My Screenplay

[nq:1]I just finished a 120 page screenplay about a man who does nothing but stare at a wall. His expression ... I'm a little worried that this minimalist work might not have much of a market, though. What do you think?[/nq]
Did you leave it open-ended for an eventual sequel?
jaybee

I once saw a very good short with exactly that plot. There was one embellishment: the man was sitting at a table on which rested a packet of crisps. After about five minutes of immobility, he slowly reached out for a crisp, only to stop with his hand hovering over the open packet. Thirty seconds later, he went back to his original position.

I can't now recall if he ever did it again, or i

[nq:1]I once saw a very good short with exactly that plot. There was one embellishment: the man was sitting at ... recall if he ever did it again, or if he ever actually ate a crisp. But the suspense was palpable.[/nq]
What strikes me as comical here are the possible misunderstandings due to the differences in English English and American English. I happen to know that what we in America call

[nq:1]The line from the song is "Pardon me, boy, but is that the Chattanooga choo choo?"[/nq]
For those who may not know, "choo choo" is a train (as in a "choo choo train") "Chattanooga" is a city in Tennessee.

And "Cairns" is pronounced "cans."
Reaching? ... Me?

RonB
"There's a story there...somewhere"

[nq:1]I'm guessing that "crisps" in England are what we call "chips" here. But our "chips" come in "bags," not "packets." (Although "packets" is really a better description of the container.)[/nq]
Ah yes, potato crisps (to give them their full name) are what you (inexplicably) call "chips": thin slices of potato, deep-fried (or at least that's how I imagine they're made) and available in "plai

[nq:1]The global onslaught of McDonald's and the like has made "fries" as well-known over here as they are in the USA, but they're not the same as chips, which are bigger, squeezier and actually made out of potatoes.[/nq]
I'm guessing your chips are what we call "home fries" or (sometimes) "potato wedges" here. Sometimes they leave the skin on them. I definitely like them better than McDonald'

[nq:1]I'm guessing your chips are what we call "home fries" or (sometimes) "potato wedges" here. Sometimes they leave the skin on them. I definitely like them better than McDonald's "freedom fries."[/nq]
Wedges (with the skins on) are a separate thing over here. Chips with the skins on would be an abomination.
I've never heard of "freedom fries" - just what do they offer freedom from?

[nq:2]I'm guessing your chips are what we call "home fries" ... them. I definitely like them better than McDonald's "freedom fries."[/nq]
[nq:1]Wedges (with the skins on) are a separate thing over here. Chips with the skins on would be an abomination.[/nq]
The best fries here (the kind that win the "Best of Montreal" every year in the local papers) are fried in lard. Yes, your arteries hat

[nq:2]I've never heard of "freedom fries" - just what do ... thought. The name was coined in America in protest against[/nq]
[nq:1]France's refusal to embark on the U.S. invasion of Iraq.[/nq]
I can't pretend to understand the thinking behind that, but I suspect I'm happier in my ignorance. Thanks.
Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

[nq:1]I've never heard of "freedom fries" - just what do they offer freedom from?[/nq]
Common sense. It was the name Congress voted to "officially" give "French Fries," in cafeterias catering to them, when the French refused to join in with Bush and his war on Iraq.

RonB
"There's a story there...somewhere"