Titus and Celtix stand alone in the garage, setting up plans to leave for Topeka. Celtix cracks open a black cherry soda and hands another to Titus, one of their favorite drinks while growing up. The garage is open, and leaves rustle by; the only sound left to hear in this eerie forsaken world.
Titus: "We need to make a decision, I understand you feel the need for us to stick together.. but I don't trust Luther. He's already made risky decisions that have put all of us in jeapordy"
Celtix: "Believe me, I know.. but as of right now, we've only got eachother. No one else knows where they're going or what to do. We have an idea.. whether its a good plan or not. We're pretty much in charge.
Titus: "..Ok, hows this, Snax will drive sweet tooth with sloan and Old Man Witherspoon, while we stick together in the hummer with Starr and L. Sound good?
Celtix: "Aren't you forgetting someone?!"
Titus: "Personally, I feel no need to bring Luther, he's done nothing but cause problems and raise tention in the group.. He's not needed"
Celtix: "Tention in the group? or between you and Starr?.. I get it, you dont trust him. But that doesnt mean we leave him for dead.. we'll put him in charge of Old Man Witherspoon when were not traveling, that should keep him busy and away from Starr..
Titus: "Agreed, Now lets get moving. We dont have time to waste and the longer we take to decide the longer they have to prepare..."
Inside the brain of Zach
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Blog #10, only once never again
This describes our characters moving forward to their final destination, Organizing and planning so it can eventually fall to shit and they can be royally screwed sometime in the not so distant future.
Titus: "We need to make a decision, I understand you feel the need for us to stick together.. but I don't trust Luther. He's already made risky decisions that have put all of us in jeapordy"
Celtix: "Believe me, I know.. but as of right now, we've only got eachother. No one else knows where they're going or what to do. We have an idea.. whether its a good plan or not. We're pretty much in charge.
Titus: "..Ok, hows this, Snax will drive sweet tooth with sloan and Old Man Witherspoon, while we stick together in the hummer with Starr and L. Sound good?
Celtix: "Aren't you forgetting someone?!"
Titus: "Personally, I feel no need to bring Luther, he's done nothing but cause problems and raise tention in the group.. He's not needed"
Celtix: "Tention in the group? or between you and Starr?.. I get it, you dont trust him. But that doesnt mean we leave him for dead.. we'll put him in charge of Old Man Witherspoon when were not traveling, that should keep him busy and away from Starr..
Titus: "Agreed, Now lets get moving. We dont have time to waste and the longer we take to decide the longer they have to prepare..."
Titus: "We need to make a decision, I understand you feel the need for us to stick together.. but I don't trust Luther. He's already made risky decisions that have put all of us in jeapordy"
Celtix: "Believe me, I know.. but as of right now, we've only got eachother. No one else knows where they're going or what to do. We have an idea.. whether its a good plan or not. We're pretty much in charge.
Titus: "..Ok, hows this, Snax will drive sweet tooth with sloan and Old Man Witherspoon, while we stick together in the hummer with Starr and L. Sound good?
Celtix: "Aren't you forgetting someone?!"
Titus: "Personally, I feel no need to bring Luther, he's done nothing but cause problems and raise tention in the group.. He's not needed"
Celtix: "Tention in the group? or between you and Starr?.. I get it, you dont trust him. But that doesnt mean we leave him for dead.. we'll put him in charge of Old Man Witherspoon when were not traveling, that should keep him busy and away from Starr..
Titus: "Agreed, Now lets get moving. We dont have time to waste and the longer we take to decide the longer they have to prepare..."
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Blog #9, and now I'm feelin fine
The relationship I'm describing here is between Titus and Luther, who end up fighting over fellow survivor Starr...
Titus: "I think it's time we head out, we've been camped here for 3 days. Can't stay in one place to long, especially if we want to reach Ohio tomorrow."
Luther: "Who put you in charge big shot? If anyone should be the leader it's me! I'm our QB, I've lead our team to more victories then any other in our schools history. What have you done Titus? Nothing! Step aside, bitch."
