Alright, cracking back into it. We go into the Moving Image workshops here! Week one, the basic production. Scripting!
Script, Glorious Script!
Students. Grab your paper and pencils. Give me a Character Grid. 5 Point Paradigm. And flesh it out!
Well, with little experience with scripting from my Creative Media course in College, let's see what I can remember here....
To start, my character is Pedro the Pigeon. Do you know where we're going yet...
Character Grid:
- Motivation - To achieve his dreams and impress his Mother-Pigeon.
- Personality - He's competitive, tunnels to his success, a friendly and socially active.. Pigeon.
- Looks - He's.. A Sassy Pigeon [Will post a picture later]
- Their World - Present Day Earth. Birds eye perspective on the world. Ignorant Humans. Eating bread, living the dream!
- Loves - Winning, food! Glorious Food! Getting all the attention and feeling worth something.
- Hates - Sore loser, being mocked, being hungryhungryhungry, making stupid mistakes.
Paradigms:
Five of these, short an sweet.
One - Lover:
- Act 1 - Usual everyday life for Pedro, he fancies a bit of female tail. He has one specific girl in mind.
- Plot Point 1 - That same girl (Penny...) doesn't notice him at all. He's not 'cool' enough.
- Act 2 - Pedro tried his best to change and get her attention, ignoring another female trying to get his attention (Pamela)
- Plot Point 2 - Pamela gains confidence to tell Pedro how she feels. He feels stupid and realises his mistakes trying to go for Penny.
- Act 3 - Pedro and Pamela get together and all happy faces!
Two - Game:
- Act 1 - Pedro the pigeon is proud of his mothers achievement in the Poop Shot Game, popular among pigeons world wide. He wants to be just like his mother! So, he enters the latest competition.
- Plot Point 1 - The 'big shot' pigeon (Dean) approaches the new comer Pedro making him feel small and nervous.
- Act 2 - He does all he can to make sure that Pedro does not threaten his top spot in the games. Pedro feels so bad, but he thinks of his mother and how she never gave up. He practises and returns to the games.
- Plot Point 2 - An angry Dean tries to cheat Pedro out of the games, and make himself the number one victor. He succeeds, but his plan starts to unravel..
- Act 3 - Everyone see's the scum bag Dean for who he really is and Pedro becomes the true champion!
Three - Storm:
- Act 1 - Happy friendly Pedro playing the Poop Shot Game with his children, teaching them 'The Art of Pooping'
- Plot Point 1 - Rough weather hits the town, Pedro and his family return home frightened. But somebody is missing
- Act 2 - Pedro see's that his children are scared and they need him for support. Their mother is no where to be found.
- Plot Point 2 - Pedro gathers together the rest of the pigeons to seek shelter in an abandoned house until the storm passes. Helping his children understand the situation.
- Act 3 - Pedro stays strong for his children, and gains recognition among the pigeons. They all work together to keep Pedro strong in the passing of his wife. Leaving him and the children with a happy life.
Four - Curiousity:
- Act 1 - Pedro watches humans in their normal life, mesmerised by their 'alien-like' ways. His friends warn him of the dangers humans posses but he doesn't listen.
- Plot Point 1 - In his curiousity he gets himself caught by humans. They're trying to clear the 'filthy creatures' out of town.
- Act 2 - Giving up with reasoning, Pedro feels really down and out. Wishing he's listened. Not understanding how they can be so cruel.
- Plot Point 2 - A child finds Pedro in the cage by being curious of the pigeons around the area. They help Pedro out of the cage and make sure he's healthy before letting him go free.
- Act 3 - Pedro see's humans differently and he knows he has to be cautious around them. They're not all cruel.
Five - Compassion:
- Act 1 - Pedro is with the usual flock of Pigeons sitting in a town square picking what bread has been thrown down for them. He noticed a smaller pigeon being bullied by another pigeon.
- Plot Point 1 - Pedro is anxious but after some thought he waits for the bully to leave before approaching the pigeon with some spare food to feed him.
- Act 2 - The little pigeon thanks him but he looks sick. Pedro tries to care for him and helps him get stronger to face the bully again. Pedro is anxious about it but the pigeon is confident.
- Plot Point 2 - He lets the little pigeon approach the bully and leaves him to it. The bully ends up overpowering the little pigeon. Pedro is quick to realise that he left the kid to his death.
- Act 3 - The guilt affects Pedro's life and he withdraws a little. He tries not to speak in case the same situation happens again. What an impact on his life...
Pick a Number..
Flesh it out, half a page per area, I'll pop up a Dropbox link or something. 5 pages on here is a bit.. Tad.. Excessive. Maybe.
Pedro, oh Pedro, continue to follow your dreams of making people feel the luck of the Pigeons. Woooo..
Watch this Space~
