The latest Short I'll Never Shoot (aka S.I.N.S.) is actually the first page of a script I'll probably never flesh out. It's called "The Settlers" and instead of falling in love, it's about being in a relationship. Most likely, it would focus on a group of friends: a single guy, a lesbian couple, a married couple, and a couple who are considering tying the knot. The last group are featured in this opening page.

I have some random ideas for scenes so I might just post them here every now and then but I haven't figured out a way to make it come together as a single script. I was thinking about making it a web series but I'd want to get a bunch of microscripts together before I commit to it. By microscript, I mean just short 1 - 4 page ditties. I think that when a web series or online video hits the 4 minute mark, it loses a lot of views. When most people are sent a video, they are only willing to commit to a couple minutes. Three minutes seems like a commitment. Four minutes usually meets with an "I'll watch that shit later." A "later" that usually never comes.

The same could be said for blog posts that stretch past three paragraphs so I better wrap this up. WIthout further ado, here's the opening salvo of "The Settlers".

P.S. know the format of the script might not be exact (you're not necessarily supposed to bold the headings in film scripts) but I feel like it makes it easier to read so I did it for the blog.

EDIT: Re-reading it this morning, I get that it helps if there's something to really hit home that the two people we are seeing are together (hence the picture of them together behind Julie) but I have no idea why they'd have a picture of themselves hanging in the bathroom. I must have summoned my inner network exec when I made that note to myself.

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