Bit by Bit

Hey everyone! Today during class my group and I  came up with a more cohesive outline now that the rough idea has become more and more completed. A big factor that we came to change was that we would now have one protagonist as opposed to two. This was done in order for the sake of character development and to not overcomplicate the story progression. Having one central driving force would make more sense and can focus on the individual in a more complex manner. The other driving force would now be the narrator of the film who the two main characters meet at the end and where the protagonist is handed the script for the film and becomes "his own main character."

Our updated outline is here:

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

• Coming age of story is 

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

• Opening - 

• 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

The work that still needs to be completed before filming is:

-Writing and formatting the complete script

-Finding locations

-Storyboarding

This upcoming weekend will give my team an opportunity for us to catch up. See you in the next update!