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This Is How They'll Find Me - May OWC (currently 890 views) |
Don |
Posted: May 16th, 2020, 10:39am |
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AdministratorAdministrator So, what are you writing?
LocationVirginia Posts16417 Posts Per Day 1.93 |
This Is How They'll Find Me by It'sreallyonlytwosmalljokes - Short, Comedy - A lone bright spot amidst another boring day. 2 pages - pdf format
Writer interested in feedback on this work |
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khamanna |
Posted: May 16th, 2020, 12:30pm |
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Hi This is how it is, absolutely. You documented it. And it fits on two pages. My life. I don't even wish for more here. But on the other hand I don' t know if I should recommend this for a read. It's just too close to reality and it is what it is - it's about absolutely nothing. Which is dramatic and not a comedy for me. Good job I think. |
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MarkD |
Posted: May 16th, 2020, 3:12pm |
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Posts142 Posts Per Day 0.10 |
Pretty good. I think it may be just a bit too poignant to be labeled a comedy though. |
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Gary in Houston |
Posted: May 16th, 2020, 6:45pm |
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LocationTexas Posts1306 Posts Per Day 0.32 |
Pretty funny setup and spot on in the send up on daily life during the quarantine. And it’s 2 pages!
I especially liked the substitution of an emergency supplies truck (toilet paper, cleaning supplies) in place of the ice cream truck. I can just picture grown adults running down the street waving cash, battling each other to be in line, cursing each other out. I’m actually glad you didn’t show any of that because it’s probably funnier to imagine than to see on paper.
You could literally film this in the span of about 15 minutes once you had everything set up. Good job on this. |
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eldave1 |
Posted: May 16th, 2020, 7:22pm |
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LocationSouthern California Posts6874 Posts Per Day 1.94 |
Quoted Text ARTHUR, 30s, showered last Friday get off his back, sits slumped on a puffy sofa, TV remote in hand.
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Something wrong with this sentence structure – think maybe (get off his back) would read clearer. Didn't get this one - I mean - yeah, I know he's running out of entertainment - didn't quite sync up the sound outside with coming back in with TP. etc. I was lost. |
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spesh2k |
Posted: May 16th, 2020, 7:44pm |
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LocationHarlem USA Posts1186 Posts Per Day 0.20 |
I actually really liked this one, probably more than most people. Yes, it's pretty spot on with the mundane daily routine... I'm sure we've all pretty much every movie and TV show that ever existed at this point (that's available on streaming). But here's what I liked about it... something that the writer REALLY nailed, at least in regards to how I, personally, can relate to this (I'm sure others can, too). Especially when you're out of work (not sure if the character here is, but I am), it's the little things that can really make your day. Just going to the grocery store and finding an awesome deal on Ellio's pizza kinda reinvigorates my day. So, that joyous feeling he gets after stocking up on basics is something I really enjoyed... and something the character enjoyed... even though the cycle starts all over again.
Sure, nothing happens really... but I think that's the whole point.
Overall, very well written, outside of what Dave pointed out with that one line of description -- ARTHUR, 30s, showered last Friday get off his back, sits slumped on a puffy sofa, TV remote in hand. Not sure what the writer meant, there. Maybe he just took a shower and washed off the stench of last Friday? I dunno. Anyway, nice work.
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LC |
Posted: May 16th, 2020, 8:01pm |
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LocationThe Great Southern Land Posts7621 Posts Per Day 1.34 |
I wish you'd detailed that the truck was a Mr Whippy van. We've had one cruising around every weekend since the virus started. The music is always Greensleeves in our neck of the woods - not sure what it is elsewhere.
Instead he bought supplies?
A BELL claps twice...? Okay, I'm probably out of the loop cause you lost me there.
I liked the mundanity of his existence and him getting go the end of the Internet - absurd, cause you couldn't possibly do that, but of course that's the joke.
I would have liked just a little bit more with this one. You were definitely on the right track.
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MarkRenshaw |
Posted: May 17th, 2020, 5:29am |
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LocationUK Posts2335 Posts Per Day 0.58 |
Running out of internet was funny.
The whole truck delivery thing didn't quite hit the spot with me and I'm not sure how easy it would be to get a colourful truck to drive down a street to film this unless you found some stock footage you could use.
