Lane Sarasohn -
Sample Writings
BEARD-IN- A- MINUTE
Written for "This Just In"
(Moffitt-Lee Productions, ABC)
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| (COMMERCIAL PARODY) UP
ON: YOUNG GUY IN BEDROOM OR BATHROOM
LOOKING IN THE MIRROR AND GETTING READY FOR A BIG
DATE - COMBING HIS HAIR, FIXING HIS BOW TIE.
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| ANNCR VO |
| First date? Blind date? Why not make a |
| lasting impression... |
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| CUT TO: CLOSE UP OF COUNTER-
TOP AS SPRAY CAN OF BEARD- IN- A- MINUTE "POPS"
INTO THE PICTURE. |
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| ...with Beard-In-A-Minute. |
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| CUT TO: GUY SPRAY-PAINTING A
BEARD ON HIS FACE |
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| It's so easy. You just spray it on. |
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| FLIP WIPE TO: GUY WITH
PAINTED-ON BEARD KNOCKING ON HIS DATE'S DOOR.
HE'S HOLDING A BOUQUET. A GIRL WITH VERY THICK
GLASSES ANSWERS THE DOOR |
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| Looks so natural, she'll never know. |
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| CUT TO: ANOTHER GUY IN AN
OFFICE BATHROOM, SPRAYING ON A MOUSTACHE AND
GOATEE |
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| Beard-In-A-Minute makes a man look |
| distinguished, virile, and intelligent. It's
the |
| modern way to groom. |
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| HE SLIPS INTO A NICE SPORTS JACKET AND
ADMIRES HIMSELF IN THE MIRROR |
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| And it's made by the makers of Silly String, |
| so you know it's safe. |
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| CUT TO: OFFICE DOOR BEARING
A SIGN THAT SAYS: |
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WILLIAM FREED, MD, PHD
PSYCHIATRIST |
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| GUY WITH PAINTED-ON GOATEE POKES HIS HEAD OUT
AND SAYS: |
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| CUT TO: PRODUCT SHOT OF
SPRAY CAN OF BEARD-IN-A-MINUTE. |
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| ANNCR VO |
| Beard-In-A-Minute and now... |
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| EVEN SMALLER SPRAY CAN OF
TEN-SECOND-MOUSTACHE "POPS" INTO
THE PICTURE |
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| Ten-Second-Moustache. Available |
| everywhere. |
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| OUT. |
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