So I entered a contest on Gizmodo in which you make a photo that merges different games.
This was my entry. It was not a winner, but I feel like I won anyway.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Contest entry. PARODY
So I entered a contest on Gizmodo in which you make a photo that merges different games.
This was my entry. It was not a winner, but I feel like I won anyway.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Venture Brothers Script Sample Part 1
So I've been scouring the web for some kind of filehosting service that will allow me to hotlink, and I found one. However, when I'd try to upload something, it wouldn't accept the file. So I'm going to just post the script here, and if it looks ridiculous, I'll probably take it down. God help me.
So back in 2008, I had an elaborate plan to get a pitch and scripts for a Venture Brothers comic series into the hands of Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, the geniuses behind The Venture Brothers. The plan succeeded, but I broke the cardinal rule of submitting something. Do not just hand someone something unsolicited at a convention.
We all learn from our mistakes. Do I know if they read those scripts? I'm not really sure, but I know I was proud of them when I produced them. So here's the first one I did. This is one of the first full scripts I ever did. Formatting be damned. Not to mention, I've had to convert the script into different formats just to get it pasted here.
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The 13 Deaths of the Venture Brothers
Issue 1: I Know You Are, But Who Am I
Trevor Bivens
Based on the characters created by Jackson Publick
*Rusty and Brock's voices each need to be in a different font as a plot device. Brock should have a strong, blocky font. Rusty needs a slender, maybe italicized font.*
Page 1:
Panel A: Wide shot of the Venture Compound, sitting serenely as if nobody cares it's there.
CAPTION: At the home of super scientist Dr. Thaddeus Venture, Spring cleaning has kicked into high gear.
PANEL B: There is an open space in the ceiling of a room in the compound. A pull-down ladder is leading up into it.
DOC 1:(off panel) There's nothing in here but junk! Let's try the closet.
PANEL C: BROCK SAMSON is climbing down the ladder, followed by DOCTOR VENTURE.
BROCK 2: Don't you want to clear that stuff out anyway?
DOC 3: We'll worry about it later. I'm looking for something I can show the general.
PANEL D: Long shot of the hallway. Doc and Brock are walking down it side by side.
BROCK 4: Aren't you running out of things to show to him?
DOC 5: Are you kidding me? Do you see how big this place is?
DOC 6: It's an untapped treasure trove. A vast collection of crap that my father never exploited.
PAGE 2:
PANEL A: Brock and Doc stop in a hallway with four exits, looking around confused.
BROCK 7: Uh...Doc? Which closet did you want to check? And how are we getting there?
DOC 8: This place is way too freaking big! But that is usually more impressive than it really is.
DOC 9: Let's go this way.
PANEL B: Rusty and Brock exit the hallway into the HANGAR of the Venture Compound. The X-1 sits idly and HANK and DEAN are walking in from the outside.
DOC 10: It's like a maze. You never know where you'll end up.
BOYS 11:(together) Hey pop! Hey Brock!
DOC 12: Boys.
PANEL C: Close-up on Hank and Dean.
HANK 13: What are you guys doing?
DEAN 14: Yeah. Can we help?
PANEL D: Back shot of Doc. The boys can be seen over his shoulder.
DOC 15: Well boys, your father is looking for some things he can show off to the military so he can keep feeding you.
PANEL E: Angle on the boys looking excited.
HANK 16: Have you looked in that old shed out back?
DEAN 17: Yeah, we found a lot of Grandpa's old stuff out there before.
HANK 18: We were going to turn it into a hideout, but there's so much stuff in there and it smells like an old lady's house.
PANEL F: Wide shot of Doc walking out of the hangar. Brock and the Boys stand across from each other in the foreground with part of the X-1 showing on the side of the panel.
DOC 19: You had me at grandpa's old stuff! Come on Brock!
BROCK 20: You boys better keep out of your dad's hai--uh...just hang around in here.
DEAN 21: Right-o Brock! Dad always gets worked up when he's working on projects.
HANK 22: Like that time we tried to help him with the shrink ray and we blasted the last piece of hair on his head. Boy was he cranky then. I bet it's still there.
PAGE 3:
PANEL A: Brock takes off towards Doc.
BROCK 23: That wasn't a shrink ray, Hank. That was a death ray.
PANEL B: Doc is outside trying to pry open the shed(which is actually a rather large building) with a crowbar.
DOC 24: How on Earth did they get in here?
PANEL C: Brock walks up and brushes Doc aside, flicking a small switch on the shed's door.
