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Dave writes Great Hope/Fear (Comedy Short)
What I learned doing this assignment is:
Keep the pressure on. It’s better to build things into the story at this stage than it is during rewrites.
Brainstorm Hope/Fear Moments
Act 1:
1950’s Telephone operator, Audrey, hasn’t worked the switchboard in ten years. The equipment is new to her. She worries that she’s lost touch. (Keep in mind, this is a short that all takes place on one set with one actor. The other parts will be VOs.)
Audrey hopes her husband will not have car trouble in the blizzard. And that her kids will be all right alone until their dad gets home.
Audrey hopes her sister, for whom she is filling in, has a good time on the date Audrey set up for her.
Act 2:
Audrey worries that is she goofs up too bad her sister will get fired.
Audrey’s husband, the town vet, is on his way to a distant farm.
Audrey blames herself when her sister’s date turns out to be a dud.
Act 3:
Audrey’s sister is still at the NYE party. Now she blames Audrey for her bad date.
Audrey’s boys are home alone and fighting over stuff.
The farmer’s wife calls on the distant party line. Audrey’s husband hasn’t arrived yet and they need him.
Act 4:
Her drunken sister burdens Audrey with her unpromising love life.
The farmer’s cow and calf are in trouble. They need the vet now but he’s still lost in the blizzard. Audrey must recall her upbringing on a farm to help save the animals.
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