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Writing Over has been quite an adventure. It started out as a graphic novel and evolved into a screenplay. After countless hours and more than four rewrites of the script, I finally got Over to a point where I was happy with the story. Only then did I begin to translate it back to a [...]
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Over By Tyler James c. 2009 tylerjamescomics@gmail.com FADE IN: INT. FANCY RESTAURANT – NIGHT FAITH ROBBINS, 27, beautiful, well-dressed, and composed, sits at a two-top. Logs burn in the fireplace behind her. FAITH I know you’ve been trying to fix things. But I don’t think they can be fixed. I realize relationships take work, but [...]
EXT. SMALL TOWN – DAY High above a small New England town on a summer morning. EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD – DAY Cars line both sides of a quiet street. Three pre-teen BOYS toss around a football. INT. APARTMENT – DAY FELIX HUGHES, 28, sleeps. Roused by the boys’ CHATTER, Felix rolls over, still half asleep. He [...]
EXT. FELIX’S NEIGHBORHOOD – DAY The football tossing boys, TROY, 12, a handsome white boy, MATT, 11, a tall, skinny African-American, and SOOTCH, 11, a tiny Asian, go to retrieve the ball. The CAR ALARM blares. TROY And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why there will never be a Chinese quarterback in the NFL. SOOTCH [...]
EXT. BLAM! COMICS – DAY Felix approaches a small brick office building with a LARGE MURAL depicting the warrior princess heroine from “Fire of the Pendragon.” Felix walks through doors reading, “BLAM! COMICS.” INT. BLAM! COMICS – RECEPTION Felix enters the tiny office. Comic book posters cover the walls, several of “Fire of the Pendragon.” [...]
INT. TONY’S OFFICE Tony sits behind a desk littered with comics, bills, empty snack wrappers and Red Bulls. Blam! Comics promotional posters adorn his walls. Felix sits casually, the folder of art in his lap. TONY Pendragon. Is it finished? Say yes. FELIX I’m here to talk about “Over” Tony. TONY (deflated) It’s not finished. [...]
INT. TONY’S OFFICE Felix sorts through the comic pages and holds up a few pages depicting goateed Felix and a Faith look-alike having sex. FELIX No romance? It’s got love, sex- TONY It’s got sex alright. FELIX Sex sells! You didn’t think the sex scenes were good? TONY Maybe the first one was decent. But [...]
EXT. BLAM! COMICS – MOMENTS LATER Felix bursts out the front door, art in hand. Tony calls to him from the doorway. TONY Come on, Felix! FELIX What the hell do you know, Tony? I was nominated for a Goddamn Eisner this year! Felix storms down the street still yelling. FELIX Pendragon’s the only book [...]
EXT. STREET – moments later Felix storms by Jinx. JINX Spare some change, buddy? FELIX I gave you my last dollar an hour ago! JINX Oh, I’m sorry. (mutters) Like I don’t hear that last dollar line twenty times a day. Felix grabs his dollar back from Jinx’s jar. A sweet-looking OLD LADY exits a [...]
INT. FELIX’S APARTMENT – BEDROOM – NIGHT Felix grabs a box labeled “Contacts” and spills its contents, dozens of colorful business cards, on the bed. Felix picks up a card and dials a number on his cell. Stan Lee trots over to Felix, his leash in his mouth. FELIX Not now. Stan Lee sulks off, [...]
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