IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Jaydee Faire — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:56:15 -0400

This isn't just about casting actors for the characters in your novel-- this is MORE. *DUN DUN* You're sitting in a darkened movie theatre, wondering if you have enough time to go to the bathroom one more time before the feature starts, when a new trailer comes on. It's the preview for YOUR NOVEL: THE MOVIE. What does it look like? What kind of theme does it have-- what emotions does it envoke? What songs are playing in the background and, most importantly, what scenes will it depict? Think about what kind of movie you want the audience to THINK the trailer's for. If the preview is before a romantic movie, you might choose more romantic scenes and a softer tone. If you want it to seem like an adventure movie, show the main character jumping a subway turnstile, looking deadly serious as his coat flares out behind him. Optional: what would your movie be rated?

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Cheshire the Cat — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:00:13 -0400

my movie would have lots of action, speaking, describing. maybe chris (MC) on the phone, speaking to the man and a fade out then a scene where she's running through the forest. it'd be very suspenseful, with rock music. the kind of feelings it'd want to evoke is the sense of fear the main character is feeling as she's running from these guys following her. it'd likely to be rated either PG13 or R.

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Jaydee Faire — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:01:28 -0400

Do you have a song picked out? :3

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fireflystorm — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:20:21 -0400

The trailer of "Catherine's Journal" would be sort of like the one for "P.S. I Love You". Starts out with snippets of scenes and conversations. It would start with Catherine (MC, clearly) and Oliver ('gay best friend') sitting on beanbag chairs, mentioning Riley. "Riley Wilks," "You're not the type for love at first sight." It would be playing something like "Romeo and Juliet" (Killers Cover) in the background. Then it would flash back to the crowded club where she met him, just a quick introduction scene; "Riley Wilks", "Catherine Stevenson." Romeo and Juliet would still be playing softly as an undertone, but something a little harder/faster would play for the club feel. The whole thing would have a sort of soft, muted appearance, to invoke the tenderness and romance. Then there would be a few other clips; first, Catherine looking at a piano, slowly taking a seat and playing a single note. Reagan (Catherine's older sister) arguing with their stepfather. Reagan walking up behind Catherine at the piano and joining her in playing a song. Amber telling Catherine to "go for it!" with Riley. Beth putting her arms around Reagan at the piano. Riley and Catherine walking together, and Riley telling her, "That boy loves you." Then, Oliver sitting next to Catherine and Reagan and Beth at the piano. The whole thing would have lots of piano and soft lighting that accentuated eyes especially, and it would try to emphasize the 'music brings them together' aspect, as well as highlight the relationships: close friendships and family. The piano song they were playing would have to be something classic and well-known, but not too difficult. Some sort of sonata. I can see it now...!

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Chautona — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:44:09 -0400

Mine would start off dark with a young boy hiding in a cupboard when soldiers from the Inquisition burst through the door and drag away a man, woman, and little girl. That boy would race through dark alleys with a toddler in his arms. Then BAM! Scene switch On a boat, a scene, fighting to overtake a Spanish ship, a twelve year old boy dressed in girl's clothing disgusted as he watches the scene before him. Then BAM! Scene switch Clandestine meeting with a man who needs a fresh start. The captain of the Vengeance gives him orders and a lecture on revenge being more important than fortune. BAM! Scene switch Starving on the ship-- tensions making men ready to rise up against the captain-- a new ship on the horizon. BAM! Scene switch Young man sitting around on deck telling stories of the Spanish Inquisition and the death of a family, a rescued toddler, and the heir to the throne of Valencia to an enthralled crew-- particularly a 12 year old boy who is visibly engrossed in it. Slow Scene switch Calm waters, parched and near frantic crew... the day is dawning and one man spies a ship-- Spanish. BAM! Coming soon to a theater near you. Music switches from ominous and almost holy sounding to energized, powerful music that sounds like men charging and swords clashing and then at the end to violins and flutes before a big kettle drum BAM for the end.

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Spazzcakes — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:56:20 -0400

An earth-tone shot of a girl riding her bike on the beach, laughing. [Voice over.] Chole: "I remember little things. Things that don't make any sense." An earth-tone shot of the same girl, sitting at the end of a dock, feet in the water. Chole: "But I swear they're real." An earth-tone shot of the girl looking over her shoulder, to see troops marching in. Her expression turns horrified. Chole: "You believe me... right?" Cut to a high-tech building, with clean tiles and walls. A girl [Chole] and a guy [Pascal] are sitting. The girl is picking at her food; the guy doesn't even have any food to pick at. [No longer a voice over.] Pascal: I'd have to be crazy to. Chole: Are you crazy? Pascal: What do you think? Cut to a high-tech, obviously high-security room. A man in fancy robes [Chancellor Dillion] is addressing a room of The Council, consisting of about eight people. Dillion: She's our biggest threat. We need to get her on our side. Pascal: Perhaps I could be of help? Dillion: I was hoping you'd say that, Pascal. Cut to the Batch 46 Dormitory. Boone: You seriously think that Pascal's on /your/ side? Chole: Why wouldn't he be? Boone: He's the Council's lapdog. Everything you tell him, will go right back to the ears of the Chancellor. Cut to a shot of Chole bowing to the Chancellor in his chambers. He reaches for her, placing his thumb and forefinger under her chin to draw her up to look him in the eye... and he smirks. Cut back to the Batch 46 Dormitory. Chole: Chancellor Dillion is a wonderful man. Cut to an image of the Harvesting. Nothing graphic-- the art comes from what you don't see. Finally, cut back to the lunch table. Chole: I don't think you're crazy. Pascal: Well, I'm talking to you, so I must be. Chole: *tries to kick him under the table. ends up kicking him, but also hitting her shin on the table.* Pascal and Chole: *various groans of agony* >>>ONWARDS TO RELEASE DATE AND SUCH

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Miss Atrocity — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:05:24 -0400

I imagine the trailer would be somewhat dark and slow. It would be simple -- no dialogue or anything, merely a teaser of what the movie's about. A moody/creepy piano piece is what you hear: First shot, my FMC arriving in front of her new home, the camera panning up the entirety of her Hitchcock-esque home. Slow fade to black. Next shot, my FMC finding things amiss in her home -- say, a door creaking open while she watches. Slow fade to black. Next shot, my FMC lying in bed at night and hearing loud noises coming from the attic. Slow fade to black. Silence -- no more piano music. My FMC standing on the porch at night, looking out towards the woods that surround her house. She hears what sounds like a baby crying somewhere in the distance. The sound abruptly cuts off, followed by a twig snapping. Then the camera switches POV, and we're watching her from behind a tree -- the POV that you'd have if you were hiding in the woods and spying on her. Slow fade to black, the title, "The Shadow in the Trees," slowly forms in thin, wispy letters. Then the release date. I don't know. I guess I like dramatics.

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Miss Atrocity — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:06:37 -0400

This sounds awesome! A trailer like this would definitely catch my interest. Your novel sounds great. :)

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Miss Atrocity — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:07:09 -0400

Oh, and I'd most likely want it rated R. I hate when horror movies are PG13 -- I feel like they have to cut out so much.

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Simply.Fictionesque — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:08:02 -0400

A soft piano would play in the beginning. My two MCs Satoru and Kitty would be standing back to back, weapons in hand, staring at nothing in particular with carnage all around them. Blood spilled across their clothing and all over the ground they stand on. Broken bodies in piles, hacked up or blown away. As heavier riffs come into the music, snippets of the two MCs fighting each other and everything else around them would flash, but always come back to that same scene. "Can you take me away?" Satoru would ask, looking over his shoulder. "Where do you want to go?" Kitty would respond with a playful shrug. The scene would change and Satoru would be at a bar setting with more characters that he knows as his family, laughing and having a decent time. The scene would shift to night with Satoru looking at family photos behind the bar counter, hanging on the wall. His hair would be drenched in blood, his favorite silver and black sword in hand and stained red. "You know I'm not human right? I'm not what you want me to be. I'll always have this curse over my shoulders no matter what I want." Another woman character, Nak, would be with him, watching, hand placed on her stomach protectively. "It doesn't have to be this way." "You don't understand." The trailer would end with a strobe light effect of several different scenes between Satoru and Nak sharing a seemingly romantic relationship, IV dripping in a hospital, bloody fighting and Satoru trying to catch up to Kitty who was running away as the music fading away saying in a sing-song voice, "I'll never tell." Okay, reading this over, it looks better in my head. It's all in CG of course and it would be rated R for violence, alcohol, sexual scenes, and language. Hahaha!

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Eigee — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:12:33 -0400

My novel movie trailer would begin with a bunch of fast changing images about what brought the end to society as we know it. Pollution. Deforestation. Mass consumism. War. As these images run by there's a musical score that invokes stress and need to survive, the music is classical meets electronic --kinda like the TRON score-- and you can also hear tidbits of media reports, guns being fired, children crying, people fighting each other, static. Then you can see the famous mushroom cloud and the screen goes dark. The screen now shows the Earth, rotten and arid. The camera moves until it shows the Biospheres, white domes with artificial environments where people live. My female lead speaks off camera "There's only one way you can live here." The camera now shows my female lead and her family watching intently a computer screen, their faces only illuminated by the bluish light of the computer. The camera shows an email with the title "SUMMONNING ROMANO, LYVREA ISABEL", "What does it mean?" my female lead's brother asks. The camera now shows a man in his early fifties. Black hair and eyes, olive skin, black suit. He speaks before a mass of people of all ages and races who are all dressed in khaki and have a chain with a metal id hanged on their neck. "Welcome, Gifted." As he speaks there are images of my main characters doing what the man narrates. "In the next couple days you will be tested mentally," my male lead is working against the clock to solve a calculus problem on a holographic screen in order to save a little girl from being crushed with a weight. "Genetically," my other male main character is plugged to various machines as someone is drawing blood from him with a syringe. "Physically," my female lead is set in an artificial environment simulating a jungle where she's trying to outrun armed men. "And emotionally," the three of my MC along with other 5 people ranging from age 13 to age 65 are all wearing a silver crown-like thing that only covers their eyes and they are all screaming. "Your mission:" The camera goes black again and the music halts. "Retriving resources."The images pick up their speed and the music is a lot more stressing and rapid-paced, a lot of violins and drums. My three MCs running across a desert, evading bullets, old jeeps racing each other, the three MCs being surrounded by an urban tribe in the ruins of a city, my female lead running from someone in a dense rainforest and then she stumbles across a large water spring. She can't believe her eyes. My female lead talks again: "You survive." Tragic sounding music, my MCs armed, fighting against an unknown enemy. One of my male characters screams "COME ON!" A bunch of images again race by only letting a glimpse, water, war, a desert, my MCs tightly hugged, the urban tribe, the Biospheres, then my male lead is chained, sitting in a chair, looking up with an angry look. "Tell me where it is." Someone says. "Never." Images again and the music goes in crescendo. Black screen:"This November", Image of the fighting, "How fast can you think?" Image of MC fixing something, like he doesn't have much time, "How long can you run?" the 3 MCs racing up to reach somewhere in the jungle, "How much can you endure?" One of the males is being tortured while the female is screaming "No! Leave him, leave him alone! I'll tell you where the water is!". Images race again and then you hear a gun being fired. The title appears "THE GIFTED" then the motto appears under it "Survival is for the fittest." Then the credits. This film is rated PG-13 :D Wow, that was very fun! C:

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EmiiUii — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:11:54 -0400

Oh~ I like this a lot actually. I know what the song would be, it would definitely fade in and out through the trailer. Back when I first came up with the idea for my novel, I had written a song that I called, "Chinese Suicide" that was incredibly relevant to my MC, Nem's feelings throughout the book. Her escape, her doubts, all of that. So it definitely would be the theme I would want to use. Not sure who would sing it though, or if I would just do it myself. But anyways, I would want it to open with Nem and Chandler (character later introduced and holds a major role in the story) sitting on the beach that lies on the outskirts of Erno, and it would switch between a monologue of Nem, and Chandler and her having a conversation as well as flash backs to her past. Nem (Inner Monologue): "Strange, isn’t it? I never expected at such a youthful age, I would actually discover how terrible a thing like war could actually be. " Chandler: "Hey, Rookie?" Nem(speaking): "Why do you have to call me that?" Nem (Inner Monologue): "Sometimes I question why I am here, why I actually agreed to this. Perhaps back when I was sitting in a classroom, reading about all the wars that have taken place, it never bothered to cross my mind just how terrible they truly were." -flashback to her looking down at Lucas, screaming "I'm sorry" right before she left- Chandler: "Did you know I always wanted to do something amazing?" Nem(speaking): "What are you trying to be? A hero or something?" Chandler: "Maybe." Nem(Inner Monologue): "Lucas told me we could be heroes together. And I believed him. But there is nothing heroic about this." Nem(speaking): "You should never try and be a hero when there is nothing to be heroic about." Then Chandler would look at her and be quiet, then it would more than likely proceed to several flashbacks, possibly going over Nem's experiences as the music over powers the scene. Then it would fade back when it returned to the two on the beach. Chander(standing): "Hey, they called you one of those "strong minds", right?" Nem(speaking): "Yeah, so?" Chandler(holds out his hand to her): "Then let's do something amazing for the world you don't yet understand." Then it would pan to Chandler, offering her the half smile he does, and then back to her, who would smile up at him. Nem(Inner monologue): "We are not suited for war. We are just kids. We are children, not adults. We aren’t ready to fight these battles. " Then it would go to a title screen or something. c: What do you guys think?

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Lady Riss — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:54:50 -0400

Me too! It sounds adorable!

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Lady Riss — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:59:09 -0400

That sounds so creepy... I love it!

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Lady Riss — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:59:39 -0400

I really really like your voice overs. :)

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SomeLameStuff — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:00:54 -0400

Trailer for mine huh? League Commander (Working on his name): "We've sensed something. Something has awakened. Something that can tip the balance of this war." *Flash through scenes of battle* League Commander: "I need your team to find it and bring it back here. Failing that, destroy it." Marteau: "Yes my lord!" *Scene moves to Summerrise, a town* Able: "Come on!" *Brief scene of Rickton and Able dueling with wooden swords* Able: "We're the best swordsmen in Summerrise, right cousin?" *Cut to alarm bells, goblin invasion, Rickton kneeling over Able's corpse* Marteau: "You need to come with us." *Cut to the League garrison* Sanya: "Welcome to the league. The best of the best." Dufren: "In here lad, you train, or you die." *scene change* Commander: "Something's rallied the demonspawn against us. Something powerful. I doubt even the League can stand against it if it marches against us." *Clips of a seige. Dufren cutting down goblins, Sanya shooting magic arrows hanging from a tree, Marteau battling a large figure in white armor* Commander: "You may very well be out last hope, Rickton." *Cut to Rickton marching against a massive army alone* Rickton: "I'll try not to disappoint." *cut to a troll swinging a massive sword at the camera* *Cut to title (Which I have not come up with yet. HELP!)*

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Lady Riss — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:02:23 -0400

That's sound pretty epic!

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LiberatorOfThem — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:12:52 -0400

Oh man, I love this. Opens with a close up shot of a Missing Person poster of a Bethany Andrews. Switches to a shot of the main character, Ethan, sitting at a table, sharpening a silver dagger. Voice over from another character: "You've been alive for a long time now." Ethan - "One hundred and forty-nine years." Shot of a completely deserted city road in New York, the only people seen are Ethan and a homeless looking man further down the street, smoking a cigarette. Shot of the inside of an abandoned factory. Shot of Bethany tied up and gagged, trying to scream. Shot of a grey skinned djinn, sticking to a wall, upside down, with its hands and feet, a sick grin spread across its face. Other character's voice again: "Fate has been freed from a very long imprisonment. She wants war." Cut back to the deserted street, Ethan walking up to the man. "There will be grievous injuries." Shot of a Detective William Terry looking distressed, holding a bloody rag to his neck. "There will be pain." Shot to a little boy named Daniel, crying. "But if you don't stop her, she will eradicate free will." Ethan: "Who are you?" The voice is revealed to belong to the mystery man, who smiles: "I'm God." Flashing shots of a vampire feeding on a cop, an old man named Michael in a duster and a bowler hat casting a spell, another detective Katherine Chambers pointing a gun and yelling at something in the shadows, Ethan punching God in the face, Bethany with a tear streaked face holding a bloody bat, the djinn stabbing Ethan in the stomach with the dagger. The flashing stops, the instrumental beginning to Hell by Disturbed begins playing and a woman with strikingly green eyes and blazing red hair is shown, "Ethan Price, you're the old fool's last chess piece; a pawn against a queen. You can't dream of winning." Shot of Ethan, bloody and beaten. Holding the dagger in one hand and a gun in the other. "Well I've already died once, the second time can't be too much worse." The title "After Death" is shown, with the last line of the chorus for Hell playing, "Burning, now I bring you Hell." It would be rated R, of course.

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Miss Atrocity — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:13:03 -0400

Thank you!! ^__^

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Miss Atrocity — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:13:35 -0400

I really like the sound of this one! I would definitely be interested in more after a trailer like this. :)

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Blueflare — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:31:07 -0400

- Some ghosts - Stuff showing the King being a moron - Sword fight - An explosion, for no reason - People making out even though that's a really minor part of the plot - People running wearing capes - Army massing - Something to make people jump, like turning round and a bad guy is right behind them in the dark with a knife In other words, it would be the same as pretty much all fantasy moive trailers.

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CheshireKat — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:34:29 -0400

A young woman sitting on the edge of the bed with a frail, clearly sick woman, not old but badly aged by a disease that is killing her. The dying woman speaks in a sweet, plain voice: "You were my bird. You saved me." Cut. Flash to a young woman standing over a fresh grave, with a casket being lowered into it, somber music playing. Everyone else is crying, but she's simply angry. The music is something akin to Sarah McLachlan, very melancholy. Cut. Now it's an image of the same young woman trying to wrangle kids into the car in the parking lot of a small country store, with a voice-over of nosy women in the background: "I heard she's taking care of all of them herself now." "Mm mm, what a shame, and her father..." Cut. The girl making breakfast for her family, all of them sitting around a small table, the father looking exhausted but lovingly at her. Cut. The girl covering her younger sister's ears and pushing her face away as their father storms around outside their trailer, drunk, staggering and waving a gun. Cut to black, music stops, the sound of a gunshot. Now flashes of scenes as the music becomes intense and fast, increasing in tempo as each scene passes by: the young woman and her boyfriend passionate together; the father explaining to his daughter how he simply can't anymore; the boyfriend asking her, "Are you gonna keep it?"; her white face in the bathroom mirror, the floor covered in blood; the words "BABY KILLER" spray-painted across the side of the trailer; suitcases and items being thrown haphazardly; a previously-unseen house going up in flames; a bus station, faces passing in a blur; breaking through a window; a man in a priest's collar asking a young woman, "Are you sure you don't believe in God, or are you just angry with Him? You can't be angry with someone you don't believe in."; an adult woman yelling, "I never quit on you, I quit for you. I thought one day you'd see the difference." Cut. Music comes to an abrupt halt. The scene is hazy and dark, like the beginning of dawn, and looks as if your eyes are just opening, then closing again. Darkness. Now the sound of swings creaking, and somewhere more distant, birds. In lettering across the black screen: "OUR SIDE OF THE SUN"

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Arlequin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:13:30 -0400

It begins with a scene of James (my MC) and Richard (my MC's eventual lover) in the drawing room of Richard's home. Richard is sitting, head bowed, while James stands across from him looking expectant. Richard raises his head slowly and asks, "Have you ever had a secret...that you would do anything to keep?" CUT to Catherine (the FMC) approaching a handsome young man (David) in a dimly lit room. She puts a hand on his shoulder and draws him closer. Cut to Sarah (Catherine's sister) in the doorway, eyes wide with shock. CUT to a huddled figure sitting in a dugout, looking shaken. CUT to a close-up of a hand laying limp by someone's side. Another hand, belonging to someone who seems to be in uniform, reaches out and holds the other one. CUT to James and Randolph (James' brother) in a room, Randolph looking confrontational. He asks, "Where is it?" CUT to a shot of James standing at a desk, slowly picking up an envelope, and pocketing it as his voiceover says, "Where is what, exactly?" CUT abruptly between several scenes: Sarah running down the hallway in a nurse's uniform; Catherine being shoved and stumbling against a wall; Sarah in her bedroom, on the verge of tears; James and Richard, standing out in the snow, James looking at Richard with a mix of shock and confusion. Cut back to the first scene of the trailer, with James and Richard together in the drawing room. James gazes down at Richard, his expression softer and slightly conflicted. "Yes," he says, "I think I have." The title screen, simple white text against a black background, appears: THE DARKNESS AND THE NIGHTINGALE.

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Miss Atrocity — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:17:59 -0400

I'm loving the sound of this (and your synopsis). Very interesting!

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books1017 — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:18:22 -0400

*violin music* It starts, the interior of a palace with an King gazing into space. Rapid FLASH to scenes of War and riots, death on the streets. "sir? It's time." says a young 20-something year old woman, entering the room. The King looks back.to see a little girl asleep in the woman's arms. The king nods, and gives the child a kiss on the forehead. Fade to black,King speaks "Until I know you can be safe... Lucy" Cut to an apartment , with a teenage girl having her hair done up in an elaborate bun in silence by the woman who was carrying the little girl. "The people will be pleased to see you." "They have seen me Nicolette, but to them, I've just been another girl on the street." Music kicks in again, now an epic orchestra barrage. Cut to Lucy arguing with the King "I'm not ready!" Brief flash of a ballroom, talking, laughter, Cut back to argument. "My hands are tied, the people demand it!" Back to the ballroom, the crowd looks up to someone just arrived on the balcony. It's the princess, wearing a silver mask. Flash to her dancing with some important nobles. Flash to the sight of a young man leaving the throng. In the background, Lucy talks to someone else over the scene of the dance. "Who is he?" "The Prince of Gaul." "Gaul?" Now her yelling at the prince as they stand in the rain. "It's your country's fault that I don't know what the hell I'm doing! Do you think that I wanted to go away?" "When will you understand that you are in something much more complex than our two countries wanting to go to war?" A flash of Lucy meeting with an elder man "Prime Minster, I can order you to stand down." "Oh Princess, you haven't had that power for a long time." Her frustrated at the woman we saw before "I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't do anything without someone telling me I'm wrong. I can't go anywhere without someone following me. I'm told I have all the power in the world and yet I have none. Why Nicolette? Why won't anyone tell me what is really going on?" Black, Slowly the image of Lucy being grabbed from behind, a knife at her throat. "Did you honestly think that running away would let you escape your death Princess?" "No, but it certainly will delay it for a while." Fade out, to golden letters painted on the screen. "A Princess's Lament."

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Miss Atrocity — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:19:04 -0400

This is wonderful! Very dramatic and hooking, I'd definitely be interested in more after a trailer like this. :)

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Blagakhsandi — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:26:32 -0400

Oh, very well done! *claps*

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C.M.S. Cipriano — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:38:56 -0400

Mine would start out like a lot of horror movie trailers do. We see our main character pull up the house, with a voice over explaining about her grandfather's sudden passing. We then cut to the reading of the will where we learn she is now the owner of his house. We then cut to her and her g/f in the house, quick montage like with shots of them cleaning it out. We then cut to her venturing out into the woods where she discovers the cottage. We have a montage of her writing with flashes of strange images playing through. Someone voices over, "you're losing your mind!" Lots of scary flashes, like any good scary montage of our heroes in trouble, a man with an axe runnning through the woods, then a scream and fades to black with the text appearing in white. The song that would be playing over would be some sort of instrumental thing, something Inception trailer esque.

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mutewitness — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:56:28 -0400

It starts off looking sort of sepia tone, like you are in an old world, than you would see this blimp type thing, but it's more mechanical looking than a normal blimp, and there's a carrier underneath, and a person is driving it. It's from far away. Looks a little strange. Then music would begin Florence and The Machine "Breaking Down" during that part. CUTS to the main character, Louisa walking going to her urban house. CUTS to her at an outside market, when a aircraft comes falling down near her, and everything breaks, and produce is thrown all around. CUTS To her looking down at a man, who is dressed like a pilot, and he looks at her. CUTS to her with her hands on a metal fence, looking up at something. CUTS quickly to half robots/half human people, they are doing cruel things CUTS To a light shining over a man, looks like the pilot, but you really can't tell for sure. CUTS to her in a strange room, with thousands of clocks, and machines, and she's looking over everything. CUTS quickly to her looking at a man in a suit, their standing close to each other. CUTS to her and the pilot running, as different types of warships are above. CUTS to the man in the suit, working on a machine. He looks like a scientist, slightly weird. CUTS to Louisa and the pilot in an airglider, and things are calm. It ends with the title "On The Edge of Time" I thought way too much about it, basically, it would be really choppy, and fast paced, compared to the song that would play. In the backgrounds you could see the setting, with the big industrial plants, and the airships, and the strange cars.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

mutewitness — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:06 -0400

Oh, and after showing the blimp in the beginning, it would lower, and show the city, and people. Then cut to the rest. I think after it shows the title of the movie, I would have a clip of dialogue between two of the characters, but I haven't written enough to think of what it would be. :)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

asherrs — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:36:53 -0400

Oh this is indulgent but so much fun! Hehe. First of all: think period drama, specifically 1780 at the start. Open with a scene of MC and daughter in carriage, driving up to MC's estate. Pretty scenery, but with vaguely sad/foreboding music. Some applicable voice over is heard. Cut to scene of rain and lightning flashing, MC standing out in it. Cut to her British soldier husband returning; he clearly looks ill and has a gunshot wound. Cut to husband on death bed; he says something to MC about their daughter. Fade to black with MC's gentle crying heard. Cut to MC and mother arriving in Paris at MC's brother's house; brother and wife are seen with young children. Cut to shorter glimpses of a several dinner parties, a masqued ball, and maybe a scene at Versailles. Cut to a nighttime garden scene, with MC and a French dandy; he looks at her intently and says "We are the same, [MC's name]." MC looks somewhat frightened and confused (but prettily, of course). Cut to MC and brother (seen more aged than before) in his office; he says "MC, look at yourself." Cut to MC looking at her reflection while brother is heard to say pointedly, "You are not altered." Cut to MC cutting her arm down the veins with a letter opener, dripping blood is visible, then shorter glimpses of her grimly understanding face and her brother's shocked one. MC voice over: "You must not speak of it, to anyone." Cut to another party in Versailles or a noble's house. Cut to MC and some other young and halfways handsome French lord, smiling and mild flirting on both sides. Cut to general scenes of unrest (circa French Revolution) and some other noble is shown quickly and heard saying something I haven't written yet. MC is shown with her aged friends and her maid, looking very concerned in some parlor. Cut to some guns and blood or something revolutionary. That's as far as I have thought. General plot direction includes some more romantic tension between the MC and this French man, as well as more death. Lots more death. They are nobility in the French revolution era, but the focus isn't really going to be the Revolution so much as it will be that the MC wants her love interest to leave, but he gets himself more and more involved in stuff that eventually leads to his execution via that wonderful instrument of decapitation, the guillotine. MC is devastated and must continue her life. I think I could write about this character for several books let alone movies. I know it's just a good old romantic period drama so far, but oh well. Anway, there are some thematic ideas I want to include that aren't expressed in this semi-trailer, but I think the main premise is revealed enough.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

jhanneanderson — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:07:55 -0400

The trailer for my movie would be ominous. It an older man(Meagan) eating dinner with his wife (Torah). Torah: So what did you do today, Meagan? [Fade to Black] You see the man dragging bodies from a pickup truck into the woods outside his home. He opens a hole in the ground and drags the body deep within the earth. [Flash of Light] We see a room full of cages, in which people are held. Woman: What the hell are you doing you sadistic prick? [Man ties her down to a table and begins to sew her mouth shut. She is then thrown into a cell which is strewn with dead bodies.] [Fade to black. We hear other people screaming and see flashes of actions that are too gruesome to tell. We later see him with an empty room, cleaning up blood.] Fades to dining room again. Meagan: Oh, nothing.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Loopstah — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:41:51 -0400

A teenage girl sits in a graveyard. Two ravens fly down from a nearby tree and land on gravestones next to her. Scene change. The girl is running through a thick mist. Strange shapes and sounds come from every direction. Something vast is hinted at in the mist before her, you hear the beat of giant wings. Scene change. The girl is now standing on the edge of a cliff looking out on a futuristic city below, all tall spires and glittering lights. A male voice speaks "Welcome to Elysium." Scene change. A narrator speaks over the next few clips. "If you found out the fate of two worlds lay in your hands," Earth spins through space around the Sun, the Moon around the Earth. Suddenly the picture jumps and now there are two Earths, two Suns and two Moons. One Earth darkens, seems to decay, black clouds cover it's skies. The other stays green, shines, lights sparkle in the night. Narrator: "Could you rise to the challenge" Montage to some uplifting orchestral beat Girl jumps out of way from giant robotic fist smashing into the ground. Girl leaps from roof of building two ravens at flying at her side and then there are three ravens. Girl stands in city street surrounded by shimmering field of energy as laser beams bounce off it. Narrator: "Could you fight for a world that wasn't your own" Montage to Adagio for Strings Scenes of black uniformed soldiers marching down burning streets. Special forces types jumping from flying gravity barges. Women and children running as manshaped wolves pull them down. A tall figure, twice the height of a man with great deer antlers on his brow shouting "Kill them all" Explosions running through a city. Narrator: In the face of the ultimate dark a good soul must burn all the brighter" Scene change. Girl standing infront of large mirror watching scene play on it like a tv, ranks of huddled figures being shot in the head as they kneel in the mud. Girl speaks "This isn't right, this isn't right!" She stretches her arm out to the mirror and a coiling ribbon of light stretches out into the mirror. Lightning bolts crash down out of the sky killing the executioners. FILM NAME HERE flashes up on the screen Montage to Lux Aeterna from Requiem from a dream Big ass explosion as gravity barge falls from sky crashing into tower. Dragons soar into combat their riders firing missiles and lasers, the dead fall spiralling. A tall man stands cloaked on a hill, a wide brimmed hat on his head and an eyepatch, behind him rears a six legged horse. Knights gallop across a field their shields reflecting energy blasts from the giant warmechs they charge against, horses cartwheel to the ground. The aurora shine across the sky above a shinning city, suddenly a beam of light shoots down from the heavens, fade to white. Scene Change. From behind: Girl strides out of a doorway hair blowing in a halo around her head, a gnarled wooden staff in one hand glowing at the end. Crash of thunder. Two ravens fly out of the screen as the film release date shows.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

MysteriousFlower — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:53:51 -0400

I think mine would open with a flash over the Saddleworth Moors and then skeletons uncovered in the mud. A flash to an unknown man standing over a crying girl, a blade pressed to her neck. Flashes and fragments of conversations between my two protagonists mixed with images from the past. A race against time to save a life and stop a monster who will otherwise never be stopped at all. All filmed in a slightly dark, depressing setting to emphasise the loss. Faces of the dead girls every so often flash by. And rain. A lot of rain. Some sexual tension between the two main protagosits as well as a snippet of their fight,. The description reminds me of the trailers for The Body Farn and I quite like that idea.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

rayruz — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:55:44 -0400

An almost sad song plays as a black car pulls up in front of the Children's Hope Center, a series of buildings looking like public schools, walled in by a brick wall. It's January, trees are bare, snow coats the ground. -Flash- A young hispanic boy, ten and short for his age, gets out of the car with his backpack. He walks up to the front door, where a sign that says "Welcome to Hope House, Jayne" hangs. The music picks up with a drum beat, flashing pictures of twelve boys ages 9-13, varying ethnicities each with a mischievous look on his face. In an almost action pose-shot, we see 7 adults, also various ages and ethnicities, standing and staring looking almost bewildered. The music turns fast paced, rock and roll style. Snowballs fly, boys chase each other in the halls, get into fights, windows are broken, run out into traffic in a busy road. Voice Over: Hope Children's Center is a sanctuary. Above all else, we strive to create a safe environment for kids who haven't exactly had the best start in life. This is a place where they can grow and learn, so that they can have a better tomorrow. -cut to Jayne sitting in a chair-- Jayne: Yeah one question. When can I go home? --more touching images play: A mother embracing her son. Two kids holding their friend back from a fight. A valentines card being exchanged. A boy sitting by a window during a storm crying-- Adult 1 (Sarah): They're closing us down? They can't do that! Adult 2: They can. And they are. Adult 1 (Sarah): What's going to happen to them? -more images of fights and friendship flash across the screen, faster and faster until- Title Screen: Hope House. Sarah: If there's anything you need to talk about, anything at all, you can come find me. I'm always going to be here for you. Jayne: (smiling) I know. --Coming Soon--

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Meilos — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:58:14 -0400

