The idea is you write a feature-length film script in 30 days. 20,000 words of which I have completed close to 6,000. (Don't worry, I always write like this - the closer to the deadline the more work I actually accomplish.)
I decided to do a sort of sequel/update of Christopher Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus,” but thanks tothe combination of a looming deadline and my questionable talent, the script is quickly turning into a grindhouse-style horror film and not necessarily the life-changing art film I set out to write.
Not all is lost, though. I was able to work in this scene, based on a true-life event I witnessed in the Oklahoma City bus station sometime in the early 90s.
EXT. BUS STATION
An old man and a 20ish woman sit together on a bench. There are two children running around, screaming and generally being a nuisance.
OLD MAN
‘Scuse me ma’am, do you mind if I ask a personal question?
TWENTY SOMETHING WOMAN
No. I don’t mind.
OLD MAN
You beat your kids?
TWENTY SOMETHING WOMAN
No. I don’t believe in that.
The old man mulls this over.
OLD MAN
Want me to?
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