| George Bush on Death Row in a Shoe Factory |
[Jul. 7th, 2008|09:08 pm] |
Better late than never. Although maybe not. Let me know once you read it!
It's quite long and I am looking for constructive criticism!
Poetic Justice
Page 1 – 4 panel page – Page divided into three horizontally. The top strip is divided into two by a line down the middle.
Title: Top left hand corner covering top of and same width as panel 1
Panel 1
Close up of a TV. The screen fully in view with part of the frame and a stony wall behind visible. The screen shows the title card for ‘Downfalls of the Rich and Famous’
TV Voiceover (TVVO): Welcome back to Downfalls of the Rich and Famous where we take a peek and document the downfalls of America’s most famous and powerful from the worlds of celebrity and politics.
Panel 2
The screen of the TV fills the panel. We can still see the scan lines. The screen shows and external shot of the Whitehouse.
TVVO: In this half of the show we take a peek at circumstances surrounding the downfall of one George W Bush. Towards the end of his third term, President Bush’s star was well into its tragic descent. His career in office was dogged with risky International policy, unintentional gaffes and the alienation of his own voting constituency.
Panel 3
Panoramic shot face on of GB-alike at his desk with various generals and aides facing in at him.
We can only see the backs of most in the room and the side profiles of a few. There should be about 7 or 8 in the room including GB. GB has his head in his hands and looks harangued. There is a lot of dialogue in this panel so the backs of the aides will be covered.
TVVO (caption box in top left): Of course old Georgie Boy realised this and was upset. He didn’t want to be remembered as a tyrant. Let’s take a peek at a recreation of what was happening in George’s office that fateful day...
GB: Darnation, I don’t want to be remembered as a tyrant. I’ve called this meeting because I need to improve my social standings with the good peoples of America. How can I turn public opinion around? What’s on their minds?
Aide 1: Uh, the oncoming recession is causing a lot of concern, sir.
GB: Well how do we stop the recessionals?
Aide 2: Uh, it would take a massive injection of extra workers into the countries production lines, sir. Then we can compete with the overseas markets see, sir.
GB: Well, why hasn’t it happened already? What do we pay you for?
Aide 2: We don’t have the extra workers, sir. American citizens are too pampered and lazy to work on production lines, sir. The only option would be the itinerant population of America, sir.
GB: The Immigants? Yes! Get them lazy SOB’s working for their slice of the American dream!
Aide 3: Uh, unfortunately, Mr President, sir, most immigrants don’t have suitable work wear, sir. They can’t afford boots compliant with health and safety regulations, sir.
GB: Hmm... So if we can somehow provide them with boots, we can put them to work. Men, which country makes the best, toughest boots?
Aide 3: Uh,
General: Hmm...
Colonel: Uh, excuse me, sir. The Iraqi’s have excellent boots, sir. I once, uh, procured a pair on the field. Best damn boots...
GB: They’re not better than ours.
Colonel: Uh, no, sir, but...
GB: They are not better than ours, Colonel.
Major: If you’ll allow me, sir. What I think the Colonel is trying to say is that whilst our boots carry the gentle tread of freedom and peace, theirs have the firm, hard heel of a dictatorship of evil.
GB: And a solid workforce needs a firm heel! General, how many Iraqi POWs we got left?
General: Iraqi’s, sir? Approx 700 common, 60 special and that 1 very special, sir.
Panel 4
A dramatic action shot of GB pointing dynamically straight forward and shouting ‘Go. The panicked/frantic faces of his aides behind him. Possible have the top of GB’s head and pointing finger overlapping the panel above, but only if it does not interrupt the dialogue flow.
GB: Right, get them to work. Those Iraqi’s are going to help make America great again! Get them what they’ll need – but do it cheap. There’s a recession on. Buy Chinese. I want the MIB’s delivering boots to every immigrant in North America. ASAP.
GB: Go!
Major: But, uh, Sir...?
GB: I said ‘Go’, Major. Go.
Major: Yes, sir!
Page 2 – Montage Page – Montage page showing the events of the next four years laid out over each other from top left down to bottom right so bottom right is the top most layer / the most recent event. The images mirror each other along the diagonal axis from bottom left to top right. Bottom right half is the reverse of the top left.
Top left image: Immigrants working on a production line. Smiling.
TVVO: And so it became. The massive immigrant population was put to work in the assembly lines of America.
Image: Papers overlay the page in a rough diagonal line.
Headlines: Economic Disaster Averted; Iraq Forgiven – It’s All About Bush; The Peoples Hero; Shoes for a Nation; Teaching America to Walk Tall; Etc...
TVVO: Production and exports went up and America avoided the looming recession.
TVVO: Bush’s bold initiative was a success and a public hit. Bush was riding high on a wave of public adoration he had never known before.
Image: Pictures of Bush at award ceremonies, promoting peace in Africa, kissing babies etc...
TVVO: But there was a storm brewing on the horizon.
Image: More papers and headlines.
Headlines: Democrats win office; Obama is President; History in the Making etc...
TVVO: Unfortunately this change in fortunes came too late to prevent the inevitable rise to power of the Democrats in the 2008 General Election.
