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There are some pieces of dialog that was obscure to me. And I haven't seen "them" experimenting with Seven. They say he's putting the rest at risk - I couldn't understand why. They are not telling Seven why they are at risk when She's out. Overall, there were some questions and some the dialog in some parts could flow better but I liked the script very much. The ending works for me - she's determined not to be summoned by robots, very nice.
Very odd opening with a 4 line passage followed by FADE IN? Makes no sense and isn't a good way to start.
Writing is poor, very unclear, incorrect in the Drone POV.
A 6 line passage? Oh man...it's too bad, as there seems to be a great mind behind this, but the execution is very shoddy and hard to visualize.
The asides are also very poor and out of place.
Concept-wise, this is nice. Some may actually like the execution, but for me, it's a tough read and poorly written, which is too bad, as it does show some skill.
I'll give this a 3, but I'm also leaning on a 2.5.
I hate Title pages with images... mostly b/c i don't know how to do them and want to despite it being frowned upon.
This reads so much longer than it is, but it's a strong little short. a lot of it felt familiar for some reason, but it was pretty good.
I don't have much else more to say. that's a good thing.
is "Glitch" the best title? ehh, that I don't know about, but it works.
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Despite this seeming very similar to a movie I've already seen, it felt new the first time through. That novelty didn't last long, but the little twist at the end earned a respectable head nod. I think all the cool imagery and whatnot you were going for in the beginning with the drone and the opening sequence came across as too messy. Either clean it up, or get rid of it.
The descriptions in general were a little hard to read for some reason I can't really place my finger on, but once the story got going I was interested. The ending is probably the best written part you have here, it sits well, and makes up for the choppy waters at the beginning of the script.
Cute tale. Reminded me of Tim Burton’s ‘9’… good movie. I was a little, actually a lot, confused by ‘Sky’ and her demise, what happened to her that is. It appeared like she was exposed to some strange (non) atmosphere? I was thinking an atmosphere with no oxygen like in 'Total Recall' but, rust is oxygenated metal, and internal combustion engines need oxygen to ignite, and then they sit by a burning fire, and… you get the picture. Alas, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Was Seven deceived by these forms of A.I. within the Pod Station? Who are the forms of A.I.? Why deceive Seven? What is their true purpose? So many questions, sorry to say. I like your vision of a futuristic wasteland, it actually seems less apocalyptic than those depressing apocalyptic movies that line the shelves, fun actually.
Anyway, it’s a clever script that has potential if you alleviate the confusing aspects of it. Good job, all the best.
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I'm not a massive sci-fi fan so it was a wee bit of a struggle for myself from a plot perspective. It kinda roamed all over the place, and never felt like it was restrained or in control. Maybe that's the point but it just didn't click with for me.
Still, it was well written, and I couldn't really find any faults with formatting or typos, so it ticks that box.
Anyway, very well written but the contents not to my taste, somewhere in the middle.
Aside from the Matric'y graphics and huge non-courier font on the title page, the script started out okay even though that title page antic usually hoists a red flag for me most of the time. I was wondering why one character was named Seven and until she walks by Moya, I didn't know Seven was a she. Her name is Seven, because there are other characters with number names as she soon will discover, although nobody else other than her and Three have such names. Go figure.
I never got into this, even though I wanted to. The biggest problem for me was the dialogue. A lot of time characters who are so monotone would finish each others thoughts and sentences, by The Wizard Of Oz it was now ticking me off. If that was enough for example
CHARACTERS Would speak like
ANOTHER CHARACTER This
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13 going on 21 Either Seven is a new-teen or she isn't. "Ageless" doesn't cut it either. What does ageless mean, and at what age do they look like?
A locking mechanism can be heard. Either we hear it or we don't.
Dressed in a black rubber suit Oh so that's why Seven is 13 and looks 21.
Why does the drone crash though? It's fluttering flight path seems like too much direction for me. If it doesn't add to the story, cut it out.
"Except he was a he?"There are some odd uses of words here than make me wonder if English isn't the author's main language. Totally fine and I appreciate writing in a 2nd language, hell I can't even write well in it and it's my first!
Also, if this future has advanced AI, why can't these drones fly themselves? Why must Seven do it?
Seven is a girl? Might want to clarify that right away as I just assumed he was a boy from the start.
"She is in shock. Is she dreaming? He looses his arms from around her." A few unfilmables in here. We cant't really read her thought on screen so you need to do a better job of conveying her confusion through action.
Why is Seven not dying? Why did she say she was melting? Strange dialogue. This is getting too strange. I don't like films that break their own rules.
Lots of heavy stuff in here which I can appreciate. However the story isn't very clear. You need to do a better job of making the story flow as I had to stop, go back and reread some pages to keep up with who was who and why they were doing things. Interesting story. It would do better if you had a stronger conflict because the end is very unsatisfying when there should be a major payoff.
There is a lot here and it's a cool premise. Keep at it!
I'm more on the side of those readers who are left with questions. Especially, nothing felt truly definite, and most came across as a snapshot of a highly complicated world. There were lots of descriptions that didn't work with me. As a foregone commenter said f.i.: 13 going on 21 -- such things completely confuse and not in a good way. IMO, you haven't shown enough here that you truly imagine how things look like from my reader's perspective. You need to guide us better, and see your script through the eyes of a first time reader. There is indeed some cool imagery but the story to me was more like fighting through a labyrinth.
A confusing concept which raises more questions than it answers.
You have some moss growing on your title page.
SPOILERS
When you introduced Seven, I kinda guessed where this was going. I was guessing clone more than robot but that's what I was thinking. If you want to fool the audience, give the 'human' a human name.
Sky dies rather quickly and abruptly. It's like she had a red security uniform on from Star Trek and was just gagging to be killed off quickly.
The dialogue is weird in parts and I can't work out if it is deliberate or typos. E.G.
"You’ve been charging that device for six years. Do you really think"
The sentence ends there. Was that intentional? There's quite a few in the script, and that's before the robot's finish each other's sentences, which I do get.
Some of the action is over written, it is a chore to get through in parts. The section with the key cards, Seven's room etc. is particularly jarring and all over the place.
What was the aim of the experiment? I have a feeling even the writer doesn't know as the only explanation on offer is, "Just a puzzle piece in their galactic game I guess. Who knows."
I'm a big fan of sci fi and this feels like it has a great deal of potential. It just needs development.
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Not a bad story but it ended with a whimper. Is Seven going back to the AI? I wasn't sure. That's my problem here, I guess. I also wasn't sure as to Why the AI sent the gamma rays, and I wasn't sure if Three was telling the truth either. Actually, I kinda like stories like that, and if that's what you were aiming for, then good job. I would have liked to see the inner turmoil that Seven might have been going through. As is, it just seems very unclear to me what's going on. But good effort!
Well, it feels like the first few chapters of a YA novel. I'm not sure it's particularly satisfying as a stand-alone story, but it's a neat piece of world-building that hits all the right notes, at least broadly speaking.
Writing definitely jars, at times. Especially missing "--" for the interruptions when the kids are talking.
It's a cool idea and a great logline (though the double use of "first" is not ideal), but I think it's the head of a feature, not a short.