[ Light music intro. ] Wide shot of a grassy, wooded field in fall. Cut shot to shoes stomping on the grass as the children run. A little laughter is heard. Cut shot to kids shooting each other with paintball guns. Cut shot to Benjamin, a twelve-year-old with long hair, removing his helmet to take a breath. He sees an apple up the tree across from him. As he goes to take it, he hears a voice above him. "Look out!" He lets go of the branch, snatches up his gun and shoots a kid coming out from behind a tree. [VO, a soft male voice]: "We need him." Cut shot to a rainy street, Benjamin walking down the sidewalk, hurrying to get out of the rain. [VO, a deeper voice]: "We don't need him." Three or four boys cross the street and surround Benjamin. They look ready to fight. [VO Voice 1]: "He is the only one that can stop this before it gets any worse." As they start to circle him, Benjamin looks scared. But the second they throw the first punch, he's moving on instinct, using practiced throws and blocks to take them down. He catches his breath, adrenaline coursing through his system before he takes off running down the street. [VO Voice 2]: "He's a human! I don't care who you say he is. He'll only make things worse." Cut shot to grass, the camera is traveling forward as the plains roll on below. [VO Voice 1]: "Worse than not finding the king? He's his son. If anyone can do it, he can--" [VO Voice 2]: "Even if you're right, who would trust him?" Cut shot to a grizzled raccoon and a scarred mountain lion, on either side of a stump, looking down the hill at a city. [Voice 1, the raccoon]: "I trust him." [ Tribal drums join in the music. ] Benjamin is running through the forest. He stops suddenly, as an arrow flies right past his face and lands in a tree. [VO, raccoon]: "Besides, he needs us as much as we need him." Cut shot to a few minutes later, when Benjamin stands under a hunter's blind, knocking the hunter in the head with a marble flung from a slingshot. [VO, raccoon]: "You can't deny his potential." Cut shot to Benjamin and the raccoon in a forest at sunset. [Benjamin]: "I don't want this!" [Raccoon]: "You don't have a choice!" Cut shot to Benjamin walking through another forest, heading toward a clearing in the trees. As he approaches the parting, he holds up the mirror. The scene before him shifts and scatters, as the chameleons that piled on top of each other, masquerading as the path, disperses and flees. It reveals the edge of a huge cliff, which startles Benjamin and makes him stumble backwards. [VO, Raccoon]: "However it happened, you are the heir to the animal kingdom. You're going to find the king, or you're going to take the throne!" Cut shot to a giant tree, with a humongous beehive hanging off it. The camera pans to reveal a colony of huge wasps walking around the trunk of the tree to the other side; toward Benjamin and the raccoon. The sound of angry buzzing fills the air. [VO, Benjamin]: "And what if I say no?" [VO, raccoon]: "Then we go to war. And they'll take the humans with them." [ Drums punctuate the scene changes ] Cut shot: Wolves chasing mountain lions down through a mountainous scene. A wolf pounces and takes one out. Cut shot: A tree that seems as if it could touch the sky, with branches that spiral around, making a staircase. The animals in it are in an uproar as Benjamin approaches it. Cut shot: A near-army of wolves standing on a hill at night, where the raccoon and mountain lion stood, eyeing the same city. [VO, raccoon]: "Time's running out. Find him." The last word is punctuated by the final scene: a great white lion, roaring as its cage is blasted apart. Cut to black. Title and release date.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

GrabYourShovelAndDig — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:48:24 -0400

Mine would probably alternate the BIG ACTION SCENES with INCREDIBLY MUNDANE ACTIVITIES and then pepper a WITTY REMARK in places. It would be so awesome.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Mcfeegle — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:52:54 -0400

Narrator (Over top of an image of Edwin approaching the office): The life of Edwin Camembert was a normal one. He spent his days inspecting cheese for the FDA. Edwin sits at a desk with a woman in front of him. “I’m afraid, madam. That they are perfectly allowed to call it Pasteurized Prepared Process Cheese Substance when it contains no cheese whatsoever." Narrator (Over top of Cecelia approaching Edwin at his desk) : He spent his evenings with his beautiful fiance, Cecelia. She jumps up behind the desk and took Edwin's hand. “Hey Ed,” she says, kissing him on the cheek. Narrator (Over top of Cecelia being arrested): But when his fiance is accused of kidnapping. Cecelia (struggling with police): I didn't do it! Narrator: Everything changes Cue dramatic music. Images of an epic chase through the cheese convention. Cecelia jumps over a table. Cut--Cecelia in a hospital room talking to a teenage girl who's in the bed. Girl: You must disconnect yourself completely from your previous life. Cut--Edwin, running after Cecelia, throws a pot of fondue at a pursuers face. Cut--Girl: They can use almost anything to track you. Cut--Cecelia running against the tide in a crowd. Cut--Girl: Run away as fast as you can. Cut--Cecelia breaks away from the crowd. Cut--Girl: Don't stay in one place for too long. Cut--Camera pans back to show on other person in the now empty lobby, a menacing looking man in a brown robe. He and Cecelia face each other. Cut--Girl: Trust no one. Cut--Cecelia runs toward a dias on which is a giant wheel of cheese, which she shoves with all her might, sending it down on top of the other man. Music swells. Quick succession of action scenes. Chases. Fights. Showdowns. Music dies down. Becomes more dramatic than actiony. A dark cave with a pile of crawling bees in the middle. Slowly, a man rises out of the bees. They cover him, crawling in and out of the dark hood that covers his face. He has a scratchy, menacing voice. "Prepare the girl," he says. Empty lobby, Edwin staring at something in amazement. Willow walks out of a side corridor, carrying a cheesy pretzel. "Did I miss something?" she asks. OCCULT AND WHEY IN THEATERS 2012 YOU'LL NEVER SEE A CHEESIER FILM

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tyburn_cross — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:38:38 -0400

Fade up, show the name plaque HMSS VICTORY II, illuminated by starship running lights. Music is low, orchestral, starts building to a stirring action theme. CUT TO: Door sliding aside, to show Space Captain Flight in full uniform, standing to attention. V.O. (Flight) It's a distress signal. Someone in distress. Signalling. We can't just turn away. CUT TO: Slow pan down the armour-plated side of the Victory II, showing every rivet. CUT TO: Doctor Burkenhare, sat at his desk. He turns to face camera, smiling with a cigarette in one hand and glass of scotch in the other. V.O.: (Burkenhare) I'd long suspected that all one really needed to be a Doctor was a modicum of common sense and a sympathetic and caring demeanour. And you know what they say - if you can fake that, you've got it made. CUT TO: Slow pan across the Victory II's warp engines. The power channels start to glow blue-green with energy. CUT TO: Grossadmiral Heinz Vaader, extreme close-up. He is a stern-looking and most dangerous man. V.O.: (Vaader) I will not tolerate insubordination, impudence or anything less than complete obediance. CUT TO: Zoom-in on the Victory II's shuttle bay. The bay doors swing open. CUT TO: Lieutenant Church at dinner in Victory II's officer mess. V.O.: (Church) No, I'm from East Clintwood, Iowa. I just work in outer space. CUT TO: Full view of a large and impressive rocketship, illuminated by spotlights and her own running lights. The music screeches to a halt, then zoom-pan round past the big ship to show HMSS Victory II, much smaller and a little worse for wear. The engine starts to turn over, wheezing. Lights dim for a moment before it kicks into life with a sputter. VO: (Flight) Mister Singh, take us out of here, maximum space-warp! Pan behind the Victory II as it bursts suddenly into warp at incredible speed. Caption appears, first part in quick-fire across the top of the screen, then the rest in one large block. [Space Captain Duncan Flight, R.S.N. in] PERILS OF THE DEATH MOON! The Victory II flies straight through the first O of Moon, knocking it spinning.

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WileJ — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:01:56 -0400

Clothing/setting are generally late Victorian with some tweaks; music in background is sort of folk rock. We open with half speed shot of Mr. Bennett, well dressed in his finest, plucking a rose from a bush and giving it to Eliza, also dressed in her finest. Cut to Simon pacing in his office, papers strewn everywhere. He pauses, his attention drawn to the window. Camera pans past him to the street where people are panicking. At the technology fair Christopher sits in his steam powered car on display opposite a very old looking Charles Babbage and his automata, open to show the clockwork insides and difference engine brain. Eliza (VO): The world has changed. We cannot expect to keep going on like we always have. Montage of Eliza at several parties on the arm of a different man at each (Mr. Bennett, Tomas Sanchez, Christopher) Cut to scene of people fleeing masquerade ball with much screaming. Bertrand (VO): The world hasn't changed. It's on fire, and as your father it's my interest to keep you out of the fire. Brief fight scene between Christopher and Simon Eliza talking to Bertrand in the library: I'm already in it. Music cuts out. Film Title appears here Cut to peaceful scene of Nigel and Penny walking through the park, the weather resembles the perfect summer's day. He flips his hat into the air and catches it. Penny is visibly amused. Nigel: Miss Pennworthy, I do believe this is the perfect day for a wedding. Not, not that we are. Shot of one of the automatons walking like a zombie through an abandoned street, the bronze tarnished, and a hand missing. Steam hisses as it escapes from the automaton's body. Christopher addressing the crowd at the fair: We live in new times. Technology is here to stay. The question is, are you going to accept it or reject? Screen goes dark and movie info comes on screen in white lettering.

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emmyjoe. — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:12:31 -0400

this sounds amazing, just saying.

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Fredy Holmes — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:17:04 -0400

*A shot of the MC, Lila, lying in the bed, sweating, going mad* Screen goes black "When your loved one has been taken away from you..." Cuts to a shot of Lila running through the city, suspecting she's being followed. She goes up to a man on the street, selling horses, hands her golden necklace out* "I'll give you this for a horse" *The man lets her take the horses* Screen goes black again "Is there really a any way to escape?" Cuts to a shot of Lila galloping in the desert, hair flowing in the wind. She looks around and finds nothing. Cuts to another shot of Lila lying in the sand, dying. A black man finds her. "You need help, white girl?" he says Lila lifts her head. Cuts to a scene of Lila walking through the man's village, people are very nice to her, but she's suspicious. Cuts to another scene of Lila in a bed, at night, Kitoto goes up to her, wakes her and whispers: "You need to run, white girl. They... they kill your people" Cuts to a scene of a white man burning to death, screaming. *Adventure music plays* The screen goes black. Cuts to shots of Lila running through the desert, being chased, almost dying of thirst, getting slapped across the face. Meanwhile the adventure song gets louder and louder and playing faster and faster. Cuts to a shot of Lila appearing to die. The adventure song stops. Cuts to the words: "The Ritual On theaters in x" while an african tribal song plays. *** It's pretty ridiculous :P.

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Miss Atrocity — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:36:42 -0400

I love the sound of this! I'd definitely be interested in more. :)

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CheshireKat — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:35:00 -0400

Thanks! I'm glad I took part in this thread, because now when I need some inspiration I see this movie trailer running in my head and it gets me pumped up to write some more. :)

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Miss Atrocity — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:18:15 -0400

I know how you feel! I saved mine so I could re-read it whenever I need that extra boost of motivation. I don't know why I never thought to write a trailer before -- it was both fun and inspiring.

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Hourglasses0 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:33:33 -0400

I'm not too sure about what exactly would be in the trailer, but I know I would want an ominous and dark one, because that's the atmosphere of my novel. There is a lot of death, regret and guilt mixed in with mind problems and wrong memories. I would want to include the part where Cyrus explodes after ten years of suppression, "You told me to wait for you, you told me that you would come back. I have lived an entire life waiting for you, and this is how you repay me.” <---But loud and booming and ROAR. The last line said before the ~release date~ would be a voice over of Mika saying quietly and raspy: "Help me remember you."

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Silath1996 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:40:35 -0400

Abila staring off across hills Cut to Coy scuffing the dirt Cut to Liber scrambling up the hill Fade to Abila crying, curled up in cell. Over the top- Liber: Do you want to get shot? Fade to Liber holding a locket with a picture of two five year old girls. Over the top- Abila: I can't feel her anymore, Lee! Fade to Liber appearing behind Coy. Over the top- Coy: We have to believe in her! [Fade to black. white writing - 'the story of three teenagers] Coy scrambling to get to Liber, who is covered in blood, Abila holding him back Coy: LIBER! [Fade to black. white writing - who's lives were undone] Abila reaching through bars or a cage to a thinner, weaker girl who looks like her. Corday: Abi... I-I'm sorry [Fade to black: white writing - who's special abilities are brilliant] fade to Coy slamming an SUV door shut fade to Liber appearing inside a closed shop fade to a wound on Abila's head healing [Fade to black: white writing - and terrible] Estrid throwing Liber and Abila across the room with Coy and Corday unconscious by her side [Fade to black: white writing - they have new things to discover] A falcon landing on Coy's cousin's, Falkner's, arm. A fox scrambling through the undergrowth, dog's barking heard. A wolf attacking Liber's dad, Marcus [Fade to black: white writing - but more questions to seek] Coy and Falkner sat on a log Coy: What's happening to us? Falkner: I wish I knew... I really did [Flash scenes] - Abila throwing herself at Estrid - Corday pulling Liber from a wreckage - Liber pulling out a knife, his eyes trained on Estrid - Corday holding her mother, Bellona, over a cliff face - Abila and Coy kissing [speeding up] - Estrid slapping Abila round the face - Marcus throwing himself in front of Liber - Coy causing a building to fall - Corday holding Liber's brother, Milo, close to her chest - Liber turning the knife round so it points at himself [Fade to pale red background. At bottom, Abila on right looking to her left; Coy left, looking to his right; Liber centre, looking straight on. At top, above Abila, a wolf; above Coy, a fox; above Liber, a falcon. Inbetween animal and human, in bold, black letters made of broken stained glass, the word HUNTED] Fade to Coy and Abila facing each other in a field Abila: Don't leave me. Coy: Never.

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Silath1996 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:40:56 -0400

well, that's long... I think I got carried away...

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Mariana OConnor — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:07:17 -0400

[SCENE a non-descript waiting room, a young man, PERCY, early twenties, in a rather crumpled suit is looking uncomfortable and constantly checking his appearance.] RECEPTIONIST: Mr Brown. They'll see you now [PERCY gets up and walks to a door in one of the rooms. He takes a deep breath and then opens the door. The room beyond has a single chair in the middle of it, opposite are three figures sitting behind a desk, a huge, well-muscled man, a sharp, neatly dressed woman and an older man. Percy crosses to the chair and sits down. There is a moment of silence. CUT TO THE WOMAN] WOMAN: Tell me Mr Brown, where do you see yourself in 5 years time? [CUT TO: PERCY in uniform, holding a gun and facing down several robot dogs. BACK TO ROOM] PERCY: Umm... [SHOT OF OLDER MAN] OLDER MAN: What would you consider your strengths and weaknesses? PERCY: Well, I'm quite good with people. [CUT TO: montage of shots of older Percy getting punched a lot, a shot of him kissing ANDROMEDA, a shot of him kissing MAIA, Shot of him punching JASON. BACK TO ROOM] PERCY: And I work well under pressure [CUT TO: Shot of Percy collapsing in exhaustion. BACK TO ROOM. SHOT OF WELL BUILT MAN] WELL BUILT MAN: And what would you consider the best way to dispose of a dead body. [PAUSE - CUT TO PERCY - LONGER PAUSE - CUT TO Shot of PERCY throwing a body into a skip. Kicking a body off a cliff, throwing a body into an incinerator. BACK TO PERCY IN ROOM] PERCY: Do I have any way of transporting it? -Or something like that. :) That was fun.

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Jazz.Coffee.Love — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:07:26 -0400

Enjoyed the *BAM!s* and scene descriptions equally : ) Novel sounds great.

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Nerd Girl — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:09:07 -0400

It'd look like a Buffy Episode.

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Jazz.Coffee.Love — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:10:13 -0400

Ooh, went to read your synopsis after this. Intriguing!

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Unit7 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:18:00 -0400

You know I have never given this any thought. You know I haven't a clue what I'd want to fully see. There is only 1 scene that I'd love to see. It's where my FMC is at some ballroom dance type affair and she is with a servant girl(both who had sorta crashed the event) They are fighting each other with daggers/knives. You get a glimpse of them 'fighting' and then a shot of them close together, a dagger at each others throats. And leave it at that. In the book its the first kiss they share. Hmm Alright I think I have a better idea as to how I'd want to see my trailer done. The tone would be more serious and dark. You'd see a young woman in dirty clothes working her way through a crowed. You get a glimpse of her hands stealing from various people. You'd then get a close up on a wanted board revealing that most of them are wanted for being mage. A few of them even have 'Fake' written all over them.(in the book its becoming more of a witch hunt then a mage hunt) The scene would change as the MC walks down some stairs of a local Inn and spots a rather handsome man staring at her.(who I have yet to name and wasn't expecting to pop up at all. Seriously who is this guy?) Things fade to black. All you hear is the loud footsteps of armored boots coming closer. Maybe at this point some religious phrase from my book condemning magic. A quick glance at my FMC in jail waiting to for the powers that be to decide her fate. Some small glimpses of FMC2(not sure name yet) with my FMC. Then of course the fight scene. Then at the very end a green marble will roll across a counter and just stop. or something. Never was good at stuff like this. :P

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Warriorcatfreak4 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:37:55 -0400

A female voice says, "It all started... when he came to our school." Cut to scene of a girl with long blond hair and green eyes shaking the hand of a boy with shaggy black hair and brown eyes. Cut to scene of the boy pinning the girl to a fence by her neck. Cut to scene of flashing of light and the girl looking up. Flashes a picture of the boy with cat ears and a tail. Shows them running together with a girl with wolf ears, a tail, long black hair, and blue eyes. Vanquishing odd wisp-like creatures. The first two characters kissing. The girl's picture slides across the screen with her name (Yume) above it. The same happens for the other two (Tasuku and Midnight). "The Seven Elements" appears on the screen, white letters with a black background. Release date in the same format.

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KKDestiny — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:41:14 -0400

hmm let's see. mom: *sets down a box and a letter on the my mc's bed* This is for you.. Kaori: *opens black jewelry box* Kaori: *takes out the necklace* -flash- Jason: *shakes a crying kaori by the shoulders on the street at night* What is wrong with you? Kaori: *still crying* I don't know! -flash- Jason: *Shows the camera a yin-yang symble, drawn on an orange pad of sticky notes* This is the symble for yin and yang. I believe it's chinese. It represents the idea that there are two forces that keep balance in this world. -flash- Kaori: * is wrapped in a towel like she just got out of a shower, looks in mirror and looks scared. the mirror shows that behind her, in grey lettering are the words 'I am Yin." She quickly looks behind her, still scared* - screen turns black- Female voice: Your life now? it's nothing compared to what I've got planned. - The Split necklace fades in large gold lettering with the S cut in half diagonally. then fades out- - release date appears in the same font as the title with a whoosh noise, followed by the quiet laughter of the female voice- ___________________________________________________________________________________________ (um...some details of this kind of just popped up >>; I didn't even know some of this stuff would happen XD)

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Fredy Holmes — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:47:11 -0400

Thank you very much ;).

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i am the moon — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:05:25 -0400

Opening shot: a man is lying in a hospital bed, in a sterile white room. There's an IV in his arm and in his neck, and an EEG cap on his head. He lies beneath a white sheet. He is pale and emaciated, with several fresh red and raised scars on his wrists and throat. Close up on the man's face as he says, breath rattling in his throat: "I saw him -- he was in my mind --" CUT -- flash scenes: A hallway, torquing out like an optical illusion, stretching too long A glimpse of a young man's face, sharp and beautiful, flitting into shadow The sound of a man's soft laughter CUT to two men in a government office, one in a suit, the other dressed like a professor. (Background music begins, a reinterpretation of a Wagner piece by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.) The suited man says: "We're bringing in some outside help. His record's perfect. He's never missed a shot." The professor, frowning: "A mercenary." The suited man, correcting him: "A hitman." CUT to a man in a black coat on a roof, gazing through the scope of a sniper rifle. He's wearing fingerless gloves; close-up of his finger tightening on a trigger. CUT to this same man quickly dissembling his rifle, grabbing a black duffel and darting into a stairwell. Voiceover of the suited man's voice (as we watch the professor sit down opposite the hitman at a table in a bar, his gaze bright and focusing in quick succession on the sunglasses tucked into the collar of the hitman's shirt, then his fingers curled around the stem of a martini glass, then the way he's seated with one foot drawn back as if prepared to stand at a moment's notice): "This is the most important – and the most potentially dangerous – situation we’ve had to face since the end of the war.” The hitman: I know an agent when I see one. You're too obvious. The professor: Who said I was trying to hide? CUT to the hitman and the professor walking next to each other down a hall. The hitman raises an AK-47 with one arm. CUT to a man's slender fingers turning the pages of complicated sheet music, touching it with a sense of reverence. Voiceover of the professor: "It's a genetic mutation. He can control you through your subconscious." Brief pause. "Have you ever gotten bored in a lecture and started to let your mind wander? Have you ever listened to a piece of music so fantastic that you stopped thinking about anything else but how it made you feel? That's how he gets in." The same hands lifting a conductor's baton, a brief flash of the same young man's face we saw before, smiling. CUT to a girl in her 20s, hair tangled and matted, face pale and streaked with dirt. She is trembling and hugging her arms to her body, rocking slightly as she says: "I see him in my dreams. He's always there. I try to stay awake but I can't /help/ it, he--." She breaks off abruptly and glances up toward the camera. "He's going to make me kill you. He's going to make me kill /all/ of you." CUT to the hitman, sitting with the professor. He says: "It's the music, it has to be. He writes a song, and somehow, it possesses you. Drives you insane, makes you want to kill yourself. Or kill someone else." Flash of the professor plugging headphones into an iPod, putting the earbuds in his ears, pressing 'play.' Flash back to the hitman and professor sitting together. The hitman says: "And I don't know if we can stop him." CUT -- flash scenes: The hitman raising a gun, his eyes fluttering as if he is about to fall asleep, and the lights flicker out. A second later, a bat comes flapping out of nowhere toward the camera/the hitman's face, screeching. A city street, covered in ice, the sky grey: nuclear winter Those slender fingers spreading wide on the keys of an organ, blood stains beneath the nails Someone else's gloved hands shaking as they use a razor to draw out three thin lines of cocaine The professor sitting in an empty room in a ratty armchair in what looks like an abandoned apartment, an IV bag hanging from a stand next to him, his head tilted back against the chair and his eyes shut, lips parted, looking pale and ill The hitman pressing the girl from before (who looks much cleaner now) against a wall, his hand sliding up her forearm to grasp her wrist, pressing her hand against the wall next to her head, their faces nearly close enough to kiss A full orchestra playing The young man, conducting, raises his arms as if to indicate a crescendo CUT back to the office with the suited man and the professor. Suited man: "Staying under the radar is your best defense. Because once he realizes you're on to him, the moment you fall asleep..." Professor: "...it's over." Quick flash of the professor kneeling opposite the hitman on the bed, slapping him in the face with both hands, yelling, "Stay with me, /stay with me,/ you have to stay awake --" --and then back to the office. Professor, completing his sentence: "I know."

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i am the moon — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:05:52 -0400

That's awesome, dude. I'd watch that.

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Kevfent — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:14:14 -0400

-A shot of Diego Santos standing in a dark room, speaking to a group of unseen people. Diego: “My name is Diego Santos. 500 years ago I discovered the key to immortality.” He holds up a red syringe. “I call it…the death killer.” The camera turns around to show the people Diego is facing. Diego: “Together, you are the finest killers in the world.” -An overhead shot of a tropical island. Diego (voiceover): “I have gathered you all here to compete in a game. The prize for the victor: eternal life. The rules are simple: the last one alive, wins.” -Diego in the dark room again. Diego: “Let the games begin.” Motley Crüe’s “Kickstart My Heart” starts playing. -An Asian woman sprinting through the jungle, bullets ripping through the foliage around her. -A man in tribal dress jumps out of a tree, spread-eagled, a big knife in his right hand. -Text (against black): THIS SUMMER -A suitcase opening, revealing several sharp blades. Text: CHOOSE -A man in a red Hawaiian shirt cocking a sawn-off shotgun. Text: YOUR -A man firing a sniper rifle repeatedly. Text: WEAPON -Two blond men, each with an Uzi, firing in a 360-degree circle. -A giant man throwing the sniper through the air. -Two men sprinting away from a huge crocodile. Text: DEATH KILLER -Man in convict uniform: “Death Killer? Honestly?” -Text: COMING SOON

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i am the moon — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:15:37 -0400

oooh nice, I love it. :D

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i am the moon — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:15:54 -0400

Title: Revelations. Rating: R

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WildCardRaven — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:44:26 -0400

Oh, jeez, let's see if I can come up with something. A boy is laying in the snow, clearly weak. His eyes, once closed, suddenly snap open and he appears to sniff at the air. A girl appears, and seeing the man, runs towards him. Girl [Isabel]: Oh, god, sir? Sir, are you alright? The man says nothing, and she continues pestering him until he turns his head, revealing a swirling emerald mark on the side of his face. The girl gasps. *Cuts* The girl is kneeling beside the boy now, and he is wrapped in a blanket, clutching a water bottle. ISABEL: I'm Isabel, by the way. Boy [Eight]: Isabel. ISABEL: Do you have a name? EIGHT: Of course I do. ISABEL: What is it, then? EIGHT: Eight. ISABEL: Eight? That's your name? EIGHT: As far as you're concerned. *Cuts* Isabel is sitting at her desk when a man enters the room. His hands are in his pockets.] ISABEL: Dad? The man, revealed as her father, slowly removes his hand from his pocket. He is clutching a scalpel. MR. CHEHESS: What do you know about the wolves? *Cuts* Isabel is slowly backing away from a large, monstrous creature that appears more "creature" than wolf. It lunges for her when suddenly a black wolf, regular sized and clearly free of deformation, leaps forward to take on the larger monstrosity. *Cuts* Isabel is running through what looks like a laboratory, when a voice resembling her father's suddenly roars her name. She looks behind her, and it fades to black. *Cuts* Eight is kneeling down in front of a cage where a mass of fur that is revealed to be an injured wolf is curled up inside. Something makes a noise behind him and Eight turns, pausing before muttering, "I should have known. It's been you all this time. *cuts* A scene of a group of wolves howling. Isabel watches from the distance. It fades, and the title as well as the release date are shown. Or something like that!

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.edtastic — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:49:18 -0400

The slow and build up of the song "Right where it belongs" by Nine Inch Nails in the background as it flashes through a series of an events. Starts off with a man, tied to a chair in a room that seems like its breathing as he squirms and revolts forwards, spitting out his blood onto the doctor Fades into a woman staring at a disfigured reflection of herself - as in the mirror reflect an image different from she looks like to the auidence, smashing it and the glass breaking into pieces, transforming to another scene Of a girl on the street, legs twisted, screaming in pain which transforms into the screams of a mother as she watches her child devoured by a beach ball. The blood now has bugs and insects crawling through it, set to a stripper stage which blends into the darkness as a door with a white light comes on, a voice of seduction "Come into our world" and then black - IMAGINE probably rate R18?

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ghostlyhamburger — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:07:47 -0400

It would open with Daniel, a fairly good looking guy who would end up being played by someone like Matthew McConaughey because Hollywood doesn't know what good looking actually is. "You want a ride?" Fade to a girl about the same age, smiling. "Sure, thanks." Quick montage of the two of them doing whatever they end up doing (I haven't quite gotten to plotting the middle part yet) Ends with a wide shot of the car zooming down an open road, Panic! At the Disco's "Ready to Go" plays.

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riddikulus-grin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:24:17 -0400

Dramatic Voiceover by Simon: The Church controls everything, Natalie. *Cuts to a scene of Nat and Delly running through the woods.* Who we can love. *Shows Simon and Damien kiss* Who we can trust. *Shows Daniel shooting at an unknown person* Who we can ever hope to see again. *Flashback image of Natalie and Ellie Lynn* And you, Natalie, well you're in the middle of it all. *Super dramatic montage of fight scenes and emotionally charged moments in quick succession. Something epic is playing in the background.* Shows Simon as he says "And it's about to get a whole lot worse." RELEASE DATE SHOWS.

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Warriorcatfreak4 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:31:07 -0400

Oh my gosh!!! This is soooo amazing. o.o

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ClassyWriter — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:24:55 -0400

A snowy screen appears, It suddenly becomes clearer, a mech can be seen stomping through the snow. The words "Post-nuclear Russian Winters suck" appears on the screen. Screen cuts black. Teasers are the best.

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Lady Pendragon — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:39:04 -0400

Can't help you on a title...but that sounds pretty epic.

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Lady Pendragon — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:47:52 -0400

I like it. I like it a lot.

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RaVnR — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:59:35 -0400

I don't know if it's good or bad, but I'm pretty sure mine would come across like an episode of Quantum Leap.

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RaVnR — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:00:20 -0400

Epic.

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Lady Pendragon — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:02:22 -0400

I think I wanna try this with Cobblestones, and then maybe come back and try Legend later. A series of different shots of the same cobblestone road leading to the same castle with different landscapes beside the road, like parts of it go through a desert and parts go through a forest, stuff like that. VOICEOVER: Jack the Giant Killer: "Choose to follow the road and there's no turning back. There's only one way to go, and that's forward. You'll still have your life, school, home, friends, job, whatever, but it's not important. You know what's important. TEENAGE!MARIE: The words. The stories are everything. CUT to a slew of faces, characters of popular children's books. Jack: There will be others who'll walk with you, but in the end it's your journey. Follow the road, unto the castle, and all that comes after. CUT to Jack, a devilishly handsome twelve-year-old boy, holding his hand out to a five year old girl. JACK: The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Take my hand, Marie, or turn away. MARIE sucks her thumb, then takes Jack's hand and steps forward. Screen slams to black. COBBLESTONES appears, followed by a release date.

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Meilos — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:13:37 -0400

You really like it? ^^;;

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the flipr kid — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:18:58 -0400

Ned and Cain are crouched in battle-ready poses, one holding a double-headed staff and the other a handgun, in the middle of a graveyard in front of a huge stone vault at night. Slightly eerie music plays. *Blackout: Ned's voice, whispering* The vampires are coming... The vault's door creaks open slowly and a white figure steps out. Eerie music gets louder. *Blackout: Ned's voice, still whispering* They're coming...but we're coming for them. A shot cracks in the air and the white figure reels backward as Ned attacks with his staff. A very brief, vicious battle scene ensues. *Cut away from the battle -- sounds of fighting fade and an agonized bellow is heard* *Blackout: Cain's voice, talking as if to his wife* We were two. Always. We were best that way -- the monsters never stood a chance. The graveyard: the battle is over, Cain is standing over Ned's huddled shape, his gun and Ned's staff in his hands. Rattling breathing echoes through the silence. Ned looks up; his face is white and gaunt and his eyes almost black and his body is covered in blood. *Ned's voice, hissing* Get...out...of here... *Blackout: Cain, still talking* What happens now...when there's only one? A brief, terrifying flash of Ned's face -- monstrous, white-skinned and black-eyed, fully vampire -- lunging with a wide-open fanged mouth and a vicious roar at the screen. *Blackout: Cain's voice, sounding sorrowful* When there's only me? *Movie Title/Release Date: fade to black*

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Zvezda — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:28:54 -0400

[black screen, background male voice] "Did you ever really think they thought we would last this long?" [cuts to image of man in red suit standing before a large glass window looking out into space. cut back to black screen] "Did you?" [silence for a moment] "Not once." [cut to rising pan of wide grassy expanse, a futuristic castle looming in the distance. cue quiet, serene music] [Lyria training in background] [Various scenes of futuristic and imaginary worlds/cities/places/etc] [short images of men in soldier-like armor looking down into audience] [music slowly picks up, more dramatic] [scene showing a large humanoid creature sipping drinks in a bar] [man in fancy suit with legs up on table looks at the two armed guards standing beside him] [female mechanic wipes her head of sweat after rising] [scene goes black again, music stops, original voices in background] "Think we could last this long again?" [music begins again, much, much more dramatic. cuts to facing man in red suit looking out the window, and quickly zooms away from his face, revealing the sheer immensity of the ship he resides on] [music slows down as the camera reaches the full scope of the ship. black screen. title] "Probably." [trailer ends]

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T L Kay — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:48:10 -0400

(Opens up with a shot of a messy bedroom littered with clothes and random papers. Slow pan as characters' voices are heard) Abigail: Lynette's a little...different. Brendon: Different how? Abigail: Well, she's a writer. (Flash to a green forest) Brendon: So, you're writing a book. Lynette: Um, yeah. Brendon: What's it about? (Flash back to forest blurring by, panting heard) Lynette: Well, it's about this guy Zander. (Flash to Zander runs through the trees, sounds of chase) Lynette:And he's trying to catch the killer that framed him. (Flash to forest, Zander stops dead with Aria pointing an arrow at him) Lynette: And this girl Aria really wants to kill him. Brendon: Interesting. Lynette: Everything makes more sense in my head. (Pan of room shows Lynette hunched over a desk, scribbling away in her notebook) Abigail: Lyn, you never told me about voices. Zander: They just want to take us away from you. Dr. Everest: Lynette, you need to realize there's a problem. Lynette: There's nothing wrong with me. You don't understand. Writing is everything to me. Brendon: We all just want to help you. (Zoom in on Lynette's notebook and the last words she writes) Brendon: It's your choice. (She writes 'matters of the mind') (The words come off the page and are white against the black screen. Date, etc appear) (Fade to black)

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Dreamie — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:54:26 -0400

You people are insanely creative. I wish I could think of something for my own book but regardless it's amazing to read through the diversity of what you come up with. <3

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springs10808 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:58:09 -0400

I really want this to be a movie so that I can see it. It sounds fascinating!

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Bloody Mary Sue — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:04:31 -0400

(Open with a shot of a long, arched window. Pan down until we see Richard, wrapped in his bed sheet, kneeling before Henry. Flash to Richard being thrown violently into his room in the Tower of London. The roomis dark and gray and he lays on an ornamental rug. Pan up on the cross above the door. Richard looks up at it and gets on his knees, closing his eyes.) Richard (V.O): August the second. (Cut to Richard tossing and turning on his bed between flashes of his dream: a young Richard running along the banks of a river in a filthy ermine cape yelling, "Henry!".) Richard (V.O): The third...the fourth...the fifth...the... (Richard's voice fades out. Cut and pan upwards on Henry, dressed in scarlet robes and looking down, heavily backlit by sunlight. Cut back to Richard in his bed. He opens his eyes and begins to grasp at his hair.) Richard (V.O.): There are no lights in this place and at times, I truly believe I will go mad. (Cut back to the sunlit room. Richard looks up at Henry, shaking. Cut to young Richard and Henry, lying in the grass at night, their eyes closed. Pan up to a dark blue, starry sky.) Young Richard: Look at that, Henry. All of it. Maybe it could be yours too. (Fade to black. Title screen. Release date.)

