Hello,
I am writing a short film script for my college interview, I really do want to make a good first impression, and I have downloaded Celtx, to write it. However, I am sort of stuck writing the 'Second Act' of my story. Here is the story concept for you:
The film is called Fallout: Edinburgh, and is about a 25 year old man called, Robert Wallace, who has survived a nuclear attack on Edinburgh, by running to a bunker close by. However, when he was climbing down the ladder access, Wallace miss placed his footing and fell down the bunker, smacking his off the ground. This caused Wallace to go unconscious. When Wallace wakes up, he suffers from post-dramatic amnesia, and has forgotten everything from his past. Before the nuclear bomb hit Edinburgh, Wallace was able to pack a few things in a bag, these things include a picture of a girl (his wife), clothes, food, a revolver, and a passport. Wallace uses the passport to identify himself, but doesn't know who the girl in the picture is.Wallace goes out off the bunker, and finds the wasteland, which was formally known as Edinburgh. He begins to walk around looking for any other humans, and comes across some rebels. This is when he is introduced to Sgt. McKenzie, an ex-SAS sniper, who saves Wallace from being robbed, and killed by the rebels. McKenize decides to guide Wallace out of sympathy, and takes him to Edinburgh Castle, the ruins of it, where the British army has set up, to try help, and save citizens in the remains of Edinburgh. When Mckenize and Wallace arrive at Edinburgh Castle, Wallace is identified by the British army, and his national records are found on a database. One of the soldiers, ask where is his wife. Wallace has a flashback, and then remembers that this women is his pregnant wife.
After this I am stuck. My plan for the wife, was that when the nuclear bomb dropped, she was able to hide in a fridge (Indiana Jones style) to avoid completely getting destroyed. However, she came out the fridge at the wrong time, and the radiation turned her into a mutant, remember she is pregnant. She is then captured by rebels, and is put in a testing lab. She gives birth to the baby, while in the lab, and the rebel scientists are there to witness it, (they are also helping of course). When the baby is born, it is a mutant, but after a couple of seconds the babies mutations fade away. Scientists then begin to do tests on the baby instead, and discover that the babies blood is immune to the radiation mutations, and can help other mutants.
This is all I have thought of at this point, I haven't organised scenes, or anything yet, because the story is stuck.
Is anyone able to help me think of a Second Act?
Any help is appreciated,
Thanks,
Adam.
I am writing a short film script for my college interview, I really do want to make a good first impression, and I have downloaded Celtx, to write it. However, I am sort of stuck writing the 'Second Act' of my story. Here is the story concept for you:
The film is called Fallout: Edinburgh, and is about a 25 year old man called, Robert Wallace, who has survived a nuclear attack on Edinburgh, by running to a bunker close by. However, when he was climbing down the ladder access, Wallace miss placed his footing and fell down the bunker, smacking his off the ground. This caused Wallace to go unconscious. When Wallace wakes up, he suffers from post-dramatic amnesia, and has forgotten everything from his past. Before the nuclear bomb hit Edinburgh, Wallace was able to pack a few things in a bag, these things include a picture of a girl (his wife), clothes, food, a revolver, and a passport. Wallace uses the passport to identify himself, but doesn't know who the girl in the picture is.Wallace goes out off the bunker, and finds the wasteland, which was formally known as Edinburgh. He begins to walk around looking for any other humans, and comes across some rebels. This is when he is introduced to Sgt. McKenzie, an ex-SAS sniper, who saves Wallace from being robbed, and killed by the rebels. McKenize decides to guide Wallace out of sympathy, and takes him to Edinburgh Castle, the ruins of it, where the British army has set up, to try help, and save citizens in the remains of Edinburgh. When Mckenize and Wallace arrive at Edinburgh Castle, Wallace is identified by the British army, and his national records are found on a database. One of the soldiers, ask where is his wife. Wallace has a flashback, and then remembers that this women is his pregnant wife.
After this I am stuck. My plan for the wife, was that when the nuclear bomb dropped, she was able to hide in a fridge (Indiana Jones style) to avoid completely getting destroyed. However, she came out the fridge at the wrong time, and the radiation turned her into a mutant, remember she is pregnant. She is then captured by rebels, and is put in a testing lab. She gives birth to the baby, while in the lab, and the rebel scientists are there to witness it, (they are also helping of course). When the baby is born, it is a mutant, but after a couple of seconds the babies mutations fade away. Scientists then begin to do tests on the baby instead, and discover that the babies blood is immune to the radiation mutations, and can help other mutants.
This is all I have thought of at this point, I haven't organised scenes, or anything yet, because the story is stuck.
Is anyone able to help me think of a Second Act?
Any help is appreciated,
Thanks,
Adam.
But I like your idea. This could be approached as a straight linear story (following forward in time) or with a non-linear approach nicely (starting just before the end and working forward then advancing to the conclusion).