lots more done, and even more still to be written!

3 comments:

  1. Don't give away too much of the script.

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  2. Oh, I won't.
    I'm acutely aware of the fact that it's not copyrighted. In fact, it's not even DONE!!!

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