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springs10808 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:27:21 -0400

*Opens on a mother and daughter in a shed feeding goats* Mother: There have been guys you like interested in you before. Girl: Who? Mother: That one kid you met last summer. Girl: I didn't meet anyone last summer. Mother: Sure you did, you met that boy at the fair. Girl: I don't remember any of that, are you sure you didn't just dream it? *Cuts to the girl inside a house opening a book and a slip of paper falling out. She picks up the paper* *Cuts to close-up of paper in her hand, which has the word "Logan" and a phone number on it* *Cuts to image of the girl and a boy at the fair* Boy: Promise you won't forget me? Girl: How could I forget you? Boy: Trust me, it's easier than you think. *Cuts to the girl and another boy talking at the girl's house* Boy #2: I don't understand what's been going on with me recently. *Video changes to a goth girl standing against some lockers while he approaches, his words continue as voiceover* Boy #2: I've just been getting so angry for no reason. *Cuts to second boy and goth girl sitting in a bedroom with pagan and supernatural-themed decorations on the walls* Goth Girl: I think there's something more to what's wrong with us. I think...we're possessed. Boy #2: I think you're crazy. *Cuts to all four of them in a bedroom, the girls and Boy #2 gathered around Boy #1, who is sitting on a bed* Boy #1: As soon as my dad became king, he stopped agreeing with everything we'd believed in. *Cuts to a village of beautiful people in the middle of the woods* Boy #1 (voiceover): I was exiled by my people. *Cuts to Boy #1 hunched over a bed, in which a boy covered in scars, bruises, and burns lays* Injured Boy (in a raspy voice): Nothing here is what it seems... *Cuts to the original girl and boys #1 and #2 sitting in a circle, burning something and chanting* Boy #1 (voiceover): Now I have to go back and save them. *Cuts to black screen with the title "Narcissa," which eventually cuts to release date, etc.)*

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T L Kay — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:35:04 -0400

Whoa, sounds like some crazy awesome stuff going on. Love the title. I'd watch it.

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emuroo — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:56:01 -0400

Starts of with a knight riding across a field and a voice over saying "Sometimes things are not as we assume" On 'assume' the knight removes the helmet, and we get our first look at the face of Princess Sophia. Cut to a tower "Everyone loves a good Fairy Tale, and the Princess Selena locked up in a tower looks like an excellent start" Cut to a scene of Sophia in the forest, with two companions, Yoreg (older man, warrior, tough) and Wren (16 year old boy, excited) "She has heroes coming to rescue her, brave fighters, whose skill is surpassed by none" cut to fight with giant spider. "But all is not well in their world, and as more children disappear, someone must find the reason for the supernatural attacks plaguing the people" spoken over scenes of people being snatched from their families by griffins, wizards, wolves and dragons. "An unlikely group, of a princess who wasn't willing to wait for her prince, her old teacher, her apprentice, and the princess she rescued are the only ones searching for the answers. But they don't know what it is they face." spoken over images of the four + a unicorn, followed by a shadowed image of the villain (look, some parts of the plot are still a bit vague) "As their quest becomes more dangerous Sophia can't help but wonder if she'll get her princess and her happily ever after" over image of them all around a campfire, Yoreg and Wren asleep, and Sophia staring as Selena talks. This June, FInd out if our princess gets her happy ending!

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Meilos — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:44:38 -0400

I -love- this. I hope you don't mind, but I've added you as a writing buddy.

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thechemist — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:19:58 -0400

That. Sounds. Awesome.

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BecauseToreyCan — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:37:45 -0400

starts out with the outline of a girl hiding in the shadows, then loud dramatic music starts playing and then shows the girls running along some rooftops. close up shot of the gun in her hand then flash different shots of her running across the rooftops. Flash up shot of a blue haired boy jumping from a rooftop and landing into a roll with a close up shot of his blue eyes looking fierce then running off Swing around to a black haired boy leaning against a wall, then a close up shot of a jadded dagger in his hand that glows with green engravings Flash up shot of a little ten year old girl holding a voodoo doll walking though an alleyway by herself, shaded by dark shadows, then a close up shot of her voodoo doll Swing around to a girl with thinly rimmed glasses with a book in her hands, hiding herself behind a wall. Close up shot of the book in her hands to show the title "Daemon Venatores Handbook" Back to the girl running along the roof. she comes to the end of the line of rooftops and looks down. finally, you can see her. Long blonde hair that comes at least to her knees in two ponytails. Focus on her lips that curve into a smile suddenly she jumps forwards, does a flip and lands on the concrete below, rolliing then jumping to her feet with the gun in her hand The four other kids are around her, with their own items. Zoom out to see that they're surrounded by black shadowed people with various weapons. close up in the blonde haired girl who smiles and winks, then flash to black, then show the name, then show the release date Yup... that's mine. :D

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Chautona — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:52:54 -0400

Thank you guys! Bam wasn't really what I was going for... more of that ominous "DOM" you hear in trailers at switches like that. Dom... just sounded dumb. I am really having fun with this one.

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Chautona — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:54:44 -0400

Fascinated... I'd want to know more for sure.

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Metrokitty — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:01:01 -0400

New York City Panoramic Felix VO: Welcome to New York City, the city of dreams. I am a conman, just getting by on the hard earned money of others. Flick to shot of a club Felix VO: Sometimes things aren't always the way they are when you are dreaming. Fade to shot of Erika walking into Felix's office. *Ominous music starts* Shot of Felix preforming his fake seance until a candle goes out. Fade to a slowly rising shot to show the Shadow Person. Fade to jaws opening, saliva holding the gap between hellishly long fangs for a human mouth. Sharp cut to Erika leaping at Felix, now a monstrous reflection of her former self. *Shook by Thousand Foot Krutch starts playing* Travelling shovel of death to a similar monster's face. Felix get's hit by a car, Gun Fire Felix pinned against a wall by one of the monsters, Frost climbing up the windows of a room, Karen kicking one of the monsters in the face with a stiletto heel. Felix on the ground gasping for breath with shattered glass on top of him. Slow fade to black. Fade to see the shadow figure once again, and Felix facing it. Felix VO: This can't all be real, it's just a dream.. The shadow figure fades away slowly showing the Monstrous Erika behind it. Felix VO: It's just a nightmare. The words Felix slowly fade into view as frost creeps up the screen. Fade to black. Andrei VO: Now's the time to run Felix Chance. *Release date and stuff.*

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Chautona — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:11:32 -0400

Do we have a thread for who you'd get to play whom in your novel?

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Chautona — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:12:17 -0400

ARGH... missing that edit button desperately! I mean who would play whom in a movie adaptation of said novel. Back to the Mediterranean for me. I make more sense there apparently.

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Metrokitty — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:12:44 -0400

Somewhere in the deadened part of the forums I'm guessing. I saw it several days ago.

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BecauseToreyCan — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:18:27 -0400

very interesting! :) i'd see that for sure if it ever was a movie

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Metrokitty — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:20:38 -0400

And I answered for what you meant.

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Chautona — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:23:15 -0400

Thank you for making sense of my nonsense. I'll nominate you to the academy... for something

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BecauseToreyCan — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:24:44 -0400

oh my gosh! this sounds amazing! i'd love to read it and both watch it!!! its brilliant!

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Lynx_Tiger — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:45:43 -0400

Scene to a group of people signing and a flash to a group of people pointing and laughing. The scene changes to a large city. Scene goes to the ghettos with bad windows and buildings. People are wearing tons of clothes. Their eyes are beady and they look sunken and sick looking. Scene goes to the nicest part of the city where girls are wearing dresses that are skimpy and boys are wearing the hottest fashion. Melody's V.O: The people need a voice. Scene goes to an apartment building, Melody is getting ready for work. Tying her hair up and staring at herself in a mirror. Scene to a man with a light cigarette and staring up at the night sky. Scene to a dead body with their throat cut, ears chopped, and mouth bleeding. Melody V.O: They need eyes. Scene to Sam signing to her about the government official that's been stalking the apartments. Scene to Matt who hugs Melody tightly. Melody V.O: I became their voice. Scene to Melody walking in office building on either side of her is Levi and Amber. Melody V.O: I never agreed to become their eyes. Scene goes to a gun fight, Melody is on the ground and glass is broken around her. Scene flashes to a sketch of a man and a woman on a timeline. Scene flashes to Levi grabbing her hand and pulling her off of the street. Levi and Melody are on the couch. Levi: Well it's simple. Either you work for the government, or everyone finds out what you are and you'll get the death row. Melody: So you're blackmailing me. Scene goes to Levi pushing her up against the wall his elbow at her throat. Scene fades to black and there's three guns hots and a high pitch scream. The scene fades and the title silently comes on A light turns on and Melody's eyes are wide with fear and she's cold with sweat. The scene fades to black there's the release date. Rated R for violence, language, and other things.

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Miss Atrocity — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:24:37 -0400

Thank you! :D

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Mariana OConnor — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:30:31 -0400

Dude, that's epic. I want to read it now... or watch it. :) I have a huge thing for fairy tales.

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Tiapn — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:11:10 -0400

It can't be by me without having some very cliche blasphemy in it! :D =========== -black screen- VO: (Mikhail's voice)(slowly) Our Father, who art in heaven, -Natasha, 7-year-old-girl, is leading the family in grace over the dinner table- VO: Hallowed be thy name. -Mikhail opens one eye to look concernedly at his little sister, Natasha- VO: Thy kingdom come. -Mikhail's band playing in Isaac's basement. They are loud.- VO: Thy will be done on earth, -Mikhail clasps his golden cross necklace around his neck...- VO: as it is in Heaven. -...and collapses onto his bed and convulses from the sudden pains in his head- VO: Give us this day our daily bread, -Mikhail's eyes follow Amelia as she passes him in a school hallway- VO: and forgive us our trespasses, -Mikhail and Amelia's lips nearly lock- VO: as we forgive those who trespass against us, -Krista tackles Amelia away from Mikhail, knocking her out as she hits the ground- VO: and lead us not into temptation, -Mikhail's grip on the rope slips in 'The Bug Scene' and he falls into the endless sea of flesh-eating insects- VO: but deliver us from evil. -he screams as the insects begin to consume him- -black screen- VO: For yours is the kingdom, -Mikhail is in a black, skyless forest with eyes glistening behind him- VO: and the power, -the eyes disappear and the side of his neck explodes, bloodily- VO: and the glory, -cut to Mikhail lying on the forest floor, paralysed, watching his blood from his neck flow down the hill past his face- VO: for ever, and ever. -paralysed Mikhail cries a single tear and manages to whisper, 'Father...'- Black Title Slide: AMEN. Dates, etc. Wasn't that terrible? I think it was. :D

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LivelyLiz — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:47:08 -0400

I would totally read this book/ see this movie! I love your trailer :)

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guardian-hope — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:55:34 -0400

Fighting Fates (Rated PG-13) An outdoor party with bonfires and wagons, set against a cliff. Bagpipes, flutes and drums play loud music and laughters fill the air. Then screams. The bonfires flare into multi colored flames as hoursemen in dark clothing attack. A little girl in a white dress runs out from under a wagon, blasts one horseman with white light and then flees to the cliff persued by a knight. Her escape is hampered by a rockfall, but suddenly an Elf appears. Silence falls. The knight and the Elf stare at each other, "You shall not have this child," the Elf declares. "This is not the end," the knight replied and leaves. Scene changes, music in bagpipes and drums under a flute. Flashes of green hills, farm lands, and finally a forest. A young woman with dark hair is galloping through the forest. Her path emreges at the base of a hill with a keep at the top. Flash A young man walks through a wood with a hound pup dancing around him. Flash A pretty blond woman and an Elf spar in a woodland clearing Flash A young woman dances in a clearing playing the flute Music stops as a wooden door appears. There are three great bangs and then dark clad, sword bearing warriors charge into a great hall. They are met by a pair of kilt-wearing blond teenagers. Scenes of an indoor battle. The flute sounds again and the dark hair young woman appears, staring off a cliff into a valley, behind her are an Elf, two young men, one a kilt wearing blond, the other with a hound beside him and two young woman, one a blond carrying a slender blade and the other playing a flute. A woman's voice plays over the words, "Find the students and save them, it is your destiny." A cell appears, filled with young people, including the other kilt-wearing blond. They are looking up and the camera pans up to show a circular hole. With a grating noise, something covers the hole, sending the cell into darkness. In a Celtic style font the words Fighting Fate appear for a brief moment. The story keeps changing, but this is the most accurate preview I could give.

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guardian-hope — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:59:40 -0400

I wouldn't say it was terrible, but it's certainly graphic. I don't think it would be a preview approved for all audiences by the Motion Picture Association of America. Appropriate audiences, perhaps. Definitely something I'd watch accidentally on purpose and then freak out over the flesh eating bugs.

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Kittycat4ever — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:21:51 -0400

I'd soooooooooooo watch that!!!! I love your idea!!! AMAZING!!!!!

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hamlet_ophelia_xoxo — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:27:06 -0400

Quiet music, hp7 pt. 1 style, Remi wakes up in her room, looks around. cut to her in the middle of nowhere with her rucksack, staring at the huts. Cut to her walking through the city alone, then running into a robot. Chased through the city, cuts to clips of her fighting different robots before the part where she gets shot. Remi wakes up on the surgical table, with the robots talking to her. Cass enters the room, takes down the robots, and stares at Remi for one moment before leaving again. Remi follows. "I don't know what happened to the world, Remi. But I'm going to find out." Cass voiceover, showing them traveling to NYC together, fighting robots. "What do we have to do?" Cut to Remi and Cass on top of building. "Can't just go on living like this for forever. We have to do something." "How about we just... survive." "Yeah, but you and I, Remi? We're awake for a reason." Build up music, them traveling through NYC, finding more about stuff that happened, fighting robots, booby traps. Clips of the robot factories, Remi injured, etc. Cut to shot of the title/release date. Remi voiceover: "you are completely alone."

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Kittycat4ever — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:37:39 -0400

"Black screen" V.O Blair. (MC) I waited, searched and looked. "Flashes to a beautiful black-haired girl gazing around her in a crowded hall with her best friend" V.O Blair. Tryed to be patient. "Flashes to her holding hands with a tall blond guy" V.O Blair. For him to come. "Flashes to her waiting by her phone and computer late at night." V.O Blair. But in the end it wasn't him. "Flashes to same blond guy cheating on her with a blond dressed in black" V.O Blair. So I waited some more. "Flashes to her at the mall trying on dresses then flashes to her in a group of couples by herself" V.O Blair. And found him in the most unlikly place. "Flashes to her and her dad talking then her dad making a phone call. Flashes to her in a black and ice blue prom dress coming down ciruclar stairs with a brunette-haired guy waiting at the bottom. Flashes to them at prom dancing and laughing." V.O Blair. Love is worth waiting for. "Flashes to her at collage then flashes to him fighting in a war. Then flashes to her geting a phone call and crying with a smile on her face." "Blinded Beauty" Coming to theaters near you" What do you think????? =) "Be honest"

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ClareD — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:57:47 -0400

i'm not a hundred percent sure atm where my nano's actually going but from the direction atm it would definitely be very romantic teen thing because that always gets played up in movies. i'm going to do this with a lovely voiceover and quite short too. "Some people find it difficult to wake up" [footage of Rose: bald and looking sad and slightly dead in the eyes] "Some people are trapped" [footage of Luke staring out of a window, his clearly ill mum behind him] "Some people are innocent" [footage of Alice laughing with her friends and a red cloak streaming behind her] "Some people have to work harder than they deserve" [footage of Eddie at his books with his little sisters tugging on his sleeves] "But just sometimes fairy tales come true." [quick intercut images of Rose laughing and smiling , her arm looped through a older man's; Luke painting and gently kissing another boy; Eddie holding hands with a girl and free; and then finally an image of Alice running terrified down a dark alleyway and the shadow of a wolf following her] [a scream rings out as GRIMM flashes onto the screen]

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babybirch — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:19:39 -0400

I would definitely see this movie. And then I'd see it again. And a third time.

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babybirch — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:25:15 -0400

This makes my novel sound really melodramatic. Oh well. A black screen. Accompanied by one thrum of guitar strings per image, the following things appear on the screen, followed by blackness in between them: Through her kitchen window, Berthe Lefevre watches five Citroens cross a wooden pontoon bridge. She looks across the field to brown dirt hill, uneven and out of place. Staf de Smedt, in a dark basement, picks up one of two pens lying beside each other and moves to fill out the last lines of a Kennkarte in a different colored ink. Ditte Verbecke stands silent as a car slide down a hill into a stone wall. In a taxi, Vernon Close slides his hand down Henry’s thigh. A train explodes as it crosses over a bridge. Music starts. A group of men stand outside a Church, there is a close up on Guy Lefevre. He and the other men scrub blood from a sidewalk. He looks up to see a pair of jackboots. Tom Tierney catches a man as a falls. There is a number tattooed onto his forearm. Leslie Posner opens a door to find a woman standing outside. He looks down at her wedding ring before letting her come inside. A column of soldiers are gunned down as they march down a street. A flash A red flag with a black swastika flies over Westminster. Guy Lefevre, armed with a sniper rifle, shoots a German officer in the back of Citroen. Leslie Posner puts his hand on another officer’s shoulder. In his other hand is a crowbar and he raises it quickly. Tom Tierney clutches a phone to his ear. A garbled voice says, “Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.” A narrator announces the release date.

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Tiapn — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:26:26 -0400

Appropriate audiences would be fine. I hate children. 3:<

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LivelyLiz — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:51:17 -0400

Oh my gosh this sounds like such a good book/movie!!

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RohannaFalcon — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:01:46 -0500

Opening screen: Rain. Camera pan down, as if descending on the wings of a very slow bird, to look in a kitchen window at a boy, scratching behind the ears of a calico shorthair cat. He looks up and out. The window, glass spattered with falling water, is framed in dingy white-painted wood, and black shingles. The sky is gray. Everywhere else there is the roofs, shingles and slants, of some city. Clouds are low. [flash of white light] [Black background- white writing, a sort of Gothic Bold-type font. It glimmers into existence: The world seemed big then....] Camera view of sky. Out of the sky, sped up, comes a sleek greenish and gold spaceship, backlit by the brightness of the gray clouds. It slows down to normal speed as it grows closer to the camera, allowing viewers to take in its majesty. CUT to sudden yellow light beam. [Black BG, white writing: But it's much larger than that....] CUT to Josh's face, sleeping. It is pale but healthy, his eyes are closed. Everywhere besides his face and neck, along with part of his chest and one hand before covered with the sheet, is brilliantly white. Josh's eyes suddenly open. Now, in quick succession: -shot of Josh suddenly coming face-to-face with Alex. -Josh standing up slowly to look out at a view of a spectacular, brilliantly colored nebula -A view of the screen, bringing up the Calscarra homeworld -Dawnwing entity's face, slowly smiling gorgeously -Dawnwing soaring into the camera, camera pans to follow her, she roars towards a smoggy gray planet [Black BG- white writing: And though it may be wonderful.....] -Josh, shining a flashlight around in a stony dungeon -Alex screaming, against a stony gray background, as a shadow closes in from the side -something exploding, Josh being backlit and thrown to the ground by the force Fade to black for each clip. [Black BG- white writing: The light may outshine the true darkness.] CUT to scene of Josh standing by the command module. Josh: "So you're going to...... take me..... around the universe." Alex: Glances at Kaj, standing to her left. He glances down at her, nods. She looks at Josh, nods. "Yes." CUT to Josh, picking up Carrollio in the command module. CUT to Alex, spinning round with Josh, laughing. CUT to a brief panning up shot of one of the Calscarran forest cities CUT to zooming out, Josh standing at Dawnwing's viewing windows, staring out, as they soar silently past the stars. [Black BG- White writing: And where there is peace........] CUT to scene of Dawnwing crashing, shuddering, shaking. Lights go out. Gray dust cascades everywhere. There are some voiced cries. After a moment, all is silent, and Josh's voice breaks the silence. "Alex? Kaj? Dawnwing?" CUT to Josh, strapped into some sort of restraining chair, with needles protruding from both temples, screaming. CUT to Alex gripping Josh's arm tightly, chocolate eyes wide. Alex: "Joshua, I am scared." CUT to view of Alex, Kaj, Josh, and other crew members standing on a rise. The camera zooms out from them and pans up minorly, to reveal seemingly endless fields, staffed by millions of slaves. The sky is made of smog. Alex, Kaj, and the other crewmembers are wearing gas masks. Josh is coughing. [Black BG-white writing: There is also war.] ((Words grow slightly, then glimmer out, immediately replaced in the same transition by the title of the movie, and the release date.))

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katiehmbl — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:03:28 -0500

Wow, me too!

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thomlina — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:13:43 -0500

It woulds begin with a soft piano number [Maybe Beethoven or Mozart] playing in the background as a few words come up onto the screen. I dreamed of her again. It seems that I dream of her every night. I don't know how long...the days here simply blend together. The music changes to something slightly faster. Shows the bride house at an angle that makes it look taller than it is. Shows main girl Cho playing her lute all by her lonesome in a window. Fades. Shows another girl [Nina]. Cho reaches out to her. Nina fades away. Cho looks hurt. Back to the bride house in the dorms. Cho sits awake. A little girl comes with tears in her eyes. Bad dream again? Girl nods and Cho lets her climb up onto her bed. Puts her arms around her. Kisses the top of her head. Don't leave Cho. Fades. Shows Head Mistress. We have a high paying costumer coming here in one week! We must all be on our very best behavior. Fades again. Words come up on the screen. What will happen if I was sold?

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AngryOldHag — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:10:01 -0500

It starts with a scene where Viv lays on the ground of the livingroom with her boyfriend, they're laughing, close enough to kiss. The floor around them is strewn with electronics. They look happy and comfortable, maybe Thomas's hand strays down to Viv's stomach to hint that she's pregnant. It flashes to an almost psychedelic, abstract, always moving image, chaos at its finest and a creature zooms by. The viewer only gets a brief flash of its face: a bonewhite mask sewn onto his face with two black holes for eyes. It's silent and then we hear Viv's voice screaming "Thomas!" It fades to black and then back to a 1920s' style street. People walk by. Viv's voice comes in as a voice over. "We all have to make a living by stealing-" the scene flashes to Atona discussing his business in a dark backroom "-fighting for a cause-" flash to Ceriss giving a speech to other women "-lying to ourselves-" flash to Nysleri working in his dirty, small clinic "-and lying to those most precious to use-" flash to Viv with her two-year-old son playing on her bed. The scene fades to the police bashing a door in. Viv hides her son upstairs. Nysleri tries to stop the police, but is thrown aside, knocked unconscious while Viv appears at the top of the stairs. The scene fades to black. "And sometimes it fails." The scene opens again on a bare, concrete walled cell without windows and Viv sitting in the cell, back to the wall. She slowly opens her eyes and smiles before saying something, not in voice over. "All we can do then is get back up and put the pieces together again."

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Cry-For-Life — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:51:46 -0500

Two children in an attic, they are putting books under a loose floorboard. Vivianne - "No one can ever know, otherwise we're gonna get in trouble...it's our secret ok Jonathan? Jonathan - "Our secret, forever.." - they spit and shake hands Flash to a women holding the books shouting at them, jonathan crying. The books are being burned on a bonfire while the mother shouts "WHAT ARE YOU DOING? You know this is wrong!! Why Can't You Be GOOD?" Flash to Jon and Viv getting on different trains wearing different school uniforms. Flash to modern day, Jonathan (now middle aged) watches blankly as books are set alight, Viv in handcuffs watches angrily as a guard holds her back. Flash to Alice (Jons daughter) fighting a boy, over laying sound of the boy calling her family traitors because of her aunt. Flash to Alice looking through an addresss book - 'Mr Ian Woon - Library' Flash to Jonathan watching Vivianne be lead away, looking sad, she looks back at him. Fade to Alice holding a book. Fade to the two children sitting in the attic Viv - "Forever" Jon - "Forever and ever..."

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Lady Pendragon — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:04:18 -0500

Not at all, thanks. I'm flattered.

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Lady Pendragon — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:05:05 -0500

Me too! Although including Jack the Giant Killer kind of came as a shock to me...

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Ominous Rain — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:25:47 -0500

"In a world of two races-" (elves are shown on the screen, walking peacefully through forests, then with scratched faces, releasing arrows and stabbing other creatures.) (other creautres are shown on screen, bowing before their leader and killing elves.) "One shall prevail." A woman elf holds a male elf in her arms. "Oh, Gyren." (dark clouds form, screams are heard.) "Gyren! Gyren!" (sobbing) "I will get you back Gyren..." "Hand over the baby, Aosua, if you want Gyren back." A dark voice. (wailing baby) (Young elf, standing lonely and desolately in a windowless stone room. Tears stream down his face.) (Screams, a whip flashing through the air.) (The young elf stabbing a knife through another elf. tears again.) "Will Lyan ever escape the world his mother put him in?"

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HecticZ — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:17:11 -0500

Opens with a teenage boy, staring directly at the screen. The screen pans out, and you can see he's staring at a girl, who's staring back at him. She reaches out a hand and touches him on the shoulder. Fade to black. Voiceover, in the boys voice: "We're being hunted." Pan to a wide shot of a forrest, then the boy running through with a terrified expression on his face. All you can hear is his panting. Sweet Dreams by Marilyn Manson starts playing in the background. Fade to black again. "They want us dead." Boy has a protective stance over two people who look his age, a girl on his left with a hardened expression and a boy with a worried expression. Girl grabs her sword, and the main boy's hands light on fire. Fade to black again. "We're different." A girl, one that hasn't been seen before, shifts into another girl in a fluidy motion. Cut to another girl's bare feet (the girl from the beginning) walking on grass, and where she steps flowers bloom. A boy is seen disappearing slowly into midair. "And we're going to put up a fight" Cue music getting heavy. The second girl that had a sword is fighting waves of enemies. Forests burning on fire, a giant futuristic city that's wrecked. A golden locket swinging in slow motion like a pendulum. Children being herded off to their deaths, and an army. Shadow like horses galloping through the night. A dragon breathing fire as the boy just stands there, engulfed in the flames.The same golden locket but open, and a mirror on the right side with a giant green eye. Cut to the same three people from the protective seen, sitting around the table. The girl says, "I say we kill her, she's not one of us. She's one of them." Music goes quieter. Cut to first girl, staring at the camera. "I don't fit in. I'm different. Not of us. Not one of them." Fade to black. "We'll show them. Who can fight." Fade to title. "We're golden." Credits and end.

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HecticZ — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:25:45 -0500

Mr Ian Woon? *high fives* By the way, the story sounds oddly familiar...

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Jacob Hopkins — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:36:24 -0500

I can't believe I just found this thread... Half of the time, when I'm sitting in a theater waiting through trailers for movies I could just as soon forget existed, I'll be imagining trailers for my own stories, and trailers for other stories I'd like to see made into movies, such as Homeworld, Girl Genius(only by an excellent director, clearly), or Mass Effect. Incidentally, I hear the last one is actually going to happen, and can't wait. I've had this year's story in my head for a long time, and I've tried to write it down several times already, but this time, it's really coming through. And since I've had it in my head for so long, I have a pretty good idea of how the trailer would go.... Score:'Creator of Worlds', from 'Epic Action and Adventure Vol. 8' by Epic Score (You can find it on iTunes. I find Epica is absolutely fantastic for writing this kind of thing, and it's essentially made to be trailer music.) INT. SHELTER - DAY SUSAN HOLLOWAY and her husband FRED LAWRENCE sit in comfortable seats set up against the edge of a small circular room. Metal shutters cover panoramic windows along the far wall, blocking a view of the outside. Wind can be faintly heard. SUSAN's right arm is in a makeshift sling, and both of them are mostly in pilot's suits(mechanically compressed spacesuits with a number of controls woven into the fabric), though without helmets, and the tops are unsealed. FRED: So, hon, is this what you imagined when you signed up for the colony? FADE TO: EXT. SNOWSCAPE - DAY SUSAN steps out of the shelter's airlock and onto the snowbank, looks around. SUSAN(V.O.): Not exactly. CUT TO: INT. BAR - NIGHT SUSAN and FRED are sitting and laughing with several of their fellow pilots in a bar built into the base of a small launch pad. PILOT 1: Can't wait to get off this damned rock and someplace nice, you know? And Mercury's the only way to do that right now. CUT TO: EXT. SHIPYARD Mercury comes loose from the shipyard and fires its engines, firing it off into the darkness of space. (V.O.): Today is a monumental day in the history of mankind. FADE TO: INT. MERCURY BRIDGE The captain stands silhouetted by the curve of the blue-white planet they're approaching. MEREDITH HOLLOWAY(V.O.): This isn't where we're supposed to be... NARRATOR: Light years off course, CAPTAIN(V.O.):We can't even maintain our orbit with the fuel we have left. We don't have a choice. NARRATOR:Tragedy is just the beginning. FADE TO: INT. BOARD ROOM A dozen people sit around a board room table. One by one, most of them raise their hands. BOARD MEMBER(V.O.): By a vote of seven to four, Captain Samuel Catley is reaffirmed as chairman. If there is- One of the board members, DR. GILBERT MUELLER, slams his palm on the table and stands up. MUELLER: You don't have the authority! CAPTAIN: I have all the authority I need. CUT TO: INT. COCKPIT - DAY SUSAN and FRED, piloting their S-25 on a routine mission. Susan looks over and smiles at FRED. Suddenly, the plane hits strong turbulence. CUT TO: INT. AIRPLANE CABIN SUSAN and FRED race for the back of the plane as it spins out of control. CUT TO: INT. SHELTER - DAY The shutters are open, and the S-25 is visible in the distance, disintegrating. FADE OUT. CUT TO: INT. TUNNEL SUSAN, still in her pilot's suit, holds out a flashlight, illuminating alien architecture inside a dark tunnel. SUSAN(V.O.) This place has secrets. Secrets we weren't meant to find. CUT TO: EXT. SNOWSCAPE - EVENING Hundreds of people in spacesuits watch from the ground, among dozens of massive shipping containers, as two spaceplanes hover, then turn and fly away. MUELLER(V.O.): I'm the only one who should be in charge here, and if you can't see that... CUT TO: EXT. MERCURY'S TRAIL - DAY Camera flies over the massive wreck, starting from a small survey vehicle. CUT TO: INT. HANGAR CONTROL ROOM A woman works furiously at the controls as a spaceplane sits idle in the hangar. MEREDITH(V.O.): You need to go, now! CUT TO: INT. SHIPPING CONTAINER A meeting is taking place, everyone present in heavy coats to keep out the cold. CAPTAIN: If we're going to storm the place, we need some kind of advantage. FADE TO: INT. ARTEMIS COCKPIT SUSAN walks through the door, and everything starts to turn on. ARTEMIS(V.O.): Hello, Susan. I'm so glad we can finally talk. CUT TO: INT. SHIPPING CONTAINER Susan smiles and places a case on the small table. SUSAN: I think we may have just what you need. FADE TO BLACK.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Livinlife — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:54:12 -0500

THIS THREAD IS SO MUCH FUN!! ....okay, spazz moment over... Teenage Girl Voice-over: "About a week ago, there was a terrorist attack on my town." (Flashes of a red town, burning, destruction, people dying everywhere from Nerve Gas) "Out of a town of thousands, I'm one of four that survived." (Shows a young boy in a coma, three teenaged girls surrounding him) "People all over the country are calling it the "new 9/11", but.... I don't think the terrorists did it." (Show a business meeting, with a man in a suit walking in and whispering in the head guy's ear) "I found a diary in the ruins.... And the girl who wrote it swears that The Senator, a man who will soon be elected president, was responsible for it." (Show the same head guy walking through a facility with people in cages) "She says that he and his colleagues experimented on people using horrible weapons, all for power..." (Flashes of the people in cages being gassed down) "She's dead now." (A mass grave) "But I'm not" (Shows Kate standing in front of a new high school) "At least... not yet..." BAM! "THE IDES OF THE MARCH: COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU"

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Apiecalypse — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:23:19 -0500

Well lesse... my NaNo is a mix of humor and drama, but more drama, so I'll take that angle. This is so much fun! *dramatic music begins to play quietly* A young boy is cornering another in the bathroom. "Ethan, when you get home, whatever you do, don't get out of bed. Whatever you do, don't wake up. Okay? Whatever you hear. Promise me." The other one is hesitant, but answers. "Of course Howard. Whatever you say. Now we need to get to class..." We see Howard looking desperately worried and cut away. *The music begins to pick up slowly* Ethan is in bed, snuggled in his covers. A scream. Crashes, more screams. His mother calls his name. Loud cracks and smashes. Footsteps come down the hall. Ethan hides deeper beneath the covers. The door creaks open. A large shadow appears. As the screen goes black, the young boy screams. Howard, a couple of years older, is in class. A man walks in, asking for him. Howard follows quietly, obviously an awkward outsider. He asks the man what he needs from him, but the man doesn't answer. As soon as Howard reaches the doors of the building, repeating his question, someone grabs him from behind and pulls him away. *Music goes into full swing* Howard's running through the streets, bleeding a lot, looking behind him frantically, video cutting split-second wildly between him running and him dying violently. A shadowy form crouches in the darkness, crying softly. Howard trips and falls to his hands and knees, gasping for breath. The video flashes to the darker, deathly vision a little longer this time, this time fading to black. The door cracks open, shining a small sliver of light into the pitch black cell. "Well hello there..." *Music quiets a little* "Magic? Magic exists?" It's Ethan, sitting on the edge of a bed, a couple of years older, half-starved and beat to hell. Across the cheep hotel room, an older man, just as beat to hell, makes a serious face. "Why do you think those men killed your parents? Why do you think they kept you hidden away from the world all these years? Why do you think they want Howard?" *Silence* Howard is cornered by a mysterious masked man with a line on his mask, and we see the man cutting the exact same line into Howard's cheek. In the background, a teenage girl is running towards him. Nice and slow-mo. *Dramatic scene-change noise* "Then we've got to go save him." Ethan says, standing, determined. "And how exactly are we going to do that?" The older man leans in, also standing. *Full swing again* "They're coming closer!" The girl shouts, running after Howard, using telekinesis to fend off attacks. "I know!" Howard yells back. "Just let me think!" "I taught you how to use your TK! Help me!" "I'm trying! I can't just-" Howard, eyes widening, falls to his knees and collapses, the girl shouting in confusion and panic behind him. *Quick fade to very quiet music* Blurry camera view, looking up first-person at a tall man above us. We hear shaky panting. Something big comes down on us, and as it does the vision becomes clearer and clearer, until at the last moment, a scream is heard. "HOWARD!" [CUT TO TITLE SCREEN WITH A SPLASH OF BLOOD]

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Apiecalypse — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:25:06 -0500

Sounds really cool :) I'd see that!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

detailsofthewar — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:26:47 -0500

