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Bruno Weber and The Cut Collar

SCENE 1 – INT – Inner City Animal Hospital Lobby, Midday in summer Directly ahead from the front entrance, a reception desk (currently unattended) takes up one wall with large sign letters above that spell out '2nd Ave Animal Hospital' while a row of portraits to one side show the current doctors on staff. On the other side is a wide door that opens into the hospital's back rooms. Various fliers and pamphlets sit atop the reception desk along with a box of personal tissues and several bowls of animal treats like dog biscuits and bird seed crackers. Near the front entrance is a dozen waiting room chairs of solid make with cushioned seats. A young KID sits there, on their own and looking kind of nervous, holding a shark tooth tightly gripped in one fist. Others sit waiting as well, including an older woman with a cat in its pet carrier. BRUNO WEBER and ANNE WEBER enter the lobby and find a place to sit among the others. Bruno is a man in his 60s (though he looks older) with large,

Featured

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Literature

The Bio-Hazard Generation Project (Revised)

L.X. Crew Productions [Introduction] Download complete… Opening file…▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ 100% … Pitch black… Darkness, a flash of a scene appears from his P.O.V. An odd high tech van pulls up to this gothic sixteen year old boy. Strange men in white uniforms jump out the van and grab the teenager. The teen tries to escape, he struggles but to no avail; they successfully kidnap him. The door to the van closes, the name of the company was on the van and it read “Bio-Tech Facilities”. One of the uniformed men injects the teen male in the neck with a sedative as the other one had covered his mouth to restrict the noise of him screaming for help. The black haired teen started to lose consciousness. On that note, the Van took off with him to some unknown location. Later that day on Wednesday 11:30:01 P.M. Inside this unknown, cold and lifeless lab, laid the black haired teen, strapped to an examination table; unconscious. He slowly opens his, now awakening, to this white sterile lab. The

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10 deviations
Literature

Andy's Confession.

Scene: Andy, a young girl of 16 tells her friend of her day and her experiences with emotional barriers. Andy is nervous to tell her friend, but she feels like she needs too. She then goes on about how the boy she likes has helped her. Andy: I cut. I admit it. Last night I got upset and all my anger got me. I was hurt and scared, I missed the feeling. It's sick and twisted, I know. Snow blames herself. I don't want to say it was her fault, but she did contribute to it. I went to school, I didn't talk much. Everyone thought something was wrong, I told them I would be okay, and if I wasn't, it didn't matter. I hid inside my jacket, until secon

Monologues

64 deviations

Skits

151 deviations
The Academy of Super Heroes

One-Acts

167 deviations
Adam Retro, First Broadcast Episode

Multi-Acts

85 deviations
Literature

The Apology: Full Script

The Apology Page 1: Six panels arranged in three rows of equal height. The top row is composed of one full-width panel. The middle row contains two panels of equal width. The bottom row contains three panels of equal width. Top Panel: A long wide view of a large tan-grey concrete building in a vast field. The building is surrounded by a tall razorwire fence. Several guard towers are visible along the fence. The midday sky above the building is blue and cloudless. Behind the building, the fields stretch for miles without a single structure to be seen until the rolling hills swallow the landscape. Middle Left Panel: Upward view of an unmarke

Graphic Novel Scripts

24 deviations
Literature

Alien Superheroes CS Episode 8

Guard: Lady Fruya, that blue thief was stealing food crates! Fruya: I let him in the store room, Pol. Issa: What… Fruya: Hush. Pol: I… I apologize. Fruya: You almost killed a friend of mine! You’re fired! *Pol leaves, shoulders slumped* *later* Issa: Thank you Fruya for saving me. I am really sorry for trying to steal food. Fruya: Why were you stealing...you could have simply asked me if you were hungry. I would have given you some food! Issa: The truth is, I was looking for food for my people on Issai. They are all starving back home because we ran out of food… Fruya: Ooooh, I see. So, you are the king of Issai. Issa: Err.. yeah, sort of. Fruya: Then you must meet my brother! He is the king of Frutia. I’m sure he can help you. Issa: Really… Thanks, I would be glad to meet him! *Meanwhile* San meets a Frutian. San: Please, mister! Help! My friend is in danger! Stranger turns around. Stranger: What happened. San: Someone is about to kill him! Stranger: Quick, show

Works In Progress

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The Big Mermaid Act 2 Set Design 2: Hell

Pictures, Posters, etc.