SFX: Flick
PANEL D: The door opens and Doc walks past Brock, into the shed.
PANEL E: Doc is standing in the shed surrounded by boxes and machines that are covered with sheets. Brock stands in the doorway.
DOC 25: Jackpot.
PAGE 4:
PANEL A: Doc pulls the sheet off the first machine he can.
SFX: Swoosh!
PANEL B: Doc starts coughing and covers his mouth as dust swirls in the air.
SFX: Cough! Cough!
DOC 26: I wonder what this is.
PANEL C: Close-up on the machine. There's a main machine in the middle with a chair attached to each side of it. Above the chairs are small colander-type devices that are also attached to the machine. There is a video cassette taped to the front of the machine.
PANEL D: Doc looks back at Brock.
DOC 27: Let's get this into the lab.
BROCK 28: You sure you don't want to shop around first?
DOC 29: Why? My father was a genius wasn't he? Besides, there's so much stuff in here. We're set for the next year. I don't want to play all my cards at once.
PANEL E: Solid black as if a cut to a commercial.
PAGE 5:
FULL PAGE: Splash page of the VENTURE INDUSTRIES LOGO looking like an old film. Title and credits appear at the bottom of the page.
TITLE: The Venture Brothers in: I KNOW YOU ARE, BUT WHO AM I?
PAGE 6:
PANEL A: Close-up of JONAS VENTURE Sr.
JONAS 30: Rusty! If you're watching this tape, you've stumbled upon my body-switching device.
PANEL B: Jonas walks in front of the machine.
JONAS 31: I developed this at the height of the cold war. It allows you to take two separate minds and switch their bodies.
RUSTY 32: (off panel) Oh! I never would have guessed!
PANEL C: Jonas sits in one seat, and a Russian soldier sits in the other. The old TEAM VENTURE stands around watching.
JONAS 33: (Caption) "This is footage from the first test."
PANEL D: ACTION MAN hits a switch on the machine and steps away.
SFX: Click!
PANEL E: The machine lights up and Jonas' and the Russian's faces contort.
SFX: WoOoOoOoOoOM!
PAGE 7:
PANEL A: Jonas and the Russian each look down at their bodies.
PANEL B: Close-up on the old Team Venture.
COLONEL GENTLEMAN 34: Well, did it work?
PANEL C: The Russian looks up, mouth open to speak.
PANEL D: Solid black with a white-line-flash through it. The TV was just turned off.
PAGE 8:
PANEL A: Doc, Brock, and the Boys stand in front of the television.
DOC 35: Well, I've seen enough! Brock, have a seat.
BROCK 36: You're kidding me. I've heard you say some pretty dumb things, Doc, but that was really stupid.
DOC 37: Come on! It could be fun!
PANEL B: Brock backs away.
BROCK 38: No way, Doc.
PANEL C: Doc looks sad.
Doc 39: Fine! Fine. We just won't eat for the next month and the boys can view their father as an unfit provider.
PANEL D: Brock SIGHS and reluctantly moves to the machine.
SFX: Sigh.
PANEL E: Doc sits down in one of the chairs.
PANEL F: Brock sits in the other.
PAGE 9:
PANEL A: Wide shot on the machine, Brock and Doc each in a chair with the devices on their heads.
DOC 40: Hit the switch, Dean.
PANEL B: Dean flips the switch and winces as the machine lights up.
SFX: Click!
SFX: WoOoOoOoOoOM!
PANEL C: Close-up on Doc's face contorting.
PANEL D: Close-up on Brock's face contorting.
PANEL E: Brock and Doc each sit in the machine, looking exhausted.
PAGE 10:
PANEL A: Brock looks up with a raised eyebrow, a Rusty-quirk, if you will.
BROCK 41: (With Doc's font) I feel awesome!
PANEL B: Hank and Dean look bewildered.
HANK 42: Holy crap!
PANEL C: Brock looks at Hank.
BROCK 43: (With Doc's font) Watch the language young man, or Papa spank.
PANEL D: Close-up on Doc.
DOC 44: (With Brock's font.) You've gotta be kidding me. Doc, can't you hear yourself?
PANEL E: Brock looks over at Doc.
BROCK 45: (With Doc's font.) Yeah, yeah. This was pretty unexpected. I'm sure Dean hit the wrong button or something. We'll check the tape later.
PAGE 11:
PANEL A: Brock stands up and reaches his arms up into the air.
BROCK 46: (With Doc's font.) I want to try out this body! Get ready Brock! We're going out.
