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Post by Doyle on Jun 17, 2004 2:58:06 GMT
This would seem to be an appropriate time to start taking writing "submissions" for those wishing to participate in the actual episodes of this season. A sample of your writing ability will help us to determine who best fits a particular episode.
How it works:
Below you will find a brief plot to a rather cliche scene. It is your job to take that cliche plot and turn it into an interesting script. Once you have completed the writing of it, copy and paste it into a PM and send to one of the Mods such as Joss_Whedon, Drew or myself.
We wil not be posting "submissions" on the public forum.
SAMPLE SCENE PLOT
Teaser
Angel, Spike and Illyria return to the Hyperion after a particularly nasty battle with a monster-of-the-week type baddy. There is some casual conversation until that is halted by Angel noticing that they are not alone. At the top of the stairs stands Connor. He expresses that this is not a friendly visit, rather he is there to kill his father.
End Teaser
Now....take that and make it good by making it interesting.
Please refer to the "FORMAT" thread for -you guessed it- any help you may need with formatting the script. Also, feel free to contact any of the mods: Joss_Whedon, Drew, or myself with any questions you may have.
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Post by Joss on Jun 17, 2004 3:16:37 GMT
To further illustrate I will give you an example. This is a quick teaser that I wrote this afternoon. Just fast comedic teaser for a light episode. This is an example of a writing submission. It has nothing to do with the scene that Doyle wants, just something to give you a basic idea of what we want. A example segment if you will. Enjoy:
EXT. Random Los Angeles Alley –Night
We see a young couple, not older than fifteen, in a dark alley at night. The young couple is being attacked by three vampires. Vampire #1 pins the girl to the wall and bends over her neck getting ready to bite her. Vamp #2 and #3 are holding back her boyfriend, making him watch.
YOUNG GIRL: (screaming) Aaaaaahhh!
Suddenly a third figure emerges from the shadows at one end of the alley.
SPIKE: Evenin’ fellows.
We pan to the other end of the alley. Angel is standing there.
ANGEL: This a private party or can anyone join in.
VAMP#1: Get lost.
Spike walks over and punches vamp#1 in the face, knocking him down.
SPIKE: Maybe we don’t.
Vamp#1&2 charge into Spike, hitting him in the face and the stomach at the same time. Meanwhile vamp#3 attacks Angel.
Spike avoids a punch from vamp#1, punches him in the chin, and then pins him against the wall. He’s about to stake him but gets interrupted as vamp#2 hits him and knocks him down.
An Angel block one of vamp#3’s punches with his left arm. He then kicks the vamp in the stomach, leaving him breathless on the floor. Angel takes out a stake and dusts the vampire.
ANGEL: Sixteen.
Spike has grabbed vamp#2 firmly. He tosses him headfirst into a brick wall, leaving him unconscious. He grabs his stake from the floor and dusts the vamp in one swift motion.
SPIKE: Sixteen.
Both Angel and Spike now attack vamp#1, stake-first. Both of them reach him simultaneously. Spike drives the stake through the vamp's chest at the exact moment that Angel’s stake penetrates the vamp’s back in the heart area. The vampire becomes dust.
SPIKE and ANGEL: Seventeen!
Spike and Angel exchange incredulous looks.
SPIKE: What the hell you mean “Seventeen”? I staked that thing long before you even got here!
ANGEL: I was driving this stake into him while you were punching the other guy! This one’s mine.
SPIKE: Bloody hell it is! Listen Angel, I was the one that was fighting this ponce while punching the other one. Therefor, this one’s mine.
YOUNG GIRL: Oh my God, thank you so much? What were those things?
ANGEL: (ignoring the girl) Spike, it doesn’t matter who was fighting it, what matters is who staked it! That’s me! This one counts as mine!
SPIKE: (also ignoring the young girl) Listen Angel, I would have staked this sod a long time ago if I hadn’t been fighting with the other bugger!
ANGEL: All right, let’s just split this one.
SPIKE: Bloody right we will! I would rather drink some holy water than tie with you on a kill!
And so Angel and Spike walk out of the alley, still discussing the kill while the young couple is left there with “What the hell just happened” faces.
Fade to Black
Main Credits
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Post by Jaxxson on Jun 17, 2004 20:02:45 GMT
do you want us to wright the hole script or just The teaser
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Post by Doyle on Jun 17, 2004 20:24:43 GMT
Just the the one scene is all we want. Just script a teaser working from the plot given. Your script should start with them arriving at the Hyperion and ending with Connor announcing his intentions. ;D
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Post by Joss on Jun 19, 2004 23:48:56 GMT
Hey guys, quick FYI
Doyle is out of town since Firday or Thursday (Firday I think it was) and won't be returning until... Monday I beleive it was.
So if you are going to send a submision send it to either myself or Drew and not to Doyle.
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Post by Doyle on Jun 20, 2004 6:43:15 GMT
I'm back already.
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