Cast
This is the hardest part for this video. Any ideas for these parts?
Father
Mother
Business Man
Kid 1
Kid 2
Kid 3
Father
Mother
Business Man
Kid 1
Kid 2
Kid 3
Script
All we really need is some good business Jargon that will make it even funnier that these kids are the Long Term Investments they were talking about through the short. Try to think of anything that won't give it away but will make it funny. Things like how they will have to sacrifice almost all of their free time for a very long time. I think this will be a lot funnier if before they reveal that they are talking about kids the audience is thinking, this is the worst investment ever!
Storyline
Okay, just came up with this one this morning while making breakfast, lunch, and washing the dishes... I don't know how that connects to it, but here it goes...
The setting: We have a husband and wife who are sitting side by side at their kitchen table. Across from them is a sharp, well dressed business man who is in the middle of explaining their long term investment options. He uses a colorful swath of investment/finance jargon and goes on for a bit (this part will be scripted before shooting). The husband and wife are listening and the husband has his arm around his wifes shoulder. They are nodding etc etc.
The investment counselor finishes, and they turn to each other. They hold inaudible conversation, nodding, giving worried looks, glancing past the camera (we dont know what they may be glancing at), etc etc. At the end, they smile, and give each other reassured glances before turning (or standing and moving and sitting, whatever fits the setting).
The camera pans to their three little kids who are sitting on the couch (which was out of frame) - as the parents say "Good news kids! *slight pause, looks at wife smiling, looks back to kids* Your mother and I have decided to keep you!" - the way this part is spoken is very important. It needs to be upbeat and almost in an old fashioned way (like a dad in the 40's or 50's would say to his kid telling him he had bought him a new bike).
The kids are excited.
The end.
Written by Stephen Jensen
www.ponderplace.com
much love, and the like.
The setting: We have a husband and wife who are sitting side by side at their kitchen table. Across from them is a sharp, well dressed business man who is in the middle of explaining their long term investment options. He uses a colorful swath of investment/finance jargon and goes on for a bit (this part will be scripted before shooting). The husband and wife are listening and the husband has his arm around his wifes shoulder. They are nodding etc etc.
The investment counselor finishes, and they turn to each other. They hold inaudible conversation, nodding, giving worried looks, glancing past the camera (we dont know what they may be glancing at), etc etc. At the end, they smile, and give each other reassured glances before turning (or standing and moving and sitting, whatever fits the setting).
The camera pans to their three little kids who are sitting on the couch (which was out of frame) - as the parents say "Good news kids! *slight pause, looks at wife smiling, looks back to kids* Your mother and I have decided to keep you!" - the way this part is spoken is very important. It needs to be upbeat and almost in an old fashioned way (like a dad in the 40's or 50's would say to his kid telling him he had bought him a new bike).
The kids are excited.
The end.
Written by Stephen Jensen
www.ponderplace.com
much love, and the like.
Ep?-Artist
The Wanna-be joins an art show. He displays a piece of art that shocks and repulses everyone.
Click here for the script of this episode
Please leave your thoughts and ideas
Please leave your thoughts and ideas
Ep?-Bank Robber
So the wannabe is sitting in the back part of a van and is dressed in black with gloves and a skimask on his head but not pulled down. The wannabe and his get away driver are discussing the heist that theyre gonna pull off. The driver isn't sure its gonna work but the wannabe keeps saying "Trust me, I know what I'm doing" and stuff like that. So the van stops as they get to the bank and the wannabe pulls a handgun out that was tucked in his belt in the back and pulls down the skimask and says something like "Alright, wish me luck"
He opens the van door and jumps out and you can either just hold the camera on the driver as he watches the wannabe run up to the bank or you can cut and watch the wannabe.... your choice.
If you just follow the driver, you see him looking anxiously out the windshied, then he gets a puzzled look on his face, then suddenly the wannabe comes running back into the van.
