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Not sure if it's possible to have more cheese with that title.
Mel Gibson, yeah, okay.
First paragraph reads poorly. You even call him Tommy later on.
Okay, I'll admit Potts' is a pretty funny dude.
"Oh, bollocks it" Don't think I've ever heard an Australian say that.
Why do they have shitty computers from the 1980s when I assume they're now in present time, hence the 'back in 09' comment?
"SUNSTORM Page count..."
"RIP them to shreds." Oh, man.
Besides the first page, this wasn't bad. Writing was pretty solid as well. A few good moments here and there but not as funny as it was trying to be. I think I know who wrote this. A solid effort, good job.
Definitely seems to be a pisser, or at least a pisser-like-comedy. I'm actually kind of laughing along with the "voice over guy". I don't like the "eager backpacker" and "chubby backpackler" naming, but whatever...no wait...I think it takes away from the humor in an odd way.
The writing's actually quite good so far. I'm in...
Page 3 - The writing's good still, but I'm starting to see what I call "too much voice". The read's getting more difficult, the sentences more and more abstract and "literary".
Yeah, the writing has gone from nice and fairly tight and technical to aside, unfilmable Heaven. I'm not liking this now...let's see if I can continue...
Page - 4 Now we've got full on cheese, but I'm pretty sure this is your intention, so I understand. "For Australia's standards" - FUNNY...which shows this kind fo writing can be effective and can also be annoying. Just depends on the reader.
Page 7 - Hopefully, this is intended as humor or parady, and for that, it works, I think. Some truly funny lines that are well thought out and well placed. Problem is, I'm losing interest even though it's written well. I'm almost at the point of skimming. We'll see...
Some awkwardly worded lines here.
"names" - "name's"
OK, done. I did skim near the end, but I do want to say, I think the writing's great here for the most part. It's a bit too wink wink for me, but I see definite talent.
Even the story itself is well done and the bookended "voice over guy" is well done.
Congrats on a very well concieved and produced entry for this difficult OWC.
Pg 3: nice into into the karaoke bar. Funny stuff. Sunstorm sound like a cleaned up "Dude. "
Pg 4:should the bar fight have been a montage? I think so. Actually maybe not. Sorry.
I like the way this reads. An action/comedy here. Liking the dialogue, liking the action, love Sunstorm. Cool Character. I liked the in jokes about page count, but thought you only needed to say that once. Twice is overkill and not funny. Didnt like the voice over guy breaking the fourth wall. Thought it was totally unnecessary. Other than that, yeah, I got a few chuckles out of this and I dug the action sequences.
Have to say that usually I don't like a lot of the 'Aussie take off' kind of things, but I quite enjoyed this one. Which is funny, because on page one, I didn't think I was going to.
Yeah, there are parts that are 'yobbo', but they were more in the vein of Croc Dundee, than trashie. And I like Croc Dundee (not the 3rd one - that was'try hard' territory)
SUNSTORM (O.S.) Where do they hire you bozos? - I liked this scene - thought it was better that the 'actor jumps from the roof of the elevator and kicks everyones ass' scene we've seen time and time again.
All in all - I think you did a good job with the characters and dialogue. This was an enjoyable little piece. It was a lot of fun to read.
I started reading this but noticed this: "Tommy, stop pissing around" is on the first page. Then the Narrator says "I'm just a Voice Over guy" and I immediately thought it might be a pisser.
Now, it might as well not be but I don't want to waste my time. And I don't like these. So, just in case, I'll put it away.
If it is indeed a pisser thanks for laying out clues.
One thing I never get in an OWC... when anyone writes a comedy it's automatically labelled a pisser by some peeps, which indicates that the writer didn't really try. Do some peeps realize that "comedy" is actually a genre?
what I'm saying is... I enjoyed this for a week's work and it breaks up the monotony of a few confusing non comedic scripts. It had interesting characters, an action story and was straight to the point AND followed the parameters.