6 deviations
Literature

THE FORMER EMPLOYEE

THE FORMER EMPLOYEE A Play of Labor Choices by Richard Murray CAST The Female- humanoid, wearing boots, battledress pants, a back out burgundy blouse, drinking a red drink, tattoo on her back. A Trinostril- humanoid, three nostril, two nose one bigger than the other, drunk, carrying a drink absinthe colored, drinking periodically Various nonhuman humanoids: gambling, drinking, laughing, playing board or card games. Mechanical/Robotic: bar owner, bartender, card dealers, waiters, security Setting A bar full of nonhuman, while humanoid, customers owned plus operated by mechanicals. A U.S.A. western wooden saloon entrance. It is dawn. The female sit centrally alone at a table, still or quiet. (Enter the Trinostril, stumbling, belching. He notice the female , and stumble to her table.) The Trinostril (drunkenly) eh pretty lady. Want to see my tattoo? (Absent waiting. The Trinostril pull up a sleeve and show his tattoo) The Female Anara

Weekly-ish Prompts

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March-to-May Make-a-Script Contest [WINNERS!]

Thanks to everyone who participated! We appreciate your taking time to write and compete in this contest, even if you didn't manage to finish in time. There will definitely be more opportunities in the future... :D Hopefully, next time there won't be a pandemic interrupting your writing efforts! The prizes have been divided according to Best Overall Script (where the judges evaluated the scripts holistically) and Best Individual Scenes (where the judges evaluated the effectiveness of the scripts' Opening, Middle and Closing scenes). B E S T O V E R A L L S C R I P T First Place: GuineveretoGwen Earth Support A collection of gifted individuals struggle to understand their shared purpose in the world. Prizes: 2400 points & 1 Critique "I don't think we can keep working alone. Hell, I don't even think we can survive alone." Second Place: Cobrateen Sour Rice Characters debate and challenge each others' ethics of loss, compassion, risk and politics. Prizes: 600 points

March to May Contest

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Literature

Facebook Pictures

(ALICE, 7, sits in a seat on a shuttle to O’Hare Airport. She kicks her legs, glowering.) I can be a lot of things, but I will not be a role model. My mom says I have to be, ‘cause babies are small and don’t know any better, but I’m not gonna be. If the baby messes up, it’s her own fault for being stupid. Mom would probably say that isn’t fair, because babies can’t help being stupid, but you know what else isn’t fair? That baby! I didn’t say Mom and Jack could have a baby—why should I have to be good for something I don’t want? That’s my question. And no one’s maki

Tragic Serious-ish Contest Monologues

6 deviations
Literature

Best Treasure Evar

EXT. ON A SAND DUNE ON THE BEACH - AFTERNOON NEJI [early 30s, brown hair] stands on a sand dune on a cloudy afternoon. Next to him, a metal detector leans half-sunken in the sand. It is slightly tilted, and the head of a pig crafted in solid stainless steel is firmly stuck to it. He kicks some sand. NEJI “Let’s bet on this,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said. (Kicks sand, shouts) I’m not feeling the fun here! He takes a deep breath before turning to the metal detector. NEJI (CONT’D) I’m not sure if this going to be a story for the ages - Hey kiddies, sit down, grandpa’s got a

