Mute People

Robbie Comeau

Robbie Comeau

Como's back. back again
Im starting to write a new short, and a girl is tied up. Theres a guy torturing her and what not, but i dont want the girl to be able to talk. Is there any type of pill or needle, or something that makes you can't talk? Once i find this out, ill figure out a way to let the viewers no HOW and WHY she cant talk, while the guy tortures her. I don't want to use the good old cloth tied around her mouth, or somehow sealing her lips shut. I wanna see her try to talk with her lips, but the words don't come out.

Thanks
 
Como just some advice on your script, make sure there is a conflict and the torture has purpose.

It has become such a cliche in indie film to have various torture sequences that are unmotivated and out of place.

edit- a "not so good" cliche
 
Succinylcholine chloride would probably work.

But there's no need to tell the audience anything other than "this is a paralytic" as he injects her.
 
The title of the thread implies that the victim is mute (dumb), not medicated. If the script establishes that the character is dumb there's no need for aqua dots, pills or even Succinylcholine chloride in the script.

See this is what happens when the writers go on strike. All hell breaks loose.
 
Haha, yeah...we need the writers. It is a good thing that we're trying to write our own scripts regardless, but it would obviously be nice not to have to deal with it on our own.

-Kegan
 
milksac said:
The title of the thread implies that the victim is mute (dumb), not medicated.
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It all depends ... if you read 'mute' as a verb then the title of his thread implies the act of making people mute - which is exactly what he's asking about.
Get out of your adjective world, milksac - verbs are where its at!
:)
 
dory_breaux said:
Hmm I cant think of any. Google it?
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No, the kid has a search impediment.

Making the character mute defeats the whole trying to talk and moving lips thing he is going for...you don't expect mute people to talk, no matter how much they move their lips, and there is no drama there...

Have him make her drink something to affect her vocal chords...she would be thirsty, and given what looked like water, or was water, with a drug mixed in.

That way you can show her taking it without using needles or having her swallow tic tacs and calling them a pill.
 
fear keeps her from being able to speak.

You need some story, not just twists or some quirky thing like this person is mute... and agree with the above about torture for torture's sake. Give some meaning... otherwise, it's already been done a million and a half times.

Late,r
Jason
 
J.R. Hudson said:
Gore porn is the weakest sub genre I have seen in horror. Zero substance. I don't get it.
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Woah, Dude...I know Al has put on a few pounds lately, but horror is a strong word for seeing him naked and in action...everyone has their fetishes.

What's the appeal ?
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Tipper is still looking okay...better than Hillary.
 
Have the torturer guy about to inject her and she asks "what is that?!" and he says "ask me that again in a couple of seconds".
 
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