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Posted by: Don, April 4th, 2008, 5:04pm
Re-Right by Charles Spenser Davis - Short - Inspired by Shakespeare and fueled by ridiculous prejudice, this is the story of two star-crossed teenagers who fall in love despite their families', um, "wrong-handed" differences. Written in the fashion of a theatrical trailer. 13 pages - pdf, format 8)
Posted by: Mr.Ripley, April 4th, 2008, 9:35pm; Reply: 1
Hey,

Wanted to repeat what I posted before. I think the script is great and needs to be turned into a feature. You have a lot of material to explore.

Gabe
Posted by: Mr.Ripley, April 6th, 2008, 8:51am; Reply: 2
There's a small box that is for Don to read. Not the synopsis box, the other one. There inform Don about the new draft.

Gabe
Posted by: Dr. McPhearson, April 11th, 2008, 1:50pm; Reply: 3
Thanks to everyone so far for their very helpful reviews:


Quoted from Mr. Ripley
I think the script is great and needs to be turned into a feature. You have a lot of material to explore.


Quoted from bert
This is a clever idea, and your method of presentation, in the form of a trailer, feels like the correct one. This has some good comic bits throughout.


Quoted from stebrown
I think it's a great idea and I would definately read the feature.


Quoted from ABennettWriter
I loved the concept. It's hilarious.


Quoted from Sniper
Just finished "Re-Right" and I'm still sitting here with a big smile on my face. This was really really good. I thought the structure was spot on as was the humor and I would love to read a longer version of this story. Keep up the good work.


Quoted from NiK
This is actually something very different, something new. The idea of using the structure of the trailer it's really good. I like the way you pulled out the mythical love story of Romeo and Juliet into something funny.


Quoted from Greg
Popped this one open and was very happy that I did.  You really got something special going for you with this. Very entertaining piece. Well done.


Quoted from Mr. Z
I feel like I just sniffed a line of black comedy coke.


Quoted from Busy Little Bee
Bravo! You get in, make your point, and leave. It works really well! Great job on this one.


Quoted from Avlan
Best thing I've read via this forum, although I have to admit I did not read a lot yet ;). Made me laugh out loud.


Quoted from Me
The script took a bit of an NBK turn towards the end. This may surprise you, but I liked the craziness of that.


Thanks to all the reviews, negative or positive. I would definitely appreciate a read from anyone who hasn't looked over it yet. In any case, thanks so much for the support on my first SimplyScripts submission.
Posted by: bert, April 12th, 2008, 12:37pm; Reply: 4
Hey, Doc.  You have been dutifully poring over a number of scripts here, and are probably not getting as many reads on this as you deserve.

This is a clever idea, and your method of presentation, in the form of a trailer, feels like the correct one.  While I do not want to disrespect my pal Gabe up there, I am not sure if this idea has the legs to support a full feature.  There are only so many riffs you can take on the central conceit of this piece, and what you've got here, a collection of fragments, is a nice approach.  If anything, it may run a bit long.  There is a good bit of silliness here, and most of it works, but sometimes the joke is stretched a bit further than it should be.

For starters, I have a few comments on some of the unusual stylistic choices you have made.  There is that bold title shouting at me on the first page, for one.  And given the title, shouldn't it be justified on the right?  Or maybe you are going for an ironic thing having it on the left?  Anyways, centering the title is what people expect to see, but I have probably droned on about this very minor point long enough haha.

But you also have your sluglines bolded throughout.  And while there is always some helpful wag around here to point out exceptions to the rule, I am not aware of any circumstances where bolding is appropriate in a script.

But I also seem to recall your mentioning this script is for you to shoot yourself, and given that, you are pretty free to do whatever you darn well choose.  However, a montage "consisting of, but not limited to" is not very helpful to anyone, be it a reader or yourself.  I would encourage you to fill in those blanks before the cameras start rolling.

As to the story, there is some good stuff in there, and some that is not as good.

