Short Film Idea #1

1: A quick comedy.

Two men middle aged men are sitting on an ordinary park bench, reading newspapers and complaining about life. Almost every sentence Man 1 says begins with ‘Life’s Hard Work!’ and every sentence Man 2 begins with ‘I know, I know’ spoken in a disgusted,pathetic tone. After much humorous complaining and a moment of silence Man 1 says ‘look there’s our lift’. The camera then changes perspective and captures the road, a limousine pulls into shot. As they are walking towards (they have been revealed as privileged)  it Man 2 says ’20 seconds late, disgusting’. Man 1 says ‘Just can’t catch a break’. As the limousine exits the shot there is a homeless man on the other side of the street eating a sandwich with a content, satisfied smile on his face. The End.

– The only concern I have now is with the ending, I’m not sure if I should forget about the old man bit and just end the film with the two men leaving in a limousine, I feel as though it may be better in the long run if I’m not trying to say anything-because the dialogue will be quite absurd and offbeat.  

Sample Dialogue-This is unrefined, not very funny dialogue, but it captures the type of tone I’m trying to get at

The shot begins with two men with newspapers covering their faces. The man on the right throws his down on the ground in a rage.

Man 1: The one thing about life, man, is that it really gets you down.

Man 2: I know, down man, really down, never ending man.

Man 1: If life could spit, it would spit in my face. It would slag right on me!

Man 2: I know, slag man, your face man, no restraint man.

Man 1: Life just sucks.

Man 2: If I could say one thing to life, you know what it would be?

Man 1: no, what?

Man 2: You’re ugly-! That’d show it! (as if to inform the other man).

Man 1: Some people have no respect

Man 2: And the rest have very little

 

 

 

 

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