"Slow Life" by Grizzly Bear would fade in softly as the scene opens on a young girl blonde girl, about thirteen, standing in the middle of a graffiti covered, dirty & empty city street. The camera would pull back quickly, giving us a view of a desolate, empty big city. As the song picks up, fade in on an older man, slapping his hands down on a rickety old table. The girl, older, with a wild tangle of blonde waves is sitting at the table, looking frightened. "Do you want her to die?!" the older man, Alex, screams at the top of his lungs. Cut to a scene of Tosh, the blonde girl, tying a sawed off shot gun to her thigh & a voice over of Tosh saying "What do I do?" She sheaths a knife as another voice over, Alex this time, says "Fight. You can fight." Cut to a scene of Tosh standing in the middle of a battle, a gun closely resembling an M-16 dangling from her hand. She looks lost & afraid while the battle rages all around her. Cut to a scene of Tosh, running desperately through a snowy forest, the unseen sound of footsteps following her when a hand reaches out from the trees & she grabs it & lets it pull her to safety. A young man bursts through a door, two revolvers in his hands & aims them at two men in uniforms who have a frightened Tosh backed into a corner. "Get away from her!" he yells & shoots, killing both men. He walks over to Tosh, pulling her off the floor. She says, "You shouldn't have come." The young man, handsome but rugged looking says, "I never had a choice." Fade to black. Title: Oh God, The Aftermath Rating: PG-13 to R.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

epguinn — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:02:26 -0500

(This is for last year's NaNo, since this year's is a sequel.) [scene opens on the MC, the supervillain, Brimstone, threatening a group of executives on a screen] Brimstone: Gentlemen, you have lost one more agent, today. I tire of these games. Disband your group, or I will be forced to take drastic-- [a cell phone rings] [a henchman (Mr. J) approaches Brimstone] Mr. J: (whispering) It's your Mom, she wants you to pick up your brother from soccer practice. [cut to Brimstone changing from behind a screen, with Mr. J on the other side of the room] Brimstone: Explain this to me, John, just explain, why is it that everytime I get a head, I'm held back by my idiotic civilian life? Mr. J: That comes from being sixteen. [Brimstone has changed back into her civilian identity, Ashley Cole; sticks her head out.] Ashley: That's not an answer. Narrator: Brimstone is one of the world's most feared supervillains. [scene of Brimstone dropping an agent into acid] Brimstone: Bye-bye. Narrator: Her alterego, Ashley Cole... [shows Ashley bored at a children's soccer game] Narrator: ...is another thing entirely. [scene of Brimstone walking down a hallway in her lair with several henchmen in tow] Mr. J: You have a plan yet? Brimstone: How about hypnotizing the world? I mean, it's not like there's anyone out there who can really stop me. [cut to a boy dressed in a ridiculous green superhero outfit] Plant Man: I... am... PLANT MAN! [5 second silence] Brimstone: Yeah... Halloween was last month. Narrator: Coming soon... [scene of Brimstone talking to Plant Man] Brimstone: You have no clue what you're getting into, do you? Narrator: A comedy about what happens when you follow the dark side. [scene of Brimstone in her meeting room with all her henchmen] Brimstone: Okay, people, we've got a world to take over. [several scenes are seen in succession, including a rocket taking off, a skeleton driving a car, Brimstone and Plant Man fist fighting, and Brimstone in a cage, melting the bars with her fire powers] [as the words appear on the screen] Narrator: The Secret Identity of a Teenage Supervillain. [scene of Brimstone stroking a fluffy grey cat. The cat hisses] Mr. J: I think he's even eviler than you are. Narrator: rated PG, Parental Guidance Suggested

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

LenLuver — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:56:04 -0500

451 Days Of Alex Richards Trailer A Beautiful Mess by Jason Mraz playing in the background (Black screen with white words on it written in cursive- What would you do...) Shoots to Lula, camera spinning in circle only showing her face. You hear her think, "I just want something, anything, to change." (White on black words again- if you had a limit...) Shoots to Alex smilng at Lula and introducing himself, "Alex Richards." She responds with a breathless tone, "Lula. Lula Murell." (White on black words again- to the time you could spend...) Shoots to Lula, Tay, and Lexi sitting on Lula's bed. Lexi says, "He's so into you!" Tay nods her head. Lula sighs and says, "But what if he isn't, and I'm wrong?" (White on black words again- with the one you love?) Shoots to Quinn kissing Alex and Lula stepping back, obviously hurt. Shoots to Lexi and London, about to kiss and giggling. Shoots to Tay and Riley, Riley grinning and Tay rolling her eyes with a small smile. Shoots to Quinn, glaring at Lula with a murderous look. Shoots to the whole group with Ivy laughing her head off. Shoots to Lula and Alex sitting in a field at night, gazing up at the stars. Alex turns to her and says, "Isn't it lovely?" She smiles and says, "Yeah, the stars are so bright." He says "I wasn't talking about the stars." She blushes and looks away. Shoots to the two of them again, sitting on the roof of the car. They smile at each other, and Lula looks down at the ground. Alex leans in and pecks her on the cheek. "Everything's going to be fine, he murmurs. "Don't worry." Lula shrugs and says, "I'm just scared..." "Of what?" Alex responds. She looks at him and sighs. "That this is just a dream." "Would a dream do this?" He smiles mischeviously, and then leans over and tickles her. Shoots to Lula silently crying, holding a rose in a graveyard that doesn't show what the name on it is. (White words on black screen again- 451 Days Of Alex Richards.) END OF TRAILER Rated PG for romance

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

T L Kay — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:54:47 -0500

I'd so watch that. And it sounds like something my mom would love too.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

TheAuthoress — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:10:18 -0500

Mine would start with this image of this huge ass city through the window of a car. It's really pretty and the sky is blue, and this little kid would voiceover: "People used to say that God created the world in seven days." During that, it would flick between a couple of scenes with pretty landscape, like one that involves a park and shit. And then gunshots. It would go black, with shouting, and then it would flash up scenes of the same city, destroyed, with the kid's voiceover: "Now they’ve come to say that man destroyed it in less." That would crossfade into the song "You're Gonna Go Far Kid" by The Offspring, and during that song it would montage all the really dramatic scenes. My MC Conner running from police, getting thrown dramatically out a window, and the big fight scene near the end with explosions and all that stuff. Interspersed with scenes that are less dramatic but still cool, like my secondary MC getting hit by his dad with Conner looking on, when the kids discover the guy in the sewers, etcetc. The song would fade out to silence with this image of both MCs out in what looks like a desert, the first lying on his back with the other like lying on top of him, trying to wake him. The MC wakes up and you hear the second MC say "are we gonna be okay?" and then the first says "I promised you, we're gonna be alright." and then it'd end with the title (Glass) hitting the screen and shattering it like glass. And then it'd be followed with "sometimes seeing isn't believing". It'd probably be PG13 at least. If not R. :D

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

dbroad01 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:11:19 -0500

My movie would be somewhat ominous, showing a tall man in pitch black robes with the wailing of souls in the back ground, sitting on a large throne made of solid Obsidian and bones of the dead. [Fade to black] Then it shows the same man (Hades) standing back to back with his two brothers (Poseidon and Zeus), with demons crowding them, with their weapons drawn. [Scene change] It shows Hades firing a bolt of black energy at an unknown target, yelling in fury. [Scene change] Orpheus: Who.... Who are you? Hades: I am Hades! Welcome to my humble abode, and your final resting place. [Scene change, with a flash of fire.] HOUSE OF HADES: THE MOVIE. Coming soon to a theater near you!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

DeanW93 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:13:29 -0500

Wow that sounded really amazing, i could picture every scene in my head and it sounded really really good

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

pemmsaskia — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:23:28 -0500

Mine would look a little something like this: *Mads Langer's 'I'm Fact, She's Fiction' playing in the background* Young man (Keane) dressed in medieval clothes working in fields seen from about a hundred metres away Fade away, then fade in: him with a blonde man (Sebastian) talking and laughing (cannot hear what they're saying; only music in background) Fade away, then fade in: Sebastian and Keane kissing beneath a giant oak tree, then Keane moving back, shocked look on his face. Sebastian reaches out and reassures him (still cannot hear what they're saying) Fade away, then fade in: An older man, looks a lot like Keane, standing over Keane and yelling at him. Keane's on the ground, holding a hand to his face as if he's been hit, looking betrayed. fade away, then fade in: Sebastian leaving, walking away, Keane crouched against a stone wall with his head in his hands, tears on his face Fade away, then fade in: Keane waking up a pale man (Caspar) sleeping in a haystack, world around them freezes, music goes into an instrumental part here Fade away, then fade in: Keane's father (the older man from before) yelling at them both, Keane protecting a shaking Caspar Fade away, then fade in: Keane and Caspar, travelling across plains and fields and towns (you know, doing that thing where the camera moves back and flies away and shows the whole landscape) Camera moves up and watches the sky, sky turns to dusk Title of novel (still undecided!!) and my name appear on the screen in white fade to black. Rating: PG-13, I s'pose.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

MiaarXxX — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:26:37 -0500

{Currently no music. Door opens and a man (Nathan) and woman walk in to a room, with another man (Ronan) sitting in the centre} Ronan: Nathan Brooks... Sit down (points at another sofa) You do not need to worry Nathan: (Crosses arms) I'd rather stand Ronan: (Harsh tone) Sit (Nathan goes to sit) {Scene shifts to Nathan and a woman (Eloise) riding in a pick up truck. Two other poeple (Lilith and Zachariah) can be seen sitting in back Faint music starts} Nathan: Why can't I remember anything, from that night? Eloise: Its another affect of the drug {Scene shifts back to Nathan and Ronan. Nathan is handed what looks like a hand-rolled cigarette. Eloise's voice is heard over the scene} Eloise: Apparently, it was a complete coincidence, but a helpful one. To Ronan, anyway {Nathan is seen smoking the 'hand-rolled cigarette'} Eloise: After you smoke it... you fall unconscious. Next morning you wake up, no memeory of what happened last night... with your conscience sitting by your bedside. {Nathan is seen collapsing onto sofa. Screen goes back.} {Montage of scenes as music gets louder. Nathan holding a gun to a man's head. Lilith and Zachariah arguing. Nathan and another man sitting at a table, pointing guns at their own head. Nathan swallowing a pair of pills. Nathan about to jump in front of a speeding train.} {Screen cuts to black again, and music stops. Title comes on screen, along with release date. Then goes to scene with Natha, Lilith and Zachariah standing on a busy street, with a worried looking woman in front of them.} Lilith: Yeah... we kind of forgot to mention… you’re the only one who can see, hear, touch, and, hell even smell and taste, us. Although I’m kind of hoping you won’t want to do those last two…

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Sarah Kuska — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:31:42 -0500

Opens with a young woman sitting on the roof of her house. It is night and she looks up at the stars. Alexis's Voice: "My name is Alexis, and this is my realm." Cut to black. Fade in. Slowly, the same girl (breathing heavily) turns around to face the camera. She has a nasty cut across her throat. Hard percussion blasts as a child with blood all over her face leaps at the girl. A scream. Cut to black. Alexis's Voice: "And I am a Protector." Cut in. Alexis is sitting in a regular high school cafeteria, smiling. Her phone vibrates. On the screen it says "Ley's in the forest. 5 minutes." Fade to a handsome man on forest's edge. Alexis takes his hand and in a flash, they disappear. Alexis's Voice: The only way to get into Fort..." Fade in to a dark haired boy with a hand at her throat. Voice overlap: "is by faerie. How did you break in?" Cut to the boy--named Finn-- sitting nonchalantly in a chair in front of an older woman with white hair and Alexis. Scene cuts to him, smiling. "I fell." Cut to black. Fade to a man, smiling wickedly, with silver hair and pale blue eyes. Finn's Voice: "Naurel is determined to wipe the human race off the face of the Earth. He wants to bring the stars back to their home." Alexis's Voice: "Because of a myth?" Cut to Finn, looking grave. "Because of our history." --"The Return of the King" from "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" overlaps the scenes-- Alexis riding on a dragon's back. A battle with fire and iron flying in the air between Alexis and Finn. Lips meeting in the darkness. Difficut to tell who is kissing. Alexis's Voice: "You killed my father." --Silence-- Naurel's Voice: "Is your name Inigo?" Alexis glares into camera. "Prepare to die." --Music kicks back up-- Cut to Alexis standing alone in the darkness, looking scared. Finn's Voice Over: "You have to control your emotions, Alexis." Alexis closes her eyes. Camera zooms in on her face. "Control your emotions." Her eyes fly open, now deep gold. "Control your power." Cut to black. The title fades in. Cut to Alexis, who launches a fire ball towards camera. From the flames, the release date. End.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

DeanW93 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:41:35 -0500

In the begging there is total darkness and nothing can bee seen or heard. A single heartbeat is heard though the speaker, which each heart beat a single image fades in and out of the screen. Each image shows a different character surrounded by the atributes of their power Bum bum, A man lays in teh gutter with teh rain pouring down on him in the dark night Bum bum, A king sits on his thrown surrounded in darkness Bum bum, A woman stands on a battlefield with fire around her body Bum bum, A man stands on a mountain top he created towering over everone Bum bum, A woman in white sits in a prison cell with a tear forming from her eye no light to guid her Bum... bum... Alexander stands alone, the wind blows into his face and he opens his eyes looking at the audience. Fade To Black Cut to Jacob siting at his piano facing away from the audience, playing a soft slow piano piece, with weaves of colourful stands emerging from the piano with every passing note. The trailer continues with the Piano PIece still playing, the image cuts to a battlefield shot in slow moion, everywhere among them men are dying and blood falls on every plain of grass. At the farthest end of the battlefield Alexander standswith the wind the fire, the light and the darkenss all in his heart. The woman in white stands facing him Alexander: "I don't know who you are. I don't know who I am. But I know you unlock the key to my past." The music becomes faster and orchestal - maybe even a chior - and a montage of scences from teh movie are shown. Images of war, heartache triumph defeat and suffering all in a single moment in time. The final image is of Alexander and the King running towards each other with all their power coarcing though them Alexander: RAGNUS!! Ragnus: ALEXANDER!!! The two collide and the image is shattered on collision. A final image of Alexander and another man are seen on the rooftop "May the Earth walk beside you" "May the Wind fly with you." ...In SIlence We Trust

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hannah_stampin_hearts — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:43:50 -0500

That sounds like a really good movie! I would watch it!

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DeanW93 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:45:15 -0500

Very nice I was really startign to get into that I especially liked the whole [INSERT TITLE HERE] and [INSERT RELEASE DATE HERE] parts to the trailer really make it seem more realistic and better thought out aswell

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Webgoji — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:46:04 -0500

The movie would definitely be Rated R. Heavy metal blasting and Chryshsh fighting with the iron bird would be the scene. Honestly though, the special effects alone would probably make the movie undoable.

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angelxallow — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:47:39 -0500

[Black Screen, man's voiceover] "Tell me, Chrissy, what do you know about the OLB?" [Chrissy runs down the hall of a lab building] [Black Screen, Chrissy's voiceover] "I've never heard of them. Who are they?" [Chrissy jumps into the bed of a beat up old pickup truck as it races away from the building] [Black Screen, a different man's voiceover] "They were left behind." -gunshot- [SING by My Chemical Romance plays (until otherwise indicated)] [Chrissy and the Chief sitting by a fire] "You know why they want us, don't you Chrissy?" "Why?" "Because we are the truth." [Vix and Zak stand back to back as uniformed officers run at them from all sides] "We know who they are, and they don't know us. We are the variable that they tried so hard to eliminate." [Silence and fade to the image of The Chief with his gun raised, and a man in a black suit with his gun aimed at the Chief.] "We are the Ones Left Behind." [Blackout]

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The Hollow King — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:50:08 -0500

The teaser trailer: [Fade into a warm scene of a dinner party. Everyone is dressed in Victorian-era clothing, and the room is filled with the gentle sounds of strings and chatter. Everyone has plates of fish before them. At the head of the table, Lord Coppersworth (played by Patrick Stewart with a huge moustache) stands and raises his wineglass. The chatter dies down.] Coppersworth: Everyone, before we begin our delightful meal, I propose a toast! [Everyone raises their glasses.] To the health of our Queen, to the Magicians of Britain, and to our success! May we succeed in making magic relevant once again! To magic! [Everyone echoes 'To magic!' and drinks.] [A sudden close-up of Lord Coppersworth's face; he pulls a disgusted expression and looks at his glass. It is now filled with a deep red wine. Sounds of shock, surprise, and disgust from the rest of the guests, offscreen, is heard.] Coppersworth: Red wine with fish? Who would dare to do this to me? Who would dare ruin my party? [A brief shot of an old priest looking into the room from a window, grinning wildly, then running away. Lord Coppersworth turns just in time to see the priest flee. Coppersworth raises his fist into the air and shouts.] Coppersworth: FATHER WELLSLEY!!! [Slow fade to black. The title THE BATTLE OF ONE THOUSAND MAGICIANS in curling, brass script fades in to the sound of gentle music.]

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

DeanW93 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:52:38 -0500

Great image of the trailer there. Very melo-dramatic at the begining building up nicely at the end. Looking forward to read

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

TorchwoodWerewolf — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:56:45 -0500

Hmm... I should be writing, but I'll do this instead... Music: The Greatest Story Never Told (Murray Gold) A busy London street. My MC, Ciel, is hurrying through the crowds with my other MC, Carrie, behind her. Then cut- the street at night. Carrie is talking to CIel. Ciel: I've found them. Cut: A bar. My MMC, Jester, is talking to a minor character, Pierrot. Ciel is in the corner, listening. Jester: Tonight? Cut back to Ciel and Carrie. Ciel: We're going hunting. Shot of a museum at night. Ciel and Carrie creep down a dark corridor, cautious and quiet. They hide in a room just off the corridor. Outside the museum: Pierrot: Just... be careful. Jester: ...Yeah. Inside a room with a diamond, Jester and Pierrot are carefully reaching into the case when... BAM. Music changes to something much bigger and more dramatic. The wall explodes. Fade through to a man shading framed in the gap. Fade cut to Ciel and Carrie rushing in. Fade cut to a gunshot and a figure falling. Then a fast montage: Jester flying though a window as it breaks Ciel and Jester fighting The three of them sitting together and talking Jester leans on a bar and says :I want to know about Shadow. The city at night, from above Ciel and Carrie running down a corridor, covering their heads from gunfire Ciel throwing a knife Carrie pointing a gun A knife flashing in the dark The fade through to Jester, sitting on a roof at night looking over the city. Ciel sits beside him. Ciel: I'm sorry. Jester: ... Me too. Ciel: It's my fault... Jester: I had to watch him die because I made the wrong choice. Then BAM: Jester jumping off of the roof and flipping Carrie screaming as she flys backwards Ciel splattered in blood, falling away from the camera Then fade to Ciel and Jester and Carrie sitting around a table. Ciel: We're going to catch him. Jester: I'm coming with you. Carrie: Are you sure? Jester: I need to avenge him. Ciel: Very well. Fade to title: LEGAL CRIME Date ect That's not very good; I just made it up...

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DeanW93 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:58:22 -0500

amazing man, really good

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Brainvomit — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:15:55 -0500

[Black screen, Wolves by Phosphorescent begins] ~Mama, there’s wolves in the house~ [Overhead shot of 20-something woman (Naomi) sleeping in a dark bedroom with the covers over her head] ~Mama, they won’t let me out~ [Cut to close-up shot of Naomi’s face peeking out of the covers, her eyes are wide open and have dark circles under them] ~Mama, they’re mating at night~ [Naomi’s eyes widen as she stares, horrified, at something offscreen] ~Mama, they won’t make nice~ [Slow pan over to a pale young boy (B.G.B.) on the other side of the bedroom, who looks average until he opens his mouth to grin, blood seeping out between his teeth] ~They’re pacing and glowing bright, their faces all snowy and white~ [Cut to black as a woman screams, the music still playing softly in the background] [Cut to Naomi sitting upright in bed, breathing heavily and holding her head in her hands] Naomi: (shakily) “It was just a dream” ~Bury their paws in the stone, make for my heart as their home~ ~Instrumental, no vocals~ [Cut to Naomi watching the news in a dark kitchen, shadows and light playing on her exhausted-looking expression] News Anchor: “A young woman was murdered in her home late last night” [Cut to TV screen with picture of victim#1] [Close up on picture as Naomi loudly drops her fork] Naomi: “Wait, it can’t be--” ~Blazing with light~ [Cut to Naomi crouched before victim#1, Naomi is outside the bathtub that Victim#1 is in; her head and arm lolled over the lip of the tub. Slow pan in on victim’s lifeless face as Naomi leans in to examine her] ~Is the whitest and the tallest and the biggest one~ [Cut to BGB standing framed in the doorway behind Naomi] ~She's muscled and fine~ [Cut to overhead shot of Naomi running down an empty street at night] ~when she runs~ [Cut to Naomi being secured to a table, a cherubic male teenager (Jenkins) placing some sort of device over her head] ~They're tearing up holes in the house~ [Cut to missing person flyer stapled onto a telephone pole, panning away to show entire row of flyers behind it] ~They're tearing their claws in the ground~ [Cut to Naomi seeing shadow out of the corner of her eye, turning to find nothing but an empty library behind her] ~They're staring with blood in their mouths~ [Cut to shot of a detailed painting of BGB at an art show] [Cut to shot of BGB advancing behind a woman (Naomi’s roommate) sketching at her desk] [Cut to shot of blood splatter on sketch] [Cut to shot of Naomi holding her head in her hands and crying] ~Mama they won't let me out~ ~Musical interlude, no vocals~ [Cut to dress-shirt-and-tie-equipped 20-something (Frank)] Frank: (angrily) She told us not to go near an actual patient! Not to do a real experiment! We were supposed to be theorizing! [Cut to Naomi (angry, frustrated, and crying)] Naomi: I’m not fucking crazy, you asshole! This is real! [Cut to Naomi secured to the table in the medical room, sleeping with a device on her head] Naomi: (narration) None of this is a dream-- [Pan up to Jenkins and Frank observing Naomi through a window in the medical room] Naomi: (narration) Not anymore! [Cut to Jenkins and Frank staring at monitors, looking shocked at their contents] ~Mama, there's wolves in the house~ [Cut to monitor screen, parts of Naomi’s brain lighting up violently] ~Mama I tried to put them out~ [Cut to Naomi, shaking and nervous as she holds a orbitoclast gradually closer and closer to her eye socket] [Cut to black] ~And mama I know you're too wise~ [Cut to title: Parasomnia] ~To wait till those wolves make nice~ I got way too carried away with this.... Uhh... here's the URL to the song, if you'd like; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH3C8FyHsIk

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DeanW93 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:19:43 -0500

Great trialor i was really getting into the atmosphere

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DeanW93 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:34:28 -0500

ONE MAN... ONE LOST MEMORY ALEXANDER IS... MAN ON A MISSION RATED PG

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peachitalianice — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:37:22 -0500

Woah.... O_O That'd be one awesome trailer. But I probably wouldn't watch it being only 14. XD Still, that's amazing.

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Sarah Kuska — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:39:21 -0500

Thanks!

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Sarah Kuska — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:40:14 -0500

I want to read that!

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CyraEm — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:55:23 -0500

It wouldn't have a trailer. It would be a Lifetime movie. It would start with a mournful, pensive instrumental, as we watch a girl jogging. She's wearing an unattractive track suit and is pretty in a non-threatening way. She jobs around a beautiful tree lined subarb with no one around. A car bumbles past. After a montage of jogging shots set behind the credits, she'd come back to her empty house. We'd watch her do her hair, put jewelry on, all in uncomfortably tight shots. It would zoom out a little to show that she's also wearing scrubs as she grabs her purse and goes out the door. Then the scene would open on a maternity ward, with the same pensive music that's so angsty you could just DIE.

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HannahBeth... — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:56:15 -0500

Sounds amazing, like no joke! :)

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ladyelaineofshallott — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:16:47 -0500

Title: Everything Else Rating: PG-13 Open with Bang Your Head (Metal Health) by Quiet Riot. Main character drives along the highway, finds his way to school. Saunters in, slow-mo, looking suave in black leather (the ever so untouchable bad boy). Switch to pretty girl standing by a tree, reading a novel. Looks up as she notices boy walking towards her. She puts the novel in her bag and as he approaches, they kiss. Cut to classroom, where pretty girl and bad boy sit in class. Teacher walks in, starts writing on the board: Mr. Jones. "Welcome to First Period Physics. I'm your long-term sub, Mr. Jones." One student, a young girl, looks at him admiringly. He subtly does the same for her. Cut to lunch. Bad boy and pretty girl are eating lunch. Happy. Listening to music. Cut to a cold, winter, neighborhood setting. A house is on fire, and bad boy drives up, seeing the ambulance and firetrucks. EMTs lift pretty girl out of the house on a gurney. Screen cuts to black. Narration: "High school. It's filled with stress, love, loss, and a whole lot of hell. For me, it was just the tipping point." From the director of A Beautiful Belly Based Upon the Bestselling Novel Candlefish Pictures Presents Everything Else: The Movie. In theaters October 2015.

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Star Trek Fan — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:18:47 -0500

MORDRED(V.O.): I hate him. God help me, I hate him! [The screen flashes to life, showing a young man robed in black kneeling before a tombstone.] LLACHLEU(V.O): You will pay for what you have done. [KING ARTHUR is stting on his throne, head in his hands.] QUEEN MORGAUSE(V.O.): You are my son, Mordred. [A burning manor is seen before the camera cuts to a tournament.] ALEXANDER(V.O): The sins of the past will come back to haunt us, Arthur. I can feel it. [The KING is pacing in his study while ALEXANDER watches worriedly.] [A crash is heard, and the scene cuts to show a knight falling off his horse as a lance splinters against his shield.] YOUNG ARTHUR(V.O): I trust Mordred with my life. [YOUNG ARTHUR and MORDRED are riding through the forest...] [GUINEVERE kneels beside her eldest son's bed...] [YOUNG ARTHUR kneels before his father while MORDRED watches from the crowd...] GAWAINE(V.O): Traitor! [GAWAINE, GAHERIS, AND GARETH stare at MORDRED with contempt.] GARETH(V.O): Your brother's blood is on your hands. KING ARTHUR(V.O): Why did you do it? [MORDRED is on his knees before the KING, restrained. He smirks coldly.] MORDRED(V.O): This isn't over, Arthur! [The camera zooms in slowly on a pair of dark eyes, and a cold laugh is heard.] QUEEN MORGAUSE(V.O): Embrace your destiny... [The screen fades to black, and then gold letters appear.] PENDRAGON TALES II: RISING STORM

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ai_besoin_de_thé — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:19:01 -0500

Excuse me... How much are the tickets for this? And where can I buy your novel when it's finished? Because truly? I cannot even find words to describe how much this appeals to every aspect of myself. (This is my fourth attempt.) First of all, your plot sounds absolutely incredible. Exciting, confusing, gripping, fast-paced — in other words, everything I look for. Second of all, you did a wonderful job translating it into a script. Just saying. Right. That was my two cents' worth. Cheers!

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Carpe Verba — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:24:48 -0500

That sounds cool! No one ever takes his perspective.

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AppleSticker — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:29:06 -0500

That. Looks (Sounds?). AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please write it and make it famous and then make that movie have that trailer!!!!! :)

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Ms_Fish — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:42:26 -0500

I can't see any overhead narration in my movie trailer, the only talking would be from the characters in the clips that are being used. Let's see how this works out: THIS MOVIE WOULD BE RATED R FOR EXTREME HORROR VIOLENCE, THEMATIC ELEMENTS, LANGUAGE The mood is gruesome, creepy, and overall disturbing. Soft piano/music box tunes such as Grisly Reminder by Midnight Syndicate is playing underneath everything. SCENE FADES FROM BLACK Different cuts of different men are transitioned back and forth from. -A bloodied and bruised man who is huddled in the corner of a jail cell-type room, crying. He then seems to realize something and grows quiet as the scene fades. -Another man paces around the room tearing his hair out. -A man having a conversation with the corner of his room. -A man carving lines into his cell wall using only his fingernails -etc. SCENE FADES TO BLACK -Woman with tear stains on her cheeks screams, "How could you do this? How can you live with yourself?" SCENE CUTS -Man, shaking, holds a gun to his temple and pulls the trigger. -A woman's scream is heard in the background SCENE FADES AND MOVIE INFORMATION IS SHOWN -A mad man is heard repeating the line, "You've gotta play the game. That's all this is, just a game..." while chuckling slightly to himself.

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anjumwasim — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:45:59 -0500

The Trailer of my movie would be the strangest creative fiction on screen ever written in English by an Asian writer.It would definitely be a wonder to watch with an opening 'song and dance scene 'a setting like a fairy tale plus reality, a world of the written word, with an emotion of joy happiness , depression, jealousy and forgiveness.The Theme is 'Good deeds have a good ending, fears are always baseless, one should face the truth bravely' its full of excitement entertainment suspense magic innovation creativity The main character is being followed by a colleague, as she vanishes and appears in strange places.Followed by chants and songs and meeting strange characters on the way, this is a wonderland of all wonders, It will be I believe a box office hit and will break many records.

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BBadgerman — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:48:45 -0500

Shot opens to a man standing in front of a small amount of soldiers. They're haggard, weather beaten but he stands tall. Disheveled and scarred, the man has a flapping wolf pelt clipped to his back and a spear in his hand. His hair is black with gray invading.The small soldiers face down an army, lead by a woman with a gleaming silver sword. helm covering her but a set of piercing bluish-gray eyes staring him down. A loud death cry of a beast of unknown origin sounds out and the scene starts changing. The scene turns from a desert to a tundra, a tundra to an open plain. The man with the spear changes several times. World weary warrior to seasoned veteran to grand general. The men behind him rise and fall in numbers. Some on horses, some with guns, others in gleaming armor with swords. The woman undergoes changes as well. Her army falls, her armor dulls. She stands as a proud knight one second and a nomadic beggar the next. "History isn't always set in stone." As the two continuously alter, they walk towards each other and extend their hands. As they touch, the altering stops. They're both young again, in their 20s. Black hair wild and disheveled, a grin on his face. Wearing normal clothing but an ornate spear on his back. She's in iron cuirass, long blonde hair waving in the wind. A shield on her back and a mace bouncing on her side. Her eyes are a steely blue. She smiles. "It's pure chaos."

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saunved — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:51:00 -0500

My movie trailer would be something like this... A bedroom flashing with blue lights. A boy of 12 (Dennis) sitting on a bed wondering what's happening to him. CUT... He is flying in space and he turns to streaks of light. CUT... Crashes onto a planet CUT... A really dangerous looking robot with a pyramid shaped body suddenly lands in front of Dennis and sends him flying around 10 feet, and Dennis crashes into a tree. CUT... A robot, but bigger than the previous one. Dennis just twirls his finger and says something. The robot goes high up into the air and BANG onto the ground. CUT... Hard guitar music plays. A very tall figure, akin to a human. The picture fades. CUT... White letters in black... THIS CHRISTMAS CUT... Dennis flies past the camera in space CUT... White letters in black... GET READY... CUT... Scene is in a cave Dennis shouting, 'Please! Spare me!' A crocodile standing in front of him. CUT... White letters in black... TO SEE... CUT... Dennis crashes onto the ground out of the sky and stands up weakly on his knees. He points his finger at the screen and shouts... 'DESMOLIS!' CUT... The screen goes yellow and orange in flames... CUT... White letters in black... THE RISE OF THE PRINCE. BOOM! (This was like a teaser... not a trailer right?) But it felt good when I read it!!!

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The_Lonestar — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:53:57 -0500

EXT GRAVEYARD Rain is coming down out of the Texas summer sky and onto the three men standing before a grave, one wearing an army uniform, one wearing a leather biker jacket and jeans, one wearing a suit jacket and black slacks. The camera pans around as the we begin to hear VOs of teenagers talking. JOE: Hey! Here's one for immortality. Says that anyone can become immortal if they are willing to make certain sacrifices. (Camera continues around, beginning to focus on the headstone.) DON: Oh, yeah? What kind of sacrifices? (Camera shoes the headstone's words: Donald Thomas Henderson, Oct. 31, 1976 - July 4, 1995. "Forever Eighteen". JOE: Kill a friend.... All but the words "Forever Eighteen" fade to black. Then the letters dissolve.

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knightsandnarnia — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:57:04 -0500

(starts with soft piano music, and a young man- Elric- looking in the mirror. A man in his thirties approaches from behind.) Winston: Your highness. The girls have been gathered. (Music plays while the camera cuts to Elric walking down a line of girls, a pained look in his eyes, then cuts to a large, majestic throne room. Voice over speaking..) Voice: In the kingdom of Linaeus.. (Show same young man standing with a nervous look on his face) Voice: The people have not known a kind king..but young prince Elric is different.. (Show King Rath, the prince's father sitting on a decorated throne, a sinister smile on his face.) King Rath: Prince Elric, I have a quest for you. And this will decide whether or not you are truly worthy to wear the crown of Linaeus. (camera cuts in to golden crown.) (Scene changes to the prince's bedchamber where a warm fire crackles in the hearth, and prince Elric sits by while his servant stokes the fire.) Prince Elric: I am traveling to Redge tomorrow. There is a man printing false stories about the king. I have been told to bring him in. Winston: False stories! He was probably only telling the truth! Prince: Quiet! (looks around fearful of being heard.) (Scene changes to them arriving in a carriage at a small town.) Voice: But the prince must find himself, and who he truly will be.. (Scene cuts back to the palace, in the queen's bedchamber, she lays her hand on Elric's cheek.) Queen: You will be a great king. (Scene shows prince talking to girl) Elric: My name is.. Anya: I know who you are. Elric: Aren't you afraid? Anya: I don't know. You don't seems so fearful.. (Scene's flash across the screen- Elric and Winston riding in carriage- bandits surrounding the carriage- the prince being dragged from the carriage while yelling..) Elric over voice: I don't know what I'm supposed to do anymore.. King over voice: Bring him back in chains! (A man is being marched off in chains by a legion of soldiers while Anya is also being shoves along. Elric stands, not knowing what to do, while the girl stares at him angrily.) Anya: You are just like your father.. Elric: (overvoice) I must do something. Voice: But the prince may find that his destiny is far different then what he would have imagined (Show prince on battlefield, as fiery arrows shoot through the sky.) Elric: FIre!!!!!!!! (Dramatic music plays as the screen turns black, and white letters come up.. THE PRINCE'S QUEST.

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knightsandnarnia — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:00:59 -0500

Rated PG

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Saffieee — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:02:04 -0500

I saw every single bit of that trailer. I could tell what was happening when you were describing it hell id pay to read that..