The Girl Scout, the pie, Marty's high, the ambidextrous line, and the hand dryer were all pretty amusing to me.  And the opening scene was very effective in getting things rolling and letting us know all we needed to know in a single page.  Similarly, your closing bit in the elevator is good, comically establishing that there is more yet to come.

As far the parts I did not like as much, perhaps the biggest one is Greg backhanding his daughter, which is probably going a bit too far, and would be difficult to portray as funny under any circumstances. The counselor has some very odd dialogue; this passage seemed particularly off:  "Are they any other applicable scenarios aside from writing that this happens at?"  Also, Tybalt seems to appear out of thin air, and Marty getting shot did not make much sense, either.

Note that I do understand that you are trying to mimic a famous piece of literature here, but you can not depend on people intuitively connecting those dots on their own, and the characters here will also have to make sense on their own terms, IMO.

For a final, minor nit, I would encourage you to lose the word "The" on your final title card.

On the whole, this has some good comic bits, but I think a few trims would help with both the pace and the budget, particularly if this is something you are pursuing on your own.  Save what you think is the very best, lose a bit of the chaff, particularly the backhanding scene, IMO, and if you can accomplish it quickly, fully justify the presence of Marty and Tybalt in this story.

Good luck with it, and I would look forward to seeing what you come up with.  For something like this, editing will be key, so be sure to take your time with that aspect. Let me know if you have questions on something specific.
Posted by: stebrown, April 12th, 2008, 2:18pm; Reply: 5
Hi Doc

I'm a bit confused by this really.

There's loads of parts of the script that shouldn't be the way you have done them, and by your critique of other scripts I'm figuring you already know that. Title page, bold sluglines, etc. Also this feels really long for a trailer.

I'm kinda thinking this is an idea you have for a feature and you're wanting to get people's opinion on your idea in a clever way. If that's right then I think it's a great idea and I would definately read the feature.

As a stand alone script though I just don't understand it haha. I mean it's funny but is it a trailor, is it a short...i just don't understand it.

Please let me know if I'm 'right' about what I think this is about.

Cheers

Ste
Posted by: Dr. McPhearson, April 12th, 2008, 3:44pm; Reply: 6
First and foremost, thank you for actually taking the time to read this script. I had only two previous reads, and was hoping to get at least five more opinions of it.
Seeing as how Bert's comment was so long, I think I'll go with Stebrown's first.

Haha. I'm sorry that you're "confused by this." There have been numerous people tell me numerous things. One workshop told me to make it a short. Gabe and yourself have mentioned a feature-length possibility. However, then there are the few like Bert that I initially agree with: that I don't want to spread the joke any thinner than I have. However, on the same token, I have been told that, if I keep this a trailer, that 15 minutes is a bit long. I totally agree. However, I personally cannot come up with another way to have the summarizing voice over and one-two jokes were I to expand this. As Bert said, this works as a montage of jokes, of scenarios. I feel that I may not do this justice if I were to expand it. So, Stebrown, whether or not you're "right" about this or not, I've heard those complaints before.

If anyone has any advice as to how I could expand this from trailer-form without losing the "spirit" of the story, please let me know. I'm at a loss myself.

Now to Bert's...

Thank God that someone finally noticed the left alignment. Yes, that was one of those little jokes that I thought only I would get, aligning a "right" title onto the "left." Just a little ironic tidbit that I hoped someone someday would catch.

As for the bold scene headings... whenever I passed this piece on to readers, I gave them two copies... one where EVERYTHING was bolded (a la Tony Gilroy), and one where NOTHING was bolded. Every single reader told me that the bold copy was more aesthetically pleasing (when all bolded, it's apparently easier to read and does not feel odd). However, they each of them also admitted that they knew the Un-Bolded copy was the "right" way to do things. So, in the spirit of that, I tried to find a happy medium... and since you and Stebrown have both pointed it out, I've obviously made a bad choice. I will change it.

To the montage that "consists of, but not limited to..": Before having placed that in, the first draft instead noted every single shot of the montage in paragraph form. Instead of being a proper montage, it was more of a note-to-self. By placing correctly-formatted montage into the second draft, I hoped to clean things up, and also let readers know that there would be more in the montage than mentioned. I've already story-boarded each and every shot in the montage; I just need to find a way to illustrate each one to the reader.