PANEL B: Doc stands up and looks over at Brock.
DOC 47: (With Brock's font.) Doc, I don't think that's such a good idea. We have no idea what the side effects of this could be.
PANEL C: Brock brushes the comment off.
BROCK 48: Pish-posh! It'll be fine.
PANEL D: Close-up on the Boys.
HANK 49: This is so weird. It's kind of cool having Brock for a dad.
DEAN 50: I don't know, Hank. I like pop the way he is.
PAGE 12:
PANEL A: Brock and Doc start walking away.
BROCK 51: (With Doc's font.) Boys, we're going out. Don't do anything stupid while we're out. I'm leaving H.E.L.P.E.R. in charge.
PANEL B: Doc looks back at the boys.
DOC 52: (With Brock's font.) Don't touch the machine while we're gone. This is already bad enough.
PANEL C: Close-up on Hank.
HANK 53: Yessir! Sure thing da-uh...Brock!
PANEL D: Brock and Doc fade into the distance of a hallway.
PANEL E: Hank and Dean look at each other.
HANK 54: You're totally getting in that thing.
DEAN 55: Are not!
HANK 56: Oh you so are.
PAGE 13:
PANEL A: Brock is in a shower, the glass on the shower door foggy with his silhouette in the center.
PANEL B: Same as the previous panel, only Doc is in a shower.
PANEL C: Brock stands in front of a tall mirror, a towel around his waist, looking around to make sure nobody is watching him.
PANEL D: Close-up on Brock's feet, the towel is laying on the floor.
PAGE 14:
PANEL A: Close-up on Brock's face in the mirror, looking straight ahead.
PANEL B: Close-up on Brock's face in the mirror, his eyes looking down.
PANEL C: Close-up on Brock's face looking back up into the mirror, eyes a little wider.
PANEL D: Close-up on Brock's face, looking straight, his eyes more sly.
BROCK 57: (With Doc's font.)Ha-zaa.
PANEL E: Doc gets out of the shower, naked, the requisite censor-block over his nether region.
PANEL F: Doc stands in front of a tall mirror.
PAGE 15:
PANEL A: Close-up on Doc's face in the mirror.
PANEL B: Close-up on Doc's face, looking down.
PANEL C: Close-up on Doc's face. He's shaking his head.
PANEL D: Wide shot of NIGHTIN' ALES STRIP CLUB, Brock's car is in a parking space. Doc and Brock are walking up to the door.
PAGE 16:
PANEL A: Back at the Venture Compound, Hank and Dean stand looking at the machine. H.E.L.P.E.R. is near them.
CAPTION: Meanwhile...
HANK: I dare you to sit in it.
DEAN: I dare you to sit in it.
H.E.L.P.E.R.: Bee boo bee beep boo boo.*
CAPTION: *"Why don't you both sit in it?"
PANEL B: Mid shot of the boys looking at each other.
Hank: What do you think, Dean?
Dean: I don't hear any music Hank.
PANEL C: The boys rush for the chairs.
PANEL D: Dean trips over some wires. There's a red one and a green one. The green one is pulling out of a top plug and the red one is pulling out of a bottom plug.
SFX: Snap
PAGE 17:
PANEL A: Dean sticks the wires into their opposite plugs.
DEAN 63: Oops.
PANEL B: Hank and Dean are sitting in the chairs with the devices fixed to their heads.
HANK 64: H.E.L.P.E.R. Press the switch.
H.E.L.P.E.R. 65: Beep.
SFX: Click!
PANEL C: The machine lights up and the boys' faces contort.
SFX: WoOoOoOoOoOM!
PANEL D: The boys sit in the chairs, looking at each other.
HANK 66: Hank?
DEAN 67: Dean? Oh animal crackers! What did you do?
HANK 68: I perfected it! I'm a scientist!
DEAN 69: Never say I'm a scientist in my body ever again.
PAGE 18:
PANEL A: Doctor Venture, in Brock's body, sits at the bar, drunk. He's hitting on a woman, pointing at his bicep.
BROCK 70: (In Doc's font.) You see this? Well it's even bigger!
PANEL B: The woman is walking away as two off duty Henchmen for The Monarch spy Doc from across the bar.
HENCHMAN 1 71: Isn't that Brock Samson?
HENCHMAN 2 72: It is! And he's most definitely drunk.
HENCHMAN 1 73: If ever there was a time to take him out, it's now. Let's get him.
PANEL C: The henchmen pull their masks up from under their shirts and put their visors on.
