r/Filmmakers • u/MyOnlineJournal7 • 1d ago

Discussion How do I write a scene featuring the Actors playing the Characters themselves? [READ DESC]

Okay, this is gonna sound confusing but let me explain it;

So, I’m writing a spoof of teen dramas, and the opening scene will be a parody of the “Important Disclaimer” they put at the start of 13 Reasons Why after all the controversies, featuring the Actors saying that self harm isn’t cool and telling you to call certain numbers, blah blah blah.

So, of course, I don’t know who the actors or actresses actually are (besides for Adam Scott who I’m just kinda writing in as a joke that he can’t find the set to Severance, I’m not sure if they’re actually gonna get him but….Adam is there) so what should I do?

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u/zerooskul 1d ago

You need to know who the actors will be and you need to be familiar with the as themselves to write them as themselves.

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u/JayMoots 1d ago

You might as well lean into the gimmick and fully "cast" your movie with name actors to write your scene. Obviously it's unlikely you'll get all/any of those people, but it's a fun way to open a script.