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Sokol3 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:02:09 -0500

Sounds intense ._.

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ADMalouf — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:02:26 -0500

I never even considered that, but now I think about it, it would be pretty epic.

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nezumi13 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:13:58 -0500

Bakcground music sound of madness.(despite teenagers being the theme of the novel it's not dramatic enough.) flashes between colocium fights envolving clashing weapons blood flying dragons shotting fire and water and trying to bite with fangs dripping poison. moslt shot of main character battles. shot to main character training breifly. shots back to fighting shot to oliver standing over a downed enemy scarf flapping. shots to oliver and arthur talking. more fighting senes. end trailer with some sort of epic font and the word only one can win. Oddly as of yet i haven't written any of these fighting parts yet but they make for a better movie trailer.

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Ellfie — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:21:52 -0500

That sounds epic enough for me to have to cover my eyes during the trailer and decide not to see the movie XD only because I'm not into that sorta stuff, but I think that is just another indication of it being awesome!

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jamesbondbro — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:24:33 -0500

The song in the background would be Micro Cuts by Muse. It would start as Irene is giving a weather report. Then flash to an image from space of a giant hurricane in the tropics with a voiceover of Irene saying "Hurricane Piper will most likely avoid all land completely . . ." Then flash to Anna and Levi dancing in the living room, when thunder startles them apart and Anna walks dramatically over to the window. Flash to Chapman diving through the rain, flash to Anna and Levi in the car with hurricane elements outside, flash to a giant tree smashing a house while Chapman watches - And finally a scene of devastation - destroyed houses, tress, etc with a voiceover of Irene: "stay tuned to channel nine for all of your Hurricane Piper updates."

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EmmaMayfield — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:26:04 -0500

Since when is Meagan a guys name? (Just asking 'cause my name is Megan without the extra A)

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Calicokourgra — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:30:03 -0500

First shot going across Dranns eyes. Her voice narrating "Have you ever lost someone" A shot with her and Gaavin sitting in the room her father with them "Your mother, is dead" A shot of mountains "Have you ever, not wanted to do something?" A scene in the wand shop then cut to her father saying "your scorecerers" Narration "Fought for your life?" Her struggling to stay afloat in a fast river. N "Even though you had only one person to share it with" A shot of Gaavin being pulled into the water by a beast. The BAM!! Words saying the movie title dX

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Dextrose — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:39:17 -0500

The best part is completely guessing at what a script is meant to look like! A faint click, and a photo of a young woman, arms crossed, grinning, and holding a wooden spoon, slides on screen. Mort (voice over): This is Cassie, from down the street. She’s a shapeshifter, and the holder of the largest—well, the only collection of magic weapons in the world. Yes, the spoon is one of them. Another click, and a photo of a guy jump-kicking someone who is off the frame replaces the first. Mort: Here’s my buddy Patsy. He’s the god of another world and, honestly, need I say more? A few more clicks, and a few more photos. One of a woman standing atop some enormous machine and cackling, a couple of her doing battle with Patsy and Cassie, and finally one of Patsy and Cassie flying through the air and high-fiving in front of an explosion. Mort: They don’t have a lot of weekends free. Click. A photo of a guy holding a game controller with an intense look on his face. Mort: And this is me, the mortal they hang out with. A few labels appear with a popping kind of sound, pointing out his overly large glasses, unnecessary jacket, and controller. Mort: Not much to say, really. A shot that moves this time. Mort, face awfully close to a book, is concentrating and reading aloud slowly. Nothing can be heard but his voice over, though. Mort: Unless incredibly bad luck is a super power… On-screen Mort stops suddenly and slams the book shut Mort (/not/ voice over anymore): Whoa! That was awfully close. (He laughs nervously.) Could have… could have been bad. He freezes. The camera pulls back to reveal the glowing runes on the floor. Mort: The last syllable was “wo”, wasn’t it? He yelps as the runes burst into flame and we immediately cut away. Black. Title, release date, and so forth as a brief dramatic fanfare plays. Mort (voice over again): …Yeah. At least PG for violence, possibly PG-13 for language.

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Michael Master — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:39:17 -0500

No music. Shots of the rocky desert of Avallon. Dante (voice over): Imagine there's a place far away in the universe, a place very much like Wonderland, very much on the brink of destruction. And in this place, good has only one face (we see Roy, the MC). This person can save the world. I need to stop him. Montage of cities and settlements, old war footage. Roy: Things can change. The world can change. All it takes is a single person to elevate us. Dante: Or burn us all. Tell me, optimist, how many of your so-called values would you sacrifice to keep intact the illusion that you and your world can survive? Music: Years, by the Crosses (the last epic part) Michael, with images of Dante and the war: He's too much for you. Stay away from him. For people like him, genocide is an acronym for job well-done. Armies, nukes and battlefleets can't stop him. You can't stop him. Roy: I can try. Michael: And die. He's a monster. You're not. Images of war raging and Dante and Roy fighting. Ends with a final shot of Lucifer staring down Roy's eyes through a screen. Lucifer: We are all inmates of a mental asylum, disillusioned salesman. Your brand of decency and justice is not welcome here. THE LONG WEEKEND. Tud, tud, tud...

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Uroki — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:39:34 -0500

Screen begins dark, then it flickers, and burning amber eyes open. The eyes slowly fade to a girl on the balcony of an apartment building talking to a raven. A male voice projects over the scene - They watches her- Cut to a busy street, a large bear runs up to where the girl crouches on the cement, leaps over her and snarls at an amber eyed man. Voice projects over the scene -They defend her- A blue eyed man holds out a hand to her and draws her onto a dance floor. Voice projects. - They love her- A mirror ripples as all tall green eyed man reaches an arm through it. Voice projects - Because in another world - Cut to the girl in armor, raising a great sword glinting in sunlight as a crown is placed on her head, and then a stone castle where the amber eyed man scowls out at the land. Voice projects - They'll die without her- Don't miss ' In Her Hand' a fantasy of epic proportion!

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LionOfTheSea — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:47:59 -0500

Ohmigosh this is awesome! Before Nano started (actually on Day 1 when I was supposed to be writing) I actually made a trailer for my book movie!!! :D If it had a rating, it would probably be PG-13 for violence/torture/descriptive fighting scenes :P

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RainbowunicornofbunnyshapedSUNSHINE — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:20:13 -0500

AMAZING! I totally wanna watch that... O.o and read it! :)

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AppleSticker — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:21:18 -0500

Ok ok... my story isn't really plotted yet - but let's see.... It's a bright, sunny day on a crowded beach. Charlie (FMC) and Liam are walking along, not talking, ice-creams in hand. They round a large cliff-face to a small cove. There's a collection of beach towels and bags on the sand, but it looks oddly abandoned. A blood-curdling scream emerges from the bushes behind the sand. CUT. Charlie, standing in her bedroom door, looking at a teenagers bedroom, with two beds. Charlie's voiceover: "She's my sister - my /twin/ sister. What am I supposed to do if she's gone?" CUT Charlie running through the dark streets of a town, following, at some distance, three others. Liam is running behind her, catching up fast. "Charlie!" Liam hisses and grabs her arm. He looks scared. CUT Charlie is sitting in the living room of a small cabin, eaves-dropping on two adults in the other room: Adult one (group leader - nameless atm): "We can't bring her with us - she'll just slow us down. And she doesn't know /anything/" Adult two: "So we just leave her to die?" CUT Charlie, looking tired, shaken, injured, looks up at the Vampyre in front of her, shock painted on her face. "No." CUT Charlie, Liam, the two adults from before, several others in a massive fight scene. Switches quickly between this, and other scenes (Charlie running through a town, a forest; Charlie looking back sadly as she runs away from home; Charlie and Liam fighting; Charlie kissing Liam's brother; Charlie, standing on the edge of a cliff, screaming, tears running down her face. Leila (Charlie's twin sister), lying dead on the ground). FADE TO BLACK Title (dunno what it is yet :P), dramatic music playing. CUT Back to earlier scene, where Liam has grabbed Charlie's arm. Liam: 'What are you doing?" Charlie: "I have to find out what happened to my sister." CUT Black scene, release date, rating, etc....

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

RainbowunicornofbunnyshapedSUNSHINE — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:23:59 -0500

That sounds pretty awesome :)

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AppleSticker — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:25:29 -0500

ahhhhhhh sounds awesome!! I like King Arthur stuff!!! :)

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Emelyasunny — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:30:24 -0500

It would start with a pulse, then the pulse would turn into wings flapping, then we would see large golden wings across a violet sky, and it would zoom out to my MC on her pegasus. There will be a moment of silence, then the horses whinny as it clashes with another pegasus. It will continue to zoom out until we see a full fledged battle. The Camera would continue to zoom out to a view from higher in the sky, we see an indian girl on a red pegasus. EKANTA- And this is just the beginning... then it will cut to a flash of millisecond scenes of all of the characters, and ending as RIDERS OF THE WINGED HORSES appears on the screen with another horses whinny in the background.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Ellfie — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:31:23 -0500

Hm... it depends where the story and characters end up taking it, but this sounds like fun! Start with a shot of green, mountainy terrain, slowly panning. Black. Prince: Don't you feel it? Black, opening to another shot of the scenery, coming downwards to a stream. Focus on stream as a red liquid flows down with the water. Black. Dove: Feel what? Pan up to see farther down the stream. There's a white form, a bit hard to make out. Black. Prince: Alive. Natural sounds louder -- the stream, wind through leaves, and birds -- especially birds. Follow the stream to the figure, slowly. A feather flows down the stream, slowly past the camera, as it pans to see a bare foot. Cut to black, all sound pauses. Dove: No. No, I don't. Sounds/music starts again: Flash to picture of what seems like a wounded angel lying in a stream for a short enough period so viewers aren’t sure what they just saw. Continue flashing to shots of marching guards, all with feathered wings; a floating town and landmass in the sky; two girls running down narrow streets; a king and queen, looking determined (also with wings); a young man with wings running, glancing behind him; two boys carrying an unconscious “angel”; the young man with wings running in a crowd after a girl with wings, shouting though with only dulled sound; close up on the girl looking back, suppressing fright; slow to a scene of riling townspeople all carrying pitchforks and flames towards the center of town, where the girl is tied up. Cut to black. Dove: I wish I did. End with the girl looking up and spreading her wings.

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Outlier- — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:35:08 -0500

...you don't know how much money I would pay to watch this film.

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PlaneTripToMars — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:35:19 -0500

Oh my gosh. You have no idea how much this forum is helping me. I am in a major rut, where I can't seem to get myself to sit down and actually write, and my novel seems to be going nowhere. But sitting down and plotting out a trailer for a movie based off my novel? TOTALLY helped! Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou a trillion times over, whoever created this gem!

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Yomandude — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:46:37 -0500

I'm thinking about it now... ...and I'm honestly getting sort of depressed about it. Medium translation, when not done properly, makes me want to retch. I plan to publish my novel... er, eventually, and the last thing I need is for some money-hungry bother to wave a contract in my face so that they can go whitewash and "Hollywood-ify (i.e. lots of special effects)" my book. ANYWAY. It would be rated R, if it was a direct adaptation, for language and kid-unfriendly behaviors (no sex, though, so that's one thing). Writing the trailer sounds like a fun creative exercise; I may do it tomorrow, in preparation for the 11On11-11-11.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

RainbowunicornofbunnyshapedSUNSHINE — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:46:53 -0500

[black lightens to a scene of ice mountains, a raging snow storm] Belinda(voice over): I'll show you the way back [fades and lightens to a forest] Reyri: Come out come out wherever you are! I can smell you... A deep chuckle resonates Naraxilisle: But you have followers Reyri! [fades and lightens to a desert] A man is looking out at the sand and what looks like people made out of sand. He looks over his shoulder watching things chasing to catch up with him. One judgement, he closes his eyes and steps onto the sand, feeling his legs slowly turn to sand and then his entire body. [cut] A war scene, people getting ripped to pieces others using magic to throw people back or trap them in earth, some even turning into different animals and pouncing on people. [cut] A woman with purple hair kissing a man with blond hair and razor sharp teeth [fade to black~ White writing: Everything they know is about to be changed~] A flash of green skin like scales and black claws. [cut] Screams of terror echoing in a cave, a man bent over a woman's neck. [cut] to the war scene again, people walking in packs to lines and one man talking to all of them. He raises his hand and points to the enemy "CHARGE!" he shouts, mixtures of different people running at a glob of green. [fade to black ~white writing: To survive they must unite~] CUT a man and woman staring at each other CUT a woman being dragged into darkness CUT blood on the battle field CUT a green scaly hand with black claws in light while the rest is in the darkness but you can see the shine of yellow slit eyes. [Fade to black ~white writing: How will they defeat the monsters of the caves?~] Title: A war of Beasts Rating: PG-13 or possibly R haven't decided yet ^_^

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Yomandude — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:47:46 -0500

Btw, my trailer would be a combination of In Time's trailer, and a hypothetical Fahrenheit 451 sneak preview.

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Celebrilomiel — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:48:28 -0500

That was amazing. You literally had me on the edge of my seat. About two-thirds of the way through, I realized that I was leaning far forward, my face inches from the computer screen. You completely mesmerized me in less than a thousand words, and I know I exclaimed aloud over a few favorite lines. I echo everything the above poster said: I would watch the movie; I would buy the book. (Yeah, when are you publishing? xP) The plot sounds amazing. You translated the plot to script very well: I could see it clearly, hear it, feel the intensity. Thanks for sharing. Now I want to go make my novel as brilliant as yours.

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Star Trek Fan — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:50:40 -0500

Thank you! I'm going to put up a trailer for Book I soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that.

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Applepine — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:18:35 -0500

(Cooper is sitting in a moving limo, talking to the person next to him.) Cooper: What's the next assignment? Companion: You're not going to like it. CUT Pan across a wall covered in family pictures. CUT Amberly: You're not my brother. Why are you here? Cooper: To protect you. CUT A man in a trenchcoat flees, carrying a struggling Amberly. He jumps up onto the roof of a building as Cooper tries to follow. Amberly (voiceover, continuing conversation from last scene): You mean, to eliminate me. CUT Cooper opens a door, peeking through cautiously. Above him, a dark figure crawls across a bedroom ceiling. Cooper (voiceover): Both. CUT Cooper is standing in the hallway of a school. Lauren, very agitated, is waving a bunch of stapled papers at him. Lauren: Cooper, your sister isn't human! Cooper: Yes, she is. (close up on Lauren's expression) Cooper: /I'm/ not. CUT Amberly rolls down the side of the roof. Beneath her, it is two stories to the ground. CUT A rose blooms as Amberly picks it up. CUT Cooper rushes towards Amberly as a pile of clothing racks fall towards her. FADE TO BLACK. FADE IN SLOWLY Cooper is walking away from the camera, holding a sleeping Amberly in his arms. Gale (voiceover): Don't get lost in the part. AND FADE BACK OUT. Title: Expiration Date Rating: PG

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

RainbowunicornofbunnyshapedSUNSHINE — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:23:46 -0500

This entire thing gave me chills please let me know when this movie comes out and where I can buy the book... I'm totally serious :D

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RainbowunicornofbunnyshapedSUNSHINE — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:25:31 -0500

Chills man chills! Thats awesome!

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Frivolous_Flare — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:29:09 -0500

Music: King of Pain by The Police (In an assembly hall full of students. A middle aged man is on a stage at the front) Mr Jessop: I’d like to welcome you all to St Andrew’s. (Image of the front of the school building at the end of a path lined with orange-leaved trees) Mr. Jessop: Some of you will have been here last year (Image of four girls walking side by side) Mr. Jessop: …and others will have come from other schools. (Image of handsome teenager (Sean) talking to two girls) Sean: I’m Sean, Sean Vines. (Scene change to the two girls, a blonde (Laura) and a brunette (Torafina)) Laura: What do mean? How could you do this to me? Torafina: I didn’t mean to! I-I’m sorry… (Scene change to dark-haired girl (Astra) and a black boy (Darren)) Astra: I just feel so…alone… (Darren places hand on her shoulder) (Scene change to red-haired girl (Chrissie) and freckled boy (Ollie) by a busy road) Ollie: Rodge? Roger? ROGER! *Runs toward road*) Chrissie: Ollie, wait. OLLIE! NO! (Noise of screeching wheels) (Music fades to nothing) (A scream is heard, Torafina and blond boy (Michael) drop their art equipment) (Heart beat) (Laura buries her face in Michael’s shoulder) (Heart beat) (Torafina’s hands cover her mouth, clearly horrified) (Heart beat) (White tablets bounce across bathroom floor) (Astra and Naomi voice over) Astra: What the hell where you trying to do? Naomi: What the HELL do you think I was trying to FUCKING DO? (Music comes back on. Scene change to a tall boy (Conan)) Conan: I love you. I LOVE you. Why don’t you understand that? (Scene change to Laura holding a piece of pale blue paper) Laura: I…I can’t believe it… (Scene change to Torafina) Torafina: He’s gone…He’s really gone. (Scene change to Astra) Astra: I HATE YOU! Why did you do this to me!! (Image of Laura sobbing to herself) Astra (voice over): You never think of anyone but yourself! (Scene change to Chrissie sitting at a desk) Chrissie: I can’t do this anymore. I just…can’t. (Music suddenly stops. Scene cuts to Torafina grinning and walking along side Laura, Chrissie and Astra) Torafina: Something tells me this is going to be an interesting year… -Insert interesting title here with release date- That's very rough; needs refining. But still...

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AussieGrl303 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:41:14 -0500

Theres a view of a land, panning in to the castle surrounded by a forest. It flashes to a scene of a girl, 16, black hair, pale skin, red lips and cheeks, in a white dress, kneeling beside her fathers bed, holding his hand. "Papa..." "She did this to me, Rosie. Don't trust her. you have to get out of here..." "I love you Papa. I will." "You should be Queen." "One day, i will be." Flash to black. Then speed shots and the kind of music thats in harry potter trailers or narnia...you know what i mean. Shots of her, running through the forest, a giant camp, a battle, and finally, her standing across from a tall blonde hair blue eyed woman. "You will never win, Rebecca." "Oh, I won't?" "I WILL defeat you." "I don't think your strong enough." "I'm stronger than you!" Flash to black, then speed shots of more battle, kissing, a dragon, and then black, just her voice. "I am strong enough to win this. I am the White Rose." The words White Rose(title) appear on screen, and then the credits.

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WastedVengeance — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:23:15 -0500

Rated PG-13 for language and violence Opens up on Elliot, Selene, and Thomas standing on top of a building, staring down at a pitiful man who is scared sh*t less. Selene: You have been charged with the crimes of killing 33 humans, and aiding in the creation of a natural demon. Thomas: The Jury finds you guilty as charged. Selene: *nods" Elliot, go ahead. Elliot stands up straight, releases his scythe (the man is shown transforming in a demon) Elliot jumps off of the two story building and charges at the demon. *screen flashes*

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Drillbit_the_knitter — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:27:44 -0500

*pan across pretty foresty nature shots, calm music* CUT *dramatic music, dark castle; dark-haired, swarthy villain* "Where is the girl?" *tall, 17-year-old girl with copper braid and freckles enters through trees in a nature shot; carries a sword in her left hand and a copy of "romeo and juliet" in her right* "She is dead, master." *said by ugly, gollum-type gargole* *more epic advancing by girl* "so the Prophecy... is stopped." *more epic advancing; she breaks into a run* CUT BACK TO VILLAIN; door bursts open. Girl: no, I'm not dead. the propecy is still active until you die. *DRAMATIC FIGHTS!* Wizard Mentor Voice Over: You Three... *shots of three main people* have a task to fill. *epic fighting shots* work together, depose Iago, and take the throne. *Dramatic shot of girl with crown* Do you accept this challenge? *Flash release date/ title*

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Lucifel — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:42:45 -0500

Opens with picture of a jungle Voice: It was a green world, where people lived in harmony with the nature Cut - fingers lighting a match and dropping to the ground Voice: It took courage to destroy paradise Cut- A young man, face scarred, eyes covered with bandana, smiling Cut- Second young man, back turned, revealing a tattoo covering his whole back, depicting a fish Cut - Third young man, holding a machete, slashing a tree that drips red blood-looking liquid Cut - Young woman, standing in a room, looking at a hologram of a huge city, covering her whole view, touching it, tears in her eyes Cut - Planet, surrounded by black space, with the title text: "Green World"

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skornblum — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:46:17 -0500

[Opening shot] Screen is black. VOICE OVER (a girl, about 16 or 17 years old, but sounds like she's seen more than her years) I can see people's lifelines. MUSIC starts to play, it has an upbeat sound, but with an ominous undertone, providing by piano. A red line glides across the black screen. It could be a red string floating on a breeze, or it could be a stream of blood, making its way down a gutter. VO I can see how many years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds until their deaths. The string starts to whip around crazily in the "wind," still over a black BACKGROUND. VO Death is a part of life, and it never bothered mine. But then I met someone. CUT to a teenager boy smiling and talking and laughing as if in a conversation. MUSIC gets louder as if to drown him out, and then fades back to its original volume. CUT back to the red string on a black BG VO Someone perfect and happy and open. CUT to different shots of the teenage boy: Talking Laughing Ice skating gracefully Writing in a notebook with his other hand tangled in his hair in obvious concentration MUSIC drops the ominous undertone during these shots, and is then followed by one strong beat of the piano's ominous sound at the end, it holds through the next line: VO Someone I could fall in love with. CUT to the teenage boy, now a few years older, leaning over a girl, within a year of his age, to kiss her. CU on her face as she closes her eyes, ready to accept the kiss. BLACKOUT before the kiss can happen. VO But most importantly... Red string appears again on the black BG. From the left, the screen starts to lighten, like the approaching dawn. The camera seems to almost be panning to the left along the string. Panning stops on teenage boy's back, from which the string has been coming this whole time, at the same time VO says: VO Someone with only a seven year lifeline. MUSIC: Ominous tones overtake the main happy upbeat theme. Teenage boy stands still in the early light as the red string, attached to his midback, drifts back into the darkness, but the end occasionally whips into view. He stays like that a moment, and then the girl steps into picture and takes his hand. She looks behind him, and then looks out in the same direction he gazes. Neither look at each other. The shot shrinks into the center of the screen, following the red string back into the darkness. The string twists and curls quickly until it forms the word "lifelines" before coming undone just as quickly. The end of the string runs off to the left and the the shot ends on the black screen.

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FireflyArtist — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:47:52 -0500

That sounds incredible! It sounds like something I'd read and something I'd be counting down the days until it appears in theaters.

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Cloudniner — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:47:58 -0500

Soundtrack: Calm electronic that builds up as trailer progresses (shot of a book laying on a schooldesk) Young Woman's Voiceover: A Narrator is transparent, invisible, a silent mediator between the Author and the Audience. A Narrator does not interfere with the story. (hand closes the book. shot zooms out to show mentioned young woman- Calliope- picking up a green notebook and exiting the classroom, walking quickly) Voiceover: A Narrator does not insert their ideas into the Author's Story. (Cut to Calliope sitting down across from a redhead- Thalia) Thalia: What if nothing happens? What if no one listens? Calliope: They must. These ideas have been around for so long, but no one has voiced them. They need a voice. Voiceover: A Narrator does not interact with the Characters of the Story. (Cut to Calliope talking to a tall guy with strawberry blonde hair and hazel eyes) Calliope: I know you, Michael. Now you need to wake up. (Cut to Calliope standing at a podium, speaking emphatically) Voiceover: Above all else, a Narrator never breaks the Fourth Wall. (soundtrack cuts off) (Cut to Calliope looking directly at the audience) Calliope: Why hello there. (cut to black) Voiceover: Ever. Words on screen: This is meta. This is the wall. (soundtrack plays final chord) Title: ABOARD THE FOURTH WALL BASED ON THE BESTSELLING NOVEL 12-12-12 PG or something like that.

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theoceanisfullofh2o — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:00:46 -0500

I'm not sure what kind of song would be in the background, maybe just some simple instrmental. It would fade in with a small town, and focus on a playground, where most children are swinging, sliding, etc. and as it would pan over to one of the Main Characters, Elliot, the narrator would begin with; "Elliot Davenport wasn't like everyone else. He spent his time not on swings or slides, but on the grassy hills with a book in his hands." It would fade out, and then back in on an older Elliot walking along the dirt roads with a book up to his face. Again the narrator would speak. "He preferred the printed worlds. Worlds where nothing could go wrong, because he could just close the book." Cut and scene change to an old, rotting building. Elliot can be seen standing in the front yard beside it, staring at it, a nervous or curious look on his face. At this point the music would change to a darker tone. Narrator: "But there will come a day when the real world will need Elliot." Move to flashing scenes of Elliot and other characters running through woods, flash to someone screaming, a few scenes of storms, and then to a scene were the group come to a dead end, atop a large cliff as rain pounds down on them, and nearby are flashes from lights and shouts from an unknown enemy, before going to black again. "And he will learn that some things that were only supposed to exist in fairy tales are very real indeed." Then cut to title [ which I am still working on now.. ] Totally sounded better in my head. Ah well, i'm a writer, not a trailer maker eh?

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demosthenes98 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:04:37 -0500

My novel is a young-adult novel, so its trailer would look like that of a movie based on such a novel. Imagine if a show like Beverly Hills 90210 was made into a movie (or if a movie was set in that show's universe), but in a Midwestern suburban setting with middle- and upper-middle-class characters. The new kid in school arrives for his first day of school. He introduces himself to someone else as Joey Harrison. Joey meets a beautiful girl at a dance. She introduces herself as Cassie Wallace, co-captain of the varsity cheerleaders. They dance. The anchor of the school's morning newscast announces who has been cast in the school play. He reads Joey's name. Joey looks excited. Cassie embraces Joey on his front porch and tells him, "I had a great time tonight." Acting in a rehearsal for the play, Joey reads the line, "You want it, you're gonna get it!" Joey is standing around at a semi-formal dance with a bunch of other guys. A tall, handsome guy slaps Joey on the back. "You're one of the cool kids now," he says. Joey dances with Cassie at the dance. Joey wakes up in bed next to a scantily-clad Cassie. A middle-aged woman tells Joey, "You're grounded." Joey, now in costume, reads the line from the play again. Joey and Cassie, both in western wear, participate in a line dance at a school dance. Joey and Cassie, still in western wear, drink from red plastic cups at a party. Joey and Cassie, still in western wear, make out with each other while sitting on a couch. The middle-aged woman grounds Joey again. Joey, in costume and full makeup, acts the line from the play. With vigor! The middle-aged woman adds, "And I don't want you seeing Cassie any more." Joey embraces a sobbing Cassie as the woman's voice continues, "I don't like what she's doing to you!" A different middle-aged woman tells a costumed and made-up Joey, "You're doing a fantastic job, Joey." This same woman says, "Come on, people! The play opens tomorrow night!" The tall, handsome guy, wearing a letter jacket, says, "Don't worry, we won't get caught." Through all of this, dramatic music has been building in intensity. It starts building toward a peak much faster as there is a quick montage of scenes: Cassie, in cheerleading uniform, being crowned homecoming queen; two costumed and made-up actors looking in from the wings in awe; Joey cheering at a football game from a front-row seat; another girl embracing Joey; Joey, in western wear, shaking hands with the tall, handsome guy; and others. Finally, the music cuts out and the screen cuts to black. Fade up on a suburban house on a cold, gray late fall day. Joey emerges, walks to the curb, and looks first left, then right. "Well," he says to no one in particular, "I guess this is the moment of truth." Cut to black. A final sting of dramatic music. The title, "Is The Play The Thing?", appears, followed by the release date. It's rated PG for some crude references and a brief scene of partial nudity.

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DeputyDirectorHunter — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:05:57 -0500

Closeup of an old man talking to a younger woman on a bus. Voiceover: "Every man has a story. But a spy's is usually the most interesting. Cut to a blank screen with "2011" in white text. The year slowly cycles back: "2010", "2009", etc. and picks up speed until it stops on "1965". In a cafe in West Germany, two men (Henry Black and Karl Brund) are speaking over lunch. Henry: I hear the Eastern wind blew out another candle. Brund: Yes, they had an assassin waiting for SOURCE: HORNET outside the Leipzig Gewendhaus. The killer got in close and stabbed him in the stomach. The autopsy indicated the blade had been laced with ricin. Cut to a man (Carlisle) on an airplane, intercut with shots of Carlisle and Henry talking. Carlisle: Why'd you send for me? Henry: There's a mole somewhere in the Gateway. We need some extra hands to pin him down. Cut to a very gawky academic (Herzog) on the phone with Carlisle. Herzog: I've developed the formula for a rocket fuel. I don't want the Russians to get it. Carlisle: What do you propose we do about it? Herzog: (Deep Breath) I want to defect. Cut to a dark bridge. Herzog steps out of a car and walks in slow motion. A rocket-propelled grenade shrieks through the night sky and blows up Herzog and the car. Cut to Carlisle searching through files in a dark library. Sinister Russian Voiceover: The professor's formula is still out there. LANTERN must find it before the British do. Cut to Carlisle and Henry Black. Carlisle: Herzog's gone but his formula isn't. And she knows where it is! Cut to a woman (Eva Strauss) getting out of a car and looking around. Henry: Then you do what you must and find the formula. Sinister Russian Voiceover: The woman Strauss knows the formula. Find it before the British do. Second Sinister Russian Voiceover: And when I find the formula, what do I do with the woman. Sinister Russian Voiceover: They say you must break a few eggs to make an omelette. Carlisle: The mole knew about Herzog. It's worse than we thought, Henry. Second Sinister Russian Voiceover: LANTERN is compromised. What is our course of action? Sinister Russian Voiceover: We wait. Let the English think they have found their mole. And kill the decoy. Voiceover: This Christmas, trust nobody. Carlisle: Damn it, Henry, the longer LANTERN is out there, the greater risk it is to us! Cast list w/ picture of character: Tom Hardy - Henry Black Christoph Waltz - Karl Brund Marion Cotillard - Eva Strauss Jude Law - Ivan Herzog Ewan McGregor - Charlie Carlisle Voiceover: Sing a song of sixpence... Title (A Pocketful of Spies) Voiceover: A Pocketful of Spies. Release Date: 25/12/12

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melody&harmony — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:22:39 -0500

scene opens on a girl in a Victorian age dress. Turquoise wings stretch form her back. She is in front of an older woman sitting on a golden throne who has on a shimmering dress in a similar style. Golden wings stretch from her back. The girl(Stephanie) has a small circlet on her head and the woman(Akia) has an elaborate crown oh her head. Stephanie: Mother, You can't be serious! Akia: I'm sorry, Steph. It was not my choice. Akia fades away, replaced by a young girl with wings made of dark purple fire now sits on the throne. She leans back and laughs. girl: You thought you could wing because of that stupid prophecy, didn't you? Well you can't, that prophecy will never be realized! I will kill you and that dragon of yours. Stephanie: The future has already been predicted. You cannot change what has been set in stone. girl: That stone can be weathered away and reshaped. scene fades to a meadow filled with strange animals. a young boy and Stephanie stand in it. Stephanie: The world is about to change. boy: For better or worse? scenes of fighting flash on the screen Stephanie: I don't know.

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melody&harmony — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:25:10 -0500

when the girl first speaks she was supposed to say win not wing. sorry

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melody&harmony — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:29:22 -0500

I want to read it!!!

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GearMaster — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:36:27 -0500

LITTLE BIRD: The sounds of nature. The camera fades from black to a perfect blue, cloudless sky and a hot sun. It pans down onto a distant view of a rice paddy. Jaylie is sitting in the water, white dress drifting in the water. A boy stumbles out of the reeds. Jaylie: "Who are *you*?" Camera is on Nalia, back to the camera cooking over a stove. She turns her head in slomo and smiles at the camera kindly. Ailan: I'm your best friend, little bird. A shot of a stone cottage, suddenly obliterated by a nearby explosion of white fire. Shot of Roscoe rowing, Jaylie seated next to him. Roscoe: Welcome to the river, little one! Ailan stands behind him, holding a knife ready to strike. Shot of Djem dragging Jaylie through the streets. Shot of Ailan: "We're best friends forever! Aren't we?" Cut to Jaylie, beaten, broken and bleeding, tears running down her face. "Don't leave me, please." Ailan: "Don't you worry. I never will." Shot of Jaylie sniffling, Temaya kneeling in front of her. "I'm different, aren't I?" Temaya nods. Screen goes black, then Jaylie fades in (just her standing against the black). She looks at the camera, her eyes glow, and a flash of purple fills the screen then disappears, leaving only the title in cursive letters: Title: Little Bird. Title: A lunatic is only a minority of one.

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Star Trek Fan — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:54:06 -0500

And here's the trailer for Book I. UTHER(V.O.): Release my nephew. [ The King is carrying an unconscious fourteen year old boy in his arms.] AURELIUS(V.O): I am no longer Heir. [The camera cuts to a view of a churchyard.] Alexander(V.O.): Father!!! [A body topples from the walls of a beseiged city.] MERLIN(V.O.): Leave that to me. UTHER(V.O): Arthur. [ A pyre has been set up in the courtyard.] ALEXANDER(V.O): Long live the King! [A man and woman stand before UTHER'S throne.] GORLOIS:(V.O): Did the King... IGRAINE(V.O): I love you. [ARTHUR slithers underneath the churchyard fence.] MORGAUSE(V.O): Mordred. [An infant boy opens his eyes...] [ARTHUR buries his head in his hands.] ARTHUR(V.O.): What have I done? [ALEXANDER, pale and thin, is chained to a dungeon wall...] [ARTHUR kneels before the throne...] ALEXANDER(V.O.): The late King's true heir is his son, Prince Arthur. [ARTHUR pulls the sword from the stone.] [The screen fades to black before gold letters appear.] PENDRAGON TALES I: ALEXANDER OF BRITAIN

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Zinerith — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:05:58 -0500

(View fades in on a run down town near a forest.) NARRATOR: (In a deepish serious voice) In a world run by a single empire. (View fades out and into a laboratory, scrolling across) NARRATOR: Where genetics no longer matter. (View fades out and into looking out a helicopter to the ruins of a city below) NARRATOR: And any resistance is crushed. (View fades out and into a scene in a room of a cave with strange runes and an arch) NATALIE: (Touching the runes on the walls) What is this place? MARK:(A voice) An arch? (Natalie, Mark and Morgan walk through the arch. Suddenly, they find themselves at the bottom of a huge cliff, an empty arch behind them.) NARRATOR: The borders between the Dream World and Reality are breaking down. (Epic music plays while it shows Alex single-handedly sparring with five guards, two more on the ground, Scene switches to Natalie raising her hand and a monster in front of her catches fire as it runs toward her, Scene switches to a shadowy black figure in a cloak point its finger as a ton of dark monsters rush ahead of him, Scene changes to a regal looking lady push Sydney to the ground in an ordinate room and raise up a sword, Scene changes to Mark sitting in a dimly lit room holding Taria, who looks weak. Epic music fades. Mark lifts Taria up and kisses her forehead.) MARK: (Longingly) I told you I'd come back for you. TARIA: (Faintly) I know. I didn't doubt you for a second. (Epic music comes back and finishes, the Narrator talks as words appear on the screen saying-) NARRATOR: Dreamcaster. Coming to a theater near you.

