Examples of film story ideas can help us to understand how to make unique, interesting films. Some Examples of film premises are read and then analyzed carefully so that writers can then explore potential filmic values and also interesting visualizations.
The following is an example of the premise of the short film, Love, Death and Robot (LDR) form its three sucessfull season. With the Premise, are also explanied with the logline and the theme. The following explanation, is by using the "concept" or "story idea" taken from the IMDB and then detailed in the explanation according to the underlined premise and logline formula*;
Bad Travelling
In the perilous expanse of uncharted waters, a lone crew member of a sailing vessel teeters on the brink of demise. However, an unholy pact with a voracious sea monster becomes their only lifeline
This story comes from a famous sailor's tale of Thanapod, a giant crab that preys on sailors. A captain who wants to destroy and kill the sea monster trapped in the ship's hull but the also have to faces crew members who are scared and only want to save themselves.
Logline ; "In the treacherous depths of the ocean, betrayal and fear grip the ship's crew, all because of a monstrous sea creature. Thanapod, driven by desperation, poses a dire threat to their safety, demanding passage to a distant island to feed his hungry offspring.
Theme ; If you want to survive then you must be able to use your cunningness
Night of the Mini Dead
As darkness shrouds the world, the apocalypse unfolds—a journey beginning with a profane, forbidden tryst in a graveyard. Through the relentless march of time, viewed through the lens of Ultra-Shallow Focus, the relentless grip of death extends its reach, from the heart of downtown LA to the very halls of the Vatican."
Animation allows a storyteller to tell various things, especially from different points of view. Humans survive in the midst of a zombie apocalypse but are faced with different views . This similar story is also taken from "The Ice Age" episode from season 01 where a microscopic civilization emrges mysteriously inside a refrigerator. This important stance of humans, is look upon form its survival strugle which was an idea thas has began with an episode of "The Little People" from the famous TV shows Twilight Zone (1962), and was an inspiration for other shows such as The Simpson Treehouse of Horror; The Genesis Tub (1996) then SouthPark; The Simpson Already Did It (2002). The impression of this visual can already be felt from the themes that form our perspective of this world. On the episode Rick and Morty; The Ricks Must be Crazy (2015), which parodies the title "The God Must be Crazy", illustrates the big themes of these stories of this genre, such as what the character says at the end of the episode The Little People; can't you understand? I AM THE GOD!
Logline ; What would happen if we looked at this big world from a lens that includes all events like If God himself sees the universe?
Theme ; If we can see life becoming smaller then it can make us seems BIG.
Jibaro
A deafened knight falls under the beguiling spell of the mythical siren, seduced by her deadly cries and mesmerizing dance. This fatal attraction spirals into a harrowing tale of bloodshed, death, and the pursuit of elusive treasures."
The knight who was preyed upon by the female demon wants to return to his army but is tempted by a treasure hidden in the middle of a mysterious forest.
Logline ; When the world is filled with wealth (Gold) which is justified by the one faith (God) in order to achieve power (Glory)
Theme ; If you have taken it then be ready to receive it.
Beyond the Aquila Rift
Awakening after traveling of light years away, a crew struggles to be awaken and find out how far they have gone.
In this vast space there is an classis horror expression "no matter how loud you scream, no one will listen". So what if we get lost in space travel? A captain who met his old friend after a long jump from the flight route wanted to return to their home world but it was discovered that they were very far, so so far away. The concept of this animated film explains how vast outer space is and how big the possibility is that we can live or die in the most tragic way. There, when you meet an old face, there are times when that is enough to at least heal the wounds and pain of loss of hope and direction.
Logline; What if you get lost in this vast universe?
Theme; If in the wilderness we find old friends, then wondering how that could happen is a common thing.
Good Hunting
The son of a spirit hunter forms a bond with the shape-shifting Huli-jing.
The world of ancient times was full of mysticism and simple logic. At that time, ghosts, demons and humans were connected in a unique way. The son of a shaman who is friends with a demon wants to welcome the modern world but needs to abandon the mystical ways and rituals he believes in. Even now, that relationship will always be there but has changed in different ways. Ghosts at that time were shadows and memories, now they are a desire for justice and also a passionate desire. The female demon becomes a beautiful, helpless creature, but ghosts (spirits) can appear in the form of various things; spirit in the search for truth, science in terms of Automation and Robotic Mechanisms.
Logline ; What happens if mysticism can still be revived in the midst of a sophisticated modern world?
Theme ; If it is believed then it exists and can be realized
*This attempt to explain the main idea of the films is not purely the premise used by the original author but uses a deconstruction methods (reverse engineering) assumed by the writer of the article.
Postingan
0 Komentar