I'm glad that you were amused by some parts, and I'm sorry that others didn't hit your liking. Surprisingly, I know exactly what you mean. I've never received any feedback about the back-hand scene, but I agree; it's not that humorous and can probably be tossed out. Good catch there.

As for Tybalt and Marty.... Marty was introduced as the go-to friend. I believe that's all the introduction that he warrants considering the length of this piece already. However, I probably should have noted that he jumps in front of the bullet to save Ronnie. That would make his death more understandable. And Tybalt... I wish I could give him more backstory, but that would only result in a longer screenplay. And yet, I will probably stick in a two-line scene in which Greg Barr 'assigns' Tybalt to the task of beating up Ronnie. That would make his arrival into the story a bit more understandable.

On a final note, Bert, I agree with your editing comment. In fact, that is what I look most forward to. With fast-paced editing and the stereotypical trailer score, I'm hoping that these 15 pages don't linger on the screen.


Thanks for the read, you two. I'm hoping that your critiques are joined by many more soon.
Posted by: ABennettWriter, April 12th, 2008, 3:54pm; Reply: 7
I didn't read all of that, Doc. My apologies.

I don't see any problem calling this a short script. I think the narration adds some humor and wit that's needed. I think the script would be missing something without it.

I don't like how you kept Tybalt's name the same. Why not Tyler, or just Ty? You can't change the other characters and leave one the same.

I loved the concept, though. It's hilarious. Some of it goes overboard, (slapping the girl, some of the montages), but I like it.

I think the narration would get really, really old if you made this into a feature. I don't see it working as a straight comedy/drama without the narration, though.

As a huge Romeo and Juliet fan, I expect Tybalt to kill the best friend. Will Paris make an appearance?
Posted by: bert, April 12th, 2008, 4:05pm; Reply: 8
Hey, glad I could get the ball rolling for you.  Sometimes a well-timed review on a lazy Saturday afternoon will do that for a script.


Quoted from Dr. McPhearson
Thank God that someone finally noticed the left alignment.


Yeah, I have stuff just for me in some of my scripts that nobody has ever caught haha.  Nothing wrong with that.


Quoted from Dr. McPhearson
As for the bold scene headings... Every single reader told me that the bold copy was more aesthetically pleasing


That is probably a function of whatever PDF conversion software you are using.  They are not all created equal, and your normal font does appear a little washed-out here.  Experiment with some other means of conversion, perhaps.


Quoted from Dr. McPhearson
Marty was introduced as the go-to friend. I believe that's all the introduction that he warrants... I probably should have noted that he jumps in front of the bullet to save Ronnie...I will probably stick in a two-line scene in which Greg Barr 'assigns' Tybalt to the task of beating up Ronnie.


For what it's worth, I agree with all of these.
Posted by: Dr. McPhearson, April 12th, 2008, 5:14pm; Reply: 9
I appreciate the read (as much as you did), Steel. Any piece of advice is helpful to me, however long or short.

For the record, I am going to write a 45 page (still a short, in my book) screenplay based on this concept, and aim for the "prejudice satire" genre rather than the "overblown comedy" here. But it will probably remain, even during production, an over-long trailer. The longer screenplay, if anything, will probably turn out simply an unnecessary experiment.

Believe it or not, I have just completed a third draft, sans the slapping scene, and inserting a scene here or there that might close up the plot holes mentioned before. It should be uploaded soon enough.

While trying to tell a story, I told it in this format to also poke fun at the method studios use to compile trailers: throwing in the stereotypical dark-lit confrontation scene, complete with montages at the end that make no sense but are exciting for some reason.... et cetera and so forth.

Thanks for the reads past, and the reads to come.
Posted by: ABennettWriter, April 12th, 2008, 5:22pm; Reply: 10
I actually read your post after posting.

The reason people watch trailers is to get a sense of a movie and hopefully it'll make the person want to watch the entire thing.

