The complete script for The Remnants pilot, along with the accompanying character bios, are now up in the Library.
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October 10th, 2008 at 8:03 am
So, can you talk to us about this script?
It’s 14 pages, so that means that screen time would be about 14 minutes?
What about the numbers in the left and right columns, are those scene numbers?
Did you guys shoot any more? Have you written any more? What’s the deal with the Grand Canyon? What fun!!
October 10th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Fun stuff. Though I think the Wii joke’s a bit overdone. It dates the piece. But maybe that was the intent. For a truly great post-apocalyptic short story read Bester’s Adam And No Eve. Elbows, knee, elbows…
October 10th, 2008 at 10:35 am
I like this amusing little script. Love your clear formatting and writing style.
October 10th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Hi John,
I stumbled upon your blog recently as I was researching existing screenwriting blogs. I’ve just embarked upon writing a screenplay based on my book, Diary of a Dysfunctional Flight Attendant: The Queen of Sky Blog, based on the blog I was fired for in 2004. It’s just been optioned by a Canadian production company. Anywhooo… the screenplay will be (almost) entirely written on my new blog, queenofscreen.com. I’m a first-time screenwriter, so would really appreciate you and/or your readers’ input.
Many thanks and blog on!
-Ellen, the former Queen of Sky
October 10th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
@Will:
Comedy moves a little faster, so the whole pilot was 11 minutes. Yes, those are scene numbers on the edge.
We haven’t shot anything beyond the pilot. We won’t write or shoot more episodes until/unless we find a money-and-distribution setup that makes sense. All of the actors are busy on other projects.
@Johnny:
Yup, the Wii joke is deliberately meant to date it a bit.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:46 am
In looking over your Library and reading pages of GO, I’m wondering if you will give a little info on the different colored rewrite pages? Did each (color/rewrite) represent a different aspect of rewriting, such as “the yellow pages” were character arc improvements that Exec A wanted; the “light green” pages were plot point issues that Exec B wanted? Or were notes in each rewrite/different colored page a mix of all those aspects? (I hope that made sense.)
Also, since GO was one of your early films, did you find you had more or fewer notes given to you than you do now? And how many different execs do you normally answer to?
Sorry, that counts as like, a hundred questions…
October 15th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Can I just say how much I ADORE the fact that one of the characters is specified as being a font designer?