Screenplay Update #2

I am back with a new update and a new scene to share with you guys!

As I said yesterday, we have the opening and ending of the short film already written in the draft of the script, but we are missing the meat in between the sandwich bread (horrible analogy but you get the point). Since then, we came up with the idea to add an action sequence into the mix. When considering what genres to include in the short, we all agreed that it would be best to choose the ones that are the most stylistically distinctive, as it would be easier to replicate and communicate their conventions effectively to the audience. For this reason, having one of these scenes take place in an action film was a given. We plan on using intense music, over exaggerated heroic/villainous dialogue, and have strong uses of greens and oranges in our cinematography to copy how these films typically color grade their footage. 

Examples of action movie color grading from The Matrix (2001) & Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Examples of action movie color grading from The Matrix (2001) & Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

The scene we wrote for the script is based off of a typical hostage situation. The villain of the scene (which is going to be played by yours truly 😈) questions the hostage about the typical: financial compensation. This is when the protagonist interjects as the action hero. The two have a quick, ridiculous exchange and then get in position to fight. Before the protagonist lands a powerful punch, he interrupts the scene to complain that he does not want to get hurt, which infuriates the narrator. This punchline (pun intended) continues this cycle of a fictional scene being performed, interjection by the protagonist, and a comedic argument between the narrator and the main character about the role. The draft of the scene can be read below:

With another scene down, it is now time to get back to the typewriter. See you soon!