Image: Obama making a speech, shaking hands with Bush, being gracious, etc...
TVVO: Bush’s ‘Boots for America’ program was so popular, however, that the Democrats decided to keep it running and consented when Bush asked if he could continue overseeing the project.
Image: More Headlines
Headlines: All America Working; Nike, Reebok, Bust; American Exports All Time High; etc...
TVVO: One year later the ‘BFA’ had expanded to include the great unwashed of America. Every bum, junkie, hooker or skell was given boots and put to work.
Image: Same production line as top page but now manned by a hooker and junkie and a bum.
TVVO: America was happy and great once again.
Page 3 – 4 panel page – Same layout as the first page. Divided horizontally in three. First line divided by two.
Panel 1
Shot of the TV screen. Only a portion of the screen is visible and we can see a bit more of the surroundings. We can see what looks like vertical bars.
TVVO: Three years later though and time tells a different picture. Lets take a look at another re-enactment...
Panel 2
White House exterior again.
Obama: Damn (swear symbols) honky tonk bastard! He’s ruined us!
Panel 3
Obama at his desk. Head in his hands, forlorn. Similar scene as before, but there should be more black people and women in the room.
Aide 1: We’re in real trouble here, sir. The latest polls were too close. The looming economic crisis has swayed people back to the Republicans.
O: It’s the Republicans damn fault!
Aide 2: We know, sir. They used cheap materials and unskilled Iraqi prisoners to make the worst boots in the known world.
O: And made everyone work in them.
Aide 3: For 4 years.
O: They’ve hobbled the countries entire workforce! No one can walk!
O: How can we turn this around so we can keep office and sort this mess out?
VPHC: Sir, if I may, the people are angry. Angry and lame. We may be able to use their anger. We’ve got a controversial Bill on the back burner which has tested well on focus groups. It’s called the ‘Poetic Justice’ Bill.
O: ‘Poetic Justice’? Sounds interesting. Explain it to me.
TVVO: So a plan was made and a hasty press conference called for the next day where
President Obama would attempt to win back the blood hungry hearts of the American public.
Panel 4
Obama at the press conference. Similar to image of bush at desk on page one. Obama at podium, addressing the public. Aides lined up behind him. Again if permissible a slight overlap with panel3.
O: In these times of uncertainty and strife that we live in, we, the People, need to know that justice exists and that accountability is not just a myth. To that end we propose the ‘Poetic Justice Bill’. Do unto others as you would have done unto you. If you steal, you will have things taken from you. If you beat, you will be beaten. If you rape, you will be raped. These will be televised. This bill will show without doubt that the law is blind and justice is not just for us. It’s for everyone. Thank you.
Applause
TVVO: Obama’s startling proposal won the hearts and minds of the Mid West and Southern States and narrowly scratched a victory in the General Election. The Poetic Justice Bill was bought in and passed immediately and America at large was once again distracted from the terrible mess the country was in.
Page 4 – 6 panel page plus a splash image overlay (or something) - Page split in three horizontally. First split section is a third of the page. Split two is a thin strip about a quarter of the page maybe less. At the right hand end of the strip an image will be overlaid that will overlap panels 1 and 3 (above and below) Final section is divided into 4 equal squares and then the final square expanded slightly to overlap the other three. Get it?
Panel 1
Shot of Bush frantic in the cockpit of his helicopter (or boat if you prefer) heading to Cuba, whilst being pursued by MIBs/Army etc...
TVVO: This signed Bush’s death warrant. Bush had gone from Media darling to public enemy number one over the past four years. Obama decided the only way he was going to get any peace over the next few months was to give the public what they wanted.
TVVO: The word was sent.
TVVO: Bush was caught high tailing it to Cuba in his copter.
Panel 2 – Image overlay
An image of a high court judge slamming down his gavel with a severe, wrathful look in his eyes.
TVVO: He was tried, found guilty, and his sentence given.
Panel 2 – (proper)
Panoramic shot of an old abandoned shoe factory in Mexico.
TVVO: He was to be sent to an old abandoned shoe factory in Mexico.
Panel 3, 4, 5
Three separate images of Bush in the factory. Maybe entering, eating or sleeping and walking. Last image should be walking but the others are fairly up for grabs. Second and third images are from CCTV cameras.
Panel 3
TVVO: Where he would spend the rest of his waking days,
Panel 4
TVVO: Walking in the boots that he made America walk in for four years.
TVVO: Poetic Justice, indeed.
Panel 5
Image of George walking in bloody boots, from a CCTV camera. Downward angle.
TVVO: And you can still see Georgie boy walking two years later on your TV or computer at poeticjustice.com/bushwalking/.
TVVO: Last time I checked he was down to bloody stumps!
Panel 6
We pull back from the TV screen to see its surroundings. A man sits in a jail cell making shoes. He has a big grey beard and wild eyebrows – you guessed it, it’s Saddam.
SH: I always said I’d get that bastard in the end!
Ta-dah! It's a bit wordy and the narrative drags in places. If anyone wants to point out any errors in my knowledge of the American political system, please do! I freely admit it's not my strong topic.
Art wise it's all subjective really. The panels and layouts are suggestions only. Hope some of you made it to the end! |
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