{"id":2030,"date":"2012-07-14T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dfmamea.com\/blog\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2012-07-16T10:14:47","modified_gmt":"2012-07-15T22:14:47","slug":"in-for-a-penny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfmamea.com\/blog\/in-for-a-penny\/","title":{"rendered":"In for a Penny"},"content":{"rendered":"
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INT. KEEP, FORTRESS MAMEA – DAY<\/p>\n

Our WRITER takes a PHONE CALL:<\/p>\n

VOICE<\/p>\n

(V.O.; filter)<\/p>\n

Hey ol’ buddy, ol’ pal, ol’ friend!<\/p>\n

WRITER<\/p>\n

(into phone)<\/p>\n

Who is this?<\/p>\n

VOICE<\/p>\n

(V.O.; filter)<\/p>\n

Don’t be like that! I’m in a jam, matey.<\/p>\n

WRITER<\/p>\n

(into phone)<\/p>\n

Yeah?<\/p>\n

VOICE<\/p>\n

(V.O.; filter)<\/p>\n

I’m in the middle of pre-production and one of our creatives has dropped out and I was sorta wondering\/hoping\/praying that you could do me a solid.<\/p>\n

Our writer looks up at his WALL PLANNER. It’s very colourful.<\/p>\n

WRITER<\/p>\n

(into phone)<\/p>\n

Uhm –<\/p>\n

VOICE<\/p>\n

(V.O.; filter)<\/p>\n

Puh-leeease?<\/u> For me? For your fellow man? For your country?<\/p>\n

WRITER<\/p>\n

(into phone)<\/p>\n

Sure.<\/p>\n

CUT TO:<\/p>\n

INT. KEEP, FORTRESS MAMEA – DAY<\/p>\n

TITLE: “One Week Later”.<\/p>\n

Our Writer is noodling through the New Zealand Herald website, talking on his HEADSET, when he pauses:<\/p>\n

WRITER<\/p>\n

(into headset)<\/p>\n

Excuse me?<\/p>\n

VOICE<\/p>\n

(V.O.; filter)<\/p>\n

– what?<\/p>\n

WRITER<\/p>\n

(into headset)<\/p>\n

You said something just then –<\/p>\n

VOICE<\/p>\n

(V.O.; filter)<\/p>\n

What -, oh yeah, I was just saying that since we gave you this opportunity –<\/p>\n

WRITER<\/p>\n

(into headset)<\/p>\n

You gave<\/u> me this opportunity?<\/p>\n

VOICE<\/p>\n

(V.O.; filter)<\/p>\n

There something wrong with this line?<\/p>\n

WRITER<\/p>\n

(into headset)<\/p>\n

Are you saying you’re doing me<\/u> a favour?<\/p>\n

VOICE<\/p>\n

(V.O.; filter)<\/p>\n

That’s what I’m saying, buddy – don’t get me wrong, it’s okay, together we’ll make something of this.<\/p>\n

Our Writer looks up at his wall planner, our earlier colour scheme a little interrupted by a short, brutal injection of black.<\/p>\n

VOICE<\/p>\n

(cont’d; V.O.; filter)<\/p>\n

Now as I was saying,...<\/p>\n

PULL BACK as our Writer sits back in his seat, a rueful smile forming, the noise from his headset fading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

TO BE CONTINUED.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

INT. KEEP, FORTRESS MAMEA – DAY Our WRITER takes a PHONE CALL: VOICE (V.O.; filter) Hey ol’ buddy, ol’ pal, ol’ friend! WRITER (into phone) Who is this? VOICE (V.O.; filter) Don’t be like that! I’m in a jam, matey. WRITER (into phone) Yeah? VOICE (V.O.; filter) I’m in the middle of pre-production and one … <\/p>\n

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