vrapp
08-27-2003, 11:57 PM
Task
Im planning a short computer animation at the moment, and I need to finish the basic story in order to write a manuscript (and storyboard).
What I'll need is a story that can be told with around 10 minutes of animation and narration (it will be a lot of work, but hopefully worth it).
It's just a personal project, for my folio.
Theme
I've chosen a Tech Noir/Futuristic theme for the animation (I might throw in a couple of concept images here later).
It's told by the main character, whose name I've yet to decide (let's call him John), a P.I living in the suburbs/slum of a great big dark metropolis.
Story outline
Part One - Trapped
Narration:
"It was a usual assignment. Just retrieving a few documents from a large industry complex and not leaving any traces..."
We first meet "John" during one of his missions.
Shortly after we've established the setting/surroundings, John notices that he's not alone in the building (one of his small sentry sensors tells him that).
John quickly takes the documents and head down the ladders towards the bottom floor.
In just a few seconds, the security bots have got a lock on him and starts following him.
*insert action sequence here*
He narrowly escapes the bots, hiding himself in a storage room (filled with junk etc). Just when he's starting to think he got away, the bots starts to break down the heavy metal door that he's barricaded.
John is getting more desperate, trying to find an alternative way out of the room. A smaller bot (with a large syringe) is inserted though a hole in the door and quickly runs towards John.
Quickly he pulls out his gun and fires several rounds at the bot, but misses. The bot jumps up on his chest, plunging the syringe deep inside his chest. Pain clouds his mind and he passes out.
*fade out*
Part Two - An unexpected recovery
John slowly wakes up, finding himself lying on a small wooden bench, in a dark room. The room is sparsely decorated, but atleast it's not cold.
He's very confused, thinking that he should either be arrested or killed, the last most likely.He don't have much time to contemplate this fact before a door opens and a strange looking girl enters the room.
Her unnaturally large eyes are clouded and her skin has an almost white hue.
"I see you have awaken, Chosen", the Girl says in a melodical voice.
John just stammers "Errh, yes" and wonders where the heck he's been taken (and what did she meen by Chosen?).
"You must eat, the poison is still trying to break down your body", the girl continues in a neutral voice. "And put on some cloths, or you migh catch a cold".
John realises that he's not dressed and fumbles with his clothes that are piled on the floor. When he looks up, the girl has left.
"Wait a minute!", John shouts into the corridor where the girl left, "You best tell me whats going on, or Im leaving here right now!"
"Are you angry, mister?"
John turns around, started by the strange sound of the voice coming from behind him.
There stands a tiny boy, he too has unnaturally large and cloudy eyes.
But the most striking thing about his apperance is that the boy Has No Mouth.
"Aaa...hh.. You.. ! How?" John stammers.
"Are you afraid, mister?"
John turns around, then head down the corridor, running.
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That's all for now, tell me what you like and what you don't.
The story is going to focus on Johns own struggle with his own feelings of guilt and the twisted people's (the two that John meet in the text above belong to this people) struggle for acceptance.
It's a story about courage and how/where one might find it.
It's also a story about freedom and power.
Peace
Im planning a short computer animation at the moment, and I need to finish the basic story in order to write a manuscript (and storyboard).
What I'll need is a story that can be told with around 10 minutes of animation and narration (it will be a lot of work, but hopefully worth it).
It's just a personal project, for my folio.
Theme
I've chosen a Tech Noir/Futuristic theme for the animation (I might throw in a couple of concept images here later).
It's told by the main character, whose name I've yet to decide (let's call him John), a P.I living in the suburbs/slum of a great big dark metropolis.
Story outline
Part One - Trapped
Narration:
"It was a usual assignment. Just retrieving a few documents from a large industry complex and not leaving any traces..."
We first meet "John" during one of his missions.
Shortly after we've established the setting/surroundings, John notices that he's not alone in the building (one of his small sentry sensors tells him that).
John quickly takes the documents and head down the ladders towards the bottom floor.
In just a few seconds, the security bots have got a lock on him and starts following him.
*insert action sequence here*
He narrowly escapes the bots, hiding himself in a storage room (filled with junk etc). Just when he's starting to think he got away, the bots starts to break down the heavy metal door that he's barricaded.
John is getting more desperate, trying to find an alternative way out of the room. A smaller bot (with a large syringe) is inserted though a hole in the door and quickly runs towards John.
Quickly he pulls out his gun and fires several rounds at the bot, but misses. The bot jumps up on his chest, plunging the syringe deep inside his chest. Pain clouds his mind and he passes out.
*fade out*
Part Two - An unexpected recovery
John slowly wakes up, finding himself lying on a small wooden bench, in a dark room. The room is sparsely decorated, but atleast it's not cold.
He's very confused, thinking that he should either be arrested or killed, the last most likely.He don't have much time to contemplate this fact before a door opens and a strange looking girl enters the room.
Her unnaturally large eyes are clouded and her skin has an almost white hue.
"I see you have awaken, Chosen", the Girl says in a melodical voice.
John just stammers "Errh, yes" and wonders where the heck he's been taken (and what did she meen by Chosen?).
"You must eat, the poison is still trying to break down your body", the girl continues in a neutral voice. "And put on some cloths, or you migh catch a cold".
John realises that he's not dressed and fumbles with his clothes that are piled on the floor. When he looks up, the girl has left.
"Wait a minute!", John shouts into the corridor where the girl left, "You best tell me whats going on, or Im leaving here right now!"
"Are you angry, mister?"
John turns around, started by the strange sound of the voice coming from behind him.
There stands a tiny boy, he too has unnaturally large and cloudy eyes.
But the most striking thing about his apperance is that the boy Has No Mouth.
"Aaa...hh.. You.. ! How?" John stammers.
"Are you afraid, mister?"
John turns around, then head down the corridor, running.
------------------------------------------
That's all for now, tell me what you like and what you don't.
The story is going to focus on Johns own struggle with his own feelings of guilt and the twisted people's (the two that John meet in the text above belong to this people) struggle for acceptance.
It's a story about courage and how/where one might find it.
It's also a story about freedom and power.
Peace