Friday, 11 February 2011

From a friend of mine

Q. How many screenwriters does it take to change a light bulb?
1st draft: Hero changes light bulb. 2nd draft: Villain changes light bulb. 3rd draft: Hero stops villain from changing light bulb. Villain falls to death. 4th draft: Lose the light bulb. 5th draft: Light bulb back in. Fluorescent instead of tungsten. 6th draft: Villain breaks bulb, uses it to kill hero's mentor. 7th draft: Fluorescent not working. Back to tungsten. 8th draft: Hero forces villain to eat light bulb. 9th draft: Hero laments loss of light bulb. Doesn't change it. 10th draft: Hero changes light bulb.
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6 comments:

  1. Nik Perring11 February 2011 at 17:26

    I love these!

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  2. Sarah Hilary11 February 2011 at 17:28

    Me too, Nik. Ought to be more jokes about writing!

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  3. Rebecca Bradley11 February 2011 at 17:31

    Brilliant!

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  4. Sarah Hilary11 February 2011 at 17:34

    Glad you liked it, Rebecca! Thanks for dropping by.

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  5. NikkiF20 February 2011 at 12:48

    Very funny! I hope you and your friend don't mind, but I shall be sharing the link on Facebook. And as you say, there should be more jokes about writing. :)

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  6. Sarah Hilary23 February 2011 at 16:08

    Thanks, Nikki, please do spread it around!

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