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Grimalkenkid — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:27:51 -0500

[Screen: black, fades to closeup of a marble fountain, pans to show finely-dressed woman(Farren) leaning on her arm and sitting in a trophy garden] {Music: soft woodwinds} (Voice-over Farren: "They say that we should learn from the past.") [CUT to closeup of Farren with someone walking up behind her. She glances to the side but doesn't turn around.] Man: "You are Lady Tanner?" Farren: "That would be me." Man: "I have something I would like to discuss with you." [CUT to view from behind Farren, where she turns around and looks up at the man. FADE to black.] (Voice-over Farren: "I think they're right.") [FLASH SCENES] {Music: drum-beat at every cut} -[Shocked men(Joven and Kirjane) in hallway looking over their shoulders.] -[Robed figures around a magic circle in a cave.] -[Overhead view of Dusklorn's central palace.] [CUT to glyph on the floor of underground ruins, pan out to show Farren and black-haired elf woman(Butler) looking at it and each other with puzzled expressions, then look away from camera as wind makes an odd sound down the tunnel. CUT to black.] (Voice-over Farren: "But they've never actually seen their past, have they?") [FLASH SCENES] {Music: dramatic choir} -[View of large room with magic circles on each floor.] -[Joven preparing to cast a wind spell - gathering whirlwind between his hands.] -[Giant owl smirks at someone beside the camera in an ornate study room.] -[Kirjane surrounded by human guards.] -[Farren goes to kiss Joven.] -[A man who looks like Joven(Ryvere) shooting a bandit between the eyes.] -[Butler holding fire in both hands and looking at something behind the camera.] -[Farren raising her battle-axe to attack a large, stone snake.] -[Magic circle in cave glowing red.] {Music: none} [CUT to black. CUT to dragon made of fire rising out of a crater and roaring.] {Music: dramatic drums} [CUT to black with title: Blight and Holocaust] [CUT to Joven standing by the fire at night.] {Music: none} Joven: "We could always try running away. It's not that hard." [CUT to Farren raising an eyebrow. CUT back to Joven.] Joven: "What?" [roll credits and stuff] ((That was longer than I thought it'd be.))

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Grimalkenkid — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:28:22 -0500

Possible rating: PG-13 (maybe R)

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Strawberry_Milkshake — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:34:03 -0500

That is so amazing! The cuts are in just the right places--I would so watch that movie!! :D

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Jackpk — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:37:12 -0500

Everything is black. Music starts to play and we see a girl lying in the middle of the field. Girl VO: In the early fall, thoughts of the Rebirth were completely off most people's minds. Fade to black. The girl that was in the field is standing with a boy and a girl. The boy is looking down at his feet, obviously upset Girl: What's wrong? Other girl: His brother was Removed Fade to black Text on screen: They thought they were trying to make things better... Other girl is sitting with first girl OG: I have an idea Black. Text on screen: But then only made things worse Girl: What? OG: I'm going to stop the Rebirth. Rapid images of people crying, a man sitting on a couch motionless holding a photograph of a woman, a crowd of people wearing the same clothes and looking grey and miserable. Fades to black once again, text fades on screen: The Rebirth: Removal

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Wolf Queen's Phantom — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:37:24 -0500

Maria sings: “Lightening, lava, plants, earth, air, water, fire, and spirit. I called on you to help me to create a new world. I will create fairness and equality for all, even though I know many will not accept me as the person who created a new world for them." Cuts to a portal opening which made Maria jump. Blacks out before going another scene where Tony and Maria are in a beautiful meadow. Tony: "What is this place?" Maria: "It is the Spirit World." Blacks out as Maria says "And I am it's queen." Music jumps in as a new scene appears of Maria as a wolf running away from a falling tree then goes to a scene where is talking to her dad. Vince: "It is not your job to project that creature." Maria: "Who else can protect Black Star? I maybe not her creator but I am her Queen and I have no army." Jumps to prom night. Random person:" Why should we listen to you?" Maria: "Because the Demon King is about to destroy this world and his own world." Blacks out as Maria says: "I know this because I can see the future." Jumps to a scene where Maria and her mother are talking Hilary: "You know how I told the black butterfly tattoo represents my family." Maria: "yeah." Hilary: "Well it also represents a curse." Jumps to a scene where Maria fighting demons and had a little talk before killing them: Maria: "Let me guess. The Demon King sent you." Demon: "King Andrew is his name. You should respect him." Maria: "Why?" Blacks out as Demon says: "You're his great granddaughter." Jumps to a scene where Maria and Ryan are talking. Ryan: "Do you know what you are about to do is insane?" Maria: "Do you have any better ideas? Shows Demons are about to attack Maria. Maria is glows and sends out her power making the theater go white. Maria says while the screen is black: "I am Maria and this is my story." Shows release date

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fauvette13 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:40:19 -0500

That was so amazingly AMAZING!!! Ahhh please write this so i can read it!

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Bridget_marie — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:06:00 -0500

A So-And-So Production (Setting: Crack of dawn on beach of Pacific Ocean. Colors of the sky beam on the water. Two people(Ginny and Joey) stand facing one another but faces are completely blacked out from lack of light.) Ginny: I think I love you. Joey: Me too. Ginny: What do we do? Joey: Nothing we can do. Ginny: We just wait for them to come and tear us apart? Coming MM/DD/YY (Setting: Blond haired girl(Ginny) stands facing dark haired woman(Marcy) in a typical house) Narrator: Some people are less than what they appear. Ginny: -yelling- You lied to me, you lied to me again and you did it so easily. Marcy: -defensive- I had to make up something, nobody could know who I was. Based on the New York Times Best Selling Novels (Setting: Heavy wooded forest. Small house made of stone in background. Open grass in current location of characters. Dark haired woman(Marcy) and blond haired girl(Ginny) stand on one side. Blond woman(Claire), strawberry blond tall girl(Amanda), auburn colored haired boy(Joey), and dark brown haired boy(Billy) stand on opposite side) Narrator: And some people are more... Marcy: -screams- Ginny, look out. Ginny: -screams -Fire shoots up and circles around Marcy and Ginny- Marcy: -looks up at fire that has created a dome affect around them- Oh my gosh... Ginny: What's happening? Claire: Incredible (Dramatic music) Chain Reaction Rated PG-13

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WritingWithAPassion — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:15:28 -0500

Okay so here's mine(: Okay so it would be completely dark and the voice of my mc (Who is a female, age 25) would say: Suicide. The easy way out. It's looked down upon. Frowned upon, even. Yet that was the path my mother chose. cut to a seen where police cars come swarming in front of a house. It's dusk, so it's kind of dark. MC: I thought I knew my mother. I really did. Cut to a scene where mother closes door, locking it carefully. The room is dark. MC: Then again, I never thought to question my mother's suicide afterwards. Cut to a scene where she is sitting at a table in a resturant next to her husband and across from a pair of twins. She is pregnant, and just starting to show. She looks up and meets eyes with a women with auburn hair and a tired face. She's about 40. They meet eyes for a brief second, then look away MC: What would you give to keep your life the way it's always been? Cut to scene where mc and husband are up late, in the kitchen, fighting (Verbal). MC: I thought I wouldn't have given anything. Cut to a scene where she is sitting in a chair, craddeling her pregnant stomach and smiling. MC: Turns out I was wrong. Cut to a scene where a man dressed in all black is walking down a hallway, his shoes echoing. Cut to a scene where MC is sitting in a chair and she hears a loud bang and looks up in surprise. Cut to a scene where MC hustband looks up terrified. Cut to a scene where the MC is running down a hallway, very pregrant and very terrified. ~fade to black~ MC: I all I really want is to be understood.

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theDarkSeer — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:20:32 -0500

Music: Requiem for a Tower (Petra (female MC) is standing at a podium. Everything is whitewashed, lit with blue light, and very high-tech.) Petra: "...this technology means the universe is going to change." (CUT to image of human man wearing sunglasses) Petra: "I can promise that." (Sudden swell in the music. LOUD sound of a gunshot, zoom in on Petra's face. Music goes silent.) (Split second flash of white, blackout. Music returns.) Gold words on black background: Human and machine... (CUT to Petra, sitting in the pilot's chair of her starship, eyes closed. Shifts gradually to a view of the starship zooming around fantastic planets with sweet rings, etc.) Petra Voice Over: "Space and Stars, it's like having a map of the whole damn universe in my head!" Words on Background: ...have come together. (CUT to Petra, three men flying through the air toward her. In two seconds, all three of them are lying on the ground, blood beginning to flow out of their bodies. Petra has a blade protruding from her arm, and it is coated in blood.) Petra (back to camera): "That was...too easy." (CUT to scene of a doctor gesturing at an X-ray on the wall. X-ray has images of what appear to be machines combined with a human skeleton.) Petra: "It might have saved my life -- but I don't want to be augmented!" Doctor: "I'm afraid you had no choice." (Music stops. CUT to scene of Petra in what appears to be a highly confined space. She is extremely agitated.) Petra (screaming): "Oh God, no, no, NO!" (Blackout) Title (assembles itself out of gold machine parts and silver human organs): Deus Ex Machina Release: 12/12/12

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Black-Hayate-Dance — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:37:31 -0500

Before I begin I'll explain my novel to an understanding degree. I have two MCs, they are identical twins, both players. They were seperated at around ten years old when their parents got divorced, MC 1 and their Mum are extremely poor and MC 2 and their Father are extreamly rich. For MC 1 to survive, he does prostitution jobs when he desperatly needs money. They meet again in highschool and throughout life get in many situations (MC 1 joining a cult, modeling for a friend, shop lifting from a highsecurity place and often finding themselves running away from varies of people) eventualy ending up in gaol. People protest for their release as they see these twins as an inspiration for things they have done through out their short lived lives (about late twenties). Police get the twins to write a story based on their lives so they can explain to the officials WHY they should let them go while they are in gaol. Gaol = Jail... I hope I have not confused you yet nor I hope you will not get confused with my movie preveiw. Sorry for any spelling errors... Mine would open at night in the city, a 17 year old teenager [MC 1] walks out of the back door from a bulding that leads into an alley. A female voice bides him farewell and he waves back, pocketing money into his wallet. The scene flashes to a new one and the atmosphere changes to a more bright one. "So you're trying to tell me you're going to try prostitution?" MC 1's best friend asks. Background music stops and camera cuts to MC 1 as he says, "no [insert name], I've been getting paid for sleeping with older woman for about half a year already" MC 1's bestfriend's voiceover while camera shows some situations of MC 1 getting money. (voiceover) "[Insert MC 1's name], you'll do anything for money, won't you?" "Well, yes. My dad took my twin away and left Mum and I to fend for ourselves. I'll do anything for even a few dollars." MC voiceover as a video flashback of when MC 1's Father left. Screen fades to black, a new voice appears in the darkness and when screen lights up to the new scene, MC 2 is speaking. MC 1 and MC 2 are sitting on swings at the park talking. "[MC 1], you are never going to find someone if you think money is the most important thing in the world! And I mean love, and not just having someone for their body." MC 1 replies, "I don't have time for love or whatever right now, there's a group of people who can help me in my financial crisis." quick clips of MC 1 talking to a bunch of people, at different locations and times. Scene cuts back to both MC 1 and MC 2 at the park and MC 2 spits at MC 1, "don't you see that cult is ruining you?!" TIme skip a few seconds and MC 1 shoves MC 2 and yells, "It is not a cult!". MC 1 walks away with MC 2 glaring at him. Screen fades to black, noticable time skip for weeks, possibly months when visual comes back. MC 1 speaks to MC 2. "I'm sorry for getting you into this mess." Next 10-15 seconds are second-length clips of both MCs in varies situations, for example running from people (police, gansters), modeling, smiling/laughing and eventualy the last few seconds of them are behind bars in prison. These flashes are over a period of time of 5-8 years. The words by MC 1 are repeated as a voiceover, "I"m sorry." Screen cuts to a large crowd outside a police station chanting for both MC's release. Some police officers argue with each other. Screen cuts to a judges gavel slaming down. The final seconds have MC 1 sitting in a dark room with just a lamp lighting the desk. Although it is still obvious that he is in prison. He starts writing with the voice over, "Teachers, Counsellors and friends had asked me over the years the same question. No matter the time, place or what mood I was in, the answers were always the same." After everything goes quite the film (novel) name comes onto screen. end. I would just like to say the "Teachers, Counsellors and friends had asked me over the years the same question. No matter the time, place or what mood I was in, the answers were always the same." is said at the begining and end of the film, where he writes the book. So the book that the twins write is the novel I'm writing for Nano. Sort of like how the Outsiders is set out.

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sonyy — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:42:12 -0500

pretty cool. bad ass and funny :)

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Heart.Spell.Ink — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:57:06 -0500

Your icon just crushed my dreams. I was sort of hoping my letter got lost...x_x

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Heart.Spell.Ink — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:57:49 -0500

Grr, 'Edit' button much? That was @Saffieee

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ZoneFiction — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:13:07 -0500

OPEN: Fade into dark room, zoomed on a pair of shut eyes, slowly zooming out to show close up of the face of Annette (16 yrs old), who rolls over slowly and opens deep blue eyes with a troubled look. CUT to shot of Oliver in an attic looking past camera with bright blue eyes out from under shaggy blonde hair: "Let me ask you something..." -Camera angle switches to Annette's face when he finishes with: "Do you ever dream?" CUT to shot of Annette on an examining table looking at a needle being stuck into her arm by a dark haired doctor. CUT back to attic; camera on Annette. "...No...why do you ask?" CUT to a young man striding angrily away from Oliver shouting angrily: "This is MAD, Oliver!" Oliver stops and calls back: "THIS is what I have to do." CUT to Annette throwing a bottle of pills out a window into the night, shouting: "There's nothing WRONG with me!" CUT to Oliver leaning forward, firelight on his face. Whispers: "I've found another one." CUT to scene panning over 19th century Boston; Annette voiceover: "I want to know what's going on, Grant." Camera switches to Oliver looking over his shoulder. "My name isn't Grant." CUT to a young boy with dark hair and glasses: "You don't have a heart condition, Annie." -voiceover continues as camera flashes to different face shots of several main characters, ending on a very small boy with huge, accusing eyes. "You are one of many more of us--you've just been kept secret." CUT to view of earlier doctor putting on reading glasses with a meaningful look. Oliver voiceover: "She's their lab rat." CUT to shots of Oliver and Annie in different scenes, talking, running, hiding, with Harvey voiceover: "When we dream, we don't just dream. We step through time." -shot of Annette in woods walking away from camera, then turning around in surprise. CUT to the small boy with large eyes, to Annette: "It's alright. I'll show you how." -same scene, a little later- everyone staring at Annette. Annette: "What?" Arthur: "Ferret never talks to anyone but Oliver. That's what." Quick cuts to different scenes: Annette talking gently to a scared young woman/ Oliver looking tenderly at Annette/ Annette's eyes fluttering shut/ Oliver: "You never have to see me again." / Harvey and Ferret sharing a signficant look/ Annette looking up quickly in fear/ then to Oliver coming between her and the dark haired doctor. CUT to Oliver and Annie. Annette: "Why would an innocent man run from the cops?" Oliver, smiling slightly: "You think still think it's the police we're running from, then?" Black out to title, release date, etc. (easter egg) CUT to Harvey and Oliver walking with Annie. Harvey: "You're 'Area 51 material, you're so special." -cut to clip of an older man shoving Annette behind a car and ducking as an explosion goes off in the background. Annette stares at man with amazement from behind the car. --cut back to walking scene. Slight pause when Annette turns to look at Harvey. Annette: "You know about Area 51?"

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v-gal015 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:36:39 -0500

The scene is a starry night in a quiet forest. Orchid's slender, has short, wavy white hair and slightly pointed ears. Zane is lean, taller than her, and messy teal hair. Background music: Follow the Arrow, by Rosi Golan. [Orchid is on a broom, flying through the trees near the ground] ORCHID: Hah, you can't catch me, blue! ZANE: Oh, yes I can! [He shouts a spell and a net appears in front of Orchid. She flies right into it, tumbling to the ground] ZANE: Hey, I think I've caught something. [He strolls over, twirling his wand nonchalantly. Orchid glares at him] ZANE: Sorry, sorry. I hope you didn't get hurt. Did I? [She shakes her head and he sighs with relief.] ZANE: Good. I'd feel terrible if I had. [Zane untangles her from the net and chivalrously offers a hand to help her. Grudgingly she takes it.] ORCHID: That's unfair, you know that? [He prepares for a long, nervous apology, but she smiles and swats the air, making a vine slap the back of his head] ZANE: That wasn't fair. I can't control plants. And you don't need some wooden stick to use your powers. ORCHID: Powers? I make plants grow quicker and control them. You can say some stupid spell and make your life a whole lot easier! While I'm stuck out here in the forest tending to the trees! {Mysterious noise in the distance, leaves crackling} Someone's coming. [Thrusts his broom into his hands.] ORCHID: Go, go, go! Before they catch you here- before they catch me here! [He throws a leg over the broomstick but hesitates] ZANE: Why hasn't anyone done anything about this? Orchid: Because your people don't care to hear what we have to say. ZANE: But- ORCHID: We've been through this a million times, blue. Now please go before they see me with you. I can't afford to get caught. You don't get it because you're my friend, but this is the way things are. *cut to shot of wizard royalty* Wizards are the top magical beings. *shot of Orchid's village and her friends* Fairies, elves, even humans are nothing compared to wizards. It's been like this for centuries. [She grabs his hand in hers] ORCHID: Thanks for not turning me in the first time we met. I know it was a huge risk. ZANE: How could I? *shot of her flying through his window on his broom* You hardly looked dangerous... And I'm not the one taking the risk. I won't be the one who could be killed if we get caught. ORCHID: I know. {More noises} Time for you to go. [Hugs him tight before shoving him away] Title fades in as words carved into a tree: Follow the Arrow.

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v-gal015 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:41:34 -0500

I pictured that perfectly in my head! I'd totally go see that! But more importantly, I want to read it first!

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Sparky29252 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:01:04 -0500

Establishing shot, exterior, a dark desert road in the middle of the night, the dark form the MC approaching the camera. A light wind ruffling his jacket. Voiceover: "I am an assassin." Jump cut, quick flash of MC about to hit a large man with screaming sound effects. Jump cut back to road shot. "I fight in the shadows" Jump cut as above, slowmo of MC and a dark form locked in struggle. "To keep you safe" As above, MC vs several opponents. "From the legions of hell" Cut to large screaming demon, at least ten feet tall, wreathed in flames, underlit. "At any cost" MC curled on the ground getting beaten in a back alley in a heavy rain. When we cut back the camera is much closer to the MC, and the light is up a bit. "Payed in silver, bonded by blood, this is my path until I pass into judgement" Cut to loud huge scene of a brawl. Cut back to MC's face, voice over replaced with him speaking. "And I. WILL NOT. BE STOPPED!" Camera swings around to reveal giant demon from earlier running towards MC as MC sprints towards the fiend. Heavy metal soundtrack plays and reaches crescendo as the two clash. Sudden cut to (film title) and obligatory credit screen. Rated R for violence I'm sure.

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flyingphoenix379 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:09:53 -0500

White words on a black screen appear. IN A WORLD Shot of a bunch of tribal-like people looking curiously out along a riverbank. WITH LIGHT Two girls being painted with tribal paint AND DARK A large looming figure made of smoke spreads its wings AND TWO GIRLS Shot of Ivy and Kayla walking through the forest WHO DON'T REMEMBER Shot of Kayla waking up and looking in a confused way at her surroundings followed by Ivy putting her hand to her head in pain. THE SEVEN Shot of Asha gazing into a pool of water, a glowing white stone around her neck. MUST REUNITE Seven people standing in a circle, their arms lifted. AND DEFEAT THE ENEMY Rueben and Asha fighting back to back. BUT WHEN YOUR CLOSEST FRIENDS A woman dressed in red holding a knife. A woman with black hair drawing an arrow Another woman with a flask in her hand A man with short brown hair turning his head TURN AGAINST YOU Woman in red walking up to the camera, knife raised Ivy with a crazy look in her eye. Kayla crying out in pain. THINGS ARE MORE Scenes speeding by gaining speed. Dark creature of smok with lips sewed together with a red substance. Woman with black hair yelling in frustration "I told you not too!" Rueben lying on ground with grievous wounds all over his body A woman with white hair wailing Ivy staring down terrified at her blood-stained hands Kayla sinking under the waves THAN BLACK AND WHITE fade to black, red words appear as though written by blood. THE GIRL WHO COULDN"T KILL

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auroraborialis — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:10:07 -0500

my trailer would go something like this: Music:evanscence: sweet sacrifice : shot of a woman in a forest. cut to clearing Drusha(MC) : you will die.you have to, or no one will ever be free! Ianta(MC) : maybe one day. but not today! CUT: forest alive and attacking drusha Voiceover :Ianta: this is a lesson on what happens when you mess with the forest Queen! CUT:present day: Drew(MC) starting her day off perfectly. Drew: mom couldn't catch me before i left. i'm free! Adrian (MMC) : finally. we have the whole day to do whatever we want. after school of course. CUT: Drews mom in the hospital with test tubes and other medical supplies. Fade to black DREWS voiceover.:I thought i knew everything about who i was. Now... i know nothing.FLASH:DREW running in the forest, covered in blood and gasping. CUT to Drew and Drusha: Drusha: your mom was going to kill you. all because you are the competition for her throne. FLASH: drew fighting her mom. FLASH: Adrian dying in a ritual sacrifice Flash: drew standing over her mother with a sword pressed against her neck FLASH: drew liifts the sword.... FADE TO BLACK. I know it's not very good. It's my first time doing this.

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ambrmree — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:11:32 -0500

[Luke is sitting on a bus, with no one else around him. The outside is dark and foggy, and while he stares out the window someone is speaking off camera] Stranger: Oh, come on, I know you've felt it. [Luke is silent, but one of his hands curls into a fist] Stranger (still off camera): That unexplainable desire to hurt and torture and kill? I can feel it happening even from here. You're changing, Luke. Every time you use your powers, you're changing. [camera pans slowly while the stranger talks, finally bringing his face into screen. The stranger look exactly the same as Luke] Stranger: [grins] You're becoming me again. [screen goes black. Cuts to Luke waking up, breathing hard, on the same bus, this time with Kyle sitting next to him.] Kyle: You okay? Luke: Yeah...I think I had a bad dream or something. [frowns] I don't know. I can't remember. [epic music plays. Screen cuts to shots of Luke using his powers. Pinning people up against walls without touching them, exploding a building by looking at it, breaking Duncan's neck with a twitch of fingers. Finally cuts to Luke and Kyle standing face to face, looking angry.] Kyle: What the hell do you think you're doing? [Luke doesn't respond. Just gives Kyle a wide grin, shrugging. Kyle punches Luke.] Luke: [nose bleeding, but he ignores it. his grin never fades, but he rushes forward at Kyle. Screen goes black for a final time.] Title: Bad in the Blood Rated: PG-13

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Zigzwag — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:15:17 -0500

I think that my movie trailer would have to start with a bright flash of light, a sun gleaming across the surface of a planet, the song (Requiem of a dream) starts playing in the background, starting off rather low at first before picking up at the sight of a large intricate space station, a small fleet of ships leaving their moorings going into Fishnet space... (a lul in the music brings forth the main characters) slowly one by one coming out the other end as a pair of enemy vessles moves to engage them, getting horrendously shredded, another lull in the music as a plate with part of the name of one of the human vessels floating idle by, as the UESN Juno, comes in from the far edge of the system, floating up her beam to the bridge where Capt, Dawson stood amongst her busy crew, Launching her hand forward at the moment the music picks up, the sight of tracers arcing off into the inky blackness as her Point defense weapons light up... main gun Blasting through the plating on one of the alien ships "Massive explosion. (Blackness) running soldiers (Blackness) Shooting (Blackness) Dying (Blackness) Sadness (Blackness) Coming soon.

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Skyuni123 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:17:35 -0500

I LOVE this :) I would seriously go to a theatre to watch it.

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Dark-Lady — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:27:23 -0500

Oooh!! I would TOTALLY watch that!! It sounds AWESOME!!!

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v-gal015 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:28:14 -0500

This sounds really good. I'd want to go see this.

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aoibhealfae — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:53:00 -0500

Hmm... mine is definitely R-rated. [upbeat sounds of someone clapping and drum beats in rhythm a.k.a. Dead Man's Bones's Lose Your Self] [overhead view of Kuala Lumpur at night, the slow night traffic near LDP, flashes of screams, and sounds of hissing and skin and blood bubbling through] Anya (fingers drags through her hair, her eyes were sunken and shadowed): I missed something before. [flashes of sharp metallic equipments, vials of liquid injected into bloodstream, dilated pupils, blood red tears, sounds of heavy object fell into a lake in a loud splash] Anya : I-I cant let it happen again. Not with him like this. (her voice breaks with Anya crying against the palm of a man who was lying on a bed in dead coma) [flashes of sounds of siren blaring through the streets and a car slammed hard to the side of the road. beakers and thin glasses utensils breaking on the floor. Anya's face covered in blood, breathing hard in exertion with her gun cocked to the side of her head. Her eyes were darting side while sounds of footsteps nearing] [fade out]

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Margaret57 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:55:42 -0500

opening scene: Hot, dry landscape, a river with massive gum trees following its course.. Zoom in: A calf pen - but instead of animals it contains half a dozen prisoners. The prisoners are moaning and growning. Flies buzzing The sun beating down. Prisoners start to wake and discover they are chained up, together and to a log. scan of the landscape: scanning stops at an old pub. flash back to prisoners: They are discussing about being thirsty and wanting a drink. Shot of the prisoners carrying the log, chains and all - heading towards the pub

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rainbowdisease — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:00:45 -0500

Oh wow. Okay. I would buy ALL the tickets. I would hoard them in my house and trade them for special favors. Goddamn. This is awesome. I just. Words? This sounds like the kind of novel/film that would create such an intense fanbase. People would talk about it for years. Cults would form. From just these few words, I'm hooked, and now I really, really want to read your novel, like, yesterday. I cannot even. This sounds like the kind of plot I would actually spend money on.

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Skyuni123 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:01:37 -0500

Mine would start with 'Just a Little Bit' by Kids of 88. ZOOM IN ONTO: Three teens digging at an archelogical dig, looking bored. VOICEOVER: In the summer of 2011, three New Zealand teenagers discovered an ancient secret. CUT TO: The teens dragging a very old looking box out of a hole in the ground. The lid suddenly flips open bathing the teens in blue light. VOICEOVER: This secret would change their world as they knew it. CUT TO: The girl teen drinking a vial of the blue liquid. She drops the vial and it smashes on the floor. She falls to the floor and squirms in pain. Then slowly, she stands again. ZOOM IN ONTO: the teen's face, particularly the change of her eye colour to bright blue, and the change of her teeth to points. Music change to: Dark, eerie sounding music, with lots of drum. Kinda like a cross between the Inception soundtrack and Pirates of the Caribbean. VOICEOVER: This secret, this drug granted Immortality. But, at a price. CUT TO: a purple haired guy biting into a black haired female's neck. VOICEOVER: Earth didn't know what had hit it. Until, it was far too late. CUT TO: A young girl hanging off a banner, rain pouring down, wind whipping at her hair. She's bleeding from many cuts all over her body. (Same girl who got bitten) CUT TO: Masses of people protesting outside the White House. Some of the signs say 'Humans are Forever', others say 'Anti Immortality Group' A fight breaks out, and no one stops it. CUT TO: Three girls, the black haired girl who got bitten, a blonde, and another brunette are tied up on metal tables. Blue liquid is being forced down their throats by men in white coats. The purple haired guy is watching and laughing. CUT TO: (camera is circling around above) a male (about 35 years old) shooting at people who look relatively humaniod aside from bizarre hair colours, perfect complexions, and super speed. Camera zooms down to in front of this guy, and the guy shoots a bolt of white light at the camera. FADE TO BLACK just before the white light hits the camera. WHITE WORDS ON BLACK SCREEN (just as music slows down and gets quieter) The Forever Drug Coming September 2012 After a few seconds the white words turn red and the screen appears to crack. Blue light (the same colour as the drug) shines through the cracks. FADE TO BLACK.

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rainbowdisease — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:03:49 -0500

This intrigues me.

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rainbowdisease — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:07:45 -0500

....ho man. This sounds intense.

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MaggieMcA — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:08:14 -0500

*Open from the centre slowly revealing a grand staircase with two sets of stairs leading to the same upper platform* Slightly widen the angle to see an elevator door next to the staircase with no indication to where it goes. *Fade Out* *Sudden bright light and a woman is dead on her bed with her husbond over her, a redhead girl around sixteen walks in screams and runs. The man is chasing her. Fade out* *a slowly pulsating grey screen with the words "Lucas Case" Killer's Daughter" being shouted at random intervals. Then "you're a thief!"* * same redhead walking down school hallway loaded down with books close up on the school name behind her -Hjarnan School for the Internationally and Uniquily Gifted- * *Same red-head with books on her head in a fine dress speaking french close up -Lady Morgan's Finishing School-* *same girl drinking alcohol in a rundown apartment comples close up- Cramdon's School For The Behaviorally Impaired-* *same girl killing someone at gunpoint* *Original scene except backwards fading out from the outside except this time the focus is on the elevator with open doors* End Scene "WHere Will Your Choices Take You? 00-00-0000 What Will You Choose? We're All A Little Dark" Elevator Doors Slam (the main thing of mine is how our choices affect us but my main charcter can never make her own descision)

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Shardarch — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:12:40 -0500

Black screen and then the opening scream and ominous guitar from WIldcats of Kilkenny by the Pogues. Title card. The scene cuts take their cues from the shrill scrapes along the guitar strings. We see a lot of characters in quick sucession; Archie and Jim looking down at a dead body halfway obscured by leaves, Nica leaning over the counter of the apothocary shop to display her cleavage (Nica's a bit of a flirt), Inspector Trood in his office looking over evidence books, Doctor Stemple in the morgue looking at the same dead body, Mrs. Travers having a cup of tea in her kitchen, Miss Craigtree looking up as the bell rings in the bookshop. Between each shot are credits, director and that sort of thing. The music changes (listen to the song and you'll hear it happen) and we're out on the street where we get a flavor of the world - it's 1870 roughly and magic has taken the place of coal to power the industrial revolution. There are blimps overhead and the streets are lit with magic powered neon in various colors. We fly over the street, following A. B. Scearcy and Lord Drax-Melton into their club where they are greeted by Alexander Sherrow, who doesn't have a reflection in the mirror behind him. Back down the stairs and through the streets again, following Jamison Travers through less prestigious streets and into a house. Ghosts greet him as he moves through the house, then we follow one ghost up the stairs to the roof for a shot over the City. We can see the river with its great cranes and the camera goes over the side of the building (second set of screaming) and plunges down into the sewers. Rats scurry out of the way and the camera bursts back out into the street just in time to see Jesper Coe turn from his door and raise an eyebrow as if to ask the camera what the hell it is doing bothering him. No, haven't thought about this much at all.

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Shardarch — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:14:38 -0500

. . . What the hell it is bothering him about. Wow, I should go to bed.