That's the issue I have with this being called a trailer. You are planning on showing us everything, right? if there's no chance for us to see the stuff cut out, then what's the point?
Posted by: Dr. McPhearson, April 13th, 2008, 12:37am; Reply: 11
Good question.

The reason I kept it a trailer is for 2 reasons: (1) I didn't want to spread the concept over any more than 15 pages. However, (2) there was so much ground to cover, that the only way to do that would be to use the effective editing used in trailers. It's not a feature because the joke would get old, it's not a short because there's too much time to cover.

In the real world, a trailer is used to preview the full material. In this scenario, however, a trailer is used because the full material would be ridiculously overstated and beaten-to-death.

That's all. I just didn't want to spread too little butter over too much bagel.
Posted by: Dr. McPhearson, April 21st, 2008, 4:19pm; Reply: 12
Third draft is up. Thanks, Don.

A few improvements have been made: (1) I've expanded the montages, so you can get some glimpse of what images will be portrayed on screen. (2) I've removed many scenes that just didn't work, such as when Mr. Barr slaps Julie. It didn't provide any humor whatsoever, and had no place being in the script to begin with. (3) I've tried patching up a few plotholes, namely by inserting short scenes that make motives and coincidences more apparent (you'll see what I mean).

With these in mind, I'm hoping that this, my third draft, will be even more enjoyable to the audience. I'm crossing my fingers, and would love to hear some critiques.

Thanks.

P.S. One thing, please don't complain about the title page. That is all I ask. Thanks again.
Posted by: sniper, April 22nd, 2008, 7:00am; Reply: 13
Hey Doc,

Just finished "Re-Right" and I'm still sitting here with a big smile on my face. This was really really good - a lot better than I thought it would be for some reason. I loved that you were able to use the staccato structure of a trailer to tell a complete story. And I also really dug the way you turned Romeo and Juliet into something totally ridiculous and still made it work so well. The V.O.s tied it all together real nicely, I could almost hear that annoying raspy voice they use in trailers when I read this.

I don't really have any suggestions on how you could improve this script (other than properly formatting everything - including the title page). I thought the structure was spot on as was the humor and I would love to read a longer version of this story.

Keep up the good work.

Cheers
Rob
Posted by: Dr. McPhearson, April 28th, 2008, 12:39pm; Reply: 14

Quoted from sniper
Hey Doc,

Just finished "Re-Right" and I'm still sitting here with a big smile on my face. This was really really good - a lot better than I thought it would be for some reason. I loved that you were able to use the staccato structure of a trailer to tell a complete story. And I also really dug the way you turned Romeo and Juliet into something totally ridiculous and still made it work so well. The V.O.s tied it all together real nicely, I could almost hear that annoying raspy voice they use in trailers when I read this.

I don't really have any suggestions on how you could improve this script (other than properly formatting everything - including the title page). I thought the structure was spot on as was the humor and I would love to read a longer version of this story.

Keep up the good work.

Cheers
Rob


All I have to say in response is "Thanks very much." You being among what I consider the Elite here, Rob, and giving me very much a shining review, makes me feel all the more confident in my work here, particularly when you can't see of any way to improve this. That means that, even though my work isn't perfect, the flaws are good at hiding. :)

As I said, I will be attempting an experimental feature length expansion of this piece, though, like Bert said, he may just not have legs to stand on for such a long time. We'll see, I suppose.

The title page is something that, stubbornly enough, I probably won't touch, though to comply, I may try it playing by the rules.

Everyone else, I would also really appreciate a read/review from you as well. Those who have already participated, a big "thank you" to you too.
Posted by: NiK, April 30th, 2008, 1:51pm; Reply: 15
Hey Doc,

Let me get straight to the point, this is actually something very different, something new. The idea of using the structure of the trailer it's really good. I like the way you pulled out the mythical love story of Romeo and Juliet into something funny for me.

I have to tell you that i like it the way it is, and personally i can't see it working as feature.

