Characters:
Main character:
Gerry McDougal played by Nick. Mathex champion, Wannabe gambler, broke, wants to go on school trip but hasn’t paid fees, learns to cheat, so he can make more money for the mathex nationals. Nerdy over confident.
Mob members:
Boss Pistachio: played by Logan. Smallish guy but extremely powerful. Has heaps of guards and wingmen. Takes gambling very seriously. Very short tempered, little man syndrome. The kings ace poker clan.
wingmen 1, Kieran, gangster as guy, plays crazily at poker then gets loans off his boss when he loses. Wears bling etc. Quotes “Yea boi” “come on boss hook us up one more time bo.”
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wingmen2, Quiet and academic, bigger dude, steers down often, always has his poker face on. Plays carefully and skilfully and gives his boss money.
Poker room security guard/bouncer, keeps control of entries wears flash clothes and whatever.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Busted the concept
Busted movie
Nick prattley Kieran Budd and Logan Menzies.
gambling with close up shots, possible cheater and gang interference, poor character who joins to get money, learns how to cheat, gets found out, beaten up, can’t complete his mission, needs to pay for school fees, comedy, action, suspense, takes the game seriously, slow shots
· Starts with a character who needs money for a Mathex championships
· Goes to the bank and only has $23 so he goes home and smashes his piggy bank only to find $17
· He goes to a small poker game with $5 and makes money
· He thinks this might be a good way to make more money so he goes on the net and learns ways of cheating.
· He finds an underground high stakes poker game and with his arsenal of cheating tools he goes in.
· He puts his last $50 on the table
· After making some money he gets into a big hand. A lot of money is in play so he starts to cheat.
· He wins the hand with a royal flush and the mob boss is furious. he flips the table and accuses him of cheating
· In the panic a deck of royal cards falls out from his pants. he is dragged outside and beaten up
· The next day at school with black eyes and blood lips the teacher asks for his fees and trip money. When he can’t show the money he is told he cannot go.
Nick prattley Kieran Budd and Logan Menzies.
gambling with close up shots, possible cheater and gang interference, poor character who joins to get money, learns how to cheat, gets found out, beaten up, can’t complete his mission, needs to pay for school fees, comedy, action, suspense, takes the game seriously, slow shots
· Starts with a character who needs money for a Mathex championships
· Goes to the bank and only has $23 so he goes home and smashes his piggy bank only to find $17
· He goes to a small poker game with $5 and makes money
· He thinks this might be a good way to make more money so he goes on the net and learns ways of cheating.
· He finds an underground high stakes poker game and with his arsenal of cheating tools he goes in.
· He puts his last $50 on the table
· After making some money he gets into a big hand. A lot of money is in play so he starts to cheat.
· He wins the hand with a royal flush and the mob boss is furious. he flips the table and accuses him of cheating
· In the panic a deck of royal cards falls out from his pants. he is dragged outside and beaten up
· The next day at school with black eyes and blood lips the teacher asks for his fees and trip money. When he can’t show the money he is told he cannot go.
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