Comedic Funny-ish Contest Monologues

3 deviations
Literature

Phoenix Ascending

# Scene 1 - INT Housing # Narrow corridor with rationed lighting creating dim pools of illumination amid the darkness. The metal walls have many doors, each about ten feet apart with a perpendicular corridor between every set of five doors. The halls extending off into the distance for perhaps a mile or more. RUS, a slim and wiry man, creeps along the corridor. His clothes seem dark, but in light several uniform stripes of dark forest green can be seen wrapped around his gray sleeves, collar, chest and belt. A sheen of sweat covers his face and his eyes are wide and darting. Silence can't be easy on these metal floors, but he is both silent and quick. At any sounds, from the CREAK of a door to any distant echoing FOOTSTEPS, he pauses. Stopping at one intersection, he glances down to a small wristband device with a faint holographic map display. He peers around a corner at one particular door, then slips off into the darkest shadows of a nearby wall. A teen GIRL in a silver-white

2021 TTT Contest Submissions - Descending Theme

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Literature

Valley OF Abundance

A lone monorail was all that connected the ancient factory to civilization. Beneath it was a flooded valley. Its most notable feature was the mile-long elevator that descended into a body of black water. Underwater a meeting would take place between a man and a savior of sorts. The room was dark, with little more than a bleach white table, with a knob welded to its underside; Along with a cage cloaked in a layer of unnatural darkness, rusted but unbothered by the damage. Natas sat down at the table. The blood on his hands tainted its pristine surface as he wiped his palms against it. As he stared he cleared his throat and began to speak. Natas: “AWAKEN! I WANT what I am owed..." Thousands of crimson eyes stirred in the shadows, the maws mixed into the mass snapping against the bars of the cage. A black tendril lunged to grasp the Natas but he swiftly turned the knob. The floodlights surrounding the cage flicked on their hum drowned out by the monster's screams. Thing:

Quick Script Challenge 2021

7 deviations
Literature

A World Behind Worlds

Two people standing in an atelier. Lots of canvases, buckets of colours, brushes etc. are standing and lying around. Some objects are covered with white linen sheets. A green antiquated sofa is standing on the side. One painting in the background shows an elephant in front of a sunlit sky. One person (A) is painting a colourful portrait, the other one (B) looks at a delicate staircase in the middle of the room, with steps in the size of piano keys and leading to a hole in the ceiling. B: So what’s with these stairs? A: Oh, I don’t know. B: You don’t know? A: You see, they’ve been here when I moved in. B: You never wondered where they lead? A: Why would I? B: Well… A: I painted them a few times. B: Of course. B ist walking some steps of the stairs with their fingers, shaking their head in disbelief. A keeps painting. It knocks and a third person (C) is entering the room. A nods to C who is looking around the room, grabs a pack of cigarettes that’s lying on a small table. C

2021 TTT Contest Submissions - Ascending Theme

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3, 2, 1 Script! Writing Contest (entry)

SCENE I - Leaving (Cityscape - Sunset. Sounds of distant traffic and hurried footsteps.) Narrator: Fog drifted in with the night as the sun gave its final farewell to the city. It was a sight, the sky turned red, the streetlights flickered in the distance, the shadows crawled up, and the dense mist suffocated the last remnants of the day. And grim though it seemed, it all meant nothing to this man, cutting through the dark dashing to get home to his warm bed. It had been a long day. A terribly long day. —— (Cuts to the fog filled streets of an unnamed city‘s outskirts.) (the man, bundled in layers far too thin for the weather, runs down the dark street, crosses the narrow road — momentarily gets outlined in faint red light, fled into a dark ally way walled in by deteriorating buildings, comes out the other end to a fenced in space illuminated by the blue light of a nearby security lamp (up high beyond view). Litter lines the streets and ally.) (the man let’s out a sigh of