However, you managed to represent a huge percentage of the population's existence right now in 2 pages which is quite an achievement!. |
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Reef Dreamer |
Posted: May 17th, 2020, 10:32am |
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LocationThe Island of Jersey Posts2612 Posts Per Day 0.56 |
What we do to get rid of boredom
At first I thought he was going to buy an ice cream - didn’t know you could by loo roll from a van.
The banter between Siri and alexia has something about it - May be something to develop |
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ajr |
Posted: May 17th, 2020, 12:12pm |
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I get that this was supposed to be minimalist... I guess I wanted more.
The devices taunting him was amusing.
I understand the line that everyone is struggling with - showered last Friday "get off his back" - the latter portion is an aside from the omniscient narrator defending the man. I thought it was funny.
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Grandma Bear |
Posted: May 17th, 2020, 6:02pm |
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LocationThe Swamp... Posts7961 Posts Per Day 1.35 |
Well written. I liked how Alexa agreed with Siri. I liked that the ice-cream truck was bringing necessities. Other than that, not much else to it. I'm not a big comedy person. For those who can relate to this, wow... |
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ghost and_ghostie gal |
Posted: May 17th, 2020, 8:10pm |
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LocationA helluva long way from LA Posts1565 Posts Per Day 0.29 |
Right away, the first line of description was confusing.
I dunno-- comedy for me has to be embarrassing-- almost shocking and absurd to be funny. I like what you wrote, but to me it wasn't belly laugh stuff. Nicely written though.-A |
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Fais85 |
Posted: May 18th, 2020, 4:09am |
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LocationIndia Posts190 Posts Per Day 0.10 |
This was pretty good. The conversation with Siri, Alexa and OK Google were funny. Very close to reality yet very different from other scripts.
I enjoyed it a lot. Good job, writer. |
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steven8 |
Posted: May 19th, 2020, 1:12am |
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LocationBarberton, OH Posts1156 Posts Per Day 0.22 |
I really, really liked this one. Plain simple and so just plain...plain. Excellent. I just wish it was that freakin' easy to get hand sanitizer! |
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PrussianMosby |
Posted: May 19th, 2020, 6:57pm |
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Hi!
The general substance is there. Reads to me as if you just would have to find one, two or three further specific moments to make the characteristics of the topic Pop from the screen/page in pure harmony with the concept. With some teamwork or a polish you may find the eventual lol moments that show the concept in best shape.
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Dreamscale |
Posted: May 20th, 2020, 10:07am |
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Oh how I loathe the opening Slug. How many times have I seen this exact same Slug? WAY TOO MANY!!
The passage that follows does not help your cause, here.
WOW...the next passage that describes Arthur is just plain old poorly written. "get" should be "gets", but it's just poorly structured and phrased.
"A truck approaches..." - Obviously, this is not within the Slug, so you'd need a POV here, or something like, "Through the window...".
The end. Sorry, but so little here, so close to home for so many, just doesn't resonate. There is 1 funny line about Alexa agreeing with Siri, but that's about it. Just not much here.
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Spqr |
Posted: May 20th, 2020, 10:23am |
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Arthur is bored beyond belief and all he does is watch whatever is available on the media. The problem is a lot of people were like this before the lockdown, and Arthur may have been one of them. What I'd like to see is a clue as to what he was like before the lockdown. |
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JEStaats |
Posted: May 21st, 2020, 4:54pm |
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Old Timer No sh*t, there I was....
LocationTucson, AZ Posts1735 Posts Per Day 0.62 |
This was kind of like a Seinfeld episode: Current; some chuckles; and ultimately a show about nothing. Maybe just picture George or Kramer on the couch.
Short and sweet - Good job, writer. |
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Rob |
Posted: May 22nd, 2020, 1:03pm |
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The byline is beautiful - itsonlytwosmalljokes. That alone was worth clicking on this one. The bell/truck must be something regional. |
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PKCardinal |
Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 7:55pm |
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LocationKansas Posts1447 Posts Per Day 0.63 |
Thanks for all the reads, everybody. Byline says it all for me. I had two scenes that didn't fit well in Potato Radio, so I used them to create this little 2-pager.
So glad at least a couple of you got the ice cream truck joke. I never considered that it might be a regional thing. Makes sense in hindsight.
Don't know why, but the visual of a bunch of adults chasing after a toilet paper truck like kids after ice cream just struck me as hilarious.
I left the specific visual out of the script for ease of filming. But, I still wanted the audience to experience it. Glad that it worked for a couple people anyway.
Thanks for all the notes!!! |
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