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Posted by: Don, September 17th, 2006, 2:51pm
Stereotypes by Helio J Corderio - Short - Stereotypes are serious matter and have to be discussed. 1 page - pdf, format 8)
Posted by: Zombie Sean, September 17th, 2006, 3:04pm; Reply: 1
Hey, Helio, I really didn't understand what was happening in here (besides people talking about racial remarks comring from stereotypes or something) but knowing you, it probably has to do with something very weird or demented or whatever.

Anyways, since this is one page, maybe you could build up on it or something, see what you come out with.

Sean
Posted by: darthbrion, September 17th, 2006, 3:42pm; Reply: 2
Wow when they said short....It was short.

What can you say about one page?  

I didn't like it man.  I saw no point in it and it seemed like a deleted scene from another story maybe.

lol I dunno ... A sure fire "WTF" kinda story.
Posted by: James McClung, September 17th, 2006, 4:02pm; Reply: 3
???

Didn't get this one at all. Were this more than one page long, I might have said it was close to borderline social commentary but as is, it seems like people talking about stereotypes without making any clear points or solid arguments. I'd suggest you expand this into something bigger but this doesn't seem to be the basis for any story whatsoever. It hardly passes for a scene as is.

Sorry buddy. I didn't like this one at all. No worries though. I still like your stuff. Better luck next time...
Posted by: dogglebe (Guest), September 18th, 2006, 3:04pm; Reply: 4
This was an interesting nugget of irony.

I don't understand how the others didn't get it.  Not every story has to be an epic.


Phil
Posted by: Mr.Z, September 18th, 2006, 3:31pm; Reply: 5
I got it. It feels more than a quick joke told in script format than a story, though. That's why I didn't like it very much.

In my opinion, the concept has not enough legs to write a script around it, even a short; the page count might be taken as an indicator of this.

But I wouldn't bust you about the execution. I think this page conveys the point you wanted to make. In fact, it reminds me of a joke I heard long ago:

Guy on phone: Hi. Is this the Ministry of Education?
Voice: Yeah. What the fuck do you want?
Posted by: Martin, September 18th, 2006, 5:08pm; Reply: 6
Hey Helio,

This is a little on the short side, and a little lacking in story. It almost feels like this might be the beginning of series of sketches dealing with stereotypes. It seems a bit underdeveloped in its current state. Maybe you should put together a few of these micro shorts in an anthology tied together with a common theme.
Posted by: Alex J. Cooper, September 19th, 2006, 8:05am; Reply: 7
Irony. Short script, short comment.
Posted by: michel, September 20th, 2006, 1:28am; Reply: 8
Funny paradoxal story. It feels more than a joke than anything. However, I wish it could be longer.

Anyway, mon ami, I liked it.

Michel 8)
Posted by: rpedro, September 20th, 2006, 3:40am; Reply: 9
liked it!

was more of a short joke.
Posted by: chism, September 20th, 2006, 5:36am; Reply: 10
I have absolutely no idea why the hell you wrote this script.

I did not like it at all. There was just absolutely no point to it at all.


Cheers, Chism.
Posted by: Parker, September 20th, 2006, 12:16pm; Reply: 11
This was like a tiny little scetch or like someone already said, a deleted scene from a film... a good one though. One page, you can't not read a one page.

Sadly, it's not the best one pager I've read... I've only read 2 but the other was just a long piece of great description writing. This was still good, however. Nice one Helio.

:)
Posted by: Vaughn, September 20th, 2006, 12:30pm; Reply: 12
I can eat bite size pizza and still love the taste, no matter how big it is. Problem with this 1 page pizza is that it tastes rancid. This analogy has fallen at the first hurdle.

If a story is one page, it better be a damn good one page. Insightful, moving, funny....something. This is nothing. Maybe it would make sense if it was written better, but it's not.

I liked Mr.Z's joke better, and that was a short 2 lines and wasted about 79% less of my time.
Posted by: tomson (Guest), September 20th, 2006, 7:42pm; Reply: 13
Helio,

Social commentary’s always good and you managed to speak from both sides in just one page.

You call them African-Americans, but in the following dialogue you use the word Mum. That’s British, not American.

What you have here is Blacks (yes, it’s still okay to call them that) complaining about the racist white man, therefore contradicting themselves as racists too. This of course goes on all the time, but it can not be put in reverse roles, because then you are seen as a racist………..

JOE
Yeah. What those mother fuckers
know about the fucking black
people, huh?

I'll read your other one tomorrow :)
Posted by: spencerforhire, September 22nd, 2006, 1:28pm; Reply: 14
Yea Helio -- I  got it. It was a statement of ethic proportion. Ha Ha!

Hey, buddy, you could really tighten up your writing. Here is an example. In the very first opening description you tell us we are in a poor neighborhood. Notice just above that in the setting... EXT. POOR NEIGHBORHOOD.  To much. Go  back and try to slim your descriptions. As a matter of fact... this ultra short could have had one solid scene description then all dialogue.

Make it zing.  I'm back and I'll take a look at the material you sent me a few weeks ago.

Spencer "For Hire" McDonald
Posted by: Helio, September 22nd, 2006, 1:38pm; Reply: 15
Hey MC!

Nice hearing to your good words, dude. Thanks!

That material I sent you would be a a masterpiece if we put it together. The red carpet is waiting for us, man, then let's go!
Posted by: acorristine, September 25th, 2006, 6:04pm; Reply: 16
Hi, eh I dont think English is your first language so I wont judge you too harshly.
bit pointless and I doubt anyone would seriously consider it.

i see you have another one so will give that a go
Posted by: Helio, November 18th, 2006, 11:28am; Reply: 17
Hi acorristine! I'm not a busy man, but I'm a confused man!  But about:

"bit pointless and I doubt anyone would seriously consider it. "

I'm sorry, dude,  everyone with a minimum of mind will consired it so much.

Keep in this site or nobody will listen to you anymore!

Is Acorristine alive? Don hasn't have a way to know that people is alive after theirs post?!!!

My godcrazy!


helio
Posted by: RobertSpence, November 18th, 2006, 11:44pm; Reply: 18
Helio. What the hell? Were you watrching the news and this inspired you to write a page of blacks talking a few lines of dialogue? LOL
Posted by: Helio, November 19th, 2006, 8:09am; Reply: 19
Hi Bob!

You know, everything inspires me, dude...Every scene from the life; simples, confuses, complicates, long, short.

I know that it is just a fragment, but what movies is otherwise fragments putting together.

thanks for your reading!
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