PANEL D: Brock, in Rusty's body, walks out of the bathroom, zipping his fly.
PANEL E: Brock sees the henchmen trying to sneak up on Doc.
PANEL F: Brock's eye twitches.
PAGE 19:
PANEL A: Brock sneaks up behind the henchmen and tries to ram their heads together.
SFX: Thump.
PANEL B: The henchmen turn to look at Brock in Doc's body.
HENCHMAN 2 74: Do you have a death-wish Venture? I know that's the Monarch's job, but I'll do it right here.
DOC 75: (In Brock's font.) Oh, right. I forgot.
PANEL C: The henchmen look at each other.
HENCHMAN 1 76: What the? Aaaah!!!
HENCHMAN 2 77: Ahhh!
PANEL D: Brock has grabbed their crotches, crushing their junk.
PAGE 20:
PANEL A: Brock slides behind one of the henchmen and grabs a beer bottle as the henchman holds his crotch.
PANEL B: Close-up on the beer bottle breaking against the bar.
SFX: Smash!
PANEL C: Doc watches the chaos unfold. Brock is shoving the bottle's jagged side into the back of the henchman's head.
SFX: Squish!
BROCK 78: (In Doc's font.) Hey, I didn't know I could do that.
PANEL D: Brock snaps the other henchman's neck.
SFX: Snap!
PANEL E: Brock helps Doc to the door, the henchmen left for dead on the floor of the bar.
DOC 79: (In Brock's font.) Let's get you home Doc. This is stupid and I'm sick of it.
PAGE 21:
PANEL A: Hank and Dean stand in the hangar as Brock pulls his car in.
DEAN 80: I'll let you have this one.
HANK 81: Well, I was the one that found out swapping the wires would fix it.
PANEL B: Brock is helping Doc out of the car.
BROCK 82: (With Doc's font.) Boys! What's good?
PANEL C: Close-up on the boys looking excited.
DEAN 83: Dean fixed the machine!
HANK 84: I certainly did!
PANEL D: Doc shows signs of sobering up.
BROCK 85: (With Doc's font.) Very funny boys. I need to go lie down.
PANEL E: The boys look a little sad.
DEAN 86: For real, pop! I'm Hank!
PANEL F: Doc looks skeptical.
BROCK 87: (With Doc's font.) Prove it.
PANEL G: Close-up on Dean.
DEAN 88: Last night, I called you a crumb bum when you made me go back to bed, because you chewed me out for interrupting your private time.
PAGE 22:
PANEL A: Brock and Doc are sitting in the machine, the devices on their heads. Hank hits the switch.
CAPTION: A few minutes later...
SFX: Click!
PANEL B: The machine lights up and Brock and Doc's faces contort.
SFX: WoOoOoOoOoOM!
PANEL C: The boys are sitting in the chairs now, devices on their heads. Doc, now in his own body, hits the switch.
SFX: Click!
PANEL D: The boys' faces contort.
SFX: WoOoOoOoOoOM!
PANEL E: Doctor Venture looks at the boys who are doing their "TEAM VENTURE POSE."
DOC 89: I've got to hand it to you, boys. Good job.
THE BOYS 90: (together) Go Team Venture!
PAGE 23:
PANEL A: Doc and Brock sit in the cockpit of the X-1. The machine sits in the background, inside the jet.
CAPTION: The next day...
DOC 91: Finally. I can give them something that my father could not perfect!
BROCK 92: I've never seen you like this. It's kind of funny.
DOC 92: Nothing could ruin my spirits today!
PANEL B: The boys run up next to the jet and begin waving goodbye.
PANEL C: The boys are sucked into one of the jet's engines.
SFX: Swoosh!
PANEL D: The engine catches on fire.
PANEL E: The X-1 crashes into the wall of the hangar. The engine explodes.
SFX: Crash!
SFX: Kaboom!
PAGE 24:
PANEL A: Brock and Doc sit in the X-1. The back of the jet is on fire. The machine lies in pieces.
BROCK 93: Doc! Are you okay?
DOC 94: Oh yeah! I'm fine! My fortune is up in flames though. What the hell did we even hit?
PANEL B: Brock looks outside of the plane, seeing the mangled bodies of the boys, parts strewn across the hangar.
BROCK 95: Uh...I think we killed the boys.
PANEL C: Doctor Venture looks horrified.
PANEL D: Doctor Venture now looks calm.
PANEL E: Doc sits with his arms in the air, as if victorious for something.
DOC 96: Well, we might as well see if the cloning machines work! New fortune, here I come!
