Tuesday, August 18, 2009

First Sample of my Work

So i've been blogging for quite a while now and I feel it's about the right time to post some samples of my writing. I've been taking a Screenwriting class over at scriptforsale.com called BizofScreenwriting. The samples I am posting are the first three assignments that we were given. I posted three scenes from the same script. I am posting them in chronological order, but they were not written that way. There is some vulgar language so if you're offended by bad words, I suggest probably not reading.

FADE IN--

EXT. GAS STATION - DAY - A FEW WEEKS LATER

A small station wagon is parked outside of a gas station. The
engine is running.

INT. CAR - DAY - CONTINUOUS

Three men sit in the car. BILL is sitting in the drivers seat. He is
fiddling with the radio. He will listen to one station for a
few seconds while looking around the parking lot, and then
change it. He does this over and over again.

In the passenger seat, CURLY (mid-40s, messy hair, casually
dressed) rolls his eyes.

CURLY
Jesus Christ man shut that fuckin'
thing off!

Bill turns off the radio.

BILL
(Quietly.)
Sorry.

CURLY
Okay, are we ready?

Bill starts to pace in his seat nervously. His hands begin to
tap the steering wheel impatiently.

BILL
(Keeping his lips sealed.)
Mhmm.

Curly notices his nervous twitches.

CURLY
Oh you're not gonna get cold feet
on me are you? Look man, if you
fuckin' bolt while I'm in there--

BILL
I'm fine.

CURLY
You don't look fine. You're
sweatin' like a pig.

Bill takes a handkerchief out of his breast pocket and wipes
the sweat off of his forehead.

BILL
It's hot, that's all.

CURLY
You've got the fuckin' air
conditioning on full blast!

BILL
Look I'm fine.

CURLY
You said you needed this.

BILL
I do.

CURLY
Okay, so let's go over it again.

In the backseat, SCAR (50s, short hair, long scar down the
side of his face, big build) sits calmly looking out the
window at the gas station.

BILL
(Impatiently.)
You go in...(he swallows with
difficulty) do your thing... you
get back in the car and I drive
away.

CURLY
Right.

Curly goes to open the door.

BILL
But what's this guy here for?

Bill motions to the back of the car.

CURLY
Scar here's got some talents that
might come in handy.

Curly smiles and leaves the vehicle. When the door closes, a
tense silence sets in. Bill wipes the sweat off of his
forehead again and goes back to tapping on the steering
wheel. Scar continues to look out the window calmly.

Bill looks at Scar in the rearview mirror.

BILL
So what's this special talent that
you've got?

Silence.

BILL
Not a talker huh?

Silence. Bill rolls his eyes. He reaches to turn on the
radio.

SCAR
Don't.

Bill stops and takes his hand away.

BILL
Sorry.

Silence. Bill is so restless that he can't stop moving. His
nerves are getting worse.

BILL
I'm not actually a thief.

He checks both of his side mirrors and then looks again in
the rearview.

BILL
I just lost my job and--you know-
gotta pay those bills!

He laughs nervously. No reaction from Scar.

Suddenly Curly is urgently knocking on the passenger side's
window. Bill unlocks the door and Curly jumps in.

CURLY
DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE!

Bill can't move. He is panick-stricken.

BILL
Why!? What's wrong!?

CURLY
THE SONOFABITCH HAS A SHOTGUN!
DRIVE! GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!

A LOUD BANG is heard and the backseat window SHATTERS as a
bullet goes through it. The two men in the front seat put
their heads between their knees.

BILL
SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!

In the backseat, Scar reaches for the door handle.

EXT. CAR - DAY - CONTINUOUS

Scar exits the vehicle and pulls a handgun out of his jacket.
He points it over the car at the GAS STATION EMPLOYEE and
fires once. The bullet goes right through the man's forehead
and he falls to the ground.

INT. CAR - DAY - CONTINUOUS

Scar re-enters the car and closes the door. There is a
silence. Bill is afraid to move.

SCAR
Drive!

Bill puts the car in "Drive" and pulls out of the gas
station.


FADE OUT.



EDIT: I realized that my post was TOO long, so I edited it to just include one of the scenes.

2 comments:

  1. it's somewhat cliche, but I found it interesting nontheless xD

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  2. Bill starts to pace in his seat nervously.

    How does someone pace in their seat?
    Aside from that it's not bad. Indeed cliche, but well written.

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