Cheers
Posted by: Dr. McPhearson, April 30th, 2008, 1:56pm; Reply: 16

Quoted from NiK
Hey Doc,

Let me get straight to the point, this is actually something very different, something new. The idea of using the structure of the trailer it's really good. I like the way you pulled out the mythical love story of Romeo and Juliet into something funny for me.

I have to tell you that i like it the way it is, and personally i can't see it working as feature.

Cheers


Hey NiK,

I'm very glad that you found this to be a fresh and funny idea. I find that it's really hard to come up with something original as a writer (I don't think I'm alone in that way of thinking). And even though this is a loose adaptation of Shakespeare, I'm happy that you found this "very different" and "new."

Also, you are among the crowd who thinks that a short is where this idea belongs rather than a feature-length film. I really tend to agree that.

Thanks again for your quick review. Much obliged.


Doc

Posted by: greg, April 30th, 2008, 2:11pm; Reply: 17
Hey Doc,

Popped this one open and was very happy that I did.  You really got something special going for you with this and I second(or third, or fourth, or whatever the hell it's on) that you should make a feature out of it.  You said you're gonna write a 45-pager, so I guess that's pretty good regardless.  Having the story built on a simple thing such as one guy being left/right handed is a great premise.  I don't really have any negative thing to add because I felt, as a "trailer" short this worked very well.  I hope that as a 45 pager it works well too, and I think that it will.  

Very entertaining piece. Well done.
Posted by: Dr. McPhearson, May 2nd, 2008, 3:02pm; Reply: 18

Quoted from greg
Hey Doc,

Popped this one open and was very happy that I did.  You really got something special going for you with this and I second(or third, or fourth, or whatever the hell it's on) that you should make a feature out of it.  You said you're gonna write a 45-pager, so I guess that's pretty good regardless.  Having the story built on a simple thing such as one guy being left/right handed is a great premise.  I don't really have any negative thing to add because I felt, as a "trailer" short this worked very well.  I hope that as a 45 pager it works well too, and I think that it will.  

Very entertaining piece. Well done.


Thanks, Greg. I really appreciate the kind review. Yes, I will be experimenting with a 45 pager (at least, that is what I'm shooting for). However, if I'm just SUDDENLY hit with a wave of inspiration, it may reach 90 pages. We'll just see. In any case, that feature-length version will only be experimental, to see whether or not the premise can have strong enough legs to last over 15 minutes without getting extremely over-played.

Thanks again for the read.
Posted by: Mr.Z, May 4th, 2008, 12:16pm; Reply: 19
Hey Doc,

Just finished with this one. It’s definitely something different from everything I read before. Lots of energy. I feel like I just sniffed a line of black comedy coke.

It started out a little silly with the left-right hand thing, but then I understood where you were going with this, and enjoyed the ride.

Lots of amusing moments like the building literally collapsing or Tom threatening his son and denying it with the shrink. The humour is a bit over the top, but it’s clear that this is intentional and, for the most part, it works.

As it’s written I have no relevant suggestions to improve this, but I think you could provide a more satisfying experience if you lose the trailer format. I’m not saying it would be better if you use this premise to write an ordinary short, but the story will feel more complete:

-There’s no resolution of the main conflict here. Trailers are not supposed to give you that, I know, but I’m confident that your audience would like this story a bit better if you give them an ending.

-Short scenes. Frenzied pace. Multiple POV’s. The story rushes before the reader’s eyes. And that’s okay with the trailer format. But the story will definitely benefit if you slow the pace a bit and take your time with the characters and the most juicy dramatic situations. And I’m seeing Ronnie as the best candidate to have the “protagonist” label.

Of course, I’m aware that these suggestions are incompatible with the trailer format, but if you ever try a different approach at this premise, I think they could work.