FIN
So back in 2008, I had an elaborate plan to get a pitch and scripts for a Venture Brothers comic series into the hands of Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, the geniuses behind The Venture Brothers. The plan succeeded, but I broke the cardinal rule of submitting something. Do not just hand someone something unsolicited at a convention.
We all learn from our mistakes. Do I know if they read those scripts? I'm not really sure, but I know I was proud of them when I produced them. So here's the first one I did. This is one of the first full scripts I ever did. Formatting be damned. Not to mention, I've had to convert the script into different formats just to get it pasted here.
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The 13 Deaths of the Venture Brothers
Issue 1: I Know You Are, But Who Am I
Trevor Bivens
Based on the characters created by Jackson Publick
*Rusty and Brock's voices each need to be in a different font as a plot device. Brock should have a strong, blocky font. Rusty needs a slender, maybe italicized font.*
Page 1:
Panel A: Wide shot of the Venture Compound, sitting serenely as if nobody cares it's there.
CAPTION: At the home of super scientist Dr. Thaddeus Venture, Spring cleaning has kicked into high gear.
PANEL B: There is an open space in the ceiling of a room in the compound. A pull-down ladder is leading up into it.
DOC 1:(off panel) There's nothing in here but junk! Let's try the closet.
PANEL C: BROCK SAMSON is climbing down the ladder, followed by DOCTOR VENTURE.
BROCK 2: Don't you want to clear that stuff out anyway?
DOC 3: We'll worry about it later. I'm looking for something I can show the general.
PANEL D: Long shot of the hallway. Doc and Brock are walking down it side by side.
BROCK 4: Aren't you running out of things to show to him?
DOC 5: Are you kidding me? Do you see how big this place is?
DOC 6: It's an untapped treasure trove. A vast collection of crap that my father never exploited.
PAGE 2:
PANEL A: Brock and Doc stop in a hallway with four exits, looking around confused.
BROCK 7: Uh...Doc? Which closet did you want to check? And how are we getting there?
DOC 8: This place is way too freaking big! But that is usually more impressive than it really is.
DOC 9: Let's go this way.
PANEL B: Rusty and Brock exit the hallway into the HANGAR of the Venture Compound. The X-1 sits idly and HANK and DEAN are walking in from the outside.
DOC 10: It's like a maze. You never know where you'll end up.
BOYS 11:(together) Hey pop! Hey Brock!
DOC 12: Boys.
PANEL C: Close-up on Hank and Dean.
HANK 13: What are you guys doing?
DEAN 14: Yeah. Can we help?
PANEL D: Back shot of Doc. The boys can be seen over his shoulder.
DOC 15: Well boys, your father is looking for some things he can show off to the military so he can keep feeding you.
PANEL E: Angle on the boys looking excited.
HANK 16: Have you looked in that old shed out back?
DEAN 17: Yeah, we found a lot of Grandpa's old stuff out there before.
HANK 18: We were going to turn it into a hideout, but there's so much stuff in there and it smells like an old lady's house.
PANEL F: Wide shot of Doc walking out of the hangar. Brock and the Boys stand across from each other in the foreground with part of the X-1 showing on the side of the panel.
DOC 19: You had me at grandpa's old stuff! Come on Brock!
BROCK 20: You boys better keep out of your dad's hai--uh...just hang around in here.
DEAN 21: Right-o Brock! Dad always gets worked up when he's working on projects.
HANK 22: Like that time we tried to help him with the shrink ray and we blasted the last piece of hair on his head. Boy was he cranky then. I bet it's still there.
PAGE 3:
PANEL A: Brock takes off towards Doc.
BROCK 23: That wasn't a shrink ray, Hank. That was a death ray.
PANEL B: Doc is outside trying to pry open the shed(which is actually a rather large building) with a crowbar.
DOC 24: How on Earth did they get in here?
PANEL C: Brock walks up and brushes Doc aside, flicking a small switch on the shed's door.
SFX: Flick
PANEL D: The door opens and Doc walks past Brock, into the shed.
PANEL E: Doc is standing in the shed surrounded by boxes and machines that are covered with sheets. Brock stands in the doorway.
DOC 25: Jackpot.
PAGE 4:
PANEL A: Doc pulls the sheet off the first machine he can.
SFX: Swoosh!
PANEL B: Doc starts coughing and covers his mouth as dust swirls in the air.
SFX: Cough! Cough!
DOC 26: I wonder what this is.
