Main A2 Production: Story

As I want this to go into production as soon as possible, I have had to start thinking about a detailed story for the film so  then I can begin story boarding and experimenting with different techniques according to what I need for my piece.

I have most of my story sorted out, my main issue is subplots and whether or not to include. They will help me to establish a confusion between the real world and the game world. Anyway, for now I have included the main one and I believe this one is the most appropriate. This will be highlighted in red and character background will be highlighted in blue.

The Main character is an outcast with nobody in Sixth form that shares his interests. He is amazing with computers and has a passion for gaming. He is around 17-18 years old. The main character is walking through school during lessons as he doesn't want to face his classmates. He then faces the main antagonists which after some chat, begin to beat him up. this scene ends with a boot to the face in a eye line match shot.We see a computer code initiating on a black screen and the main credits roll over these next scenes. We see the main character in a blank white background which slowly renders to be the grounds he was in for the opening scenes. He begins to explore what he has been creating for so long and he discovers the antagonists once again but this time, he initiates a fight with them. He uses a dialog box or voice commands to initiate events that aid him in his battle. As he is about to end the fight, the antagonist becomes a line of code and the game freezes, reminding him that the world is just a game.

The next scenes are a montage of scenes that show the contrast between his real life getting worse and his fake life getting better. He is shown getting abused in real life and returning these blows in the game. He is shown forming a relationship with a girl in game and he finds her in real life and begins talking to her as if she is the game version, this leaves them both in confusion. By this point it is made obvious that the game is the majority of his lifestyle now.

Then he snaps, some event in real life (Maybe the death of a family member) causes him to simulate a murder scene in game. As he has become more and more frustrated with the main antagonist, he decides that he will be the victim. Once the murder takes place, he sees the game as a murder simulation, learning stealth and various methods. During the last kill, he gets caught, he is confident so he goes along with it and doesn't flinch when he is arrested. Something is odd when he finds out what he is being charged for, only some of the murders that happened are accounted for. it is then he sees some of his victims are still alive. This is when he realises that he is no longer in the game, but in the real world. He is then arrested and then the credits roll.

There are still details left to figure out but I think the story itself is pretty strong.