So, I have a million ideas and far too many stories just sitting on my computer collecting digital dust. Today, I thought I would pick one that I thought I might be able to adapt into a short film, and share a rough overview here to get a bit of feedback. The reason being, is that I would like to enter the YouTube film festival and am curious if this is something that might be interesting to watch. This is barely scratching the surface of where I would take this story, but it might give a hint on what it's about.
Pitch:
An accident victim suffers severe head trauma and enters into a coma, he is hospitalized for nearly 2 months before regaining consciousness. Beginning a new life for himself, things never seem to return to normal. He remains in awe how being the only survivor of an accident, in which 2 others were killed instantly, he came out without a single scratch; no visible reminders of the crash proving an ordeal of any considerable magnitude ever happened.
His once loving girlfriend can't stand the sight of him. Everyone treats him differently, even people he doesn't know. People cut him off constantly mid-sentence, everyone walks faster than him and belittle him, as they would a preteen trying validate their opinions amongst a group of adults. He seemingly lives in a world with far less patience than the one he remembers. What was so different about him now that caused this subtle but bizarre change in behavior of those around him? Why was he being "tolerated" rather than accepted?
Feeling frustrated and alone, he attempts to make contact with the other victims' family. After a solemn discussion and a slight bonding between them, they start talking about the details of accident. He realizes for the first time, he never really remembered all the moments leading up to the crash. He tries earnestly to recall any last words that were spoken and how it all went down. The mother of one of the victims, brings him a folder. They start looking through a few pieces of memorabilia to jog his memory. A couple newspaper clippings, some articles of clothing and a few other slightly unnerving tokens of that fateful night.
Then, as he examines one of the pictures taken at the scene by an overhead security camera in the area, he starts to choke up and the hair on the back of his neck raises. He sees himself, lying on the ground; a clear shot of his face showing a gruesome disfigurement. His left jawline looked to have been completely crushed in, with severe second and third degree burns running up along the right side of his face. Unable to look away, he starts to panic, his mouth going dry and his vision narrowing he drops the picture.
Pitch:
An accident victim suffers severe head trauma and enters into a coma, he is hospitalized for nearly 2 months before regaining consciousness. Beginning a new life for himself, things never seem to return to normal. He remains in awe how being the only survivor of an accident, in which 2 others were killed instantly, he came out without a single scratch; no visible reminders of the crash proving an ordeal of any considerable magnitude ever happened.
His once loving girlfriend can't stand the sight of him. Everyone treats him differently, even people he doesn't know. People cut him off constantly mid-sentence, everyone walks faster than him and belittle him, as they would a preteen trying validate their opinions amongst a group of adults. He seemingly lives in a world with far less patience than the one he remembers. What was so different about him now that caused this subtle but bizarre change in behavior of those around him? Why was he being "tolerated" rather than accepted?
Feeling frustrated and alone, he attempts to make contact with the other victims' family. After a solemn discussion and a slight bonding between them, they start talking about the details of accident. He realizes for the first time, he never really remembered all the moments leading up to the crash. He tries earnestly to recall any last words that were spoken and how it all went down. The mother of one of the victims, brings him a folder. They start looking through a few pieces of memorabilia to jog his memory. A couple newspaper clippings, some articles of clothing and a few other slightly unnerving tokens of that fateful night.
Then, as he examines one of the pictures taken at the scene by an overhead security camera in the area, he starts to choke up and the hair on the back of his neck raises. He sees himself, lying on the ground; a clear shot of his face showing a gruesome disfigurement. His left jawline looked to have been completely crushed in, with severe second and third degree burns running up along the right side of his face. Unable to look away, he starts to panic, his mouth going dry and his vision narrowing he drops the picture.
