A story writing blog
Showing posts with label actor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label actor. Show all posts

Monday, November 24, 2014

TOM WRITES A MOVIE: Include Sex!

Part 1: In case you're too lazy to scroll down.


INT-KITCHEN/LIVING ROOM

Inside the house Richard is in the kitchen with Abigale cleaning up after their pizza dinner while Grant and Douglas are going through boxes in the living room.


GRANT
Where's your Playstation?  Let's hook that shit up.

DOUGLAS
Don't unpack anything. Do you see how weird he's being about this?

Douglas look back at Richard.

DOUGLAS
I am going to wait until he leaves before I really, y'know. Move in.

GRANT
Yeah he doesn't want you here, he kept asking about you when we were unloading. Like he was pumping me for information.

DOUGLAS
What's; he trying to dig up dirt on me?

GRANT
Yeah but look, if you were moving into my family house with my daughter I'd hate you too.

DOUGLAS
So would I but I'd at least hide it better.

Richard looks back at Douglas, they catch eyes for a second. Richard takes a hard look at Douglas and shakes his head in disapproval and confusion. He turns away. Douglas and Abigale catch eyes, they look at each other from the across the room. They both smile.

DOUGLAS
Whatever. He'll get over it.


Abigale walks in from the kitchen.

ABIGALE
I need you to run down to the basement and get my big serving plate.

DOUGLAS

What does that look like?

ABIGALE
It's this big plate.

DOUGLAS
Ok...

ABIGALE
And get my crystal pitcher, but only if it's clean.

DOUGLAS
Come with me. I don't even know what these things are.

ABIGALE

No, I never go in the basement. You go.

Douglas and Grant share a look.

DOUGLAS
Ok...

INT - BASEMENT

Douglas walks down the stairs to the cellar-like basement, it's very old. Very dank and poorly lighted. Douglas's face twists, something stinks. He hold his nose and rushes downstairs, searching through several shelves before finding a big plate. He finds the pitcher but it's covered in cobwebs, he discards it and runs back upstairs. He hands Abigale the plate, he's out of breath.

INT-LIVING ROOM

ABIGALE
Where's the pitcher?

DOUGLAS
Covered with spiders, its dead to us. Now I know why you wouldn't go down there. It smells like SHIT!

ABIGALE
Eww I wouldn't know, that's not why I don't go down there. I don't go down there because it's scary.

Douglas smiles at her.  God she's cute.

ABIGALE
Do you want some cake?

DOUGLAS
I want some alone time.

ABIGALE
(smiles coyly)
Cake fist.

Douglas and Abigale join Richard and Grant in the kitchen and start carving up the cake. Later they're saying goodbyes at the door. It's night time. Grant says goodbye to Douglas and hugs Abigale, it's a warm goodbye and in stark contrast to the cold goodbye that Richard offers, after hugging his daughter goodbye Richard darts out the door without so much as an acknowledgment towards Douglas. Douglas and Abigale kiss as the door closes. The lights in the downstairs turn out, the light in the bedroom turns on. 

CONT'D...

-APE-

That got sexy.





Monday, November 17, 2014

My First Movie Script Is About A Guy Who's Girlfriend Thinks He Wants To Kill Her, But He Loves Her. It's Complicated.


I took a long break from this blog, as it turns out coming up with a movie to write can take a while. Months actually. It's a huge project to tackle, in terms of work load it's like writing three essays back to back. I know I have to do it though. Its something I've always wanted to do, I kind of feel like I need to. Still though, as motivated as I felt to get a script started it still took several frustrating weeks before I settled on an idea (my fifth actually) that I was confident enough with. All my other idea I picked apart, with this one though the more thought I gave it the more I came up with ideas to add to it. I set out to write a romantic comedy and I ended up with an idea for a "Romantic Comedy Horror Thriller". I am calling it "I am Not a Weirdo"

 I'm using this blog to write it. It's my first movie script. I am starting now.


"I AM NOT A WEIRDO"
by Thomas Holler


EXT - OUTSIDE ABIGALE'S HOUSE


Outside of a large, old house a moving van is being unloaded. The house is all white with old brick, old architecture and even old creepy statues scattered along the property. It's a very old house. On the truck two men are unloading the last of some boxes, the older of the two is Abigale's father Richard, he's being helped by Abigale's close friend Bryce. On the walkway to the house two more men have stopped. Douglas and Grant, both have boxes in their hands. Both have stopped dead in their tracks and are staring, eyebrows furled at one of the unnerving statues along the walkway. They stand face to face with an especially creepy statue.


GRANT
God...I bet as soon as night falls these things are coming alive and trying to kill you.

DOUGLAS
Don't put that in my head.

GRANT
So Abby lived here when she was a kid? These things must have given her nightmares.

DOUGLAS
Nah, my girl doesn't get nightmares. She smiles when she sleeps.

Abigale sneaks up behind them while they're inspecting the statue.

ABIGALE
(sarcastically)
Yeah so those boxes actually go inside the house.

DOUGLAS
Sorry Munchkin. We were meeting the neighbors.

Grant pics up his box and heads inside.

ABIGALE
Oooo...want me to introduce you. This is Bert and that's Ernie and Crispy over there. I named them when I was really little...obviously.

DOUGLAS
You were a brave kid, huh?

ABIGALE
Actually all of these statues used to scare me when I was a kid. 

DOUGLAS
Yeah (duh).

ABIGALE
But then my dad told me these were here to guard the house. They keep badguys away.

RICHARD
We'll see about that. 

Richard shoots Douglas a snarky look to go along with his snide remark as he walks past with the last of the boxes.

ABIGALE
He hasn't really warmed to you moving in here with me.

DOUGLAS
Oh, I noticed.

ABIGALE
I am his little girl and this is our family house, it means a lot to him.

DOUGLAS
He gave it to you.

ABIGALE
I know. He knows. Just give it time, let him get used to it.

Bryce politely walks up behind Abigale.

BRYCE
Hey, Abby. The truck's unloaded, I was actually thinking about getting going.

ABIGALE
Nooooo. Stay! I have to pay you back with pizza for helping me. 

BRYCE
(smiles)
Thanks but how about you owe me. Buy me lunch on Monday.

ABIGALE
Deal. 

The two hug.

ABIGALE
Thank you. You're the best.

DOUGLAS
It was nice meeting you Bryce. Thanks for helping out.

Bryce moves in, the two shake hands and lock eyes.

DOUGLAS
Appreciate it.

BRYCE
Don't mention it. Nice meeting you.

Bryce heads off to his car. Douglas picks up his box and heads inside with Abigale. Bryce looks back. The front door closes. The statues stay still.


...CONT'D

Alright, as far as first pages go I am happy with it. I've already introduced every major character. Success.


-APE-