Stupendous news!

Super psyched to see this one go before the lens!

People SHOULD be excited to work with you, Pia!

Keep us posted, perhaps even pre-production thread even.
Love to see pics of location scouts, etc.

E.D.

Don't know if I want to clutter the boards with a thread like that...might jinx it. There! It's out! I'm superstitious.

I'm stoked about this. Going there on Sunday. They also have a LOT of pirate reenactors there. Poor bert, he might have agreed to more than he wanted.  

Sorry for digging up this fossil but since Bert wrote it and The Swede is about to produce it I thought what the hell.

Bert,

Since everybody seems to be sucking you sideways on this one I might as well join in. Did that come out wrong or what? Seriously, good job, Bert. This was a breeze to read. Believable characters (you know, for the setting). Simple story and easy on the eyes (with all that whiteness on the page). However, I'd expect nothing less from you so you only manged to live up to my expectations - and not exceed them.

The only real problems I had with this script was that 1) there's no real protagonist, and therefor no clear antagonist and 2) there's a setback missing, and by that I mean that once the story really gets interesting (when Brocc reveals his true identity) the story is more or less over. Too bad cos' that was where the real fun should've begun.

Just a couple of nitpicks and not enough to really subtract from the overall script.

Cheers
Rob

Quoted from sniper The Swede is about to produce it...

Yeah, pretty sweet, huh?  Even with the nepotistic demands of a rewrite that includes a small speaking part for Swede, Jr.

I kid.  All in good fun.  (Check her out in Pumpkin Nightmare you'll see why I didn't really complain too much.)

Quoted from sniper There's no real protagonist...

Yeah, that is a fair crit.  At the outset, I was kind of hoping Shark Tooth would fill that role while remaining entirely absent from the proceedings.  Kind of an experiment, but then I kind of abandoned that as the story took shape and it became primarily episodic.  That, and we only had a week.

As for the setback -- or continuing the story -- I do not know how much you followed this particular OWC, but we were submitting them to Rick for consideration, and budget was a key concern.

I was just trying to wrap things up fast and cheap, and it is pretty much as simple as that.

Thanks for checking in, though, Snipe, and glad it mostly worked for you.  Nice to see you still knocking around from time to time.

Quoted from bert As for the setback -- or continuing the story -- I do not know how much you followed this particular OWC, but we were submitting them to Rick for consideration, and budget was a key concern.

Yeah, I had hunch this was the case and it's not a problem at all, I'm just saying that with a little more conflict toward the end would have made it awesome'er. Of course, that doesn't mean it isn't solid as is - because it is. Solid, I mean. You know?

Quoted from bert Yeah, pretty sweet, huh?  Even with the nepotistic demands of a rewrite that includes a small speaking part for Swede, Jr.

...well  

I'm still waiting for the script, because even if it has been delayed while Blackout and Finders Keepers get made, I still want to start storyboarding this. Not trying to be pushy or anything.  

And Sniper,  any suggestions for a more awesomer ending? I'm all ears as I want this to be as good as possible.

Just realized I hadn’t commented since the announcement that it was going to be produced.

Good job, Bert! And Pia, wish you the best with this.


Breanne

Quoted from Grandma Bear I'm still waiting […] Not trying to be pushy or anything.

Everybody knows that when a woman says that it basically means get-the-lead-out-or-I-will-glue-your-penis-to-the-water-heater-and-disable-the-safety-valve

Pia, I think first you need to pick a protagonist, give us someone to root for. At first at would appear that Rhiannon might be the protagonist but only because Gulley is being such a bad ass. Then she turns all wichy and evil and shit (which is not cool for protagonist). Enter Brocc – the real Brocc – the former whipping boy turned shark-tooth-motherfucker. I’m thinking that maybe – after Gulley gets poisoned - it’s Rhiannon who removes the false bottom and then she lays some kind of beating/spell/or whatever on Brocc that nearly kills him and THEN he reveals who he really is and settles the score. But for that to work Brocc needs to play a bigger part from the get go.

Or something like that.

Folks:

Them That's Dead has been filmed:

THEM THAT'S DEAD from Indie Me on Vimeo.

I recommend that you watch it Full Screen

I'll check this out when I get time... but a hearty congratulations to all involved, for now.

Congrats, Pia and Bert!! You said you had issues initially with the sound?  Honestly, if so - it cleaned up quite well... Didn't notice any problems!  Have to say I liked Rhiannon best....

Congrats to Pia, Bert, George, the cast and crew, Kevan, everyone involved. Great job!

Great job guys

Really enjoyed it

Mark

Not sure which thread to comment on. Seems peeps are hitting both.

Congrats, Pia! Congrats, Bert! I see George and Kevan (old member) on there as well. Congrats (if you're reading)! Great job everyone!

Cool to see this finally come to fruition after all these years. A bonafide SimplyScripts collaboration if ever there was one. Glad you decided to see this one through, Pia. I know there were some snags along the way.

We'll done. An ambitious adventure. Nice effects by the way.