PANEL C: Close-up on the machine. There's a main machine in the middle with a chair attached to each side of it. Above the chairs are small colander-type devices that are also attached to the machine. There is a video cassette taped to the front of the machine.
PANEL D: Doc looks back at Brock.
DOC 27: Let's get this into the lab.
BROCK 28: You sure you don't want to shop around first?
DOC 29: Why? My father was a genius wasn't he? Besides, there's so much stuff in here. We're set for the next year. I don't want to play all my cards at once.
PANEL E: Solid black as if a cut to a commercial.
PAGE 5:
FULL PAGE: Splash page of the VENTURE INDUSTRIES LOGO looking like an old film. Title and credits appear at the bottom of the page.
TITLE: The Venture Brothers in: I KNOW YOU ARE, BUT WHO AM I?
PAGE 6:
PANEL A: Close-up of JONAS VENTURE Sr.
JONAS 30: Rusty! If you're watching this tape, you've stumbled upon my body-switching device.
PANEL B: Jonas walks in front of the machine.
JONAS 31: I developed this at the height of the cold war. It allows you to take two separate minds and switch their bodies.
RUSTY 32: (off panel) Oh! I never would have guessed!
PANEL C: Jonas sits in one seat, and a Russian soldier sits in the other. The old TEAM VENTURE stands around watching.
JONAS 33: (Caption) "This is footage from the first test."
PANEL D: ACTION MAN hits a switch on the machine and steps away.
SFX: Click!
PANEL E: The machine lights up and Jonas' and the Russian's faces contort.
SFX: WoOoOoOoOoOM!
PAGE 7:
PANEL A: Jonas and the Russian each look down at their bodies.
PANEL B: Close-up on the old Team Venture.
COLONEL GENTLEMAN 34: Well, did it work?
PANEL C: The Russian looks up, mouth open to speak.
PANEL D: Solid black with a white-line-flash through it. The TV was just turned off.
PAGE 8:
PANEL A: Doc, Brock, and the Boys stand in front of the television.
DOC 35: Well, I've seen enough! Brock, have a seat.
BROCK 36: You're kidding me. I've heard you say some pretty dumb things, Doc, but that was really stupid.
DOC 37: Come on! It could be fun!
PANEL B: Brock backs away.
BROCK 38: No way, Doc.
PANEL C: Doc looks sad.
Doc 39: Fine! Fine. We just won't eat for the next month and the boys can view their father as an unfit provider.
PANEL D: Brock SIGHS and reluctantly moves to the machine.
SFX: Sigh.
PANEL E: Doc sits down in one of the chairs.
PANEL F: Brock sits in the other.
PAGE 9:
PANEL A: Wide shot on the machine, Brock and Doc each in a chair with the devices on their heads.
DOC 40: Hit the switch, Dean.
PANEL B: Dean flips the switch and winces as the machine lights up.
SFX: Click!
SFX: WoOoOoOoOoOM!
PANEL C: Close-up on Doc's face contorting.
PANEL D: Close-up on Brock's face contorting.
PANEL E: Brock and Doc each sit in the machine, looking exhausted.
PAGE 10:
PANEL A: Brock looks up with a raised eyebrow, a Rusty-quirk, if you will.
BROCK 41: (With Doc's font) I feel awesome!
PANEL B: Hank and Dean look bewildered.
HANK 42: Holy crap!
PANEL C: Brock looks at Hank.
BROCK 43: (With Doc's font) Watch the language young man, or Papa spank.
PANEL D: Close-up on Doc.
DOC 44: (With Brock's font.) You've gotta be kidding me. Doc, can't you hear yourself?
PANEL E: Brock looks over at Doc.
BROCK 45: (With Doc's font.) Yeah, yeah. This was pretty unexpected. I'm sure Dean hit the wrong button or something. We'll check the tape later.
PAGE 11:
PANEL A: Brock stands up and reaches his arms up into the air.
BROCK 46: (With Doc's font.) I want to try out this body! Get ready Brock! We're going out.
PANEL B: Doc stands up and looks over at Brock.
DOC 47: (With Brock's font.) Doc, I don't think that's such a good idea. We have no idea what the side effects of this could be.
PANEL C: Brock brushes the comment off.
BROCK 48: Pish-posh! It'll be fine.
PANEL D: Close-up on the Boys.
HANK 49: This is so weird. It's kind of cool having Brock for a dad.
DEAN 50: I don't know, Hank. I like pop the way he is.
PAGE 12:
PANEL A: Brock and Doc start walking away.
