Tuesday, 11 March 2008

Statement of intentions






In this film project my main aim is to create comedy by making a parody of the B movie. It is meant to have poor production quality to add to the B movie style of film making. I want the audience to have a laugh out loud feel towards this film, to find it funny because of its low production quality and also because of the narrative.

Partybot 1999 follows a simple storyline much like Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure where they travel back in time to gather information for their history report.

Synopsis:
Ian22506 the futuristic robot who has been sent back in time to rediscover the ancient ways of the past, he was sent to 1999 where he “chills” with the homies of the past, Jack the party dude from 1999 shows Ian22506 around and shows him the way of the party.

Unfortunately Ian22506 is not accustomed to these unusual ways and spirals into a life of alcohol, lady toasters and crime. As he tries to return home Ian22506 discovers that the time machine has been damaged, so he sends a beam to his dudes in the future and help is swiftly sent.

On arrival Ian22506 tells his buddies about the ways of the past, and then they party like its 3025.

Ian22506 by now is partied out and decides to leave by himself to lead a life as a small town business man.

Partybot 1999 follows a simple narrative structure.

Exposition: IAN22506 is sent back in time, voice over tells us who he is and where it is set. The voice over tells us shortly why IAN22506 is here.

Development: IAN22506 meets people from the past and parties.

Complication: The time machine is broken.

Climax: IAN22506 sends for help, help arrives.

Resolution: IAN22506 leaves to lead a life as a small town business man.

I have chosen this narrative structure because I feel that it allows me to create a simple storyline which will let me cover everything in my plot and the audience will easily understand everything that is going on.

One of my main influences in the making of Partybot 1999 is the beastie boys, a New York hip-hop band. They mainly influenced me by their music video for their song intergalactic, directed by Adam Yauch, where a giant robot lands from outer space and attacks a city.

A director that influences me is Mel Brooks; he directed films like blazing saddles and Robin Hood men in tights. He is mostly known for his film farces and comedic parodies.
















These will help influence me by giving me ideas of comedic lines and also how to create funny scenarios. I hope that in using these techniques I will be able to create a comedic short that will give the audience a few laughs.

Basically I want to base the style of my movie roughly around the idea of the “B movie” a low budget film which is usually a sci-fi film; this is because it is quite simple to create a sci-fi setting on a low budget.


Thursday, 6 March 2008

film research

Film Research


















Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure is a time travel comedy by the director Stephen Herek. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is an American comedy/science fiction movie in which two slackers travel through time in order to assemble a menagerie of historical figures for their high school history presentation. What inspired me about this film is the whole mix of sci-fi, comedy and time travel.













Beastie Boys are an American hip hop group from New York City consisting of Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz. Since the Hello Nasty album, the DJ for the group has been Michael "Mix Master Mike" Schwartz, who was featured in the song Three MC's and One DJ. What inspired me about this band is their original music videos, one in particular is their song “intergalactic” where there is a B movie style set of where a robot attacks a city, also the song is very inspirational to me as well.














My film is loosely based around the idea of a “B movie”, which is basically a low budget film which I want my film to look like. Robot Monster is a classic example of a B movie. Robot Monster is a 1953 science fiction B-movie. It is known by bad-film fans for being "so bad, it's good" and has the doubtful honor of being considered one of the "Worst films ever". Its laughable plot line and cheesy special effects has helped it attain status as a cult film.















Creature from the black lagoon is another classic sci-fi/ horror B movie. It is a 1954 black-and-white science fiction monster film directed by Jack Arnold, and starring Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, and Whit Bissell. The creature was played by Ben Chapman on land and Ricou Browning in underwater scenes. It was released in the United States on March 5, 1954. This is an inspiration to me as I want my film to look like the classic B movie style like this film has.
The reason why i want my film to look in the style of a B movie is i hope to create comedy through it being so bad its good (like robot monster!). I aim to create this style with cheesy lightning, music and of course a very crude robot suit!

Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Partybot 1999 script

PARTYBOT 1999

Written by Kevin Sipler


Fade in:

Date: 12th February 1999

1. EXT. LONELY FIELD-NIGHT

Flash of lightning hits the ground; robot appears and continues through the field towards the town in the distance.

2. EXT. STREET-NIGHT

Robot walks through the abandoned street. It stumbles across a group of party dudes. Astonished and intoxicated the party dudes invite the Robot to party.

JACK
Wooaww duuude! What’s happenin’ crazy robot dude? We gonna go party you comin?

IAN22506
(In Spanish)
What is a party? I don’t understand.

YOUNG MIKEY
We don’t speak that dude.

IAN22506
(In English)
Perhaps this is more to your liking?

JACK
ROCKIN DUUUDE!! Let’s go party!

3. INT. DISCO ROOM-NIGHT

IAN22506 and his new found “mates” party in a dimly lit room with some bangin’ tunes.

MONTAGE:

A) Partybot boogeys
B) 1999 dudes party
C) 1999 dudes get partied out
D) Partbot keeps going until the sun comes up


BACK TO SCENE.

4. EXT. FORREST-DAY

We see IAN22506 lying in a hedge he stands to his feet.

IAN22506
What a night… I… I… I don’t remember anything. My head, sore my flux capacitor queasy, my circuits greased. Never again will I indulge myself in the way of the party.

5. EXT. ALLEY WAY-NIGHT

IAN22506 attempts to return home, but he discovers the way he came to this time cannot bring him back so he gives his friends in the future a wee ring.

IAN22506
Hello? Hello?! I need assistance I am trapped! I need you to bring me back to the future! My circuits are banjaxed!

PERSON ON THE PHONE
We cannot bring you back the time space continuum has been damaged; there is a rip in the fabric of time and space. We can only send things back not forward; we will send you help until we sow the tear in time and space with the time and space sewing kit.

IAN22506 stands back and a flash of lightning brings his futuristic friends into the past. IAN22506 then tells them of his experience in the past.

IAN22506
This time and place is a disaster, I am glad the future forgot the ways of the past! In this time they have something they call “the party” it is horrible it drains you of your robot goodness.

IAN22506’s future friends intrigued by what IAN22506 was saying, although sounding horrible and tiring, they wanted to experience the party first hand so they too can know the way of the past.

6. INT. DISCO ROOM- NIGHT

Bagvlar, Wookie and harklarkk then party hard all night long. IAN22506 already knowing the way of the party and the consequences of it leaves to live as a small town business man and learn more of the past.

7. EXT. LONG COUNTRY ROAD-DAY

IAND22506 walks down a long lonesome road into the sunset.


THE END

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

Partybot 1999 Treatment

Title: Partybot 1999


Duration: 5 mins
Main Characters:
Ian22506, Jack (The 1999 dudemeister).

Ian22506’s friends from the future:
Bagvlar, Wookie, harklarkk.

1999 party dudes:
Young Mikey, Crazy Phil, Old Manny.

Synopsis: Ian22506 the futuristic robot who has been sent back in time to rediscover the ancient ways of the past, he was sent to 1999 where he “chills” with the homies of the past, Jack the party dude from 1999 shows Ian22506 around and shows him the way of the party.

Unfortunately Ian22506 is not accustomed to these unusual ways and spirals into a life of alcohol, lady toasters and crime. As he tries to return home Ian22506 discovers that the time machine has been damaged, so he sends a beam to his dudes in the future and help is swiftly sent.

On arrival Ian22506 tells his buddies about the ways of the past, and then they party like its 3025.

Ian22506 by now is partied out and decides to leave by himself to lead a life as a small town business man.

Soundtrack/ Score: Beastie Boys: Intergalactic, garage band tunes.



SFX: Robot Costume, Lightning, smoke machine, Disco Lights.