Oh, the comedy of filmmaking

[untamed_aggression]

I'm penning a spoof documentary about the making of a low-budget film.

I've written some of it, which can be found here.

You'll notice that I run out of steam towards the end, so I was wondering if anyone else wanted to contribute some amusing behind the scenes story from a past-production that I could write in.

Anything at all.

Please!

[belovedmonster]

i think comedy is the hardest thing to write, and i didnt find your script at all funny. Sorry to be negative like that. The story starts good with the Goodfellas thing, but it just doesnt keep the momentum going.

I know its satirising dumb film makers, but the comedy just comes across as dumb aswell. Plus, only a film making audience is going to understand half of it, all the talk of aspect ratio, after effects.

Your best bet is play it more subtle and do something like the Office but with filmmakers.

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ April 26, 2003 08:56 AM: Message edited by: belovedmonster ]</font>

[Generic Skinhead]

I like the bit where the director tells the actor to act.

[GREATwarEAGLE]

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I disagree.
1-Thanks to DVD, the popularity of independent films and internet movie sites, todays average Joe is more in touch with motion picture vocabulary.
2-It lends credibility to the satire.
3-It actually has potential for satire. How often do student filmmakers (even pros for that matter) try to impress people by their use of film language. Showing how smart they are. Most of the time knowing very well it's esoteric and the people don't understand. Like a student filmmaker at a party, talking to non-filmmakers. Spouting words like timecode, SMPTE, answer prints, telecine, etc.

Who knows. Maybe I'm doing that with this post. Maybe we all do.

[SoulJacker]

Kevin Smith has done this t'ing already.

Most funny.

[bully_the_kid]

what kevin smith did already?

[SoulJacker]

It was all a fib. I AM FIBBING.

Well, kinda.

[untamed_aggression]

Well, thanks for the criticism.

Most, if not all of my scripts, have been at least partly comedy, even if the subject matter isn't particularly comedic. I just write what I find funny, however faintly.

I agree with GREATwarEAGLE. Indeed, part of my "inspiration" for doing this was listening to commentaries on El Mariachi, Evil Dead, Clerks etc and realised that making a movie can be a strange and sometimes pretty funny process.

Anyway, anyone got their own story, if not for the script then for just my entertainment, with it being 2.42am as I write this?

[untamed_aggression]

I guess not.

Anyway, now I've found this script again after losing it (along with all my other scripts... and I can't find my backup disk)following a c?ntrag of a virus, I'm gonna continue with it.

Incidentally, Generic Skinhead: permission to use your quote in the publicity pack [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

[foolmaster2]

As a film about film making, i think it would do pretty well in the box office. as a comedy, not so well. ive seen much worse though. i chuckled a few times.