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Half The Man by Marqus Bobesich - Short, Drama, Coming of Age - A young slacker ruminates on life, love, and growing up while piecing together elaborate pool mosaics for his affluent clients. 10 pages - pdf, format
I'm sure there's a lesson or moral or some sort of deeper meaning behind this one, but it was too disjointed and slow for me to get that into it.
A few problems that jumped out at me:
No title page or FADE IN:. Now it can be argued that these aren't needed, but I don't like the way it looks.
There's too much tell and not enough show. You explain too much in voice over and it just sounds preachy.
You flashback but you don't really show that it's a flashback. As I watch it in my head there's nothing telling me that I'm watching something in the past.
You don't need the (CONTINUED) at the bottom and top of each page. I can see that it continues because...well...I can see.
There's so much dialogue that goes nowhere.
Page 10: Is Tobey showering in Mr. Tsuroaka’s pool or is Mr. Tsuroaka in Tobey's shower with Lea?
You need to have a clear beginning, middle, and end to your story. This one is all over the place with a life lesson obscured by unnecessary dialogue and flashbacks.