here is the initial basic layout to my scene structure
scene 1) the interior of an office, a police man takes a gulp of whiskey before hiding it in his desk as woman walks through the door, the woman is attractive, they have a heated argument and she storms out, she passes another woman as she leaves the room. there eyes meet and the original woman glares hard, the second woman sits with the cop and kisses him, the original woman slams the door shut.
scene 2) a woman stalks another woman to a dark location, you never see there faces, the camera pans out and a single gun shot rings out.
scene 3) the cop goes to a bar, there he drinks heavily, hours pass, he appears to be waiting for someone, the original woman walks into the bar, he is suprised to see her, evidently she was not the person he was waiting for, she whispers something in his ear and the drink drops, she walks out and he slumps into his arms.
scene 4) the cop is next seen observing the woman, following her from the shadows, he follows her to a club, inside he hides at the bar while she has dialogue with an older man
scene 5) a flashback shows the cop talking to the older man, it is revealed he worked for older man and was part of there criminal organisation.
scene 6) the scene returns to the bar, the woman confronts the cop and it is revealed she claims to be holding the woman hostage and they are blackmailing him into working for them.
scene 7) the cop is tasked with killing a man, but backs out on it, instead allowing the man to go free and be silent, he returns to the bar and confronts the older man when he goes for a smoke, the old man reveals it was his idea to capture the woman and he believes the other woman has her in hiding. the cop then procedes to kill the older man.
scene 8) the cop then stalks the original woman through the woods, leading him to where he believes the woman is being held, it is there he finds the womans dead body has been hiden, a showdown between the cop and the woman ensues, she reveals she was working on behalf of the older man but killed her out of jealously due to there past relationship, she remarks about her offer from the initial scene, where it is revealed she had tried to blackmail him by the telling the police of his former life. the cop attempts to attack but his cronic alcoholism causes his body to temporarily shutdown, the woman gains the upper hand till the cop eventually kills her with a gun on the dead body of his girlfriend.
initial plot ideas
an aging alcoholic detective who hides a sordid past is connected in a love triangle that involves murder, blackmail and double crossing at every turn. doomed to fail and have his past revealed the cop is on the tail of the murderous whisperer who could change everything, will his vices make him fail before he can even begin his journey.
Lewis, this is a great starting point. Lots of ideas, lots of conflict and confrontation, and plenty of Film Noir elements on show. Now you need to start fleshing out some dialogue for the important scenes - particularly the first scene with her offer to the cop, and their final confrontation where he kills her.
ReplyDeleteThe basic theme of the threat from a whistleblower is very nice, but may need a bit of fine-tuning. You have also introduced another character, the older man (is this achievable - do you have another actor available?).
Some scenes may be getting a bit ambitious, the club for example - this could easily just be an alleyway behind a club.
On monday I would like to have a good thrash through the story with you, to see where you can tighten things up. I will also need to see work on a schedule for production work over the Easter break.
See you then. Barrie.