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Post by madametarot on Mar 3, 2018 21:01:36 GMT 10
The GAN
Every Australian writer, amateur or pro, successful or a struggler, wants to write a GAN.
The GAN, is of course a "Great Australian Novel."
There are 2 formulas for writing a GAN.
A) Write lots of novels and hope to jag the GAN B) Make lots of starts until you find the seed for your GAN.
The problem with successfully writing your GAN is, as a writer there is nothing left for you do other than lay down and die.
You might think that is melodramatic but sadly it is true.
You could liken it to a dog chasing a car - he would not know what to do if he caught it.
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Post by Stray Pup on Mar 3, 2018 21:25:17 GMT 10
Well, I don't think I've written a GAN.
But I have written a novel. It's more of a YARN. And now I've started on my second YARN. They'll probably never be published. But the completed one has been bought to editor/publication standard.
Why don't you start a thread Col and write the first paragraph, then each member can contribute continuing the story, and between us all we might write that GAN
If you start it you get naming rights. Pali's paragraphs should be rippers.
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Post by Sediba on Mar 3, 2018 21:36:00 GMT 10
You could call it 'The Never Ending Story'(oops ... sorry Crump)
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Post by madametarot on Mar 4, 2018 7:38:10 GMT 10
My current writing interest is screenplay format and I have written about 5 or 6 minute of attention grabbing action, I want to keep the rights to it, but I don't see why It cannot be used to kick off a story with other writers adding scenes.
I used the "Word'" from Office "Screenplay" Template I had to search for it in templates. I do not think I used it properly but what I have makes some sense to me.
A rough guide is 1 page = 1 minute depending on how the Producer, Screen Writer, Director and Actors deal with it.
More accurately, 100 Pages = 100 minutes of viewing time (1 full length movie)
Unlike a book where the words are finite, a screen play has to be adaptable to the ways and means available and the artistic bent of everyone involved.
I will see if I can get my opening gambit on cuppa here before moving it to a thread of its own
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Post by madametarot on Mar 4, 2018 8:30:03 GMT 10
I have had 3 goes to upload and lost them in cyberspace I will try again. This formatting is all wrong so I have opened it up a bit.. And we could do better if admin adds an attachment button as per the Forum HELP.
BREADCRUMBS TO BRIZ VEGAS
By
Mango Chutney © C. J. Griffin 2018
11 Lanena St
Jindalee
Brisbane
Australia
4074
FADE IN:
SC ! NIGHT – IN LANE-WAYS BETWEEN HORSE RACING STABLES IN HENDRA BRISBANE
The “Brumbies on Bikes” outlaw motorcycle gang (BoBs) want some fun stirring up the race horses and pissing off the Jockeys, strappers, and trainers.
The BoBs assemble on their bikes at the entrance to the laneways. The laneways are a network of lanes and every stable has a gate entrance.
The lanes all lead to the training track so the horses can be walked to and from the training track but safely away from normal traffic.
The BoBS gang leader is “Harry the Whip”, he leads the way and they use low gear and high revs to make as much noise as possible
When they get to the end of the lane-ways they shut their bikes down and listen to the chaos of horses kicking and neighing.
The jockeys are trying to quieten the horses, so they are not yelling out.
FADE IN:
SC 2 NIGHT - INSIDE THE STABLES
Horses go bananas trying to kick their way out of their stalls. The Jockeys and strappers are trying to calm the horses down. The horses are hurting themselves and the men trying to quieten them. One jockey is badly injured in the horse melee of flying hooves and horse head butts.
FADE IN:
SC 3 NIGHT – IN LANE-WAYS BETWEEN HORSE RACING STABLES IN HENDRA BRISBANE
Harry fist pumps the air and the gang rides back through the lanes to give the stables a second dose of chaos.
FADE IN:
SC 4 DAY - BILLABONG CAFÉ SOUTHBANK BRISBANE NEAR BEACH/POOL
2 men are drinking coffee at a table one is Messy O’Bottle who is a technonut and professional numbers and stats cruncher he has one ear that sticks out sideways more than normal. The other man is small he is a Jockey and he has a big nose, he is known as Big Nose.
BIG NOSE
The bikie gang turned up again last night.
MESSY
Much damage this time.
