Synopsis:
Ever had a day at work where everything that could possibly go wrong does? Not like the Pizza Guy you haven't! One tiny mistake kick starts an evening shift to remember. The next time something goes wrong at your workplace just take a deep breath, smile and say to yourself "At least I'm not the Pizza Guy".
Locations Required:
Pizza store + manager's office + kitchen, street, Mechanic's shop, public toilets and a pub.
Actors Required:
9 (8 males and 1 female - some of the roles can be male or female) + 2-3 extras.
Characters:
Pizza Guy (name never mentioned by characters) - I envisioned him as being a Basil Fawlty type character.
Mr Johnson - the pizza store's number one customer. A pompous older man who only expects the best. Think an older version of the James Norrington character from Pirates of the Caribbean and how he sounds when he speaks.
The Manager - The pizza guy's boss can be serious when he wants to/needs to be but normally he's a pretty happy and friendly man.
Billy - trainee starting his very first shift of the night. A bit nervous and unsure of himself.
Gary - pizza store employee. Dislikes the pizza guy, thinks he's a suck up. Has an "I don't care about work" attitude.
Sam - pizza store employee. Basically agrees to everything Gary says. Sam also has a similar attitude to Gary and dislikes the pizza guy as well
Gary and Sam could be changed to a combination of male/female or female/female.
Jim - another co-worker. He is a pretty straight up 'what you see is what you get' type and has a positive attitude towards things even when problems arise.
Jim could also be changed to a female.
Mechanic - very hands on type, a man's man. not happy when dealing with customers after hours and isn't afraid to show it.
Woman - just a customer who has a brief appearance - could easily be changed to a male character.
Group of Kids (minimum of 2 or 3) - mischief maker types who like to have fun at other people's expense. Only appear in one scene, no dialogue.
Budget:
I do not have an idea of how much this would cost. But I don't think it could be done at the lower end of the low budget range.
There are no CG or special visual effects required. The main consideration would be locations due to the fact that the pizza store in itself is a major set-piece. Ideally securing a pizza store and having access to the kitchen would be needed in order to sell the location.
The majority of the script is set at night with bookend scenes set during the day.
Duration:
The screenplay is roughly 14 pages so that would equate to a 14 min short but since it's comedy after editing it could be about 8-10 mins instead.
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I am gauging interest in the story of this short script from people who have a bit of experience with directing/producing short films because there are so many locations and characters involved.
If you are interested or know someone who might be, and you'd like to know more please let me know via posting a comment here in this thread or by sending an email to phantomscreenwriter@yahoo.com
Thanks for your time!
Ever had a day at work where everything that could possibly go wrong does? Not like the Pizza Guy you haven't! One tiny mistake kick starts an evening shift to remember. The next time something goes wrong at your workplace just take a deep breath, smile and say to yourself "At least I'm not the Pizza Guy".
Locations Required:
Pizza store + manager's office + kitchen, street, Mechanic's shop, public toilets and a pub.
Actors Required:
9 (8 males and 1 female - some of the roles can be male or female) + 2-3 extras.
Characters:
Pizza Guy (name never mentioned by characters) - I envisioned him as being a Basil Fawlty type character.
Mr Johnson - the pizza store's number one customer. A pompous older man who only expects the best. Think an older version of the James Norrington character from Pirates of the Caribbean and how he sounds when he speaks.
The Manager - The pizza guy's boss can be serious when he wants to/needs to be but normally he's a pretty happy and friendly man.
Billy - trainee starting his very first shift of the night. A bit nervous and unsure of himself.
Gary - pizza store employee. Dislikes the pizza guy, thinks he's a suck up. Has an "I don't care about work" attitude.
Sam - pizza store employee. Basically agrees to everything Gary says. Sam also has a similar attitude to Gary and dislikes the pizza guy as well
Gary and Sam could be changed to a combination of male/female or female/female.
Jim - another co-worker. He is a pretty straight up 'what you see is what you get' type and has a positive attitude towards things even when problems arise.
Jim could also be changed to a female.
Mechanic - very hands on type, a man's man. not happy when dealing with customers after hours and isn't afraid to show it.
Woman - just a customer who has a brief appearance - could easily be changed to a male character.
Group of Kids (minimum of 2 or 3) - mischief maker types who like to have fun at other people's expense. Only appear in one scene, no dialogue.
Budget:
I do not have an idea of how much this would cost. But I don't think it could be done at the lower end of the low budget range.
There are no CG or special visual effects required. The main consideration would be locations due to the fact that the pizza store in itself is a major set-piece. Ideally securing a pizza store and having access to the kitchen would be needed in order to sell the location.
The majority of the script is set at night with bookend scenes set during the day.
Duration:
The screenplay is roughly 14 pages so that would equate to a 14 min short but since it's comedy after editing it could be about 8-10 mins instead.
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I am gauging interest in the story of this short script from people who have a bit of experience with directing/producing short films because there are so many locations and characters involved.
If you are interested or know someone who might be, and you'd like to know more please let me know via posting a comment here in this thread or by sending an email to phantomscreenwriter@yahoo.com
Thanks for your time!
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