I've completed the first draft of my script entitled "Pathways", for next year's "21 Film Project". I know it's really early, but I'm not the kind of guy to wait until June to come up with an idea for the contest in July. Who knows what I will be dealing with at that time, could be other films for the same contest or commercials, or graphics, could be anything. So, while I have spare time, I'm going to be working on this film and I hope to have it completed by February.
I will admit, being that I am first and foremost dedicated to furthering my craft of special effects and motion graphics, that this script is written around a few special effects that I've been wanting to challenge myself with for a while now. There are only two lines of dialogue in the film, and it is all emotion conveyed through action instead of words.
The story is about a man, down on his luck recently made homeless, finding a nice camera in the trash as he is sifting through it. As the man plays with the camera he finds that the camera is showing him pathways in which he might be able to end his life.
There is a happy ending, but I don't want to spoil it. It is written for the Land of Lincoln Credit Union "21 Film Project" for next year so you can kinda imagine where this has to go, plus I wanted to incorporate it with their new "The Do Good" campaign.
This is my second script, and I've tried to make it as simple as possible. My previous film "They Hunger" was very simple, but with a few camera tricks and some nice music and sound, it came together very well. To me, I feel like I need to get the basics down before I start tackling complex projects requiring lots of hands. It's a simple shoot, but with complex emotions, so I'm challenging myself even more this time.
