gryffindorseeker's imagination journal.

Hey guys. I know I've been blogging up a storm, but whatever, it makes me happy. Since I've been telling everyone that I want to be a screenwriter, I should probably give it a go, right? So that's what I'm doing. When I'm not working on the fanfic magic, that is. I doubt I'll ever go for original fic, but oh well.

I'd like to focus mainly on television, and I'm currently working on a pilot and a spec script. A pilot is the first episode of any TV series, and you present it to the network so they can decide whether or not they want to invest in more episodes. The writer of the pilot is generally the creator of the show. My pilot is sort of a mockumentary, which is a really fun genre to play around with.

A spec script is an episode you write of a show currently on the air, in the hopes that when you send it in to that show, they hire you as a writer. It's cool, because it's like fanfic in that you use an existing world, but decide where you want it to go. The spec script I'm working on is for The Office, and I thought I'd share part of the cold open with you guys. The spacing is messed up because you can't use tabs in Blogger, but you get the idea.

FADE IN:

INT. OFFICE – EARLY MORNING

JIM is sitting at Dwight’s desk, typing something quickly on Dwight’s computer. PAM, sitting at her desk in reception, looks over in curiosity.

JIM TALKING HEAD

JIM
I signed Dwight up for Facebook. I know
it’s kind of a weird thing to do
without Dwight’s permission, but he’s
been going through a rough time lately
and it might be a nice distraction for
him.

INT. OFFICE – CONTINUOUS – D1

We see a close-up of Dwight Kurt Shrute’s Facebook profile. His profile picture shows Dwight and Mose at their beet farm.

JIM TALKING HEAD

JIM (CONT’D)
I actually got the idea from my sister-
in-law. She made a Facebook profile
for their family cat, Corey Feldman.

INT. OFFICE – CONTINUOUS – D1

Close-up of Corey Feldman The Cat’s Facebook profile. His interests include catnip and taking long naps in the sun.

JIM
Corey Feldman has 47 friends. Let’s see
how Dwight does.