Writing a script proved to be very difficult. Thinking of an idea that was interesting, original and would attract to an audience is much harder than I thought it would be. You may think of an idea but then find it hard to develop as you need to keep people attracted and not copy other ideas from previous material. For example I first had the idea of direction. In that the character had the option to turn right or left, and the consequence of there choice led to problems, whilst you saw the alternative option which was much simpler. Although I thought this would lead to many ideas and ways of pursuing this venture I was stuck at which angle to take. Also I found my inspiration from a Doctor Who episode and when I thought of something I would compare it which made it harder to think of original ideas. I then decided I needed a wh
ole different idea.This lead me to creating a mind map of possible script ideas...
I started by adapting the idea of Internet dating and created a character profile of a girl called Melissa. As I wrote I incorporated the idea of date rape and inter breading. I came up with...
Melissa a 17 year old girl who is fed up with her friends having boyfriends looks to online dating. She meets a 17 year old boy named Lewis who she falls for. However he turns out to be a 29 year old man. Despite the age difference and lies she stays with him because she is young and thinks she's in love. She later finds out that he is her dad's love child, who happened to know there were related and wanted revenge on the family.
When the plot was written I decided that it was to common and stereotypical which is to obvious to guess. So I continued to plan possible stories from my mind map such as bullying and school. I had the thought of linking it to the true event where a pupil was so fed up that they went into school on a Monday morning a killed other students. However I decided that if my script was to be made this would be difficult to pull off and is not original. I also used the idea but with a twist so that the bullied child could bring it upon themselves, yet thought that no one deserves that treatment.
After a long amount of time debating the best idea to take, I chose to use Internet dating but in a different way. I made the victim to be a boy and not the one looking for the particular female, but for her to find him. I then thought that people would stereotype the ending so needed an interesting twist that people would not expect, and keep them guessing through out. This is when the thought of sperm doning came about and to have 'CORAL' wanting revenge. The surprising end then came to me that 'CORAL' becomes 'JAMIE' and the audience are left to decide what both there fate's would entail.
Feedback for Script Idea.
As my script idea was later found, I did not have the opportunity to get much feedback on my idea until the 1st draft was written. However from talking to other students about some of the initial ideas they agreed there were to typical and had either been done before or were not that interesting.
Plot Outline.
The basic plot is that a teenage boy JAMIE seems to live a happy life with his family and friends. He gets introduced onto a cooger site where he meets with a ‘woman’ called CORAL. Unfortunately for Jamie he doesn’t realize that ‘she’ is actually looking for him as they biologically have the same father. Jamie’s dad donated sperm when he was younger to get money to live his early years and did not really think of the consequences. A woman who mothered her child using Jamie’s dad sperm clearly did not give her son the best life as we find he is very bitter towards her and especially Jamie. This son turns out to be ‘Coral’. Therefore meaning the person we all think to be a woman is actually a man and son to Jamie dad. This sets the aim for revenge and ends with ‘Coral’ becoming Jamie.
Character Profile.
JAMIE. He is a seventeen year old boy and in sixth form at his school. He has two close friends named Toby and Ben which he spends time with in the film. He also seems to have a strong relationship with his dad who he has a conversation with and relates to. He has a pleasant appearance and looks your average teenage boy trying to have fun, even if doing something he shouldn’t rush into. He is confident within himself as he goes to a stranger’s house but at the same time is not arrogant towards others. He is presented as a nice boy though out as this makes it easier for the audience to sympathies at the end when we have the sense he is gone for ever, therefore making the film more powerful.
Coral. Is a female to the on looking eye but is in fact a man. He was born through IVF treatment (using a sperm doner) to a mother- from whom we do not get the best impression of, as he calls her a 'bitch'. This may be down to the mental state of 'Coral' as he is clearly disturbed as his aim is to become 'Jamie' and live his life with there biological father. He wears a long haired wig and a lot of make-up to make him look more feminine. Also has a skinny frame so its easier to identify him as a woman, especially as a broad built body would make it more difficult to hide his true identity.
1st Draft of My Script
The basic plot is that a teenage boy JAMIE seems to live a happy life with his family and friends. He gets introduced onto a cooger site where he meets with a ‘woman’ called CORAL. Unfortunately for Jamie he doesn’t realize that ‘she’ is actually looking for him as they biologically have the same father. Jamie’s dad donated sperm when he was younger to get money to live his early years and did not really think of the consequences. A woman who mothered her child using Jamie’s dad sperm clearly did not give her son the best life as we find he is very bitter towards her and especially Jamie. This son turns out to be ‘Coral’. Therefore meaning the person we all think to be a woman is actually a man and son to Jamie dad. This sets the aim for revenge and ends with ‘Coral’ becoming Jamie.
Character Profile.
JAMIE. He is a seventeen year old boy and in sixth form at his school. He has two close friends named Toby and Ben which he spends time with in the film. He also seems to have a strong relationship with his dad who he has a conversation with and relates to. He has a pleasant appearance and looks your average teenage boy trying to have fun, even if doing something he shouldn’t rush into. He is confident within himself as he goes to a stranger’s house but at the same time is not arrogant towards others. He is presented as a nice boy though out as this makes it easier for the audience to sympathies at the end when we have the sense he is gone for ever, therefore making the film more powerful.
Coral. Is a female to the on looking eye but is in fact a man. He was born through IVF treatment (using a sperm doner) to a mother- from whom we do not get the best impression of, as he calls her a 'bitch'. This may be down to the mental state of 'Coral' as he is clearly disturbed as his aim is to become 'Jamie' and live his life with there biological father. He wears a long haired wig and a lot of make-up to make him look more feminine. Also has a skinny frame so its easier to identify him as a woman, especially as a broad built body would make it more difficult to hide his true identity.
1st Draft of My Script
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