One thing I never get in an OWC... when anyone writes a comedy it's automatically labelled a pisser by some peeps, which indicates that the writer didn't really try.Do some peeps realize that "comedy" is actually a genre?Mark
Good point, Mr. Mark...good point.
As the Ausssies know by now, I tned to missuse the phrase, "pisser". To me, a true pisser is definitely attempting to be funny, in an over the top, redonkulous way.
Like all the pathetic Sharknado movies. Those are complete, full on pissers.
Hey, I'm weird...odd sense of humor. Pissers are funny toi me when done well...or just done by me.
This was a well written entry and pisser or not, a solid, entertaining script, IMO.
Comedy is a genre, Mark - it's my favorite too. The thing is - pissers are written only for this site and only for the entertainment of the members of this site. So, they may be funny, but they are a little different from other comedies. Also,pissers are not written for feedback, it's for insider laughs. I might laugh, you might laugh but an outsider wouldn't...
I enjoyed once a comedy short by Tim Radcliff (might have misspelled the author's last name). He claims it was a pisser on the thread, but it's not. And in my opiion it's great. If you want I can find a thread. It was written for an OWC too.
I don't want to hijack the thread with other comments. Lets see who's behind it and if it's a pisser at all.
Hi Mel Gibson. I’ve finally realised these author names are made up lol. Only took me two days.
Anyway onto this antipodean themed script! Writing notes as I read.
Give your characters names as soon as you can. It’s hard to associate with a nameless entity. There’s nothing wrong with introducing one as a BACKPACKER but as soon as we find out he’s Tommy then change the name of the character.
VO guy breaks the 4th wall – so this is a spoof.
As I read this seems like one of the pissers I’ve seen in previous OWC’s. It’s written by someone clearly who knows their stuff but it’s not just a comedy as it has too many inside jokes like ‘Page count’. The author seems to be doing it badly on purpose.
Lots of stereotypical dialogue and jokes about Australians and Brits, some did make me smile but a lot makes me grimace.
Very well written, if it is a pisser it’s a shame as I’d like to have seen this person try it as a full on comedy action story instead.
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You know, this one reads better the second time around. (I read it a second time because I ran out of paper in my printer, and had to stop reading when the subway arrived. So I gave it a second go.)
Some of the writing's awkward. For instance, the whole Chubby vs. Eager backpacker. But I can honestly say there's tons of action in this... it just doesn't stop. Probably the best part of it for me was the quirky humor in alot of the writing and the asides (and yes, asides are fine in a screenplay as long as it doesn't take a reader out of the moment.) For instance, the Narrator commenting that he's just the voiceover guy, the hooker comment, the bottom of a glass comment, and state of the art for Australian standards. All very cute - and taken together it made the read enjoyable. Oh, and the "page count" quip. Very cute. ")
So far, despite my initial thoughts, this one's definitely in my top five-seven. Perfect? No - but unapologetically fun and goofy!
Uff. Difficult as a first read. SciFi-Action-Comedy-spy parody. I don't go with this script. I think you have a huge range. If you put out something as easy as that, I think you can also write deep stuff. For me the concept and mix-genre wasn't well chosen. If you got a time problem don't choose comedy. Must been prepared and spontaneous same time.
There were some holes between the pictures and sometimes I felt the opposite, that the picture was frozen. Look to first page: Just before the maybe 20 seconds long VO you showed a picture of an amazed backpacker's face…
You broke the fourth wall several times. All in all it seems too ambitious. But that's also the positive stuff for me here. You try new things.
The thing with: You cannot meet your own self… You shouldn't get in conflict with that. Solve the problem or avoid it. Definitely interested in some info after the challenge.
Solid writing for 10 days. Very impressed. I actually enjoyed the comedy throughout, whether it was meant to be a pisser or not as others have suggested, but you had me laughing in spots. I dug Sunstorm as the modern day Bond, Aussie style. Pretty cool character for the protag. Not much to say that others didn't already mention. Definitely among my favs at the moment. Great job!