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Logline-A depressed man has a difficult time carrying out his suicide mission alone when he gets a string of pesky house guests.
Synopsis-Kevin’s girlfriend, Amy, has just left him. At the end of his rope he decides to just end it all. He sets down the picture of Amy he’d been clutching then straps a home-made bomb to his chest and starts the timer. He has 5 minutes to quietly reflect on his life. As he waits, the door-bell rings. He tries to ignore it but his elderly neighbor, Mrs. Thomas, forces her way through the door. Panicked, Kevin tries to force her back out the door so as she won’t be harmed. Mrs. Thomas is quite relentless about needing a cup of sugar so Kevin hurriedly collects all the sugar in his house and throws it at the old woman before pushing her out the door. Before he can even walk away from the door it opens again. Two young Missionaries stand in the doorway. They’re holding pamphlets that say “Lonely? Try Jesus!” Kevin’s eye twitches. He grabs all their information and booklets and slams the door again exasperated. Again the door opens and a troupe of girl scouts stand there, cookies in hand. They refuse to leave without making a sale. He scrambles around the house for his wallet then buys all the cookies and slams the door for the third time. With his back to the door it opens once again. He hears his name spoken in a familiar voice and turns around. It’s Amy. “I want to get back together.” She says. He smiles weakly. Times up. Boom.
Tagline-An explosive, comedic twist on the trials and tribulations of offing oneself.
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We are now working on the script, which has been broken up into scenes. Catherine is taking the intro, Nikki is taking the first guest, Aimee is taking the second guest, Luke is taking the third guest, and David is taking the ending.
Next week we will meet and put our script segments together, and correct any formatting issues.
During this week we will also be gathering physical comedy reference. Everyone must find at least 5 videos, and take notes (visual and/or verbal) on them. Buster Keaton and Matthew Perry are two comedians to be thinking of for inspiration as to Kevin's character. But please bear in mind that we should be looking at every physical comedian we can, to draw inspiration from everywhere. Here are some links for finding and keeping videos:
archive.org
keepvid
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Finally, everyone needs to take a stab at drawing each character. Have Nikki's design for Kevin in mind, but don't let it hinder you. The design will really come together as we begin drawing each others characters.
We'll be meeting on Monday at 10:00 am, in the student lounge in the North Campus building to assemble our script and discuss any further issues.
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