Im Getting The Band Back Together
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So, this is what i think ill work on instead on my profanity fill heist…i'll uptdate info on it later, i just wanted to start it whilst i was inspired…It's about these guys getting their band bac together…but theyre in high school and their old band was from junior high….idk whether it will be somewhat serious but inane, like a wes anderson movie or a cohen brothers film, or just completely crazy….if you have questions ask…also, i dont think ive told my crew im changing…well maybe they know now if they read this
Ok, so what's the plot goign to be for this story, and yes, you may want to tell your crew.
Edit: The conversation sounds a lot like one I remember from our PE class.
Edit: The one about ignorance, that is. I think it started w/ me saying something like, "you know there was a time when I didn't mind handball (or some other sport I ended up hating.) I guess I just didn't know any better." and Patrick said, "Ignorance is bliss." then a conversation like that spun off of it. If I remember correctly.
Jake, i've had that conversation so many times with so many people. It's illrelevant in the story other then giving them something to talk about in the begging as we enter and giving the characters some character….the plot should be pretty self explanitory, he geting the band back together….watch blues brothers
I don't really want to watch the blues brothers to see your plot. What's the conflict in the movie going to be at least, if any?
Edit: but yes, very happy to see 3/4 scripts here.
thats the conflict, first of all some of the member wont wan to join because of the reasons they broke up (in the blues brothers kinda), and then when they do play, they suck, cause they havent played since 6th grad e(not in the blues brothers)
self explanitory….also, I need a band name. Start naming some
I always thought these made good band names: "The Count of Monte Cristo", "Victor Hugo", "Mr. Johnston", "Mount Sinai", "Jewish Monk", "Harry Legs", "Frank", "The Watch Makers", "C'est La Vie", "Glorified Pencils"
Brennen Eller once suggested "Digging for Doorknobs"
I'll try to think of some more later. Right now I'm talking to Jim on aim.
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I don't know… Just doesn't sound like something that he'd say:
Elrod
What brought this crazy train of thought on anyway?
Other than that, it looks fine to me.
The Kristov Rowdies
Bathing Mr. Baur
Deep Shades of Orange
Giant Space Baby
The Lampires
Tumbling After
Captain Panic and the Horse Marines
The Queji Board Rebellion
The Jeeps
Leaf 7
Toob Sox
Where's Henry?
Sweet Gotcha
Susan and the Esoterics
Sparkle Motion
Broken Porch
Adolf Hitler and the Nazis
Adolf Hitler and the Dark Colored Dinosaurs
Joseph Stalin and the Secret Machines
Joeseph Stalin and the Black Shirts
Henrietta
ET's Home Phone
All I can think of right now. Will have more if I find one of the several lists I've made.
Really cool idea Jim, like it. Except Ryan, Adam and I agree, we think it should be College Kids from a Highschool band. They don't have to be IN College, just that age. Most kids in Junior High aren't really good musicians. Although, I realize you probably have some crazy scenario since you refer to them being famous. Just some input. And Jake, technically, I have just as much stuff as Jim does. The intro scene leading into the opening credits, sets up the movie. Why are you still bugging out about this?
Ok. I love the idea. What Pat said. They have to be out of highschool. They were gods in highschool, broke up, thought their lives were going somewhere, but then they all ended up in about the same wasted place in life. So maybe one guy really morns the band, and has had no life since. Then another guy takes college really seriously. So on and so forth. You're the writer. They goi on a quest inside themselves and across -country, world, state, city?- get their act together, feel united in power, then simply suck. Something like that. Good thinking, Jimbo.
Band name ideas:
Crime Bomb
C.D. Rom
Captain Panic and the Horse Marines
http://www.tonylevin.com/bandname.htm
http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~bwhitman/10000.html
http://www.fakebands.com/
I'm sure there's more to come.
"And Jake, technically, I have just as much stuff as Jim does. The intro scene leading into the opening credits, sets up the movie. Why are you still bugging out about this?"
When did I say anything recently?
Fantastic you have as much done as Jim.
Stop arguing w/ me and get more done would be the best route to go. Especially if I haven't said anything.
Edit: Yay Ryan joined.
Edit: Jim's reason for choosing High School was that actors could believably play high school students, and erring for the side of realism in terms of acting, I'd have to go with Jim's original. True we, aren't that far from college…. Jim its up to you.