Wednesday 17 March 2010

Script for sci-fi main film task.

Our film begins with a long establishing shot of space. Our narrator speaks.
"In the year 2058 Human Civilisation developed the ability to travel among the stars".
Then we have a grand orchestral score as a hornet floats across the top of the screen [reference to beginning of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope].
"They didn't like what they found."
The hornet is hit by a lazer [reduce the damage enough to make it insignificant].

SCENE 2
We are at 'Earth base' where the captain is recieving a distress signal, he shouts to our protagonist Nick to patch it through.We then see from behind his shoulder as a distressed person appears on the monitor [film this person as live-action].
Captain: "Private Romero, patch through the distress signal." [Captain live-action too? Bluescreen?]
Nick Romero: "Doing it now, captain."
Person on screen: "FSHHHT They came at us fast, we didn't have time to respond, we need help, anything, everything, we won't be able to hold out much longer, mayday, mayday!"
Nick: "Wait, who's attacking you, respond!"
The screen goes buzzes and goes black. There's a pause, then suddenly an alien appears [back to machinima now].
Alien: Hello species of Earth, we are the Ginkart, and we want your planet, take us to your leader. We are waiting.
The screen buzzes again and cuts out.
SCENE 3
In the corridors of the industrial base we have an exchange between Nick Romero and his handsome young fiancé [who will be filmed in Gmod against a greenscreen background].
Nick: "Baby, I'm going to go to space"
Nick's fiancé: "I heard the news, promise me you'll be safe out there okay? I love you, and I don't want you getting hurt."
Nick: "I promise. And I love you too."
And then the titles, in true old style they appear majestically zooming out from a central point, cantered at an angle, and screaming: SPACE ADVENTURE 2: THE FIRST ENCOUNTER.
At this point we could also film a fourth scene in which Nick gets into a spaceship and it takes off. We just don't have many spaceships available... I suppose I could build one in Gmod, but that would take time, this scene is up for debate.
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