Good job, man. This was an interesting read.
Posted by: Busy Little Bee, May 4th, 2008, 3:52pm; Reply: 20
  

  Bravo! First, I have to say for the record that I am on “Team Right-Hand.” I'v written this whole review with it, too. What's interesting about this whole situation or the topic of is it a short, trailer, etc… is that it is what it is. If you never mentioned it was a trailer, it would of played out just as well. It would have been you just brining a narrative style.
  Also interesting for me is that I have an exercise where I write trailers out in script form, last one I did was “3:10 to Yuma.” My motivation was that it teaches you, “getting in late, leaving early.” I mean trailers if nothing else get to the heart of what it’s trying to convey. And you’re script is textbook on getting in late and leaving early. You get in make your point and leave. It works really well when you have a revelation at the end, in your case a joke, which is one of the reason I think the jokes that do that work well. It’s one thing to understand or comprehended a tactic, tool or skill than to actually apply it. For you to be able to use incongruence, exaggeration for comedic purposes speaks volumes.

  The biggest punch line, thus theme, I got out of it was an obsession people have with the “norm.” I don’t know if you coconsciously did that, but as to whether you can make this a feature I think if you keep that as the running line to hang you’re jokes on rather than just the “Right/Left hand”, which is a great running gag.

Have much of the story do you have planned or figured out if you did turn it into a feature?


Again, great job on this one.


Thanks J

Posted by: avlan, May 5th, 2008, 6:34am; Reply: 21

Quoted from Don
Re-Right by Charles Spenser Davis - Short - Inspired by Shakespeare and fueled by ridiculous prejudice, this is the story of two star-crossed teenagers who fall in love despite their families', um, "wrong-handed" differences. Written in the fashion of a theatrical trailer. 13 pages - pdf, format 8)


Best thing I've read via this forum, although I have to admit I did not read a lot yet ;-)

Very high quality, especially the 'remember, the left hand is the right hand'-joke made me laugh out loud :-D

It can be done like this on a national sketch show, no problem.

I DISAGREE with all the people saying you should expand it into more pages or even feature-length. The trailer-format works perfect for this length, you would have to drop it when you expand it, and I think the left/right-hand-gimmick is not enough for a longer script... It's a good metaphor, but what's real good in this script is the way you use it.

I'd say, find someone who wants to film this as it is, and see what you can do with it (festivals or other contests maybe)
Posted by: Grandma Bear, May 5th, 2008, 12:30pm; Reply: 22
Doc,

read this while at work today. I haven't really read through the previous posts, just noticed some of them occasionally on the boards. I guess this is supposed to be a trailer for a movie and this is not the first draft and some seem to think it's the best script here.

In my opinion your writing was fine. I thought the idea itself was fine as well. I did not see this as a trailer for a movie however... I could be wrong, but I think trailers are supposed to intrigue the audience enough so that they want to go see the movie. You pretty much told us everything here. There's not really much left for me to wonder about as far as this left/right prejudice goes. I also thought that it went on a little too long for a trailer. I think you should try to get it down to no more than ten minutes. Actually, I think it would be better if you just wrote it as a short script instead.

I thought the (V.O) didn't really go along with the visuals. Not that the words were wrong or anything, but it was oddly broken up and way too slow moving in comparison to what was being shown.

The script took a bit of an NBK turn towards the end. This may surprise you, but I liked the craziness of that...

Anyway, to sum it up I thought the writing and idea was fine, but too long and telling for a theatrical trailer.
Posted by: Dr. McPhearson, May 5th, 2008, 3:06pm; Reply: 23
Wow. I come back after about 36 hours, and I have four new reviews waiting for me. Great. I suppose I'll just work down the list.


Quoted from 'Mr. Z'
-There?s no resolution of the main conflict here. Trailers are not supposed to give you that, I know, but I?m confident that your audience would like this story a bit better if you give them an ending.

-Short scenes. Frenzied pace. Multiple POV?s. The story rushes before the reader?s eyes. And that?s okay with the trailer format. But the story will definitely benefit if you slow the pace a bit and take your time with the characters and the most juicy dramatic situations. And I?m seeing Ronnie as the best candidate to have the ?protagonist? label.


I absolutely agree when you say there is no resolution. As you yourself admit, resolution does not a trailer give. When you mentioned the frenzied pace, I literally nodded to myself. What this piece began as was, of course, an idea, of something that I was going to submit to a "mock trailer" contest that was happening in the Central division of the United States. However, when the idea flourished, 5 pages became 15, and soon enough I had a very LONG mock trailer.

