I don't believe I've happened to see it, although the title is familiar.
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I don't believe I've happened to see it, although the title is familiar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_men
It's certainly a similar idea, but then again lots of movies have similar ideas. I think that uterine plague has a nice ring to it...
It's certainly a similar idea, but then again lots of movies have similar ideas. I think that uterine plague has a nice ring to it...
Ah, and so it does.
It's not a problem, i would imagine. I'd be happy to go forward with the concept, but i'm sure alot of others would like a say.
It's not a problem, i would imagine. I'd be happy to go forward with the concept, but i'm sure alot of others would like a say.
Yikes quoting my self, how tacky.. anyway..
Id like your big brains to explore this.. (in a new context, not the zombie, no baby plauge etc.. )
Maybe this is drama, not sci-fi \ horror .. ?
Id like your big brains to explore this.. (in a new context, not the zombie, no baby plauge etc.. )
Maybe this is drama, not sci-fi \ horror .. ?
Hmmm, I wouldn't be opposed to Drama. We should really staple down a Genre. Then we can move forward.
Vote?
I think anything we're going to do is going to fall roughly in the drama category, simply because I don't thi k comedy will work for this. Whether we go for a supernatural element is another question. The two recurring ideas that we have so far are zombies and uterine plague.
I have another idea, just throwing something out that roughly works with wheats simplicity doctrine, but it's kind of dystopian so might have an element of sic-fi.
In an alternate future organ donations are chosen by a global lottery, so the film would follow different groups of people waiting (successfully and unsuccessfully) to find out whether they've been selected as one of the lucky winners. I don't know if anyone's read a book by Kazuo Ishiguro called Never Let Me Go but the idea could work like at: a ingle dramatic premise (nothing to outlandish or horrible) but bound together by some form of recognizably similar world. I think it's going to be important to chose one overriding world theme, and this might be quite difficult with just straight drama.
What can link different groups of people around the world?
I have another idea, just throwing something out that roughly works with wheats simplicity doctrine, but it's kind of dystopian so might have an element of sic-fi.
In an alternate future organ donations are chosen by a global lottery, so the film would follow different groups of people waiting (successfully and unsuccessfully) to find out whether they've been selected as one of the lucky winners. I don't know if anyone's read a book by Kazuo Ishiguro called Never Let Me Go but the idea could work like at: a ingle dramatic premise (nothing to outlandish or horrible) but bound together by some form of recognizably similar world. I think it's going to be important to chose one overriding world theme, and this might be quite difficult with just straight drama.
What can link different groups of people around the world?
I dont know, I think its easy to push concepts and mix up any genre..
That said. We've explore a few reasons why remotely distributed small groups would be "interacting" or at least be commonly connected.. these have been mostly apocalyptic in nature. Can we come up with OTHER reasons? Im struggling to do so.
Seems we have some common criteria for the story setup..
seems a few scenarios should fit that, but what?
That said. We've explore a few reasons why remotely distributed small groups would be "interacting" or at least be commonly connected.. these have been mostly apocalyptic in nature. Can we come up with OTHER reasons? Im struggling to do so.
Seems we have some common criteria for the story setup..
- The groups have some connection to each other (directly or by 3rd party)
- The groups cant just go visit the other groups we cant expect a big meet up at the end, so "why" this cant happen needs to be clear. Though it does occur to me that the story could be DRIVING towards a big meet up, ala "The Stand" (again with the apocalyptic thing!) but along the way things happen and only one group makes it to the meet up..
- ... ???
seems a few scenarios should fit that, but what?
You and I are in the same state..
Nick, that's it!
I've worked with a similar concept a while ago, that of a "Back street Organ trade", following the riches, filth, and sacrifice involved, and yet it had that sense of normality.
Anyway, this has my vote, Nick. This could be very interesting.
Nick, your comment stimulated my brain ...
Right, most of humanity shares some common experiences, the more dramatic that experience the more we relate to other who have shared that experience.
The idea of a shared tragedy, like people who DIDNT win the lottery for a new organ etc.. would be very powerful.. you could have many reactions to that.. from some wanting to overthrow the powers that be, to others just offing them selves.. .. nifty
Right, most of humanity shares some common experiences, the more dramatic that experience the more we relate to other who have shared that experience.
The idea of a shared tragedy, like people who DIDNT win the lottery for a new organ etc.. would be very powerful.. you could have many reactions to that.. from some wanting to overthrow the powers that be, to others just offing them selves.. .. nifty
now, it will be tempting to do this in a mocumentry style (not funny, just fake) but Id like to go beyond that...
we seem to have an emotional connection, and thematic, but whats the narrative connection? Why would we see Different stories together like this? ...
All the small-stories we create are of those waiting for Organs, we show the final day, when the draw is made. Radios playing throughout, speaking of the events, as the broadcast of who gets what Organ is a huge occurence.
Each ending with our characters, huddled around the TV sets, radios, to discover their fate.
Thoughts?
interesting.. I had pictured the aftermath.. but the build up could be just as intriguing.. wide open for the remote filmmakers to play with... I can picture an intense montage of the very last moments before the announcement.
The central connection could be someone who works in the organization that administers the lottery.. he reads all the letters, he gets to know the people.. of course he has no POWER to chose.. or does he.???
The central connection could be someone who works in the organization that administers the lottery.. he reads all the letters, he gets to know the people.. of course he has no POWER to chose.. or does he.???
small tweak.. back to scifi.. its a LIFE EXTENSION treatment.. only 10 available to the human race
EDIT: I like the organ transplant better, or something along those lines...
EDIT: I like the organ transplant better, or something along those lines...
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My thoughts exactly, perfect suspense, for us to journey with the characters, for the audience to decide who they want to suceed in being chosen, and the tragic thought of those who don't.
Perhaps the Presenter of the show. A real character, utterly tactless in his approach. Blind to what life changing decisions his announcements hold. A perfect candidate to validate the state of the society to the viewers, and why, such a traumatic procedure is now a game of chance.
.. love it. .
is this guy available as the announcer?
is this guy available as the announcer?
An appealing thing for the remote units might be that THEY get to chose if there lead character draws a win or lose.. or do we cut BEFORE the final announcement?
I have no idea who that guy is, Wheat. 