My reasoning for the 2030 musical
- Amanda Riddell
- Sep 20, 2023
- 2 min read
It's the idea I'm passionate about. It's not a stretch to say it gets me out of bed. I'm looking forward to writing the chorus number now that Sibelius is on my laptop. I'll re-render Pan's Preludes with NotePerformer 4 later on today.
We live in a world that is hopelessly divided, and language has become a weapon. I think a lot of actors would just love an excuse to say something really taboo in a context where it's obviously OTT. If The Creamerie was worth funding - despite ripping off Y: The Last Man - then I think that's a sign that my futuristic fantasy is also something the executives should seriously consider. Besides, it's the story with all the dope songs. If you try to persuade me to use them in my autobiography, I refuse, and then I scream. That's not intentional; that's just my physical reaction to being pushed around by people who lack the guts to have a pitch meeting or inquire about my material.
People love Goodbye Pork Pie. I love Goodbye Pork Pie, and there hasn't been a winner Kiwi road movie for a while... Plus I can cite precedent: The Second Civil War by Joe Dante is the tone of this film. Huge fan of Joe -- I'd love to meet him if I ever came to L.A.
While other people might think my Tina script would be fun to make, I completely disagree. All the people sniffing around the script has resulted in me going mad. They're not the ones who would be fronting it. I'm not keen, and I'm not persuadable. My Facebook Ads weren't illegal, and bluntly I advertised both scripts. I was equally keen to do both, but discussing Tina has completely ruined it imo. The notes aren't something I'm prepared to address, so let's agree to disagree. It's not like Shipwrecked couldn't also pump money into the Wellington economy; it totally could, and I think all the tech bros would rather make that, which is also a group that's important to woo (as they have all the tech skills!). As I said, the notes about Tina came across as 'I'm not good enough' and completely ruined my self-esteem. That's how you all made me feel, ok? While the opposition to Shipwrecked has inspired me to do things like the orange head or the list sketches. I could put those in the film, but it's not hugely important: structurally, it's the North Island section which isn't flowing the way I want atm.
The tone of the 2030 musical is working well, though; it's supposed to shock and provoke, and how is it any different to the Black Mirror pilot where the UK PM fucks a pig? Or South Park: the movie? Or Dr. Strangelove? Or The Second Civil War? I can cite chapter and verse the sort of satire that I do, so stop telling me I'm just some dumb kid who is only valuable because I'm pretty in a dress. That's how y'all are making me feel, and that's why I'm losing my mind.
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