Titus: "Nobody gives a shit about your pathedic highschool accomplishments. You think this is a joke? Everybody's fucking dead Luther. My parents, your parents, everyone. Our only hope is making it to Topeka and your worried you won't be the one in charge? Jesus think about someone other then yourself for once. The last thing we need is some gorilla leading the way"
Luther: "Who the fuck you calling a gorilla?!"
Starr: "Guys, guys! Calm down, lets take a deep breath for a minute."
Titus: "I think it's time we head out, we've been camped here for 3 days. Can't stay in one place to long, especially if we want to reach Ohio tomorrow."
Luther: "Who put you in charge big shot? If anyone should be the leader it's me! I'm our QB, I've lead our team to more victories then any other in our schools history. What have you done Titus? Nothing! Step aside, bitch."
Titus: "Nobody gives a shit about your pathedic highschool accomplishments. You think this is a joke? Everybody's fucking dead Luther. My parents, your parents, everyone. Our only hope is making it to Topeka and your worried you won't be the one in charge? Jesus think about someone other then yourself for once. The last thing we need is some gorilla leading the way"
Luther: "Who the fuck you calling a gorilla?!"
Starr: "Guys, guys! Calm down, lets take a deep breath for a minute."
Friday, April 20, 2012
Blog #8, death is not my fate
Dialogue Takeaways
1) Dialogue needs to express feelings of characters without actually saying how they feel. If a character is angry it should be expressed through his words, without saying his is upset.
2) The original dialogue you write should be edited and changed until it matches exactly what you are trying to get across to your reader
3) Not only the hero in the story, but the villain should also have personalized dialogue. Regardless of being the "bad guy", they still have the same feelings and emotions as every other character you write about.
1) Dialogue needs to express feelings of characters without actually saying how they feel. If a character is angry it should be expressed through his words, without saying his is upset.
2) The original dialogue you write should be edited and changed until it matches exactly what you are trying to get across to your reader
3) Not only the hero in the story, but the villain should also have personalized dialogue. Regardless of being the "bad guy", they still have the same feelings and emotions as every other character you write about.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Blog #7, not quite 11
Opening Scene: Erie music plays and shows scenes around town. The town is barren and abandonded. Cars are skewed off road with nobody in them, the local Wegmans and Target parking lots are empty and quiet, and no signs of life seem to exist anywhere. After about 3 minutes of showing these pictures, the screen goes black before showing Titus waking up in his room around 8am, apparently waking up from a nightmare.
The Big Decision: Titus and Celtix both decide that heading to Topeka is their best chance at finding out what has happened. Joining up with Luther, Starr, Langsenkamp, Sloan, Snax, and Old Man Witherspoon. The team of surviviors take an abandoned baby blue hummer, and an icecream truck stocked with food, water, and LOTS of guns on their trip to Topeka. They drive until they run out of gas.
The Final Push: The group is tired, weary, and distraught after losing some members and taking the long journey to Topeka. But hopes remain high as they are close to reaching their destination. Titus even finds love in Starr. When they finally reach the city outskirts, their dreams are crushed as they see the city is overrun with the same zombies back home. As the camera zooms out of the survivors in shock, a quarter of 1 million zombies climb the fence around the city limits headed straight towards the only known survivors.
The Big Decision: Titus and Celtix both decide that heading to Topeka is their best chance at finding out what has happened. Joining up with Luther, Starr, Langsenkamp, Sloan, Snax, and Old Man Witherspoon. The team of surviviors take an abandoned baby blue hummer, and an icecream truck stocked with food, water, and LOTS of guns on their trip to Topeka. They drive until they run out of gas.
The Final Push: The group is tired, weary, and distraught after losing some members and taking the long journey to Topeka. But hopes remain high as they are close to reaching their destination. Titus even finds love in Starr. When they finally reach the city outskirts, their dreams are crushed as they see the city is overrun with the same zombies back home. As the camera zooms out of the survivors in shock, a quarter of 1 million zombies climb the fence around the city limits headed straight towards the only known survivors.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Blog #6, Tom Brady throws picks
This is my Script Frenzy plot, so don't hate if it's weak.
SET-UP: Titus and Celtix awake in their suburban neighborhood in upstate New York to find nobody but themselves and a few others alone. Nobody seems to remain except a few "undead" prowling the streets. Cell phones aren't working, power is down, and the water taps are shot.