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Thursday Westington — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:29:02 -0500

Open: Fade in. Shameless music hijack: Into the Trees, Trentemoller. A boy, blonde-haired, dressed in a ragged shirt and breeches and with bare feet stands, looking out at the camera. His eyes are bright, shining gold. Zoom in closer, viewing only torso and up. He begins to shake, tears squeezing out of the corners of his eyes; he silently sobs. He turns, still crying, and starts to run, wiping his face as he does so, and he bursts into a shower of glittering particles, which quickly reform. Now they form a man, dressed in the uniform of a major of the Grande Armee, thick black hair peeks out under the plumed hat. It falls to the ground as he draws his sword, golden eyes on something the viewer cannot see. He keeps running, the camera keeping him in view, and now he's running past an encampment of men, frozen and cold, a blizzard hammering down. The regular sounds of a camp are heard, shot through with French conversations and remarks. Gunshots are heard, and the camp explodes into life. The heavy boom of artillery echoes. He ignores it all, and prepares to strike - and bursts. The camera keeps going, faster and faster, the scene blurring. Another man is formed from the fragments of the Grande Armee major, with thinning blonde hair and those very same gold eyes. He's walking, now, hobnailed boots clicking loudly on the wooden floor. He passes by men at desks packed with paperwork. The windows that can be seen are backed with bars. Faint sounds of shouting. A peaked cap is tucked under his arm. He wears an armband, red, emblazoned with a black swastika on a circular white field. The uniform is gray. With much poise and formality, he stops, turns to face the viewer, and snaps off a perfect Sieg Heil. He then bows, places the cap on his head, and then walks off to the right. A sound, like a knife into a watermelon or a carving knife into meat, is heard; he staggers back into the frame, holding his stomach; blood can clearly be seen, a dark spot spreading. He falls. His eyes are no longer gold, but black. A laugh is heard, along with the sheathing of a sword. Someone bends down over him, eyes rimmed with red, lips blue with cold, hand on the hilt of a sword. White hair. White military uniform. Snow seems to seep from his sleeves, and when he shakes his head, clicking his tongue, snow falls from his hair. The scene bursts, and the image blurs again, like the camera is traveling very fast. The scene resolves again. An old man knocks on a door, and it opens to reveal a young college student, haggard and unkempt. The student lets out a sigh and opens the door wider, vanishing back into the house. The old man, dressed in shabby clothes, turns to face the camera -- his eyes are gold. Cut: A boy standing on the mountainside, a hike away from the Kehlsteinhaus in Germany, scattering scraps of paper. The camera zooms in on one: it is a name. All of them are names. Cut to the last scrap of paper in his hand. It reads: "I'm sorry." It is snatched from his fingers. Cut to him, bending down to zip up his bag. He scrubs at his face, almost as if wiping away tears, as he turns and walks away; his eyes are gold. Cut: The boy, viewed from the outside, in a capsule of the London Eye, speaking with men and women. One is a morbidly obese man, dressed in a pinstripe suit and smoking a cigar; another is a woman with shorn brown hair, dressed in a button up white shirt, a waistcoat, and skinny jeans; a young boy of sixteen or seventeen, dressed in old-fashioned school robes, with black hair in disarray; a tall man wearing a plaid kilt and sweater, arms folded. The boy seems to conclude, and folds his arms, staring each of them in the face. One by one, they all nod. Cut: A woman in a pantsuit lets herself into her home, places a slim metal tablet on the table; it projects a holographic man, telling her the news. A crash breaks into the relative silence (for up until now, when the cuts started, there has been nothing but the accompanying music), and a form crashes into her, carrying her off screen. She screams. The music cuts out. Cut: A trembling youth, stringy blonde hair and wide, golden eyes, pressed up against a wall streaked with rust and leaking water. He clutches at his head, nails digging crimson half-moons into his temples; he's whimpering softly, . He is in the left corner of the frame. Something comes from the right: the same woman from before, hair clumped, an enormous chunk torn out of her left shoulder. She limps towards him on hands and knees, emitting concerned crooning noises; her nails are shattered, skin split. Cautiously, she extends a hand towards him and lays it on his elbow. Cut: A woman, walking through an avenue that should be bustling with life; she has long blonde hair that almost reaches her back, she's dressed in a uniform that has a white circle inset with the letters "NEC." A man, black-haired, tall and gaunt, dressed in an out-of-place suit and tie, and a younger man with hair parted far to the left, comically almost too young for him, very light-brown skin and back eyes, follow her Signs have been torn down, tables overturned. Sobbing can be heard. She's trailed by wary soldiers wielding guns, and the stars can be seen overhead; a thick glass canopy protects her from the darkness of space. Shattering: she's stepped on a shard of a discarded glass. Immediately, everyone raises their guns, and she takes out a small handgun, stepping back into the protection of her soldiers. The silence drags on, only broken by breathing; the camera slowly zooms out. A shape darts across the screen. In the dark stores around them, shapes begin to resolve themselves, and a high shriek is heard. The shapes charge. Guns fire. A soldier is grabbed, straddled, his helmet torn off, his face, terrified and moist with tears and sweat, is seen; a shot kills him. Cut: The same blonde boy, temples crusty with dried blood, flanked by freakishly contorted shapes, the woman who offered him his concern standing out a little way from the pack; he's on his knees, head bowed in defeat. Facing him are two men and one woman, triplets; gray hair, gray eyes, an unhealthy pallor to their skin. They walk forward as one, and the man in the middle tilts his head up. As he leans down, the camera zooms in; his lips and the boy's ear. He whispers: "I'm sorry. You tried your hardest." Fade out. Blackness. The same glittering particles from before seethe together again, becoming letters: Odessa.

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7Epona7 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:38:34 -0500

*Tragic music plays quietly* Black screen. Then there are flames, distorted and warped. Distant screams. A whisper; "They are all gone." More flames. Distorted slow motion of a horse and rider, and somebody on foot. Flash of steel, and red. "Dead, killed when I was a child." The flames flicker out. Black screen again "I am the last one." A flash of a sword, a woman screams. "I am..." Music begins playing; not tragic, but with beating as scenes fade in and out (like the Star Wars trailers with the Darth Vader breathing) Someone appears; a teenage boy, 17, walking forward on a field at twilight, sword drawn. Fades out, switches; a woman, 26, a Queen, on the same field, slamming a staff down as the screen fades again. Switches; a man, 23, close up of drawing the bow back. Fades out, switches; a Princess and a Prince, back to back, surrounded by soldiers, each holding weapons and preparing to fight the soldiers. Fades out. Flames light up the background. A silhouette appears in the flames, hair and cloak blowing. The voice again; "I am the Last Shadow." The flames leap higher and the screen goes white for a brief second, before turning black again. Music fades in; one single note, played long and slow. The title, flickering with flames, appears; T H E L A S T S H A D O W Last sounds fade away. Rated PG-13 for violence.

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7Epona7 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:43:48 -0500

aww darn, my title got goofed :(

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ChoKiba — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:49:27 -0500

Soft sad music and fade from black to a frail woman on a dirty bed with a fifteen year old girl (Veronique) holding her hand. The room is gaudy, done in the French 1700's height of fashion, but seems broken and dark. Woman: Promise me you will protect them. Veronique: *trying not to cry* I promise. Fade to black with a slight pick up in the music. *Veronique has a door slammed in her face and wanders dejectedly around London. Cut to another scene where she is tucking her sisters into bed. Cut to another scene where she is being handed a maid's uniform.* Fade to black and the music grows a little forlorn Veronique stands before a tall man in a maritime captain's uniform who is bowing to her and kissing her hand. Arkwright: I am your servant Miss le Beau. The music grows a little dark as the scene fades to Veronique pressed against the wall by another man (de Lauren). de Lauren: So than, who are you truly Mademoiselle le Beau? A butcher's daughter? A barmaid? A whore? *Veronique slaps him and everything goes silent for a moment before he chuckles* The music begins to move faster cutting scenes quickly. (A small group including Arkwright, de Lauren, and Veronique stand in a small rented room) Arkwright: Miss le Beau and her sisters are under my protection. (Night outside, Veronique leans against a brick wall as de Lauren watches her) Veronique: You killed a man! de Lauren: What is done is done and what must be done, will be done. (de Lauren corners Veronique against a tree in the garden) de Lauren: I see you with him and all that I can think is how much I hate him for how happy he makes you. (Arkwright stand before Veronique tentative in his approach). Arkwright: I see no scar. All I see is the most beautiful and brave creature I have ever had the honor of knowing. A crescendo in the music leads to a sudden cut to a black screen with the title fading in in a fancy calligraphy script London in the Spring The music grows softer again as one last scene fades in, the camera focused on Veronique's face. Veronique: I always loved you. I was afraid to admit it, but....I always knew I loved you.

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madammina — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:32:01 -0500

We watch a woman walk to a crimescene by a pier. She is dressed as a police officer, except for wearing the "Hijab". We hear her partner say "Male, 25, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. He was stabbed with a knife..." It cuts to another woman, she looks to be nineteen, is African American but is dressed in the "Gothic Lolita" style. We watch her summon a knife and stab someone in the neck with it. We hear her say "Ghosts don't turn into demons that quickly" We then view several scenes. An anchor falling in front of the police officer's car, the lolita stabbing the officer, the officer shooting at a demon with the room on fire, the lolita hanging out with some friends, the officer on a date with her boyfriend, etc. Another voice over, new female voice: "Why would Anyone want to rewrite reality?" the officer's voice, but muffled: "I can see your wings" A few shots of the officer tracking a criminal, the Lolita falling out of a window, a courtroom, an opera house and then on a black screen "Nothing is as it seems" is slowly written in blood like lettering.

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Mark R.Y. — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:34:26 -0500

Black screen. Music begins: "Single" by Pet Shop Boys. Interior: West's house. West confronted by Bruce, Sam and Ted. West: "Who the heck are you guys?" Ted (laughing): "Tell him, Bruce." Bruce: "Shut up, Ted! Don't use our names!" Sam: "But you just..." Bruce: "Bottle it, Sam!" Interior: Hajjar's Mediterranean restauramt Narrator: Westchester Fonk was told to keep himself far away from Hajjar's restaurant. Wasid: "Welcome to Hajjar's!" West: "I'm Westchester Fonk." (pause) Wasid: "Uhm, yes?" Exterior: Green Lake at night. West, Bruce, Sam and Ted. Bruce: "Swim to the middle of the lake." West: "And then what? You're going to put a bullet in my back?" Bruce: "Don't be ridiculous! We don't have any guns!" (cut to: West holding onto giant lilypad and spitting out water.) Interior: Hajjar's. Amelia performing in belly dancer outfit. Narrator: But West found some positive aspects to the mess he had landed in. Interior: Amelia's place. Amelia and West on sofa. Amelia: We could talk about this very extremely matters. Or we could sit here and smooch. (West looks toward the camera with an eyebrow waggle.) Music: "Paradise" by Coldplay. Exterior: Two quick shots of Amelia and West driving in car, then eating at a cafe Exterior: Bruce's front lawn West: "Do you expect me to believe all of this? Bruce: "That's up to you, Fonkface." (music stops abruptly.) West: "What?" Music: "Let's Dance" by David Bowie over scenes of people dancing at the costume party. Narrator: "Broken Hearts and Noses." Written by Mark R. Young. Directed by the Coen Brothers." (I wish!)

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Mark R.Y. — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:37:56 -0500

Amelia: "We could talk about this extremely important matter...." (Where's the edit button in this forum?)

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airrizzon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:39:51 -0500

A low toned bell would chime once while the screen was still blank, then a rocky barren landscape with a fuchsia sky would appear on the screen, followed by another bell toll. The camera would pan to the right slowly, showing the scattered corpses of thousands of purple aliens with long ears, and blue blood drying on the dirt. A deep narrative voice echos as the gruesome scene becomes more obvious. "I am a celestial watcher, I keep the histories and legends of races that are all but forgotten." A thunder drum booms, followed by a rapid drum beat. The camera zooms in on dozens of purple, three toed feet running through blood and mud. The scene changes to an epic space battle, with ships of all sizes firing upon one another, exploding in showers of fire and debris. The scene changes again to two alien women, one wearing a black jumpsuit with shoulder-pads, the other wearing gold metal armor complete with a helmet, as they fight a desperate hand to hand battle. The camera zooms in on the pale face and blue eyes of the black clothed woman, her face drenched with sweat and her teeth bared in anger. The narrator speaks again. "Sometimes the fabric of reality becomes torn," The camera does a close up of the other woman, her face darker skinned with green eyes, looking smug and eager to keep fighting. "and events that wouldn't normally be possible begin to unfold." The screen flashes with several images in quick succession, as the drum beat picks up pace. A small man swinging on an electrical cable and kicking someone in the chest, a muscular man screaming and shooting two laser guns in quick succession, a stern man slamming his fist on the arm of his chair while saying the word "Fire" in a commanding tone, a man and a woman kissing passionately, and two men sitting at computer consoles grinning at one another. The music cuts off abruptly, as well as the video, and the narrator speaks again. "Civil war has divided this once proud race, and now they must end their differences before it is too late." A green hued, semitransparent face with an unnaturally long jaw hisses at the camera, its eyes blank and its ethereal teeth sharp and pointed. An electric guitar plays a wild riff, accompanied by the renewed drums. Again scenes flash quickly on the screen. An ethereal creature passes through a person and reappears on the other side with their soul clutched in its jaws, several of the ethereal beings floating through a bulkhead as the aliens group together and try to shoot them with laser guns, a ship rolling over in space as it's hit by a powerful wave of green energy. The bell tolls again and the first woman stands up, wiping blood from her mouth with an expression of horror. The second woman stares past the camera with a look of determined resignation on her face. All the characters previously shown move to stand next to each other, and the camera moves behind them, zooming out slightly. As it zooms out, a tidal wave composed purely of the ethereal beings and pure green energy assaults the sky, and moves toward the soldiers with a deafening roar. The screen goes dark, and the music changes to a haunting flute melody that inspires sorrow and hope. The title of the movie slowly pans in: Forgotten Legends: The War of Sammand. The narrator's voice echoes once more. "What we need now are a few good soldiers."

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Sweet.Candyholic — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:43:14 -0500

Oh geez, my trailer? Um...maybe something like: Camera starts with a bird's eye view of a medium sized city. CUT to a view of the university. Serena: [voice over] So this is it, huh? CUT to a view of an apartment complex. Slow, sleep-inducing instrumental music plays in the background. CUT to scene of inside of apartment, with boxes stacked on top of each other everywhere. Several boxes are upside down. Camera finds two girls standing in the living room. JADE is eating a lollipop, while SERENA is spinning the apartment keys around her right index finger. Serena: We're finally in college. Jade: Can you believe it? What adventures do you think we'll have? FADE to black. Stop music for a fraction of a second. More instrumental music starts to play, but at a faster speed than before. The music gradually gets faster and faster as the trailer proceeds through the next few scene cuts. CUT to view of the front of a building. The camera moves up to reveal a bright pink building covered in various oversized objects--a King Kong-esque monkey, a teapot, a stack of Post-It notes, a pair of high heel shoes, etc. A black cat, sporting a miniature tuxedo and standing on its hind legs, pokes its head out the front door and meows. CUT to a close up of an art project that's partially neat, and partially extremely messy. The camera then gradually zooms backwards to reveal that it's the same height as the door. Serena: [while leaning against the door frame] You built THAT in your room? Jade: [looks up from the floor] I could hardly build it in the kitchen, could I? CUT to the mall. People dressed as pirates are invading the mall. All the mall visitors are running for their lives in the opposite direction. The entire mall is in chaos. Several people trip over each other trying to get away from a sword-bearing pirate with a wooden left leg. A parrot zooms through the air, cackling with glee. CUT to a random street in the city. Dark, gloomy clouds float in the sky. Several people are holding umbrellas. Suddenly, a piece of candy falls onto one person's head. That piece is soon followed by several more, until it is literally raining candy. FADE back to living room scene. Serena: Oh, probably something boring. CUT to pitch black screen. Various candies drop from the top of the screen and shatter when they hit the bottom. As the candies shatter, bits and pieces of the black screen break away until the words "THIS CRAZY LIFE" are revealed in the center of the screen. At the bottom, among the candy remnants, fade in the words "coming soon to a theater near you". [On another note: how do I know I've been working on my novel for too long today? I kept trying to save what I was writing every five seconds.][I just did it again.]

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Sweet.Candyholic — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:45:22 -0500

...I apologize. That was much longer than I thought it was going to be.

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Drew M. Harper — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:37:28 -0500

I love books and movies like that! I really want to read your story now XD

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wynnie.the.poooh — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:41:07 -0500

MY NOVEL: THE MOVIE dun dun dun... The trailer for my movie would show many numbers... Think, Numb3rs... Like, lots of flashing numbers going everywhere across the screen. And then there would be a scene of a little girl, crying desperately and on her own. Teenagers running, and then the general, dramatic turn as they see something coming from behind them. The narration: IN A WORLD WHERE ORDER IS MAINTAINED TO THE LETTER... SIX TEENAGERS ARE TRYING TO MAKE A STAND... Then suddenly, a change of scene. Two boys, holding hands underneath a large tree. Another boy lifting the little girl onto his shoulder and smiling at her mother. Two girls, staring into each others. ALL FOR THE DESPERATION CREATED BY LOVE. In the background would be a classical score, with really hell-like music, think Dies Irae... And then as the scene changes, it moves into something gentle... My novel would probably be rated M in australian ratings... I think that's R.

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Fyreheart — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:12:17 -0500

Rating - at least a 15. The scene - Scanning across a beautiful and varied landscape of forests, plains and a city on the horizon (desert city style, not modern). Then it slowly switches into a heavy, dark storm with dramatic music and the MC leaning out into the darkness screaming "NNOoooooo!!" Moving over to MC walking away from his tribe, all with their backs to him, his head low. Then finally moving into him stood on a large hill looking over the forests etc with a look of absolute shock and awe with big music and something like "there's a whole new world out there..."

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contraryGreymalkin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:22:53 -0500

Ohhhhh, yes. I want to read this.

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kippoe — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:44:33 -0500

That is how my novel came to life, I actually storyboarded a fake trailer for a friends Grind House film he had in the works and wanted some Indie filmmakers to contribute a fake trailer for the DVD. So I decided to take the trailer idea and turn it into a novel. Yes I always work a bit backwards

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not-a-damsel-in-distress — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:46:13 -0500

Classical piano music playing softly in the background. Sophie is reading a book in her room. A butterfly perches on her window, then flies away. Sophie: My name is Sophie Motts. I hate the world we live in... But then I fell into another one. A glass door is at the end of an endless hallway that Sophie crosses. A giant cavern of books that she makes her way across. Finally, her falling out of the sky, and landing at the feet of a boy her age. Niall: Hello there. Sophie: Where am I? Niall: The world of wordcraft, of course. Cut to scene with Jessica, on a bus. Jess: Why don't you stay here? Sophie: Because I don't belong. I have to get home. Cut to scene with Maddox, in a hotel room. Maddox is by the door, looking ready to leave. Maddox: You're not alone either, you know. Finally, flashing faces swirl across the screen. Niall: Can't you just stay? Jess: Why do you have to leave? Maddox: But this place, it's like home, isn't it? Finally, the screen fades to black. Cuts to a scene with Sophie standing alone in a field. Sophie: Do I even want to go home?

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Drew M. Harper — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:18:54 -0500

Title: In My Hands the Means Rated:R Fades in to a ceiling and then moves down to Myles (fmc) who has just awakened and is staring at it with headphones in her ears while surrounded by computers. Fades out and on the dark screen you hear Myles narrate "Ten years ago, I had a family." Fades in to same scene War(mmc): Good evening, Myles. Myles:War. Fades out again and Myles continues the narration "Ten years ago, I never thought this would happen again." Fades in to a room with Myles and several men including War, who is sitting oddly in a his seat. Myles:(calmly) Deep gashes from the top of both of the arms to the bottom of them...same was done to the legs and stomach. The second week it was burning holes into their palms, cutting out their eyes, the removal of one ear-usually the right, and then they would be beheaded. Fades out and Myles comes up again "And like ten years ago there wasn't a lot I could do by myself." Suspenseful music starts playing as it cuts to a shot of Myles's intricately scarred back Cuts to Myles and Susie sitting on an airplane Cuts to a picture of a scratched in symbol on the lower part of a wall Cuts to Myles having a panic attack in War's presence Cuts to Myles drinking while sitting on the couch behind War Cuts out and Myles speaks. "I wanted to forget what happened, what I had done." Cuts to Myles and War talking War:What aren't you telling me? Myles:After the tenth week...there will be signs of cannibalism. Cuts to a scene where a man's hand holds a knife and drags it against the top of a table as he walks towards a newly awoken woman chained up, and blindfolded. Cuts out and the music stops as Myles ends the preview with "I may not be alone this time, but I still feel as helpless as I did all those years ago. When I lost my family."

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ZoneFiction — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:53:48 -0500

Ooh, I love Requiem For a Dream! Good choice! I would watch this.

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Kenzie_Kay — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:55:23 -0500

This. sounds. EPIC!! :-)

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stuckonaleaf3310 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:05:44 -0500

I really wanna see it too!

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stuckonaleaf3310 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:07:23 -0500

Me too! Adn I loved Ice. Terrific read.

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Annie B — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:51:15 -0500

~Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven starts playing.~ My MC-Jay- is running through a field of wild flowers; looking back. Second MC-Daven- Runs in behind chasing her. He catches her and they fall into the flowers, sending flower petals and little foliage flying up. Scene switches the 2 MC's-Jay and Daven- standing at an alter reciting their vows. Daven places the ring on Jay's finger and says, "I do." Just then a man with an oddly shaped stone burst through the doors. m~ Mozart's -requiem starts playing~ The man shouts out in an obscure language- the stone lights up and the room begins to shake and the two MC's duck out the way as a piece of ceiling falls in the place they were standing. Cut- The scene changes to a tall girl with long blonde hair and a crown gracefully placed on her head (SC# 1), crying over a dead body holding it for dear life. SC # 1 looks up to the sky as the two moons cross each other darkening the planet-Scene fades out- Cut-Scene changes to Jay pushing Daven away from her, crying. Daven looks Distraught. ~Song fades to Frederic Chopin -Nocturne~ MC's are dancing in a ballroom full of people. -Daven: Not going to look at me? -Jay: (Remains Silent -Daven: Why are you acting like this? -Jay: (Bows) as the ballroom song ends, then walks away. Daven watches aimlessly, as she walks off. ~Scene fades black-words appear on screen~ "when the Galaxies are at war..." SC# 1 And Sc# 2 Appears ~Scene fades black-words appear on screen~ "And there's no one to stop it..." SC# 3 And SC# 4 Appears ~Scene fades black-words appear on screen~ "The battle becomes your own." MC# 1 -Jay-appears fighting against MC #3-Riley- Daven- (screams) Jay! ~Scene fades black-words appear on screen~ RIVALS rated pg-13 (End of Nocturne by Chopin plays)

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Annie B — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:11:26 -0500

I like it! I am a sucker for ild movies set in the 15,16,17,18 the centuries,

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Annie B — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:13:57 -0500

oh my! that sounds awesome!

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queenoftheoutlands — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:32:26 -0500

I like this thread :) Here goes with mine... Opening shot of Victorian London Cut to a house... An office, trashed, there's been a fight. A man runs for the door, his arms full of papers. He is suddenly slammed against the door and stabbed with a knife. Cut to the same room, with the word "Beware" written on the wall. - (dramatic music starts playing) -Several men are looking around the room- Bramley: Who did this? Wing: They were searching for something -An older man introduces a young woman to the pair- Stevens: This is Inspector Iris, she'll be working with you on this case -Bramley spots a man wearing white leather gloves- Bramley: Who is that? Wing: I don't know. We should keep an eye on him -Cut to a library, where the three are pouring over books, one has images of a man and a winged creature- Iris: Silver Claw? Wing: The story says the Lady would send a monster to destroy her enemies, one by one... -Cut to Iris, yelling at someone- Iris: The murderer is not a monster! -Cut to a darkened corridor, Iris backing down it, towered over by a shadowy figure. The glass cases around her shatter, the gas lamps all go out. Cut to Iris and Wing in a broom cupboard, trying desperately to keep the door shut- Iris: He's not human! Wing: Yeah, I figured that out for myself thanks! (Text reads: This summer...) -A hallway, Wing and another, older man are talking- Mayor Thorne: I haven't been entirely honest with you... -Several scenes flash past: a well-dressed woman with fangs, a large room like a restaurant or club, filled with people playing cards and drinking, a man with blue eyes running away from something, a live snake made of brass and clockwork- Mayor Thorne: (V/O) You'll have to keep your wits about you, my boy, you never know what she might be planning... -Back to the hallway- Wing: Or where he'll strike next. Mayor Thorne: Indeed (Text: A mystery unlike any other) -The music swells as we flash through many dramatic scene of battles, a chase in horse-drawn carriages, the cloaked murderer wielding his knife, etc., finally building up to- TITLE CARD: House of Cards Cut to: Wing holding up a Joker card and grinning triumphantly. (fade to black)

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achris — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:35:13 -0500

Dude that is EPIC! It sounds like something dark and twisted like I would write... And it should totally be a movie! I'm telling you, a trailer like that would have me hooked in an instant. XD

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Neely Jo — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:37:13 -0500

If "Searching For Coty's Heart" had a movie trailer, it would have to begin with short clips to draw the audience in. First Danielle, the main character, watching the clock on the wall in her classroom. The camera cuts to her pulling flowers from her locker, then to Coty, her long-time boyfriend. It shows a short clip of them dancing in a grassy feild at night. "Forever and ever..." Coty says with a soft smile before kissing her; the camera pans down to the ring on her finger. The camera suddenly cuts to Danielle driving, sharp images of the accident. Whatever quiet music had been playing intensifies. WHAT IF EVERYTHING YOU KNEW.... (words flash across the screen just before a second shot of the wreck flahses) EVERYTHING YOU LOVED... glass shatters then the shot goes black,.(The music stops) the line of a heart monitor flashes a few times before flatlining CHANGED FOREVER.... "Coty?" Danielle calls out into the open feild (its as if she's in a dream.) There is no noise. Show a shot of Danielle alone in room sitting on bed (her sadness is evident as a single tear falls down her face) Quiet music plays. "This is your life, Danielle. You are missing it!" Chirsty, Danielle's sister says to tormented Danielle. "Coty is gone, Christy. He's dead! How am I supposed to live with that!!" she knocks a picture of Coty from her sisters hand and (in slow motion) it shatters on the ground. Music intensifis to show short intense shots of Danielle sprinting, her holding pills in her hand... "You have to forgive yourself..." a new male voice says. "You have to find that one thing that can bring you peace...." (pills drop from her hand and bounce slowly across the floor where you can see Danielle walking away.) Screen goes black, music fades and is replaced by a beating heart. SEARCHING FOR COTY"S HEART..... title of book plays across screen before it ends.

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achris — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:38:56 -0500

Idk how this happened, but I was posting as a response to jhanneanderson's trailer idea up at the top... Somehow it ended up down here. Well that's annoying.

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Dreamer15 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:49:15 -0500

Fade in to high school senior, Neil Byrne, standing over an open casket. He is frowning but not crying. Off screen, a boy's voice: Sad, isn't it? A shot of a boy with sharp, white-blonde hair and dark eyes. Boy: Damian. Damian Sharpe. Neil shakes his hand. Neil: Neil Byrne. Fade to black, then cut to a shot of Samuel arguing with Neil. Samuel: There's something wrong with him! Neil: Calm down. Samuel: No. You have to listen to me. You have to believe me. Cut to an interior of a bar. Damian is grabbing Samuel by the front of his shirt. Damian: You have no idea what you're up against. Flashes of people: a thug with terror in his eyes, a boy whipping around in the front seat of his darkened car, a woman screaming, pleading for mercy. Cut back to Samuel and Damian. Damian: You can't do anything. Cut to a scene with Neil and the other friends. The police show up and haul Samuel away, accusing him of murder. Samuel: No. I didn't do it. This isn't right! Neil looks at Damian. A small smile turns his lips. Cut to a scene of Roxie and Samuel in the prison. Samuel bangs his fists on the table. Samuel: I didn't do it. Roxie: Then who did? Samuel stares at her. Cut to Neil watching Damian enter his house. Neil, Voice-over: What do you remember about that night? Flash to the boy from the car, now in an insane asylum. Mark: Eyes. Neil: What? Cut back to Neil watching Damian. Damian turns to look back over the street. Close-up of his eyes. V.O. Mark: He had the devil's eyes. Cut to Neil standing outside a window, peering into the dark. V.O. Neil: He? Horror overtakes Neil's face, though we can't see what he's seeing inside the house. Brief flashes of violence and blood. Roxie holding a pair of scissors to her stomach, a possessed glint in her eyes. Wendy pulling up her shirt, looking at the scars on her stomach. Samuel hunched over, gripping his head. Christian in a hospital bed. Flash to black screen. Heavy breathing. V.O. Neil, tired, scared: Our Father, Who art in Heaven... Flash back to Mark, grinning and giggling. Mark: He's gonna getcha. Cut to title screen. THE HURLYBURLY. Coming soon to a theater near you! Rated R.

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Smartiez101 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:17:44 -0500

Trailer for a movie of my book? I'll give it a shot I guess. [black screen with Kristen's voice] “You ever feel like you're being tortured, because your parents won't let you buy some crap or go somewhere? Ever been grounded and wanted to run away to be free? Ever hated your parents so much you wanted to die? Have you ever felt sorry for yourself? Suck it up." Kristen jumps out of a manhole and slams the metal disk into the side of a guy’s head. She rolls under another guy’s legs and snaps up to kick a third guy into a pole across the street. Before guy number two can move, she stares at him and he falls to the ground screaming. [Black screen] “That’s right, I can make powers look scary, but I’m not the only one.” A woman’s dreaming of running through a field to her fiancé and Lea pops up in her way. Everything turns dark and the woman wakes up screaming. Kristen grins cheerfully, “Enjoying your stay?” Skips to Ben running past a guy, up a wall, and kicks a guy off the side of a building. He leaps off, raises his arms, and shoots energy out at the man, who is slammed into the ground one hundred feet below. Nick teleports to Ben, grabs his shoulder, and teleports to the top of the building. Kristen walks over to the edge and spits off the building, “This time, it isn’t a battle. This time, it’s war.” Nick grinning, “Whatever, as long as there’s good food.” Skips to the ‘Coming Soon in Whenever’ Ben smacking Nick in the head, "What would you know about good food?" [Fades to black screen with white words] “Prepare yourself.”

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Annie B — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:25:23 -0500

I liked it the name is weird at first but i loved it!

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Annie B — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:27:34 -0500

I love it!!!!!

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Annie B — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:29:42 -0500

It almost made me cry! i loved it so much!!!

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Bad Ronald — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:35:08 -0500