BIG NOSE
Too much, had to get the vet and one Jocky was kicked unconscious. Some horses may have to be scratched tomorrow they will be out of racing until the bruising settles down. That OMCG cost us a lot of money.
MESSY
What can you do, have you told the cops.
BIG NOSE
The cops are useless pricks. They say the bikes are road registered and they can ride where they like. At least that’s what they said last time.
We will do something about it ourselves this time. We have what we call “The Jockeys Justice Alliance” We usually just call it the J.A.
MESSY
What does the J.A. do.
BIG NOSE
I put it to the committee, I am the Chairman, and we decided that this time it will not be a legal fix it will be a physical encounter. Next time we will be waiting for them with hay bales across the end of the lanes and we will ambush them.
MESSY
Then what.
BIG NOSE
At the very least they will fall off their bikes, maybe crash into the hay bales then they will be made into human lamingtons by being wetted down with horse piss then coated with horse shit.
MESSY
What about the worst scenario. Outlaw motorcycle gang members are usually bad bastards.
BIG NOSE
If they put up a fight they will get a taste of leather and maybe even a red-hot branding on their ass.
Every stable has a gun for putting down horses so if they pull guns we will use ours. We will have a loud hailer to warn them if they want to use weapons they will be shot.
We will also have fire extinguishers every stable has them. The fire extinguishers will make the lanes slippery for their bikes.
When they get in the lanes they will be blocked in by horse floats. They will be outnumbered 10 to 1 or more.
MESSY
What do you want me to do.
BIG NOSE
We need bugs to find out when they are planning their next attack.
They drink at the Pink Hotel in the beer garden.
We want to put bugs under their favorite tables.
Can you sort out the bugs and a receiver, so we can listen in.
We will put the bugs in place, all you have to do is supply the bugs and the receiver.
MESSY
I can do that.
I liked the plan up to the bit where you were not sure what would happen next.
You have a lot of influential people tied up in racing so you can call in favors, right?
Messy outlined his plan Big Nose nodded and smiled.
They shook hands and parted. Big Nose walked away and Messy rode off on his rusty Rat Rod push bike. Bikes are the best way to get around Southbank and the CBD.
FADE IN:
SC 5 ENTRANCE TO THE LANE-WAYS BETWEEN HORSE RACING STABLES
The Bobs are lined up revving they big bore Harleys ready for another noise and chaos attack on the stables, just for the fun of it.
Harry the whip does a fist pump and they start their run in low gear high revs for maximum noise.
SC 5 ROADBLOCK AMBUSH
They round the first bend and they are obstructed by hay bales, they slam on the brakes and the road is slippery with fire extinguisher foam.
The bikes all slide and run into each other and the hay bales. The gang is mad as hell.
But there is no-one around.
Harry is up yelling abuse
HARRY
Come out you bastards, I know you’re in there.
If you don’t come out I will burn the stables down.
A small dark figure runs out of a stable gateway and lights the bales of hay they were fuel soaked and go whoosh into flame
The bikies scramble to drag their bikes away from the fires and the lights come on from everywhere to reveal a fire truck with a water canon behind the burning bales of hay.
The fire brigade does not put the fire out immediately but instead they hose down the bikes and the bikies. (they did not want them catching on fire)
Next they put the fire out with extinguishers.
The ambulance and cops turn up as planned and the Bikies get arrested for weapons offences, drugs and arson.
FADE IN:
SC 6 DAYTIME (EARLY MORNING) THE LANES: THE EVIDENCE HAS GONE THEY ARE SPOTLESSLY CLEAN.
The horses are being led out of the stable gates to go for their trackwork via the lanes. Everything seems normal and the Jockeys are greeting each other
BIG NOSE
‘mornin’ George did you sleep well
GEORGE
Yes, thank you, I did sleep. well, and you.
BIG NOSE
Like a baby.
END PART 1
The above is intro action and somewhere in the above the credits can be run.
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Post by Stray Pup on Mar 5, 2018 21:18:26 GMT 10
Uhhhhh .... Who is George?
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Post by madametarot on Mar 6, 2018 9:28:21 GMT 10
Uhhhhh .... Who is George? George is a jockey It says the Jockeys are greeting each other.
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