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Okay, here we go. There may be only a couple of people entering, but that's okay.
As mentioned earlier, a production company and Babz are looking for a thriller involving amnesia so that will be our assignment.
You have 7 weeks, until Sept 4th to write a feature. This is not a competition, but rather a spur to make us finish a script in the time allowed. This thread is meant to be helpful to those who chose to participate. If you get stuck and need help, post your questions or concerns here.
So far it looks like we have "me", Jeff, Shawn and Brian and 1 maybe. That's good. Maybe some others will come along later on.
I think it would be a great idea if we could discuss our scripts and the progress here as well. It might help get us through that tough second act.
I have a title for mine and even a logline. Feel free to comment.
Blackout
A young, up and coming attorney about to get married must solve the mystery of all the dead women in his apartment before the police does.
Quoted from Ledbetter
Is there a rating they are wanting to keep it at? G, PG, R?
No. You can write whatever rating you want. If you can write a G-rated one, that would probably be great. I have a feeling mine will be a hard R...well, at least I'm consistent!
So far it looks like we have "me", Jeff, Shawn and Brian and 1 maybe. That's good. Maybe some others will come along later on.
I want to do it but I'm not sure. I'll definitely look into trying it, though. At the worst, I have exactly what I started with. Nothing.
Are there any budget constraints with this?
Well, I thought about it. I have a mild idea coming together. So far, this is what I have.
Title: Gold & 38.
Basic plot: A hitman wakes up in a backroom doctor's office to discover he can't remember anything about his past but has a gut feeling that someone is coming to kill him.
I could fill in more of the "why's" but if I decide to change it later, it may not matter anyway.
I'm down. I have to write a feature some point in my life. lol.
I'm going to use my Obscure short and expand upon it.
I have a logline in mind but can't quite capture it accurately into words. But when i do, I will definitely post here.
Hey pia
I like the concept. That type of scenario has really never been done before...I think.
Hey Mr. Blonde
I think you might need to fix the logline. But not to worry, I'm in the same boat as you in regards to writing the logline for my script.
Hey Blakkwolfe
Curious to see how the ecosystem works in a thriller story. I'll see if I can read the short to get a better idea of where you might be heading.
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I think the tough part about amnesia scripts is the why part.
Why did this character have amnesia? And the answer to that will give all sorts of background information about that character. Actually, I think the background information is the fuel of the entire story.
And usually in amnesia thriller story, someone is killed or going to be killed, and the protagonist has to find out why.
What if the person who has amnesia is NOT our protagonist? That'd be something different.
FEATURE:
Memwipe - Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller (114 pages) - In a world where memories can be erased by request, a Memory Erasing Specialist desperately searches for the culprit when his wife becomes a target for erasure -- with his former colleagues hot on his trail.
I've got a basic idea for a twisty thriller mixed with some action. Basic idea is that the main character is pretty high up in a terrorist cell operating in New York but gets amnesia because of an accident with one of their own bombs. With no memory of how or why he is involved with something like this, he tries to piece together his past and question if what he doing is right before thousands of lives are lost. Lots of ticking time bombs and hopefully good twists in the story.
I've still to plan it out scene by scene but I've got a pretty good idea where I want it to go. Obviously, it could fall flat right away as our main character is a terrorist, and working on characters has been a terrible weak spot for me, but hey, that's why it's a challenge. No title or suitable logline yet, those can wait until the end. I hope to start writing before the end of July if I can get something out the way first.
This is my last week at work before my Summer Holiday starts on the 23rd.
My priority at the moment is the Red Planet Prize (a UK TV competition), but one way or the other that will be out of the way by the 31st, it's closing date.
Then...
I have learnt my lesson after last year, and am not going to commit myself at this point. We'll just see what we see.
I'm thinking of joining. I have a 10 page short - a thriller involving amnesia.
Here's the logline: A corrupt police officer tries to buy his identical twin's life by offering him dirty money. Little does he know that his impoverished brother has been an undercover officer working on his case.
I might have given away the plot in the logline though.
Although I am to busy to work on this right now, I do have an idea based on the last table read.
I was under the imperssion that Babz wanted the first ten pages of a script THAT WAS BEING WORKED ON. So I started writing a script. Come to find out of course, it was the first ten pages of a completed script.
Maybe someone could pitch this idea to her.
The first ten pages of your work in progress to guage whether or not she might be interested.
The first ten pages to be completed in say 1 or 2 weeks.
If not, you are not out 7 weeks of work. If it does peak an interest, you can go from there to complete it.
Hey everyone, I was gone all weekend. Just found this new thread.
Sounds like you guys are well on your way already...especially Pia! Very, very impressive.
I've been doing some brainstorming and have a rough concept for a hard R thriller involving amnesia...or at least, something like amnesia.
The protag will be either male or female. Supporting cast will mostly all be humans. There will be either a dog or cat that com into play. Budget will not be small. Language will be English.
My story has changed slightly. My main character is undercover with the terrorist cell when one of the bombs explodes by accident, giving him some major amnesia. The FBI lose the terrorist cell and have to rely on him to piece together the clues and remember where the other bombs are before it's too late.
That's the idea so far, although it could probably change more as the days go on. Still not started writing, but I will when I plan every single scene in my head so I don't get stuck halfway through.
I'm not bothered about writing this to send it to a production company... I'd rather use this as an exercise to write something new again. Damn rewrites will be the death of me. Good luck to all!