If I told you this design was for an improv comedy troupe, would you get the reference?
We must pay the rent.
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No, I'll be honest. I don't see the reference. It's reminiscent of "See no evil...", but I don't think that's what you're going for (that1guy, I think that's actually what you were referring to).
I based it on this classic skit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uoo0f39SmjE
http://burtleburtle.net/bob/scout/rent.html
http://writemindopenheart.com/2007/07/worlds-shortest-and-most-often-performed-play-2.html
Ring a bell?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uoo0f39SmjE
http://burtleburtle.net/bob/scout/rent.html
http://writemindopenheart.com/2007/07/worlds-shortest-and-most-often-performed-play-2.html
Ring a bell?
Ah, I see. There's a good chance that I'm just not educated on this kinda stuff. If I had been previously aware of that skit, yeah, I think I would've totally got the reference in your logo. So, I think it's only a question of how well-known this skit is.
This classic skit is the basis for all drama in the western hemisphere and can be completed in 12 seconds!
http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/570571
Thanks for taking a look, folks. It was just something I put together a while ago as a design sample that never found a home and I was thinking of recycling it in some capacity.
And Cracker, you're right. Just because it's "classic" doesn't mean it's well known. There are tons of references in movies, TV and even in the Simpsons that escape me, so it's all a matter of perspective.
To be honest, I'm not even sure how I know about it!
Have a great weekend y'all!
And Cracker, you're right. Just because it's "classic" doesn't mean it's well known. There are tons of references in movies, TV and even in the Simpsons that escape me, so it's all a matter of perspective.
To be honest, I'm not even sure how I know about it!
Have a great weekend y'all!
Have a great weekend, all!
Nobody asked, but here is the script in question.
“The Rent” or “Curses Foiled Again”
A melodrama for 2 men and 2 women plus a director
Characters: Sick Parent, Beautiful daughter or Handsome Son, Landlord, Hero.
STORM HOWLS
PARENT ENTERS: coughs and sighs.
DAUGHTER: We must pay the rent.
MOTHER: We can't pay the rent.
LANDLORD ENTERS: Time to pay the rent.
DAUGHTER: We can't pay the rent.
LANDLORD: You must pay the rent!
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER: We can't pay the rent!
LANDLORD POINTS TO DOOR.
WOMEN PREPARE TO OBEY.
DAUGHTER FEARS FOR SICK MOTHER.
STORM HOWLS.
LANDLORD (to daughter): Unless---you pay the rent.
DAUGHTER: I--pay the rent?
MOTHER: Never! You shan't pay the rent!
MOTHER PULLS DAUGHTER TO THE DOOR, OPENS IT.
STORM DRIVES THEM BACK.
MOTHER COLLAPSES, COUGHING.
DAUGHTER IMPLORES THE LANDLORD TO SPARE THEM FROM BEING CAST OUT INTO THE STORM.
LANDLORD LAUGHS.
STORM HOWLS.
MOTHER RISES AND STAGGERS FORWARD TOWARDS THE DOOR AGAIN.
DAUGHTER: Stop! I'll pay the rent!!
LANDLORD ADVANCES TOWARDS HER IN AN EVIL FASHION.
MOTHER: No.
HERO LOOKS IN, IS HORRIFIED.
LANDLORD: Yes! Pay the Rent! SEIZES HER.
STORM HOWLS.
HERO ENTERS: Stop! I'll pay the rent.
MOTHER/DAUGHTER/LANDLORD: You'll pay the rent?
HERO PAYS THE RENT.
LANDLORD HESITATES.
HERO: I have paid the rent.
LANDLORD: Curses! Foiled again.
LANDLORD SLINKS OFF STAGE.
MOTHER (NEAR COLLAPSE): OH!
DAUGHTER: My Hero!
Nobody asked, but here is the script in question.
“The Rent” or “Curses Foiled Again”
A melodrama for 2 men and 2 women plus a director
Characters: Sick Parent, Beautiful daughter or Handsome Son, Landlord, Hero.
STORM HOWLS
PARENT ENTERS: coughs and sighs.
DAUGHTER: We must pay the rent.
MOTHER: We can't pay the rent.
LANDLORD ENTERS: Time to pay the rent.
DAUGHTER: We can't pay the rent.
LANDLORD: You must pay the rent!
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER: We can't pay the rent!
LANDLORD POINTS TO DOOR.
WOMEN PREPARE TO OBEY.
DAUGHTER FEARS FOR SICK MOTHER.
STORM HOWLS.
LANDLORD (to daughter): Unless---you pay the rent.
DAUGHTER: I--pay the rent?
MOTHER: Never! You shan't pay the rent!
MOTHER PULLS DAUGHTER TO THE DOOR, OPENS IT.
STORM DRIVES THEM BACK.
MOTHER COLLAPSES, COUGHING.
DAUGHTER IMPLORES THE LANDLORD TO SPARE THEM FROM BEING CAST OUT INTO THE STORM.
LANDLORD LAUGHS.
STORM HOWLS.
MOTHER RISES AND STAGGERS FORWARD TOWARDS THE DOOR AGAIN.
DAUGHTER: Stop! I'll pay the rent!!
LANDLORD ADVANCES TOWARDS HER IN AN EVIL FASHION.
MOTHER: No.
HERO LOOKS IN, IS HORRIFIED.
LANDLORD: Yes! Pay the Rent! SEIZES HER.
STORM HOWLS.
HERO ENTERS: Stop! I'll pay the rent.
MOTHER/DAUGHTER/LANDLORD: You'll pay the rent?
HERO PAYS THE RENT.
LANDLORD HESITATES.
HERO: I have paid the rent.
LANDLORD: Curses! Foiled again.
LANDLORD SLINKS OFF STAGE.
MOTHER (NEAR COLLAPSE): OH!
DAUGHTER: My Hero!
I didn't know the skit, Jeff, so the graphic was lost on me, but after watching it, I think I'd suggest a couple of moves, if you ever do incorporate the design.
I think I'd re-order the characters, so that, from left to right, you had "landlord, girl, hero" - the order they appear in. And then I'd left-justify the type on "We must pay the rent", so it's under landlord and girl. Basically, just switch the landlord and the hero and slide the text left.
Just a thought.
gelder
I think I'd re-order the characters, so that, from left to right, you had "landlord, girl, hero" - the order they appear in. And then I'd left-justify the type on "We must pay the rent", so it's under landlord and girl. Basically, just switch the landlord and the hero and slide the text left.
Just a thought.
gelder
Good ideas, Steve. Thanks.
The concept behind the was for a troupe/group of struggling actors who are trying to pay the rent by performing on stage. So a little switcharoo might help.
Cheers.
The concept behind the was for a troupe/group of struggling actors who are trying to pay the rent by performing on stage. So a little switcharoo might help.
Cheers.