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Ideas needed for a scene in a comedy film

post #1 of 19
3/29/10 at 3:24am
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I'm working on a short comedy film and need funny ideas for a flashback scene. Here's the rundown, some guys are in trouble and recruit a total stranger (a pizza guy) to fake his death in a hair-brained scheme to fix everything for $20. We did an aside where the pizza guy says "well, it wouldn't be the worst thing I've done for $20" Then we need a flashback to something funny he's done in the past for money.

Keeping in mind that it has to be family friendly (no drugs/sex references) and easy enough to shoot (we don't have a budget for lots of props or anything like that.) We're hard pressed for ideas right now, so far this is what we got:

1) We could do a short clip of him running a 3-card monte scam on the street
2) We could do a short clip of him begging and pretending to be blind, when someone gives him a $20, he looks at it and says "sweet! a 20!" then bolts.

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post #2 of 19
3/29/10 at 3:28am
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Originally Posted by FidelCashflow View Post
I'm working on a short comedy film and need funny ideas for a flashback scene. Here's the rundown, some guys are in trouble and recruit a total stranger (a pizza guy) to fake his death in a hair-brained scheme to fix everything for $20. We did an aside where the pizza guy says "well, it wouldn't be the worst thing I've done for $20" Then we need a flashback to something funny he's done in the past for money.

Keeping in mind that it has to be family friendly (no drugs/sex references) and easy enough to shoot (we don't have a budget for lots of props or anything like that.) We're hard pressed for ideas right now, so far this is what we got:

1) We could do a short clip of him running a 3-card monte scam on the street
2) We could do a short clip of him begging and pretending to be blind, when someone gives him a $20, he looks at it and says "sweet! a 20!" then bolts.

Suggestions?

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post #3 of 19
3/29/10 at 3:29am
sucking a giant veiny black cawk
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post #4 of 19
3/29/10 at 3:33am
#1 is not funny.
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post #5 of 19
3/29/10 at 4:05am
yeah those ideas both sucked.
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post #6 of 19
3/29/10 at 4:13am
How about the guy diving into a wishing fountain to collect change?
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post #7 of 19
3/29/10 at 4:16am
i think reaching into a collection plate at church would be funnier
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post #8 of 19
3/29/10 at 4:31am
Some personal experiences come to mind: -lighting your asshair on fire for 20 bucks - instant cut to him running into the bathtub screaming -eating an entire bulb of garlic. Cut to him dry heaving and his friends pointing and laughing. Or maybe: -asking a fat chcik out on a date as a dare. Cut to her stuffing her fat face at a restaurant and him getting stuck with a massive tab. Etc
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post #9 of 19
3/29/10 at 11:45am
After he says that, just have an awkward silence and a close-up. I hate family guy style flashbacks.
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post #10 of 19
3/29/10 at 6:26pm
sniff wasabi
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post #11 of 19
3/29/10 at 6:33pm
Football in the groin. For money.
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post #12 of 19
3/29/10 at 6:48pm
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Originally Posted by z7f9q View Post
After he says that, just have an awkward silence and a close-up. I hate family guy style flashbacks.

This is actually a good idea minus the closeup. Just hold a medium or wide shot for a few seconds.
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post #13 of 19
3/29/10 at 7:39pm
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How about the guy diving into a wishing fountain to collect change?

Best idea so far.
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post #14 of 19
3/29/10 at 7:43pm
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Originally Posted by z7f9q View Post
After he says that, just have an awkward silence and a close-up. I hate family guy style flashbacks.

This. None of the ideas strike me as very funny, or original. Well, except for GQgeek's, of course. But you're playing to a pretty small demographic there.
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post #15 of 19
3/29/10 at 10:13pm
I would say if you have to keep it PG and don't have a lot of time and resources to shoot, then don't even do a flashback. I like the pause idea, then maybe he starts into explaining something that sounds insane, but a few words in is interrupted. "See, there was this old blind woman with a chihuahua in front of that seedy motel down --" "Yeah, we don't need the details; we don't have time. Let's just get going." "But I want to hear about the chihuahua." No extra scenes to shoot, no extra money to spend or time to waste. And #1 would be funnier if he was doing 3 Card Monte in a school yard with children for their milk money. Or maybe shooting dice with them.
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