Sunday Picture Post 11
For The Sunday Picture Post, we are going to flip upside-down the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Thousands of words are great if you are writing a novel, but if you are writing a screenplay, you need to do the opposite and be as concise as possible.
Each Sunday I will post a picture. For your screenwriting practice in brevity, in the comments section, please post one or all of the following:
- 1 word describing the theme, mood, or scene
- 1 sentence to describe the scene
- A pitch to sell the entire movie
The more colorful and creative you are, the better! Use any genre.
A good screenwriter is laconic, using a few words to say a lot.
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Golgotha.
“And when they came to the place which is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.” - Luke 23:33
The Forever People*
A utilities crew repairing a water main dig up a downtown street in a small New England Village, only to uncover a strange pile of neatly-arranged skulls.
Nobody seems to know who placed these skulls placed there, or the circumstances by which these people died. There is nothing in the town records about any mass burials. There is something strangely eerily familiar yet unsetlling about this place.
A team of archaologists from Dillweed State University are sent up to investigate, but find that very few townsfolk want to be interviewed. Especially the very old seniors, who seem afraid and slam the doors in their faces.
The towns oldest citizen, Jebidiah Smithick, who’s rumored to be over 130 years old, screams something about “The Forever People” and refuses to talk about it.
He’s found dead the next morning, surrounded by strange-shaped footprints that nobody can identify.
And now, is it peoples imagination, or has the pile of skulls been slightly disturbed?
Now the archaologists are really interested. They try to contact their supervisor at the university, but a freak thunderstorm shorts out the town’s cell phone tower, and all the cars in town now mysteriously won’t start….
(*) Sorry, Brett, I couldn’t help but borrow your title.
Brett — Thanks, I learned something new; that’s my favorite part of each day.
{Golgotha is the site of the crucifixion of Jesus; Calvary.}
Friar — You have quite the imagination! When is the book coming out?
I’ve read too much Stephen King..that’s my problem! :-)
Friar — Can you really ever read “too much” of Stephen King?
Check out my interview at Melissa’s site:
http://www.writingforward.com/news/interview-with-a-screenwriting-professional
See the image and the last question/answer that goes with the it. You’ll like it.
Pretty cool interview!
RED RUM…! RED RUM…!
I think Stephen King is a brilliant author. He can write really touching stuff (not just the horror). Like “The Body” (Stand by Me) and the “Shawshank Redemption”
I read the Shining when I was 15 and it scared the crap out of me! :-)
@Jaden,
I still love this picture, and I immediately thought of Golgotha when I saw it.
(Dang. I thought I’d subscribed to your feed when I dropped in last time - all fixed up now.)
@Friar,
Glad you borrowed the title. Hey, I borrowed it too! You did a good job with it.