3, 2, 1: Script Writing Contest 2022

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Literature

Onto the 53rd Annual President's Play

Onto the 53rd Annual President's Play from Richard Murray CHARACTERS Fofo, Caribbean Sovereign League Chief Commander Tonton, her husband Billy, an electrical humanoid servant SETTING In a vehicle with two bench seats, driven by Billy, through the celebrating ways in the air or on the ground between buildings. Fofo and Tonton are in the back seat, wearing blue and white clothes to honor Iemanja. They are being driven to the 53rd annual President's Play at the main stage in the Castle Blanco, in Nova York City, the capitol of the Union de Stados Americanos, during the first day of the Tides of Yemanja, February second being the Lavagem de Iemanja, in the year 2217. ACT (Tonton looks toward his window as the sound of people cheering partying or celebrating emanates. He slowly or gently closes the window and turns to Fofo; the cheering isn't muted but at a whisper. She is smiling gently while introspective. They hold each other's hand. Their official pirate hats are on

Holiday Royale 2022-2023

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LOVE THAT PASS SHIPS IN THE NIGHT

JJJJ Contest Folder 2023

4 deviations
Literature

On The Edge Of War

Cast: Lord Finnegan:      A conspirator and a patriot Lord Leander:       The king's confidant, friend of Martin, and a patriot Damion:               Leander's trusted servant. Martin:                A former servant of the court and friend of Leander. Got banished by the king after the discussion about an provocative statement escalated. The King:             The current ruler of this kingdom, who expelled the servant Martin under penalty of death for endangering public peace. Ann-Sophie:         A worried maid Scene 1 (A shabby, wooden hut with poor interior. The floor is just tramped down clay, and wind howls through the cracks between

Contest Archives

6 deviations
The Academy of Super Heroes

Stockpile A-C

76 deviations
Literature

Daisy Miller: A Study

Personae Dramatis F. Winterbourne (WINT.) Young, American expatriate studying in Europe, comes from old money, indecisive in matters of the heart, is fond of, but also unsure of, DAIS., hesitant "Daisy" Ann Miller (DAIS.) Young New York woman traveling with her mother and brother (RAND.) through Europe, is fond of both WINT. and GIOV. (actress can double as COST.), flirtatious Randolph Miller (RAND.) Young American child avoiding schoolwork on vacation, brother to DAIS., loves candy and being the center of attention (actor can double as GIOV.), precocious Mrs. Costello (COST.) Old, sickly aunt to WINT., powerful and controlling matriarch

Stockpile D-G

80 deviations
Literature

Haircuts

INT. HAIR SALON - DAY A FOUR-YEAR-OLD GIRL sits in a HAIRDRESSER'S CHAIR. She is wearing a BAGGY SWEATSHIRT and JEANS. She is male-bodied. A HAIRDRESSER cuts her LONG HAIR very SHORT. The sound of the SCISSORS is amplified. Girl looks upset. INT. HAIR SALON - DAY A TEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL sits in a HAIRDRESSER'S CHAIR. She is wearing a BLUE T-SHIRT and SHORTS. A HAIRDRESSER cuts her LONG HAIR very SHORT. The sound of the SCISSORS is amplified. Girl looks sad. INT. HAIR SALON - DAY A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL sits in a HAIRDRESSER'S CHAIR. She is wearing a LIGHT-BROWN SWEATER and JEANS. A HAIRDRESSER cuts her LONG HAIR very SHORT. The sound of the

Stockpile H-K

69 deviations
Literature

Lame Superhero Sketch

Lame superhero sketch Richard Rabbitfoot, a short, nerdy man with thick glasses dressed in a comic book character t-shirt over a turtleneck and jeans, walks into a local comic shop of stereotypical design. Mr. David Fireboat, the owner of the shop is behind the counter and ready to greet his latest customer. DAVID Good afternoon! RICHARD Hello! DAVID Anything I can, uh, help you with on this fine day? RICHARD Nope. I just came in to do some research. DAVID Research? This is a comic book shop. RICHARD I know. Richard wanders over to a wall of comics and fingers through an issue of the Flash. DAVID But the library is across town

Stockpile L-O

98 deviations

Stockpile P-S

93 deviations