Throughout this week we continued to develop our ideas. On Monday, we each submitted and read each others vomit scripts;  we’re making a more in depth script combining all our ideas. according to girl, ” the first draft of my script will not be the final draft of my script and I allow myself to write a vomit drift, also known as a sh*tty first draft.” is how she defines the concept. I agree with the notion of it essentially being a barebones ‘shitty’ draft. I found writing the vomit draft far easier than writing a fully-fledged script worthy of sharing. Writing ‘insert joke here’ and eloquently calling the protagonist’s girlfriend ‘hot babe’ as a working name, was far less perceived pressure and stress, and allowed me to explore my own interpretation of the budding story, characters and dynamics, leading to more powerful and inspirational ideas and exploration.

After we each read the vomit drafts, we collectively decided which parts of each we viewed as strengths and enjoyed, and began to amalgamate them together. Amy and Harper then went ahead and wrote our first script draft (linked below), and we continued our discussion of cementing the story. At this rate, we’re aiming to finish the script, and start filming by the end of next week. Currently now that the script is done, we’re discussing the logistics such as who we want to cast and how we can film in the location we scouted.

In terms of the theory behind our ideas, this quote by Daniel Smith very much encompasses our view of our work. “Daniel Smith demonstrates that the comic sensibility pervading contemporary humour is as much ‘speaking truth to power’ as it is realising one’s position ‘in’ power.” We note that we wanted our product to represent our lived unglamorous experiences as students, and the notion of speaking truth to power very much is akin to this.

Finally, we prepared content for our panel presentation next week, including storyboards I did linked below. We want to present a solid high quality pitch, and truly encapsulate what we’re portraying so that we can get accurate and applicable feedback from our peers and professors on how to improve, and make this product the best it can possibly be.

Script:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1znYcWX1PKXIB8q8Nc4IFH-QZCCvo4OlWvbZPrGhStms/edit

Storyboards:

References

• Bourassa A. (June 12, 2023) ‘How to Write a Vomit Draft’, Is an Insider, accessed 04/05/2024. https://www.networkisa.org/screenwriting_articles/view/how-to-write-a-vomit-draft
• Smith DR. (2018) Comedy and Critique: Stand-up Comedy and the Professional Ethos of Laughter, Bristol University Press, https://doi.org/10.46692/9781529200164