If you follow the wannabe, you see him run up to the bank, he gets to the door and pulls on the handle, but its locked, he jiggles the handle and then pulls really hard with both hands but its locked. He runs to the other side of the building but theres no other doors. He runs back to the door and you see him stop and look closely at the door and then he runs back.
So once the wannabe gets back into the van, he closes the door and pulls off the mask. The driver asks "What happened?"
Wannabe: "Did you know that banks are closed on Saturdays?"
Driver: "Really? ... Since when?"
Wannabe:"Who knows, but the sign says they closed Friday at 3pm and don't open again til Monday at 10 AM"
Driver:"Soooooo, we'll just come back later?"
Wannabe:"I dunno, just... get us out of here"
Whaddya think?
He opens the van door and jumps out and you can either just hold the camera on the driver as he watches the wannabe run up to the bank or you can cut and watch the wannabe.... your choice.
If you just follow the driver, you see him looking anxiously out the windshied, then he gets a puzzled look on his face, then suddenly the wannabe comes running back into the van.
If you follow the wannabe, you see him run up to the bank, he gets to the door and pulls on the handle, but its locked, he jiggles the handle and then pulls really hard with both hands but its locked. He runs to the other side of the building but theres no other doors. He runs back to the door and you see him stop and look closely at the door and then he runs back.
So once the wannabe gets back into the van, he closes the door and pulls off the mask. The driver asks "What happened?"
Wannabe: "Did you know that banks are closed on Saturdays?"
Driver: "Really? ... Since when?"
Wannabe:"Who knows, but the sign says they closed Friday at 3pm and don't open again til Monday at 10 AM"
Driver:"Soooooo, we'll just come back later?"
Wannabe:"I dunno, just... get us out of here"
Whaddya think?
Ep?-Skater
This idea has a lot of possibilities but we have not finalized any of them. Please help us know where to go with it. We could just show a lot of wrecks, we could show one big wreck, we could show him riding the board in really funny ways, we could show him enter a skate park, we could show him try a skateboard video game and then try the same crazy stunt as the one he performed in the game, we could show him showing of very weak tricks to little kids and them have them show him up, or anything you can come up with that is better. Please leave some ideas.
Ep?-Bull Rider
This episode has the Wanna-be go to a rodeo. After watching a bull rider he decides he could do that. He gets on the bull and then before the chute is even open he gets bucked of and out of the chute.
Ep1-Comedian
This episode has already been explained. It shows the wanna-be trying stand-up. He tells a story that you would have to have been there to find it funny. He finds his own story so funny that he starts laughing historically while everyone else just stares at him like he's an idiot.
Please leave any thoughts or ideas.
The Wanna-be...
We need more episodes. Here is a list of what is what we have planned to shoot as of now.
The Wanna-be Comedian
The Wanna-be Skater
The Wanna-be Artist
The Wanna-be Bull Rider
The Wanna-be Bank Robber
Please leave comments of more ideas for more episodes.
The Wanna-be Skater
The Wanna-be Artist
The Wanna-be Bull Rider
The Wanna-be Bank Robber
Please leave comments of more ideas for more episodes.
The Lead
We need to cast the lead for this video series. We are going to film the beginning of July in Eagar Arizona. We will need them to be there on the fourth to shoot the Bull Rider scene. If you have any suggestions on who would be willing to try and do this part let us know. Here are some we are thinking about right now. Cord Wiltbank, Sterling Wiltbank, Steven Tucker, Andy Bingham, Jacob Boddeker, & Matthew Crosby.
The Storyline
It's simple so far.
The Wanna-be starts by trying to be a comedian and fails miserably.
He then tries many other things and fails at all of those too.
He resolves to quit and his friend tells him he needs to not give up after the first try.
He tries stand up again and makes everyone laugh with his many stories of failure.
Please give any us suggestion.
The Wanna-be starts by trying to be a comedian and fails miserably.
He then tries many other things and fails at all of those too.
He resolves to quit and his friend tells him he needs to not give up after the first try.
He tries stand up again and makes everyone laugh with his many stories of failure.
Please give any us suggestion.
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