Authenticity
Satire, totally unplanned video
- Satire
- Monologue
- 2 min
- Female role
- Young adult
- Intermediate
Casting
7 lines- MOI Female role, Young adult your role
Full text
(Facing an invisible camera, a calibrated smile. A ring light glows on her.)
MOI
Hey you guys! So today, super spontaneous video, totally unplanned, just me, real life.
(She checks the angle, nudges a mug to sit dead-centre in frame.)
MOI
I just woke up like this, no filter… well, the “natural dawn” filter, but that’s basically the same.
And honestly, my secret is authenticity. People ask me all the time: “How are you so real?”
Answer: I don’t plan anything.
(Aside, to an assistant.)
MOI
Let’s redo it, I said “anything” too fast, it sounded planned.
So yeah, I don’t plan anything. Remember to subscribe for more unplanned moments like this one, every Tuesday, 6 p.m. sharp.
(She cuts. So does the smile.)
MOI
Right. Tomorrow’s spontaneity: shall we shoot it now? I’ve got the light.
What you can do with it
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