I’m excited for next weekend - our 3rd Script-Write-A-Thon. I’ll be writing a new draft of GASH PALACE, hopefully within the 48 hours since I've carded it out properly this time. I’ve well and truly learned my lesson from last time when I went in without an ending planned and came out with a script without an ending. Womp waaa. Hopefully we’ll have a bunch of other writers turn up and we’ll eat a whole bunch of candy and have some fun.

In other news, on Friday night I finally saw THE ABYSS (director’s cut) for the first time. I mean it's completely silly and all, but it made me and decide I’d really like to write a movie set mostly under water. Maybe this is still running off the fun we had during 48 Hours, too. So here’s a couple of spitballed half-formed ideas for one…

UNDER WATER THEMED IDEAS:

- Skylar and Danny, a husband and wife spearfishing team, discover a dumped load of nuclear waste on the ocean floor and Danny is tragically killed… or so Skylar thinks. When people in their community are maimed and hurt by what turns out to be mysterious fish-man hybrid, Skylar must hunt the catch of a life-time: her radioactive husband. Possible title - HE’S A CATCH.

- A group of seafaring teenagers discover a community of New Zealand’s multi-millionaires living in a top secret underwater luxury compound on the ocean floor. But when they infiltrate the compound, they discover the rich folks are hiding more than just their place of residence. They’re survivalists, waiting in safety for an impending natural disaster only the ultra-rich have been warned about.

- Or alternatively - A group of seafaring teenagers discover a community of New Zealand’s multi-millionaires living in a top secret underwater luxury compound on the ocean floor. But when they infiltrate the compound, they discover the rich folks are hiding more than just their place of residence (or their favourite holiday spot). They’re religious slaves to a tentacled monster who lives under their compound, their sea-God. Once they’re inevitably captured, the teens must find a way to overthrow the underwater cult and escape being sacrificed to the ancient beast.

- A group of scientist undersea people (think swamp people of the sea rather than mermaids) kidnap Greenpeace worker Alison from her ship, and keep her in underwater caves for studying for weeks. She gradually falls for one of her captors’ sons, a kind young sea person named Quark. Together they hatch a plan to escape together, away from Quark’s father’s harsh sea laws and negative views on land people.

- When Navy Lieutenant Clara Smith’s submarine goes down, she’s left trapped under the sea with only one other survivor. It’s her least favourite superior, Commander Lisa Smith - who also happens to be her sister. Clara and Lisa must wait out potential rescue or find a way to survive. Alternatively, have them not be related and be women who once hid a relationship from the rest of their fleet. Underwater lesbian ex drama? Sure, why not.


Right, those are pretty bad. That's fine, that's what this blog is for: brain farts. Enjoy!