“I Just Need to Go”
Below you will see the results of my lame attempt at a script.
“I Just Need to Go”
EXT: Sidewalk in front of some houses.
Joe (man) and Butch (dog) are walking down street. Joe is stopped by Robert. The two men begin to converse. (This is heard as unintelligible nonsense, just as it would be from the Butch’s perspective).
Butch attempts to pull away and walk toward hydrant that he sees. Joe doesn’t move. Butch pulls harder. Joe pulls back. Butch barks. Joe scolds Butch. Butch looks at hydrant again. Butch stands next to Robert and lifts leg.
Joe apologizes to Robert for Butches behavior, takes three steps towards the hydrant allowing Butch to be able to reach it. Butch does his business.
It ain't much, but it tells the story. Obviously, Butch (the dog, for those of you who just don't understand art) needs to mark his territory and can't becuase his owner is keeping him from doing such. Even though this is really short, I still wanted for someone to be able to watch it and enjoy it, so there are comic things within.
I felt that having the two men's voices be nothing but a jumbled mess would add to being able to understand what Butch is going through. He needs to take care of business and can't, and doesn't understand why. All he understands is his name and a few random commands (which will be shown in the film). Also, what the men are speaking of has no bearing on the story, so it isn't imperitive that we hear what they are speaking of. I have an idea of making subtitles available in a DVD format where the nonesense that is actually being spoken by the two actors is displayed.
Also, in keeping in mind the final product, I want to portray the hydrant as far away, and then reveal that hydrant all of two feet from the end of Butch's leash, which I think will make a few people chuckle.
“I Just Need to Go”
EXT: Sidewalk in front of some houses.
Joe (man) and Butch (dog) are walking down street. Joe is stopped by Robert. The two men begin to converse. (This is heard as unintelligible nonsense, just as it would be from the Butch’s perspective).
Butch attempts to pull away and walk toward hydrant that he sees. Joe doesn’t move. Butch pulls harder. Joe pulls back. Butch barks. Joe scolds Butch. Butch looks at hydrant again. Butch stands next to Robert and lifts leg.
Joe apologizes to Robert for Butches behavior, takes three steps towards the hydrant allowing Butch to be able to reach it. Butch does his business.
It ain't much, but it tells the story. Obviously, Butch (the dog, for those of you who just don't understand art) needs to mark his territory and can't becuase his owner is keeping him from doing such. Even though this is really short, I still wanted for someone to be able to watch it and enjoy it, so there are comic things within.
I felt that having the two men's voices be nothing but a jumbled mess would add to being able to understand what Butch is going through. He needs to take care of business and can't, and doesn't understand why. All he understands is his name and a few random commands (which will be shown in the film). Also, what the men are speaking of has no bearing on the story, so it isn't imperitive that we hear what they are speaking of. I have an idea of making subtitles available in a DVD format where the nonesense that is actually being spoken by the two actors is displayed.
Also, in keeping in mind the final product, I want to portray the hydrant as far away, and then reveal that hydrant all of two feet from the end of Butch's leash, which I think will make a few people chuckle.
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