Ok, so the first minute of the movie is the opening title sequence, which shows the main character waking up from a mysterious dream about a woman who says, "All we have to do is wake up." As he gets ready for a morning jog around a desolate town, he contemplates his own reality by asking questions like, "What are all these buildings for? These sitting cars that never seem to rot away?" He also asks, "Why am I the only one?" Finally, we end with him running at the top of this hill, looking down at the small town. He looks out and asks, "What else is out there?"
The next scene starts with the phrase, "A long time ago." Then we cut to him sitting on a couch watching this late night scifi talk show where this guy brings in a guest who claims he can channel extra dimensional beings. Throughout the program he references a "portal", causing the main character to suddenly grow interested in the show. In the end, he recollects the first time this "portal" appeared in the sky.
He was jogging down the road when it happened. Then, suddenly everything stopped and pandamonium ensued since everyone thought the world was going to end. As a response to all of this, the main character locks himself in his house and basically does nothing, like a deer caught in headlights. He suddenly starts reading all of these books laying around his house as a means to escape. One day looters break in and almost kill him. He decides to leave and go to this scenic view that his grandfather used to take him when he was young.
As this story progresses
Sorry to tell you this, but there is still no story. All of that is just a setting, a backdrop for something to happen. Your character just kind of floats along with all these events, not really doing anything. I mean yea, he runs, hides etc, but there is no CONFLICT. Does he do anything to prevent stuff? Make him do something, something to stand up against. A big antagonist. Nobody wants to watch a pitiful weak boy-man being a spineless turd poop just floating along... I'm not really sure what we could feel for this guy.. Feel sorry for him? Root for him? What are we rooting for? What do we want him to succeed in?
, you're given another story that takes place in an underground lab where some rouge terrorist decided to sabatoge some sort of important mission called "Project Novek". You don't know what it is. The only thing you know is that it's going to save humanity and this terrorist among other extremists don't want this to happen.
This is just came out of nowhere at all.. Sounds like you re trying to put two movies together, but I don't see how you can make that work without audience going "What the hell? What about that other guy, from begining of the movie? How is he involved in this?"
In the end, the two stories merge and we reach a single conclusion that explains everything that's been going on. The portal, the desolate town in the beginning, the terrorist group, as well as Project Novek.
As of now, in the end, I will say "well, that movie sucked".
You have a hard time coming up with a catchy logline for your story because there is NO story. There is a setting, but... no conflic, nothing is at stakes.
This of your main character to do something, and make somebody/something prevent him/her from obtaining that goal.
For example, he has no idea what is going on. He finds a picture of him hugging a woman. Is it his girlfriend? Is it sister? He goes on a quest to find her to reunite... Boom, now you got some sort of a goal for your character. Pretty cheesy, but a goal. Now throw some antagonistic force into this: looters, terroriss, government, mother-nature, psychological issues , whatever there is.