I think that all the true criticisms you gave will only able if I expand this idea from a trailer to a short film. And if that happens, I will definitely heed your advice.

EDIT: And let me just say, the "black comedy coke" line was, believe it or not, the most unique and flattering comment I've gotten on this one. No one has ever compared my work to an illegal substance before, but I thank you.


Quoted from 'Busy Little Bee'
I mean trailers if nothing else get to the heart of what it?s trying to convey. And you?re script is textbook on getting in late and leaving early. You get in make your point and leave.


Thank you, Bee, for your great review. The idea of "making your point and leaving" is exactly what I wanted to do with this. When certain people ask me to expand this into a short film or a feature, my question to them is, how long can this concept hold up before it becomes old and overused? If I write a 90 page feature, I don't want to joke getting sour by page 45. That's why with the pace and the flow, I hoped to cram in as much comedy as possible while staying centered around a certain base.


Quoted Text
I got out of it was an obsession people have with the ?norm.?


I'm glad that you picked up on that. As I stated lightly in the synopsis for this piece, I was with this not only trying to parody Romeo and Juliet, but also poke fun at prejudice, by portraying two families who are arguing over the smallest of issues (who cares what hand you write with, honestly?). As one line in the screenplay reads:

This is an important deviation, and one that Greg notices... the moment that the two men realize that there's something that they don't have in common, they banish one another from their Circle of Friends (or their Five, I guess you could say :) ).


Quoted from 'avlan'
I DISAGREE with all the people saying you should expand it into more pages or even feature-length. The trailer-format works perfect for this length, you would have to drop it when you expand it, and I think the left/right-hand-gimmick is not enough for a longer script


Haha. Join the club. There has seriously been a division between those who thinks the trailer format is perfect for this material, and those who think feature length or short film would be a better medium for a story of this nature. Nevertheless, I'm so glad that you enjoyed it, and even though you haven't read much on this website, it makes me feel good that, at the time, it was the best thing you had read.

As for being produced, it actually is already in pre-production. Changes that people on this forum suggest are still made to the script, to tighten up the piece.


Quoted from 'me'
I also thought that it went on a little too long for a trailer. I think you should try to get it down to no more than ten minutes. Actually, I think it would be better if you just wrote it as a short script instead.


See, Avlan. Just like I said, it's half-and-half. Me is apparently a member of the 'Expand It' team.

Thanks, Me, for the compliments in terms of writing and idea. The "little too long" comment has been made numerous times; when you brought up the ten minutes idea, I was very happy... When testing out shots and frame work in pre-production, the trailer came to 10:10, I believe. I understand the saying that one screenplay page equals one minute, but the pace of this piece is much faster than most.

And I have to say, you're the first to complain about V.O. That's not to say that you're wrong for doing so (heck, ANY comment is appreciated), but many readers found that it lent to the humor even more so. I'm sorry you found it intrusive.

And I'm ashamed for asking but.... what does NBK stand for again? I'm definitely having a brain fart at this moment.

Posted by: avlan, May 6th, 2008, 5:37am; Reply: 24
Opinions are like... ;-)
Posted by: Dr. McPhearson, May 18th, 2008, 3:32pm; Reply: 25
I'm afraid I don't know what that means, but thanks? :)
Posted by: Colkurtz8, March 27th, 2009, 3:05pm; Reply: 26
Doc

I can safely say without hesitation that is is the funniest script I've read on the site.

It cracked me up on numorous occasions. Great innovation with the mock trailer concept. I'm convinced it would work well as a short too...although maybe not a feature.

RONNIE
Look, your cousin Teabag -

I laughed my a?s off at that one, Tybalt was a comical name to begin with.

The only thing I question is the format, the spacing in particular, there was none in places.

Overall, fu?king great idea,man, and a brilliant execution. A nice, quick, breezy read too.

Sorry my review isn't longer I just don't have any criticisms, to speak of. Three thumbs up, buddy.

Did it ever get made? I'd really love to see it.

Col.
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