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Emery Adventures - The Picnic

by TheRobster1991


(NOTE: Similar in style and presentation as www.eddsworld.co.uk Charaters are very loosely based on real people - ie me and my family - this is done with permission. Flash backs are similar to Family Guy in the way they deal with them. This is an actual project I will do in a few years time when I am able)

EMERY ADVENTURES

"The Park"

FADE IN:

INT – FRONT ROOM – MORNING

ROBBIE, STEPHEN and TOMMY, 23, 21 and 14, all sit and

watch TV

TV MAN

Bears seem to have overrun the

region. The Zoo keepers are

running around like crazy.

Tommy turns the TV off with the remote. He turns to Stephen

and grins wildly

TOMMY

Let’s go to the Connie Banks(!)

STEPHEN

Good idea(!)

Robbie sits there reading. Stephen and Tommy’s faces come

into screen, exaggerated grins

Pause

Robbie looks at them

ROBBIE

(Defiant)

No(!)

CUT TO:

INT – CONNIE BANKS - tunnels – LATER

Tunnels of trees and bushes. Robbie walks along, annoyed.

Stephen and Tommy walk along with exaggerated joy

ROBBIE

I’m sure I’m not the first person

forced to do something that I didn’t

want to do.

CUT TO:

INT – GRASSLAND – DAY

JONAH, 30, big belly, lays on the ground eating grapes

GOD (V.O)

Jonah, go to Nineveh and preach

my word to them.

JONAH

GROAN(!)

CUT TO:

EXT – SHIP – EVENING

Massive Storm. Crew and Jonah are running around panicking

In the corner is GOD, as Morgan Freeman, dressed in white.

He grins and has his hands together scheming

GOD

Don’t worry Jonah; you’ll have a

whale of a time.

CUT TO:

INT – CONNIE BANKS - tunnels – DAY

Robbie, Stephen and Tommy walk along

EXT – CONNIE BANKS – OPEN FIELD – CONTINUOUS

They enter

STEPHEN

Here looks like a good place to have

a picnic.

They set up a picnic

TOMMY

I need to go to toilet(!)

ROBBIE

Just go behind that tree up there.

TOMMY

But… but, what if people see me?

ROBBIE

Not if you’re real quick.

Tommy leaves and goes behind a tree. Robbie and Stephen

start to open food to eat.

Tommy STRAINS very loudly. Robbie and Stephen don’t eat. They

turn their heads to look to Tommy. Green smoke comes out

behind the tree

Three couples look over to Tommy. They each in turn get up and

leave, offended

Robbie and Stephen are VERY embarrassed and out off the food.

Tommy stops straining

He comes over and touches all the food. Robbie and Stephen look

at him with exaggerated frowns

Tommy turns to the trees and shrieks

TOMMY

There’s something in there(!)

STEPHEN

Don’t be an idiot(!)

ROBBIE

Yeah Tommy, we are sick of your…

A bear comes out of some bushes and growls

Robbie and Stephen run

ROBBIE (CONT'D)

Every man for himself(!)

Tommy runs also. The bear chases them. The head back to the

tunnels

CUT TO:

INT – CONNIE BANKS – TUNNELS – CONTINUOUS

Robbie, Stephen and Tommy enter and huddle

STEPHEN

(To Robbie)

We need to think of a plan to get

out alive(!)

Robbie and Stephen narrow their eyes and look at each other

and then at Tommy

Robbie knees Tommy in the crouch, Stephen and Robbie flee

leaving Tommy on the floor in the foetal position

A bear comes up and attacks him savagely, he screams

CUT TO:

INT – CONNIE BANKS – TUNNELS – day

Robbie, Stephen and Tommy are huddled. Robbie shakes his head

ROBBIE

No, not after last time(!)

Stephen looks at Tommy

STEPHEN

Let’s just run(!)

Tommy and Stephen run. Robbie chases them

ROBBIE

Guys, wait for me.

A branch from Stephen hits Robbie in the face knocking him on

the ground

Stephen and Tommy run off

A bear appears from nowhere and savagely attacks Robbie who

screams

CUT TO:

INT – HOME – LATER

Stephen and Tommy sit watching TV

SUPERIMPOSE:

“Three Hours Later”

Knock at door. Stephen gets up and opens it. It’s Robbie

Robbie is very angry

STEPHEN

So you made it back okay?

Robbie is silent. He enters. Stephen shuts the door

TOMMY

No hard feelings?

Robbie frowns at Tommy with great exaggeration

Robbie heads butts Tommy and knees Stephen in the crouch.

Both fall on floor in the foetus position

Robbie walks on. Revealing a bloody, clawed and bruised back

THE END


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This is hilarious, Robester.




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Oh a script, I think its been a little while since I reviewed a script, what fun!

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1. My first comment is for your TV man. I felt that it would have been nice just to get a slightly stronger feel for what show this is, what the tone is. Is it the news? I don't think so because the use of 'crazy' makes it seem almost casual or comedic. An animal channel? It would be nice if there was just a slightly more careful choice of wording to really set the scene on what they've been watching and it would be even cooler if the show reflected something about the characters/ what they're about to do or say.

2. You're making cuts too quickly! We're not having a chance to get an idea of these scenes or the chharacters before you skip on to another. Slow it down! Draw their conversations out a little more and give us a chance to get to know who these three aree and how their characters work together. Who's in charge, who's more passive. Those kind of things.

3. Love the little Jonah flash back. It's pretty obvious but also pretty funny so nice work there. Very family guy.

4. All of this dialogue feels so disconnected! You have one character say one thing and then the next brings up another subject. You need to ease off on that and have at least two characters try to hold a conversation or talk about something, then the third charcter can come in with the next piece of conflict.

5. A couple of spelling errors or typos going on here. Things like crouch instead of crotch. Have a good read through or get a friend to do it for you.

Overall

Okay so this made me smile in a few places but you're really missing those individual characteristics that bring a spoof piece like this alive. Youu need something stronger! At the moment, it's difficult to seperate the three boys except that Robbie is vaguely more serious and seensible while Tommy is more excitable annd perhaps less confident than Stephen but generally shares a lot of his characteristics. We need more than that! Especially for such a short piece. I understand you'll probably have lots of other episodes/ shorts but there needs to be strong characterisation going on in each of them.

Just stop and have a think about what defines each character, maybe make a list of those defining points and then you want to show at least one of them for each character. For example, I have Milly. Milly is a money grabbing but strangely intelligent character. This is the defining trait I decide to show so in one scene, I have her design a machine to steal a £5 note from someone's back pocket, using only scraps she finds in the garbage can.

Now everyone knows that Milly likes to steal money and is very resourceful/ good at inventing. This is pretty close to my original brief so I deem it a success.

I think I'll leeave you with these few things to think about but good luck!

Heather xxx





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