Project Outline

     As promised, here is the outline for our revised story that we made while on our voice call. The outline contains some potential ideas and general thoughts of what to expect in the film. It may not be the prettiest outline, but it serves its purpose and displays all the notes we made during our discussion of the short film. The outline details a general idea of how the story will progress as well as a short description of the "fake movie" which will be the indie portion at the start of the film before the main character decides to change his own story.

Outline:

CHARACTERS

• Protagonist - Supposed to be perfect     

• Narrator (VO) - In control of the narrative

OUTLINE

• Shrek Opening

• Scene Description - Motion Graphics

• Protagonist goes off script/Main character does not say their (full) line

• Cuts to IRL scene/Script 

• Narrator: “What are you doing?”

• Protagonist: “I'm not a fan of this script”

• Narrator: “Wdym? You’re the main character!”

• Protagonist: “I’m going to make some changes”

• Narrator: “No, wait!”

• Title Card 

• Next scene with description on scene (First act of film)

• Main character messes up/refuses to act properly

• Next scene with description on scene (Second act of film)

• Main character messes up/refuses to act properly

• Next scene with description on scene (Third act of film)

• Narrator: “This is the last scene, the climax, you’ve gotta get this right!”

• Main character almost perfectly completes script and then starts breaking into

            laughter

• Protagonist: “This scene is so stupid!”

• Narrator: “You know what?”

• Narrator teleports them to empty white void, like the screenplay itself

• Final argument (Protagonist: “Why would I want to live by someone else’s

            rules… The only line I’m going to follow is his own”)

• Narrator hands him the script, pans up to reveal the narrator is now the

            protagonist, he controls the narrative  

 

FAKE MOVIE

• The fake movie is a coming of age story, parodying the same stories

            romanticized by teens

• The protagonist is written to be a perfect, flawless character

• Scene 1 - Skating in neighborhood, Library, getting out of school, at home

            getting ready for school, football field

• Scene 2 - Reminiscing childhood

• Scene 3 - Outside during sunset reflecting on his future