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It’s funny but I’ve never written a script set in Oz for some reason. They’re always set in the US and the odd one in England if the Beatles are involved lol
So, which one are you admitting to? The one set in the US. Or England? England or US. US or England.
Worth re-iterating again that the quality of the scripts, in the 72 hour window, with the constraints imposed by the challenge are nothing short of remarkable... this round and the other 4.
I think the problem with setting a script in Oz is the slang and manner of speech we have. Overseas peeps would be googling while reading, trying to decipher a line of dialogue like this:
Hey shags, did you end up rooting that Seppo bird?
Yeah, mate. She went off like a ute tarp in a cyclone
Bloody ripper. Hey, chuck us another stubby of VB, will ya?
Hang on, digger. I’m trying to get this yabby on the hook
It’s easier for me to write about Americans and Brits as I’ve travelled extensively to those joints and follow the sports etc
My new feature is set in Nepal and the mini one after is set in LA lol
I think the problem with setting a script in Oz is the slang and manner of speech we have. Overseas peeps would be googling while reading, trying to decipher a line of dialogue like this:
Hey shags, did you end up rooting that Seppo bird?
Yeah, mate. She went off like a ute tarp in a cyclone
Bloody ripper. Hey, chuck us another stubby of VB, will ya?
Hang on, digger. I’m trying to get this yabby on the hook
It’s easier for me to write about Americans and Brits as I’ve travelled extensively to those joints and follow the sports etc
My new feature is set in Nepal and the mini one after is set in LA lol
See Stevie I got all of that except Seppo... but then I'm an international film fan and quite happy with Romper Stomper, Wolf Creek, Chopper or Animal Kingdom...
A funny story about my trek: one of the guides was a quiet guy early on. On the third day we could see these vegie plant things in the gardens in the villages but couldn’t work out what it was. I asked Mingma and after a few guesses at what he said - his English was ok but heavily accented - we worked out he was saying ‘bok choy’!! So for the rest of the trek we would be walking past a some trees or bushes, and I’d say, ‘Mingma...bok choy’? He would laugh out loud - ‘Yes, bok choy’! It became a running joke the whole trek. He would always lead us on the trail and would suddenly point out to some far away plant - ‘BOK CHOY’.
Mingma would come around early in the morn to take our brekkie orders and the same for lunch and tea. Naturally we’d ask for bok choy most nights and he would piss himself laughing. Fine times indeed lol
See Stevie I got all of that except Seppo... but then I'm an international film fan and quite happy with Romper Stomper, Wolf Creek, Chopper or Animal Kingdom...
Ah nice, Ant. A Seppo is an American - as in Septic Tank: Yank