BROCK 51: (With Doc's font.) Boys, we're going out. Don't do anything stupid while we're out. I'm leaving H.E.L.P.E.R. in charge.
PANEL B: Doc looks back at the boys.
DOC 52: (With Brock's font.) Don't touch the machine while we're gone. This is already bad enough.
PANEL C: Close-up on Hank.
HANK 53: Yessir! Sure thing da-uh...Brock!
PANEL D: Brock and Doc fade into the distance of a hallway.
PANEL E: Hank and Dean look at each other.
HANK 54: You're totally getting in that thing.
DEAN 55: Are not!
HANK 56: Oh you so are.
PAGE 13:
PANEL A: Brock is in a shower, the glass on the shower door foggy with his silhouette in the center.
PANEL B: Same as the previous panel, only Doc is in a shower.
PANEL C: Brock stands in front of a tall mirror, a towel around his waist, looking around to make sure nobody is watching him.
PANEL D: Close-up on Brock's feet, the towel is laying on the floor.
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PANEL A: Close-up on Brock's face in the mirror, looking straight ahead.
PANEL B: Close-up on Brock's face in the mirror, his eyes looking down.
PANEL C: Close-up on Brock's face looking back up into the mirror, eyes a little wider.
PANEL D: Close-up on Brock's face, looking straight, his eyes more sly.
BROCK 57: (With Doc's font.)Ha-zaa.
PANEL E: Doc gets out of the shower, naked, the requisite censor-block over his nether region.
PANEL F: Doc stands in front of a tall mirror.
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PANEL A: Close-up on Doc's face in the mirror.
PANEL B: Close-up on Doc's face, looking down.
PANEL C: Close-up on Doc's face. He's shaking his head.
PANEL D: Wide shot of NIGHTIN' ALES STRIP CLUB, Brock's car is in a parking space. Doc and Brock are walking up to the door.
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PANEL A: Back at the Venture Compound, Hank and Dean stand looking at the machine. H.E.L.P.E.R. is near them.
CAPTION: Meanwhile...
HANK: I dare you to sit in it.
DEAN: I dare you to sit in it.
H.E.L.P.E.R.: Bee boo bee beep boo boo.*
CAPTION: *"Why don't you both sit in it?"
PANEL B: Mid shot of the boys looking at each other.
Hank: What do you think, Dean?
Dean: I don't hear any music Hank.
PANEL C: The boys rush for the chairs.
PANEL D: Dean trips over some wires. There's a red one and a green one. The green one is pulling out of a top plug and the red one is pulling out of a bottom plug.
SFX: Snap
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PANEL A: Dean sticks the wires into their opposite plugs.
DEAN 63: Oops.
PANEL B: Hank and Dean are sitting in the chairs with the devices fixed to their heads.
HANK 64: H.E.L.P.E.R. Press the switch.
H.E.L.P.E.R. 65: Beep.
SFX: Click!
PANEL C: The machine lights up and the boys' faces contort.
SFX: WoOoOoOoOoOM!
PANEL D: The boys sit in the chairs, looking at each other.
HANK 66: Hank?
DEAN 67: Dean? Oh animal crackers! What did you do?
HANK 68: I perfected it! I'm a scientist!
DEAN 69: Never say I'm a scientist in my body ever again.
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PANEL A: Doctor Venture, in Brock's body, sits at the bar, drunk. He's hitting on a woman, pointing at his bicep.
BROCK 70: (In Doc's font.) You see this? Well it's even bigger!
PANEL B: The woman is walking away as two off duty Henchmen for The Monarch spy Doc from across the bar.
HENCHMAN 1 71: Isn't that Brock Samson?
HENCHMAN 2 72: It is! And he's most definitely drunk.
HENCHMAN 1 73: If ever there was a time to take him out, it's now. Let's get him.
PANEL C: The henchmen pull their masks up from under their shirts and put their visors on.
PANEL D: Brock, in Rusty's body, walks out of the bathroom, zipping his fly.
PANEL E: Brock sees the henchmen trying to sneak up on Doc.
PANEL F: Brock's eye twitches.
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PANEL A: Brock sneaks up behind the henchmen and tries to ram their heads together.
SFX: Thump.
PANEL B: The henchmen turn to look at Brock in Doc's body.
HENCHMAN 2 74: Do you have a death-wish Venture? I know that's the Monarch's job, but I'll do it right here.
DOC 75: (In Brock's font.) Oh, right. I forgot.
PANEL C: The henchmen look at each other.
HENCHMAN 1 76: What the? Aaaah!!!
