As an endless stream of often-absurd observations of nothing much, Twitter might have
(0) appealed to Surrealists of 1920s Paris. Now, film director Tim
Burton has (1) _adapted_ their favourite parlour game in an experiment to
create a script using lines posted as tweets.
Widely known as a
modern master of the macabre, Tim Burton, who (2) _directed__ Edward
Scissorhands and the new Alice in Wonderland film, was no (3) _doubt __
attracted to the game by its title: cadaver exquis translates as
“exquisite corpse”. It is a game (4) _similar_ to Consequences, in which
players write lines on (5) _folded_ paper. Mr Burton posted the opening line
to a new tale last week, inviting readers to suggest what should happen
next. The best submissions, of no more than 140 characters, are selected
every few hours and posted at Burtonstory.com.
The introduction (6)
_reads__: ”Stainboy, using his special skills, was (7) _called_ in to investigate a
mysterious glowing spot on the gallery floor.” Stainboy is a nervous
young superhero. His experience has (8) _ inspired _ the imagination of tweeters.
The latest of 26 lines of the story last night, (9) _posted_ by @angelina,
read: “His vision blurred from the spot, Stainboy (10) _rubbed __ his eyes and a
face came into focus. He heard a girlish giggle.