Our first act is pretty decent, but that just makes us nervous about the second....
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Naming by Scattergories
Need some names? In a rush? Grab a 20-sided die and punt.
Character Sheet
So, we did use the supporting characters we drew. Plus one of our other leads, and ALL of the undrawn supporting characters. This is actually turning out to be a comedy with a rich fabric, based in period. A period comedy, if you will!
Logline
We did in fact get to a logline a mere two hours into our endeavor, keeping us on track for a screenplay in 57 hours. Here it is: When their plane goes down over Prohibition-era Kentucky, a sharp-tongued adventurer and her reluctant biographer are forced to set aside their animosity and work together to get … Continue reading Logline
Characters
So. We're in Prohibition Era America. Flappers, poets, bootleggers, newspapermen. Good times. Next up we need some characters, both lead and supporting. So naturally we made a list and we're gonna pull some names out of the hat (cup). For lead, of which we'll pick one: Flapper Adventurer/pilot Writer/artist Movie director For supporting, of which we'll pick four: Working man … Continue reading Characters
Onward and Upward
The first step is to pull a specific period out of a hat. Our choices are Medieval 18th Century Venice Prohibition Era WWII These, we feel, give us strong settings, strong stock characters, and lots of latitude to play. We've still got the fundamental problem of not having, you know, a story -- but one … Continue reading Onward and Upward
Our first oops….
So we pulled "Period Comedy" out of the hat (or cup, to be technical about it). ("Period" in, historical period, not l'origine du monde.) This revelation was followed immediately by a rather shocked silence and some bumbling, inelegantly captured on video. Barely out of the gate and we've already hit a snag. What exactly is a period … Continue reading Our first oops….
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