HENCHMAN 2 77: Ahhh!
PANEL D: Brock has grabbed their crotches, crushing their junk.
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PANEL A: Brock slides behind one of the henchmen and grabs a beer bottle as the henchman holds his crotch.
PANEL B: Close-up on the beer bottle breaking against the bar.
SFX: Smash!
PANEL C: Doc watches the chaos unfold. Brock is shoving the bottle's jagged side into the back of the henchman's head.
SFX: Squish!
BROCK 78: (In Doc's font.) Hey, I didn't know I could do that.
PANEL D: Brock snaps the other henchman's neck.
SFX: Snap!
PANEL E: Brock helps Doc to the door, the henchmen left for dead on the floor of the bar.
DOC 79: (In Brock's font.) Let's get you home Doc. This is stupid and I'm sick of it.
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PANEL A: Hank and Dean stand in the hangar as Brock pulls his car in.
DEAN 80: I'll let you have this one.
HANK 81: Well, I was the one that found out swapping the wires would fix it.
PANEL B: Brock is helping Doc out of the car.
BROCK 82: (With Doc's font.) Boys! What's good?
PANEL C: Close-up on the boys looking excited.
DEAN 83: Dean fixed the machine!
HANK 84: I certainly did!
PANEL D: Doc shows signs of sobering up.
BROCK 85: (With Doc's font.) Very funny boys. I need to go lie down.
PANEL E: The boys look a little sad.
DEAN 86: For real, pop! I'm Hank!
PANEL F: Doc looks skeptical.
BROCK 87: (With Doc's font.) Prove it.
PANEL G: Close-up on Dean.
DEAN 88: Last night, I called you a crumb bum when you made me go back to bed, because you chewed me out for interrupting your private time.
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PANEL A: Brock and Doc are sitting in the machine, the devices on their heads. Hank hits the switch.
CAPTION: A few minutes later...
SFX: Click!
PANEL B: The machine lights up and Brock and Doc's faces contort.
SFX: WoOoOoOoOoOM!
PANEL C: The boys are sitting in the chairs now, devices on their heads. Doc, now in his own body, hits the switch.
SFX: Click!
PANEL D: The boys' faces contort.
SFX: WoOoOoOoOoOM!
PANEL E: Doctor Venture looks at the boys who are doing their "TEAM VENTURE POSE."
DOC 89: I've got to hand it to you, boys. Good job.
THE BOYS 90: (together) Go Team Venture!
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PANEL A: Doc and Brock sit in the cockpit of the X-1. The machine sits in the background, inside the jet.
CAPTION: The next day...
DOC 91: Finally. I can give them something that my father could not perfect!
BROCK 92: I've never seen you like this. It's kind of funny.
DOC 92: Nothing could ruin my spirits today!
PANEL B: The boys run up next to the jet and begin waving goodbye.
PANEL C: The boys are sucked into one of the jet's engines.
SFX: Swoosh!
PANEL D: The engine catches on fire.
PANEL E: The X-1 crashes into the wall of the hangar. The engine explodes.
SFX: Crash!
SFX: Kaboom!
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PANEL A: Brock and Doc sit in the X-1. The back of the jet is on fire. The machine lies in pieces.
BROCK 93: Doc! Are you okay?
DOC 94: Oh yeah! I'm fine! My fortune is up in flames though. What the hell did we even hit?
PANEL B: Brock looks outside of the plane, seeing the mangled bodies of the boys, parts strewn across the hangar.
BROCK 95: Uh...I think we killed the boys.
PANEL C: Doctor Venture looks horrified.
PANEL D: Doctor Venture now looks calm.
PANEL E: Doc sits with his arms in the air, as if victorious for something.
DOC 96: Well, we might as well see if the cloning machines work! New fortune, here I come!
FIN
Yet again, new blog.
I've had several blogs over the years. They've all been so random. This one, I'm going to try and use to make some of my writing available as samples. I'll be posting something soon, so we'll see how that goes.
I'm working on a couple of things right now. Had a new screenplay idea. I've just got to hunker down and actually write it, but I'm so easily distracted. I always can play each scene out in my head, but when I sit down, I tend to get terrible writer's block. It's ridiculous, because I already have the story and dialogue in my head.
I'm working on a couple of things right now. Had a new screenplay idea. I've just got to hunker down and actually write it, but I'm so easily distracted. I always can play each scene out in my head, but when I sit down, I tend to get terrible writer's block. It's ridiculous, because I already have the story and dialogue in my head.
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