StoryScript Writing Draft. (week 10)

Drunken Night

by

(Chia Bi Luan)

(2D)

(Detective Alex turns into a cheetah when he is drunk. He has to solve a case of mysterious disappearance in order to keep his job as a detective when Sam disappeared after being stalked by Uno for 2 months.)

EXERCISE 1 / EXERCISE 2 / FINAL ASSIGNMENT (Grade       % )

My Blog: (jchiabi.blogspot.com)

My Email: (biluan.chia@hotmail.com)

Deadline: 15 Jan 2013

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

TITLE:                                     (Drunken Night)

GENRE:                                  (Animation, Mystery)

TARGET AUDIENCE:            (20-35 Years Old.)

THE DOMINANT CULTURAL / SOCIAL ISSUE FEATURED IN MY WORK IS:

(Stalker’s who are ignored by the police may end up being a huge threat to the society.)

LOGLINE:

(Detective Alex turns into a cheetah when he is drunk. He has to solve a case of mysterious disappearance in order to keep his job as a detective when Sam disappeared after being stalked by Uno for 2 months.)

SYNOPSIS:

(Synopsis of your story here –2-3 short para, double-spaced)

Alex is a detective that is on the verge of losing his job. He is a carefree guy who cares about nothing but solving cases. He has a secret, and that is, he turn’s into a cheetah when he is drunk. This was also the only time he can show his full potential in solving the cases. He shows his bimbo character and this was also the reason why everyone was giving him pressure in solving the case.

2 months ago, Sam, a 20-year-old woman had come to him for help. Apparently, she had been sensing someone watching her in the shadows and it had gone on for a few days. Panicking, she had come to Alex for help because he was the only one in the office at that time.

2 months later, with no lead, Sam went missing and all that was left was a hand phone and a piece of letter saying: “If you want the girl, find me if you can.” It was a letter addressed to Alex. He had to solve this case in order to get Sam back, as well as keep the job and find out who had sent him this letter.

CHARACTER PROFILES

CHARACTER LIST (All characters)

Key Character - Alex

Supporting Character(s) - Sam

Villain (if any) - Uno

CHARACTER BIO OF KEY CHARACTER

(Character bio here, Key Character only – abt half A4 Page, in note form)

Full investigation skills only when he is drunk.

Turns into a cheetah when he is drunk.

He doesn’t like to drink, but when he does, he has amazing investigation skills.

He is a carefree person.

He likes to drink tea.

He doesn’t like trouble.

He is not a deep thinker.

He does things according to his feelings.

He likes to laugh and he laughs a lot.

He is friendly, popular with girls, but not a player.

He believes in fate.

His favorite line would be, “You will never know, if you don’t try.”

He shows a bimbo-like character when he is drunk.

RESEARCH

(Mention topic/subject for research & source Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, blog, etc etc - Photocopies/Scan)

Book – Easy Kill (Lin Anderson)

REFLECTION PAPER

(a reflection is a write-up on how you derived your own story concept and idea(s) from research & brainstorm done – 2 to 3 para, double spaced)

I thought of this story because I had recently read a storybook with a mystery genre. The plot intrigued me and I thought it would be interesting if the readers could feel the mood and tension of being followed by the stalker, through the book.

The reason I came up with the idea of the main character’s ability when he is drunk, is because, I thought it would be interesting to be able to see a “split personality” in the character, so as to spice up the story, as well as to give a interesting twist to the story.
3 ACT STRUCTURE: (in point form below)

ACT1 SETUP	ACT2 CONFRONTATION	ACT3 RESOLUTION
Key Character(s): Alex Must-have Info: He is a detective who only uses his full skill when he is drunk. He turns into a cheetah when he is drunk.	Confrontation: Uno confronts Alex by text. Whenever Uno wants to challenge Alex, he gets him drunk, one way or another and then starts to play games.	Climax (Grand Finale): Alex managed to kick the gun away from Uno before things got out of hand. Resolution: Alex managed to rescue Sam and catch Uno.
MOTIVE: To save Sam and to find out who sent him the letter, as well as to keep his job.	TURNING POINT: Alex was able to reach the final level of Uno’s “GAME” and managed to hear Sam’s voice when he was at 5th level.	MOTIVE RESOLVED? Yes. Alex managed to keep his job, and even got a promotion. Sam became his girlfriend too.
Conflict/Obstacles: He has no leads except for the hand phone and the letter. He can only pick up leads when the stalker, Uno, text him.	Conflict/Obstacles: Alex had to fight off Uno when he got brutal. Up the Stakes: Uno points a gun to Sam’s head and threatens to kill her if Alex lost.	Moral of the Story if any: Do not judge a book by its cover. Someone who may look nice from the outside may not necessarily be nice on the inside.