INCITING INCIDENT: Titus and Celtix each find a note written on their fridge doors saying Topeka, Kansas. They both decide it's their only hope of discovering what has happened, so they and the other survivors find a map, grab a neighbors abandoned Hummer, and head to Kansas.
RISING ACTION: On their way to Topeka, they pass through 5 other states, and travel a total of 1763.78 miles. Along the way, they mend and bend relationships formed with Luther, their schools starting QB, Starr, his beautiful yet intelligent girlfriend, and Langsenkamp, a school nerd that never talks, but has keen survival skills. They also meet a few more surviviors that follow them on their journey. The group becomes so large that they must ration the food supplies and pick a leader. Titus and Luther both are selected as candidates, and they fight to become head hancho.
CLIMAX: Titus and Luther eventually clash as opposites to where they fight and cause a scene that attracts undead to the groups rest area. Everyone is caught off guard and have no chance of holding off the attack. Some escape, separated from the group itself, and some succumb to the undead attackers.
FALLING ACTION: Titus and Starr are separated from the group, while they have no idea where the others could be. They start off as enemies, but quickly become closer as they aren't sure if they will see the others, if any human life, again. Meanwhile, The rest of the group try and think of a way to contact the missing members. Eventually, they meet at the same town by chance and fight off an attack of zombies together.
RESOLUTION: Finally reaching their destination, the rest of the stragglers are excited to enter the city and see what waits for them. All seems good, no more conflicts remain among the group, and hopes are high. But as they reach the city limits, they can see from afar that Topeka is plauged by them same problems their home town, and every other place they have passed, has developed. Zombies now control the United States, and possibly the world. The remaining survivors are left alone, dreams crushed, with 250000 + undead leaving Topeka, heading right towards them.
SET-UP: Titus and Celtix awake in their suburban neighborhood in upstate New York to find nobody but themselves and a few others alone. Nobody seems to remain except a few "undead" prowling the streets. Cell phones aren't working, power is down, and the water taps are shot.
INCITING INCIDENT: Titus and Celtix each find a note written on their fridge doors saying Topeka, Kansas. They both decide it's their only hope of discovering what has happened, so they and the other survivors find a map, grab a neighbors abandoned Hummer, and head to Kansas.
RISING ACTION: On their way to Topeka, they pass through 5 other states, and travel a total of 1763.78 miles. Along the way, they mend and bend relationships formed with Luther, their schools starting QB, Starr, his beautiful yet intelligent girlfriend, and Langsenkamp, a school nerd that never talks, but has keen survival skills. They also meet a few more surviviors that follow them on their journey. The group becomes so large that they must ration the food supplies and pick a leader. Titus and Luther both are selected as candidates, and they fight to become head hancho.
CLIMAX: Titus and Luther eventually clash as opposites to where they fight and cause a scene that attracts undead to the groups rest area. Everyone is caught off guard and have no chance of holding off the attack. Some escape, separated from the group itself, and some succumb to the undead attackers.
FALLING ACTION: Titus and Starr are separated from the group, while they have no idea where the others could be. They start off as enemies, but quickly become closer as they aren't sure if they will see the others, if any human life, again. Meanwhile, The rest of the group try and think of a way to contact the missing members. Eventually, they meet at the same town by chance and fight off an attack of zombies together.
RESOLUTION: Finally reaching their destination, the rest of the stragglers are excited to enter the city and see what waits for them. All seems good, no more conflicts remain among the group, and hopes are high. But as they reach the city limits, they can see from afar that Topeka is plauged by them same problems their home town, and every other place they have passed, has developed. Zombies now control the United States, and possibly the world. The remaining survivors are left alone, dreams crushed, with 250000 + undead leaving Topeka, heading right towards them.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Logline Revision
Here's the real logline
Logline: Two teens awake in their suburban neighborhood to find no sign of life, undead prowling outdoors, and a note on each of their fridges saying Topeka, Kansas.
Logline: Two teens awake in their suburban neighborhood to find no sign of life, undead prowling outdoors, and a note on each of their fridges saying Topeka, Kansas.
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