For the FIRST story in my compilation... VIPER SISTERS The Trailer The Following PREVIEW has been Approved for RESTRICTED AUDIENCES ONLY By the Motion Picture Association of America. FADE IN: INT. FAMILY ROOM. NIGHT. A Lincoln family dinner. Nice lighting. Three sisters around the table, eating- chattering amongst themselves. Rati Lincoln is the oldest, age 21. She looks fondly on her younger sisters, Coraline Lincoln, age 13, and Mercy Lincoln, age 9. They laugh at Mercy's impromptu act. Rati reaches over and tussles Mercy's hair. "THE LINCOLNS WERE JUST A NORMAL, LOVING FAMILY…" CUT TO: Something's wrong. Rati stops eating, sets down her fork, eyebrows narrowed. Her little sisters eat with gusto. Rati peers intently into the hallway adjacent the kitchen. A shadow crosses quickly across a doorway. Rati's eyes pop open in alarm. "UNTIL NOW." Rati reaches over the table and yanks both sisters to their feet, ignores their squawks of surprise. CUT TO: INT. RATI'S ROOM Rati ushers them into her bedroom, opening up the closet door for Mercy and Coraline to slip through. She motions for them to stay put. She crosses to her desk, pulls out two wicked knives, a Ka-Bar and a Katar punching dagger, and leaves. Coraline soon follows, pulling away from Mercy's protests. Mercy stays put. "TWO SISTERS, BLISSFULLY UNAWARE OF HOW CRUEL THE WORLD CAN BE…" CUT TO: INT. LINCOLN HOUSE Mongoose stalking the house, searching for his target. He is barehanded, his fingertips are blank, the fingerprints sheared down smooth. "… ARE IN FOR A RUDE AWAKENING." CUT TO: INT. RATI'S ROOM Glimpses of Rati and Mongoose fighting ferociously, seen through thin slits between nailed wooden slabs of the closet door. "THEY WILL BE BORN INTO VIOLENCE…" CUT TO: Mercy watches in the closet as they fight to the death. "…AND FUELED BY DESPAIR." CUT TO: The closet door slams in finality. Rati's bloody face is pressed up against it, her mouth deathly shut, eerily quiet even as the light in her eyes fade. Mercy clamps her mouth shut with her hands, sobbing silently. "THEIR OLDER SISTER, RATI LINCOLN— ALSO KNOWN AS THE TOP ASSASSIN IN THE PROFESSION," CUT TO: FLASHBACK- INT. FACTORY CORRIDOR Rati Lincoln strangles her target while suspended upside-down on ceiling piping. "CODENAME: VIPER…" CUT TO: INT. RATI'S ROOM Mongoose stands over Rati's body, stares down at her. "… IS KILLED IN ACTION." MONGOOSE Sorry, Miss Viper. Nothing personal. "NOW, THEY WILL FOLLOW IN HER FOOTSTEPS." CUT TO: Mercy cries silently in the closet, bent over, her tears stain the floor. Her little hands are bunched up in fists. Her eyes blaze green with rage. "THEIR LIFELONG MISSION: TO FIND OUT WHO KILLED HER…" CUT TO: Coraline turns from holding Rati's dead body, standing up to look at the empty doorway where the killer exited. Her gaze is murderous. "…AND END HIM." FADE TO: INT. FOLDER ROOM. NIGHT. Ronald and Sharpy are seated in the room, Sharpy's mug full of cigarette butts, and Ronald's mug full of stale coffee. RONALD Great, Sharpy. Fantastic. We've got Uncle Sam's Profession breathing down our backs to supply them with a fresh killer or two. Like we got a choice? SHARPY Ain't life grand? RONALD Yeah, if you like being a hitman contractor. Crap, it's almost break time. C'mon, let's pick it up. Looks like you're really enjoying that folder. Who's the lucky guy? Sharpy hands him the folder. Ronald stares at it for a bit. RONALD You're kiddin' me, right? SHARPY I'm beyond serious. CLOSE UP: Manila folder, tab labeled LINCOLN. Four pictures clipped on the front. Top two shots is the girls Mercy and Coraline, the bottom two shots- same, but the sisters are now young women. CUT TO: Sharpy looks up at a frazzled Ronald, blows smoke in his face. Ronald draws back, coughing. SHARPY The girls want the job, can't you tell? RONALD Girls? Sharpy, they're practically psychopaths-in-training! CUT TO: RONALD (Off-Screen) The redhead's got a superiority complex…. CUT TO: INT. ELLROY'S SHOOTING RANGE. Coraline, age 25, with standard shooting goggles and earmuffs, fires two 1911 pistols ambidextrously, downing each target immediately as it pops into view. She's focused, flawless, and perfect in her execution. Her rapid-fire aiming is intense stuff, deadly serious. RONALD (O.S.) Back in her middle school, Coraline Lincoln was three steps away from being the next school shooter. Coraline reloads both pistols by ejecting both clips, putting both guns in her right hand while slapping two clips home. It's smooth, fast, and totally normal procedure for her. RONALD (O.S.) Not to mention her kid sister… CUT TO: NEXT STALL. Mercy, age 21, also with goggles and earmuffs, tries her luck at shooting the targets with a revolver, but… she's not that good. Her aim's decent, but she's slow, flinches back with every shot, and fumbles when she reloads. She growls in frustration, throws down the gun, picks up the fireaxe propped next to her leg, and flings it to the middle target... cleaves it perfectly. RONALD (O.S.) This Mercy chick- yeah, that cute little name doesn't even fit her. She cheers, pumps her fists in the air. Then she looks to the side to see Coraline staring at her, shaking her head. RONALD (O.S.) Simply put, she'd drive a psychologist to the nut house… or the morgue! Mercy scratches the back of her head awkwardly at Coraline's disapproving gaze. MERCY What? CUT TO: INT. FOLDER ROOM RONALD Trust me, Sharpy, there is no way in hell the Brass is gonna approve anything like this. These two have nothing to offer the Profession. Nothing! CLOSE UP: THE LINCOLN FOLDER. A large stamp comes down with a deafening thud, leaving: "APPROVED" in block lettering. CUT TO: Sharpy stands, fixes his tie, straightens his suit jacket. SHARPY See? I took care of it. Now break out your best suit, Ronald. We're gonna pay the sisters a little visit. CUT TO: EXT. APARTMENT 302. MORNING. Sharpy and Ronald bicker outside, in front of the apartment door. RONALD Look, just leave the talking to me, 'cause if we get gutted in there, it's the end of the line. I, for one- Door opens. Mercy peers out with a toothbrush in her mouth. CUT TO: RONALD I apologize for the timing, miss Lincoln. Uh. We're not solicitors, we're here on official government business. She slams the door on them. CUT TO: Coraline Lincoln opens the door. Stares at them like they're trash. CORALINE Official government business? RONALD That's right, miss Lincoln. CORALINE I see. We're not interested. Sorry. Now make yourself scarce, and please, don't come around again. Sharpy stops the door in his tracks. Coraline glares up at him. SHARPY Slam the door. Call the cops. Do whatever you want. We'll just come back. And on and on 'til somebody cracks. We gotta proposal for you. You don't like it? Hey, we're outta your life permanently. He removes his sunglasses, stares down at Coraline with blank eyes. SHARPY May we come in? CUT TO: INT. APARTMENT 302. MORNING. The sisters are seated on the couch, looking pissed. Ronald's seated on the recliner, looking scared. Sharpy's seated next to him, smirking absently. SHARPY We're here to make you an offer. And I should stress, it's a very good offer. Full time employment, all the benefits, and the comforting, heartwarming knowledge that you're serving your country. Mercy scoffs. Coraline claps mockingly. CORALINE Nice pitch. But why exactly should we be thrilled about this, Mr. Sharpy? Ronald sinks in his chair. CUT TO: CORALINE Tell whatever asinine fat cats who sign your checks that we're not for sale- CLOSE UP: Wisp of smoke next to a hyperventilating Ronald. Sharpy takes a deep drag from his cigarette. Coraline looks mad enough to kill. CORALINE Did I say you could smoke? SHARPY Nope. But then again, I never asked. CUT TO: Sharpy grins as Coraline rails on him. CORALINE (O.S.) I've got no intention of risking my life or Mercy's for whatever farce your higher-ups decide to embark on! The follies of the intelligence community aren't my concern- CLOSE UP: Briefcase opens, several manila file folders inside, all of them marked "SECRET". SHARPY (O.S.) Allow me to educate you on some of the "follies of the intelligence community," which haven't yet hit the evening news. CUT TO: CLOSE UP: ALVEREZ, ROBERTO folder. SHARPY (O.S.) Roberto Alvarez. Columbian drug smuggler. Ties to the Russian mafia, La Cosa Nostra, MS-13. Man's a very popular fellow, wanted on six counts of murder, twelve counts of extortion, conspiracy, bribery, rape, the list goes on. Sharpy throws the folder down, goes through the files rapid-fire. CLOSE UP: VOLKOV, DIMITRI folder. SHARPY (O.S.) Dimitri Volkov, ex-KGB, special operations training. Attached to a force of soviet black operators during the Afghan war. Interesting character, in many ways sounds like my sort of person, but then again... The arms smuggling isn't so appealing. CUT TO: Coraline blinks indignantly. CORALINE What in God's name is any of this supposed to mean to me? SHARPY I think you already know. These are the people you'll be dealing with. They're scum, sure, can't argue with that, but these are the best and brightest as far as scum goes. CUT TO: EXT. CITY STREETS. DAY. Crowds of civilians, pedestrians, walking on the sidewalks, milling around. SHARPY (O.S.) You are not paid guns. You're our equivalent of surgical tools. CUT TO: Coraline and Mercy walking along with the crowd, holding grocery bags, looking tired and haggard and lost. SHARPY (O.S.) The pieces beginning to fit, miss Lincoln? All your life, you thought you were above the world. CUT TO: INT. LIBRARY. NIGHT. Coraline swamped with bills papers. Tries to make sense of them with towering tax books. SHARPY (O.S.) Thought you were being held back by the constraints of an unyielding and unappreciative society. I'm not offering you a job, I'm offering you vindication. CUT TO: INT. FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. DAY. Mercy in a ferocious, pitched argument with the manager of the establishment. He tosses out what she's been cooking in the trash. The livid Mercy loses it, jumps the manager, decks him in the face. SHARPY (O.S.) A place where all those wonderful little talents of yours that everyone ignored will be finally recognized, appreciated, and utilized to their breaking point. CUT TO: INT. APARTMENT 302. MORNING. Both sisters looking up from the folders, looking rapt. Sharpy stands up, writes into a matchbook, tosses it in Coraline's lap. SHARPY This is a one-time offer. Call the number, and further terms will be discussed. CUT TO: "IN A NEW ERA OF WARFARE…" INT. HENRIETTA SKYSCRAPER. DAY. Coraline sneaks around the corner of a wall, crouches, total stealth mode. She clutches two 1911 pistols with each hand. Mercy ghosts her tracks, a fireaxe tied up around her back. Around her waist is a Mossberg shotgun. "…COMES A NEW BREED OF KILLER." Two men in mercenary gear, both holding MP5ks, turn round the corner smack dab into the sisters. Mercy dashes in close, swings her axe. The axe smashes into the first man's gun, denting the side and ruining the barrel. "WITH THE BLESSINGS OF THE SUPREME UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES…" Second man leaps back to shoot Mercy. Coraline shoots him down. Mercy winds up to swing the fireaxe- "…THE PROFESSION BECOMES A LUCRATIVE COUNTER-TERRORIST PROGRAM SPECIALIZING IN…" The first man pulls out a revolver and shoots a chunk of her upper arm off. Mercy screams, drops the axe, clutches her arm. She's wide open. Coraline quick-draws the first man down before he can shoot. "…MURDER." CUT TO: Mercy and Coraline stare at what they've done. It is their first time to really kill. CORALINE: Mercy, melee'ing out here will get you shot. Use guns! CUT TO: Mercy has her arm heavily bandaged up. She loads her Mossberg, hefts it up, cocks back the pump. MERCY: Fine, there. Ya happy? "IT IS THEIR BUSINESS…" CUT TO: Another lone mercenary comes rushing in the other direction, firing wildly. Mercy ducks down under flimsy cover, Coraline backs away behind a desk. MERCY: Gonna make you scream my name! Mercy brings up the Mossberg shotgun, heavy and huge in her grasp. She pulls the trigger and blows him away, shredding his stomach into bloody fragments. The mercenary sinks to the floor, deflated and dead. "…AND BUSINESS IS GOOD." CUT TO: INT. CHURCH – DAY. RONALD (O.S) You brought your stupid gun to work? What possible use could you have for this thing?! The church is filled with families of Mafia dons, celebrating marriage. The front pew doors open, revealing Sharpy as he steps forth, lazily holding a .45 Longslide, grinning amicably with a cigarette between his teeth. The men in the families instantly reach into their coats. Sharpy stretches out his hand, flips the gun over and holds it out by its trigger guard, wide open. The men lower their weapons, recognizing him. He gives them a malevolent grin. Flips the gun back into his hand, points it at them, laughing. SHARPY (O.S.) Ah, you know me. Everywhere I go, it just comes in handy sooner or later. Sharpy pulls both triggers. SHARPY. CUT TO: INT. PARK – DAY SHARPY (O.S.) One of these days, Ronald, you're gonna have to get your hands dirty. Ronald taking a sip of coffee, reading a folder with a picture of a man labeled TARGET. He finishes the coffee, yawns, then freezes as he sees a man sitting on the table across him. RONALD (O.S.) Yeah right. I'm staying as far away from the action as much as possible. Ronald looks down at the folder, sees the picture. TARGET. Same man. The man looks up, sees him. Narrows his eyes in suspicion. Ronald blinks, gulps. RONALD. CUT TO: INT. WAREHOUSE –NIGHT. OLD MAN (O.S.) With those hands of yours, you must move the world to get what you want. The warehouse is littered with dead bodies on the ground. A man stands alone, his eyes wild and crazed, blood-stained hands hooked into claws, ready for a fight. OLD MAN (O.S.) Unfortunately, my little Mongoose, The Brass tells me you're not good enough… not just yet. The Mongoose cracks his knuckles, steps over the dead bodies, approaches menacingly in the darkness with only his bare hands for weapons. There are potential weapons around, but he ignores them in favor for the up-close-and-personal approach. MONGOOSE (O.S.) Am I good enough now? MONGOOSE. CUT TO: EXT. FREEWAY INTERSECTION- DAY. SPECIALIST (O.S.) All the Viper's so-called fame were nicked from my contracts, my assignments! Intense car chase on the freeway. Honking, screeching tires. And gunfire. SPECIALIST (O.S.) …now her little sisters think they can follow in her footsteps? Amidst the sparse traffic is a junkyard green Golf Rabbit driven by the sisters, in a deathmatch race with a sleek black Jaguar equipped with red-tinted windows and red piping. SPECIALIST (O.S.) Rubbish! Killing them... how hard could it be? Specialist drives his car casually, with a serene expression on his face. The car's dashboard is lined out with buttons and switches. He pulls one of them. Two machine gun barrels emerge from the side of the front grill. Part of the passenger door snaps out to reveal a wicked-looking missile. SPECIALIST (O.S.) I'm not just some hitman. I'm THE BEST. SPECIALIST. CUT TO: EXT. FREEWAY INTERSECTION – DAY. Golf Rabbit side-by-side with the Jag, slipping in and out of heavy traffic. MERCY (O.S.) We came this far! Specialist looks at the sisters, they stare back at him through their windows, pissed. MERCY (O.S.) You expect us to stop now? Mercy rolls open her window, aims her shotgun at the Specialist's window. MERCY (O.S.) Don't make me laugh! Specialist's eyes pop open in alarm. MERCY… CUT TO: EXT. ROOFTOP – DAY Coraline looks through a high-powered scope, aiming her semi-auto sniper rifle carefully over to the rooftop of the next building. CORALINE (O.S.) You don't know who we are. Mongoose walks to the fire exit, pauses. Coraline beads on him. He turns, looks directly at Coraline through her scope. CORALINE (O.S.) You don't know what we do for a living. Mongoose smirks, turns, keeps walking. CORALINE (O.S.) But you will. Soon. Coraline frowns, yanks back the bolt on her rifle. …AND CORALINE. CUT TO: INT. LINCOLN CABIN – DAY Furious deathmatch between the sisters and Mongoose. Mercy, beaten half-to-death, desperately attacks him with her fireaxe. He slaps away the blade and slugs her in the ribs, rocks her sideways. Tosses her into a table. She goes down with a harsh cry of pain. MERCY (O.S.) You killed our sister! Don't you remember, you bastard?! That day you ripped her away from us. Coraline, bloody and bruised, staggers behind Mongoose, shakily aims a pistol and plugs off a shot, hits his shoulder. Mongoose instantly turns and snatches the pistol away from her, whips the butt across her face repeatedly. Coraline makes a meager attempt to block, but he's surprisingly quick and brutal. He charges her into a wall, breaks the gun. CORALINE (O.S.) It's selfish, but we want you to know this. This isn't for nothing. This isn't just another job. It's not for us. It's for Rati! For our sister! Mongoose smashes a chair over a curled-up Mercy. She grabs a sharp-edged broken chair leg and stabs him in the stomach. He grunts in pain, grits his teeth. MONGOOSE (O.S.) I'm sorry. I don't remember. She takes brass knuckles out of her pocket, slips them on while he's dazed. He yanks out the chair leg. She slugs him in the face with shaky one-two punch. MONGOOSE (O.S.) I don't know what you're talking about. I don't even care. He stomps her down, she crumples at the impact. MONGOOSE (O.S.) It's been so long. I've killed so many people already. He picks up her brass knuckles, looks them over, then tosses them back on her curled form in disgust. MONGOOSE (O.S.) Why's your dead sister so special? Over everyone else I've done? "THEY SAY PROFESSIONALS ARE PREDICTABLE…" Mongoose is straddling Coraline, choking the life out of her. Coraline's bloody face is turning blue, her bleary eyes rolling in their sockets. He stops, turns, his face cold and impassionate. CORALINE (O.S.) You really want to know? Mercy is dragging herself across the floor, aiming her sister's pistol at him. "… IT IS THE AMATEURS THAT ARE DANGEROUS." A beat. Coraline clutches at Mongoose's hands. He blinks. MERCY (O.S.) We'll show you. Mercy fires. CUT TO BLACK. Gunshot flashes illuminate the pitch-black darkness. A bright red shotgun shell casing rolls into view. These words impact-etched onto the fine brass metal surface: VIPER SISTERS: Their First Time Coming Soon.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

spooks101 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:41:46 -0500

Alright lets have a go… * * * * * Starts as black with a voice over from a young girl "its not much fun being a vampire." scene of the girl, Alison, late teens, in a blue dress falling backwards, camera shoot from above, falling toward a cobbled street in slow motion. "sunlight causes you to explode." Scene of the same girl dodging a shaft of sunlight from an open curtain with a look of utter terror on her face. "you have to drink blood." Scene of very long fangs protruding from the girls mouth as she leans toward someones neck. “and someones always trying to kill you.” Scene of a group of exceedingly heavily armoured and armed men bursting into a room, crossbow like weapons up, their faces covered by knight-like helms and black scalemail. The scene goes black again Alison’s voice “I hate being a Vampire.” Drumbeat Scene of a camera rising up over a path that’s raised up over a mound of earth, in daylight. The camera cuts away just as the legs of a dangling corpse come into shoot. “Victoria” says a male voice as the scene plays out. “Militia found a body.” Scene of a woman, late twenties, Victoria, sitting by a desk covered in papers. She’s looking up with bored eyes. “And?” Camera switches to the man she’s talking too, her colleague Malak, in leather armour “They think it’s a Vampire that did it.” Drumbeat “found him last night.” Says a male voice, as the camera shoot shows a group of militia milling around the crime scene. “drained of half his blood.” “how’d he die?” says Victoria’s voice. “not well.” Drumbeat “we’ve not much to go on.” Says malak as the camera shoots to them riding in a coach. Drumbeat Scene of a darkened office, with a man seated on an important looking throne, pushing a parchment back across a desk “This is one report you cannot mark.” Camera shifts to the mans face, his expression serious “inconclusive.” Fade to black “find it” Scene of Alison with her hands on her hips, looking irritated at a character off camera. “I am not an ‘it’!” Suitably gravely voice over and appropriate ‘adventure / comedy’ music from now. “Home Pictures present.” Scene of Malak and Victoria in a sunlit medieval street, looking around. “your doing that thinking thing again aren’t you?” Asks Malak “Yes” “That can’t be good.” Voice over again = “The hunt for a Vampire.” Scene of Alison landing on a darkened street from on high, then stumbling. “Ah….damn it! Ouch!” Voice over “A Vampire who’s not…” Scene of Alison flat on her back, having obviously just fallen off something. “ouch” she says. Voice over “very good at being a Vampire.” Scene of Alison and a Male character looking at a rather run down terrance house. “this is your house?” says the Male character. “Well what did you expect?” replies Alison. “A Dark mansion on a misty Moor? I don’t have the money for that.” Voice over “coming this fall…” Scene of Malak shooting his crossbow into Alisons back. “Ah!” she turns with an angry look. “would you stop doing that? Its really annoying.” “Sorry” he replies. “force of habit.” Voice over: “Alison the Vampire.” Final scene, side on, Alison and Victoria facing each other. Victoria has a pistol aimed. Camera cuts to Victoria’s face. “So you’re the Vampire.” Alisons face. “yes.” Pause “nice dress.” “I think it works.”

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Animalious — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:11:31 -0500

That sounds amazing. I so would go and buy the book and see the movie. Sorry for sounding like some pathetic fan, but that is all I can think to say.

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Legal_Assassin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:22:30 -0500

(May as well give it a try. Prepare for potential awfulness. Not much description since I don't have a lot of time left.) The following preview has been approved for all audiences by the motion picture association of America [Methodic Doubt's "The Black" plays softly] [Camera shows Statue of Liberty's head, then pans back to show it on its side and the ruins of NYC. Wasteland stretches as far as the eye can see.] [Shot to Evoker recruits lined up in the training hall. Lee walks in front of them while speaking.] Lee: A hundred years have passed since the world war ended. We're already recovering from the aftershock. [Shot to life in the Capital] Lee voice over: Some prosper [Shot to life in the Inner Lands] [Shot to life in the Outer Lands] Lee: Some just get by. [Shot to Wraith tearing out of a human host] Lee: The world war ended...but another one began. The war for all humanity. [Black screen. White words that say "Based on the novel by (my name)" appear, then fade away] [Ian is sitting on the roof with Virgil at night. Shot to the pact mark on his wrist.] Virgil: Fighting Wraiths is going to be the easy part. The hardest part of this war is taking on their master, the Lord of the Abysss. He's coming closer to his full power. [Shot to LotA walking before Wraith army. Close up on his face. Back to Ian and Rune] Ian: When will it end? Virgil: Either when he dies... [Shot to LotA forming combat tentacles out of his shadow. Back to Ian and Virgil.] Virgil: ...or you die. Ian: Comforting. [Shot to Ian grabbing a sword. Close up on blade, which has his blood weaving around it. Ian looks up, his eyes glowing.] [Black screen] Ian's voice over: We're out of time. [Music crescendos] [Shot of Ian fighting Wraiths] [Shot of Miranda taking care of patients while the battle rages on] [Shot of Virgil torching Wraiths with blue fire] [Shot of Ian chasing after Virgil] [Shot of Cheryl shooting Wraiths with two guns while running] [Shot of Miranda and Lee sharing an intimate moment while holding hands] [Shot of Sarah maintaining a barrier around survivals while one of the Generals attacks] [Shot of Cheryl silently watching corpses carried away] [Shot of Miranda screaming Lee's name while he is attacked by several Wraiths. An invisible force from him pushes them all back.] [Shot of Sarah crying over the corpse of her father] [Shot of Jay grinning with wind whipping around him while Wraiths approach] [Shot of Eve Genesi walking calmly through a battle field frozen in time] [Shot of Wraith generals fighting Evokers] [Shot of the group standing together surveying the aftermath of a battle] [Music calms down. Shot of the LotA approaching Virgil and a mortally wounded Ian. The former is shielding the latter from him with his body.] LotA: Continue your struggling, if you must. But the fate of your kind is already sealed. [Alternating black screen with white words saying the character's theme while alternating with shots of the characters. It goes "Hope", Ian, "Martyr", Virgil, "Loss", Cheryl, "Heart", Sarah, "Decision", Miranda, "Burden", Lee, "Pariah", Jay] [Shot of Lee giving Ian a dog tag] Lee: Someone I knew long ago bore the same title you do now. I know you'll honor it. [Close up of dog tag shows "Silhouette" engraved into it. The screen goes black, but the word remains in white; the title of the movie] ["One war ends. Another begins" 00-00-000 www.silhouette/movie.com]

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Hades God of the Dead — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:25:27 -0500

I agree! Although, me, being Hades, is a she ;)

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Legal_Assassin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:27:55 -0500

Sorry; I meant "The Black Dawn" not "The Black"

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TheWoWExp — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:30:06 -0500

[Off-screen female voice says: "I dare you..."] [Fade in to a female (Raiven), approaching a male (Chris) in a barren place where a house stands.] Raiven: "You can always back out, you know." [Up close shot of Chris looking at her with a smile.] [Fade in to where the group of friends are sitting in an open area of the dark house.] Dale (shining a flashlight onto his face): "When Dae breaks, Dei will follow, and both will be tethered to the Bane of existence. The tale says that the three sibling gods left their true essences in a hidden place, inside artifacts of their own creation." [Flashlight flickers, then goes out.] [Disconnected male voice says: "Chilling story."] [Off-screen female voice says: "...to spend the night..."] [Fade in to a close-up of Raiven's face, eyes narrowed.] Raiven (whispers): You better let her go... [Soft masculine laughter] [Close up of hands clenching into fists.] [Fade in to a man {Arcka) standing before a pane of ice, his fingers tracing over it.] [Fade out.] Arcka: "I'd like to offer a dare of my own. It's what everyone's lives are about. Whether we dare ourselves, another dares us, or life itself offers a dare. Truths can be broken so easily, and when that happens..." [Fade in to pale blue eyes without a pupil that begin cracking in the middle, and shards of ice-like pieces fall within the eyes leaving them pure white.] Arcka: "...things become interesting." [Off-screen female voice says: "...at the house."] [Flashing through several events: Female (Tiffany) screaming and clawing at her face; teeth biting a nail until blood runs down the chin; tears falling on a small, pristine bell; a quill pressing against skin and creating a black symbol; distant shot of Raiven reaching for a small box on a table.] [A young girl (Lily) is hugging Raiven.] Raiven: "It'll be all right..." Lily (whispers): "No. It won't." [Close up of eyes that are pure black snap open.]

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Bisa — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:42:22 -0500

Opens with a close-up of a blue eye with makeup, then slowly zooms out as a young female voice narrates: "Hi, I'm Wendy. I'm incredibly lucky. I'm normal. I wear makeup, admire models in magazines, hang out with friends, and fight with my little brother. I'm just like you." The camera zooms out enough to reveal her entire face, blonde wavy hair in low pigtails, clear skin, and a large scar over her left eye with it glazed over. Wendy: (speaking aloud) But something bad always happens my birthday. [Screen suddenly turns to black] [Happy lullaby music plays, no other audio] scenes of a little blonde girl with pigtails playing with a ball, a pre-teen Wendy laughing with friends at a sleepover, [music transitions to strings version of lullaby] the little blonde girl in a hospital bed with a bandage over her left eye, a pre-teen boy with dark hair hanging by his ankle high on a flagpole, a car crashing into a tree, a teenage Wendy sobbing in a hospital hallway, an unknown pregnant woman stroking her belly with a single lock of wavy blonde hair going down to her elbow, a black limo pulling up to a house and a man with dark hair stepping out. [Screen suddenly turns to black] [Fading from black, a close-up of Wendy again] Always.

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AlyssOfWonderBread — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:46:10 -0500

Opens: Vast expanse of black volcanic rock, barefoot girl. Ariel: Where the hell am I! Cuts to her climbing hand over hand on a tree that crumbles beneath her; from the rot emerges a fantastical feline beast with slits to breath and a golden beak Ariel: You, aren't going to hurt me? Beast bows low. Cue epic orchestral music. Montage of Ariel riding the beasts back, generous spire, gathering of beasts Beast1- what should we do with her? Cut to Ariel running through woods with seaweed like tree’s whirling upwards. Ariel trips and cuts her knee, the blood slowly trickles upwards, elephant sized crow like beasts come raining down. Fades to black, Ariel on Nika [a crow]’s back, in the distance a massive castle rises up out of the black lake. Cuts to massive hall, giant pillowed throne with a beautiful fair, dark haired woman[Isobel] Isobel: Ariel, love, you need to bring me the memories. Montage of an attack, running, dead hands rising from the mists, pillars, a forest Amicus: There are things you will never understand," Ariel: but that's the problem Amicus: Not the problem, the upper hand. Cuts to Ariel walking through a forest, branch cracks, Ariel's head whirls to look behind her Fade to black. "Ancient over voice: There hasn't been one like her, since the first.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Dreamer15 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:52:59 -0500

It's from a line in Macbeth. And thank you. :)

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madison543121 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:03:48 -0500

Music: Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars My MC Ria walks through her front door, calling out to an empty house that she's home Ria and her sister Liz sitting at a giant dining room table, Liz at one end, Ria at the other. Liz: So how're things with Jordan? Ria: -shrugging- Oh, you know. Still romantic. But boring. Fade to black, dark blue words 'She had everything' A snippet of her smiling and spinning around in high heels, a black bolero, and a dark blue sheath dress while two old ladies are clapping. Fade to black, dark blue words 'And she had nothing.' A flash of her facedown on her bed, sobbing. A scene of her running through the city. Fade to black and dark blue words 'And she never expected' A scene of her sitting up really fast while laying in bed. There's a boy in her room. Fade to black and dark blue words 'That one boy could change it all...' A scene of her sitting next to him. Ria: Who are you? Scene with Ria and another guy, named Rogerson. They're in a coffee shop in Greece. Rogerson: Do you really want to travel with him? Fade to black, dark blue words 'But the price' A flash of white and distant screaming. Ria crying into Xander in a dark bedroom. Fade to black, dark blue words 'Might be too much for her to bear.' A shot of Ria and Xander kissing on a couch A snippet of Ria, sobbing in a white room, beating her fists on the walls. Fade to black, dark blue words. 'To the future...' A shot of Ria and Xander with another girl in 1690's clothing Angelica: Who are you? Ria: -pauses for a moment- Travelers. Fade to black, dark blue words 'To the past...' Scene in a giant courthouse, with Xander standing trial. Judge: Guilty! Ria: -screaming- Xander! Xander looks up at Ria, sadness written across his face, and then collapses on the floor. A shot of Ria and Xander's hands being ripped apart, screaming in the background. Fade to black. Xander: -whispers- I'm so sorry. 'Rewritten' flashes across the screen in silver lettering. 'Rewritten' fades, and the release date comes.

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Bewitched.Rhapsody — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:06:31 -0500

I would so see this movie or read this book. ^_^ Great job!

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KimBEARly — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:14:31 -0500

MC voice over black screen "I thought I was an ordinary girl, that I would have an ordinary life" Fast-forwarded scenes of kids moving into dorm, kids walking on quad, kids sitting in lecture hall, MC laughing with friends "I was so naive" MC's face in shock, close up of a thigh dripping blood, a young man yelling angrily, a silhouette of a girl falling in the darkness, couple making out, MC running outside at night while looking behind her in terror, police tape around a tall building, MC crying at a funeral "I don't know if I can survive this." MC, crying, someone elses' hands tenderly holding her cheeks Male voice: "Have faith." Blood Red Lettering: "Winthrop Hall" Rated PG-13

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

KimBEARly — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:17:40 -0500

Wow. I didn't actually know all of that. I was just trying to make an exciting trailer and I got scenes I didn't even know would be in my novel.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Bewitched.Rhapsody — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:23:11 -0500

Her child devoured... by a beach ball?! @_@

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Bewitched.Rhapsody — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:28:35 -0500

Pure. Awesome. @_@

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Bewitched.Rhapsody — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:32:56 -0500

That's a very well put together trailer. =]

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Ashaff15 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:44:59 -0500

Mine would be kinda of similar to Jhanneanderson's, somewhat I should say but not quite. I say that because ours are both about someone killing others. Older teenage girl with long blond hair(Claressa) walks the dark streets of the city with a dark hooded cape on. -Mysterious actionish music- The scene is very dark, and the screen keeps flashing from the scene to black, every time zooming in a little bit on her face and then her eyes, which start turning a crimson red. (If you have seen Naruto, thing of the akatsuki's sharingan, crimson red). Then imagine an older guy smoking while leaning on a brick wall in a dead end alleyway. He looks very sober and he mumbles under his breath. Claressa suddenly appears in the exit of the alley way, looking parinoid. (Camera zooms in on the mans mouth, which smirks up in happyness) Man: I knew you'd come. Claressa: Yeah, sure. But I'm not here for small talk. (Claressa dashes forward and pulls her hands out of her cape, where you can see her hands are balled up. The man and Claressa have an epic battle scene, where there are alot of flips of the walls. After a flash of white light, you see the man thrown against the wall, where you can hear his spine break and fall lifeless to the ground. Claressa falls dizzyily to the ground, and then looks across the way at the man. She quickly gets up and leaves, her cape wooshing and fading the screen to black. then you hear her say, " That is where my life began, and so the world came to hunt me down."

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

mayablackwolf — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:46:46 -0500

(FanFiction novel) My movie trailer would start off with an air view of the broken husk of the Xavier School of Higher Learning. Most of the second story is caved in and the grounds are battle torn. {The song 'My Life' plays softly in the background} The sky is a permanent overcast, the wind harsh as it blows through the rubble. The sound of fighting is distant. (Flash) into an underground bunker, a few survivors are sitting in a circle, talking about a virus that is killing them; camera narrows down on a pale hand holding a glowing vial. {Running up that Hill by Placebo plays} (Flash) to a night battle against mutants and humans, bloody battle in an unfamiliar building. (Flash) a white hallway with flashing, broken lights, a scream comes from one of the rooms, the camera pans to the room, Charles Xavier holding the husk of his once dear friend Erik Lensherr. Whispering inside his head to his fellow mutants to run, that the building will be bombed shortly. He stays and cradles the body as the whole world erupts into flames and light. (Large Flash) Charles Xavier wakes up in a hospital bed, the year is 1969, and three days after Erik and Raven had left him. He looks out the window and his eyes glow with wicked intent at the humans he sees’s skittering around the world. {Silver Lining by HURTS}

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Chestergirl28 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:46:56 -0500

I would read that book and see the movie!!!!! Sounds really awesome!!!!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Bewitched.Rhapsody — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:48:56 -0500

Sounds very intense. O_O And omigosh, you live in the same state as me. XD Wahoo. lol.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Azarath7 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:52:10 -0500

Name: The Channel Chronicles Rated: Most likely PG, these days. If it had been released like ten years ago it would have been PG-13 for mild violence. Music: Something soft, but epic. :D The trailer starts out looking upon a midnight beach, cloaked in soft moonlight. A young boy (Nathaniel) of around thirteen stands looking out into the ocean as a breeze sweeps by him. ‘The report?’ the breeze whispers. The boy hesitates, and then replies, ‘I’ve found them.’ The screen goes black and a narrator starts. ‘To save our world from destruction. . . .’ CUT to a scene looking down on a massive earthquake site, news helicopters flying around. ‘A hero must awaken.’ CUT to scene with Nathaniel surrounded by sapphire ribbons of light. His eyes are closed, but the camera cuts close, and they open, revealing startlingly blue eyes. ‘And new heroes must be born.’ CUT to a scene where two sixteen year olds stand, a girl in front of a boy, mouths open in wonderment. One is a lovely girl with brown hair and her companion is a tall boy with black hair. They gaze at a beam of white light going down the center of a massive, multi-story complex filled with people. Epic music starts playing and scenes start flashing: Nathaniel dodging several fireballs in a cramped hall. A twenty year old man, handsome and with a scar on his cheek, raising his hands, which are surrounded by purple energy. Lightning bolts of dark blue-black energy raging from the sixteen year old girl. Nathaniel being overcome by a brilliant sapphire light. The two teenagers entering a gigantic, underground volcanic dome from marble entrance with long stairs. A middle-aged man in a black trench coat with sunglass and a cane standing in front of a rumbling cloud of black smoke, which roars and shoots forward. The screen is overcome and turns black. Medley of scenes ends as three words, wrought from cool-looking silver metal, emerge from the darkness. The narrator reads them. ‘The Channel Chronicles.’ A wisp of air, and the words are swept away. Then the narrator states the date of release and the trailer ends.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Caramella Barlow — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:55:11 -0500

{Emily is staring out the window, looking at sky nymphs} {different scene} Emily: Christopher, do you believe in fairies? {different scene} {David is riding a hoverboard, slicing through the sky} {different scene} Emily (she's still talking to Christopher): “Well, I don’t see fairies, exactly. I see sky nymphs. Today, for the first time I saw pixies, though.” {different scene} David: How do you know what I’m thinking? How do you know my name? How do you know I believe in fairies? (He screamed the last sentence without meaning to) Well-dressed Lady: Tut, tut. Nasty language won’t get you anywhere with your fairy godmother.” {David’s mouth hangs open.} Lady (laughing) : I’m not here to grant you wishes. Not now anyway. I’m here to tell you to not give it to the Gash. (screen fades) They were ordinary humans. Or so they thought... [dramtic music] {swirling mass of darkness} {a festival} {Light-i-ers flying throught the sky} {explosion} {Emily and David side by side in a arc of light} [screen goes black] COMING SOON NOT RATED YET I love movie traliers and this was just a demo. I may come up with an even better one! =D

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Chestergirl28 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:56:00 -0500

Title.... "The League", maybe?

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Caramella Barlow — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:59:30 -0500

That sounds epic. I would go to see that if it was coming to theaters! Wow. Just wow.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

WritingNit — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:11:15 -0500

Wow, That sounds cool!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

WritingNit — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:13:57 -0500

Sounds like something I'd read AND watch! Amazing!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

DeannaDeePumpkin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:24:41 -0500

Imagining my novel as a movie is seriously one of the things that inspired and motivated me to start in the first place. Writing a novel is only half of my dream, having it become a movie is the other half. It would begin by fading in from a black screen, while the Shayne(The main character) reads off the first paragraph of the novel. As the screen lightens a montage of the day to day live of the communities Raider's begins to play, the audience sees the main characters in good light, and a few average citizens whom their close with. And then it freezes on one scene. Shayne: Andrew's....dead? Allen: He was killed on last night's raid. [flash of light] We see a green stretch of land and a shed, in which we can see what appears to be the nose of a fighter jet. Kayte: What is this plan exactly? Allen: To remove the Marks family from power and start setting the world straight again. We can't do this without you girls, without both of you. Shayne: I'm in. [flash of light] The camera is sprayed with the mist from a waterfall as Allen take's Shayne's hand Allen: So you'll jump with me? [fade to black] We seen a wasteland with cracked dirt and dying plants, a few towns in the distance, and the camera pans around to find our leads standing in their Raider gear. Kayte: Is this what the Surface is really like? Allen: Lets get going, we're not coming back this time.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Always-Abby — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:38:47 -0500

Opening Music: Details in the Fabric by Jason Mraz (instrumental) - first 29 seconds [Bitmap and Todd are driving home from the hospital. pan down to show Bit's fractured ankle. pan back to showing both of them, outside of front window view. driving along highway at midday, snow on the ground.] [gentle beep of a voicemail message] Lacey: [voicemail message played over scene] Hey, Bit? I just came back from the hospital. I tried reaching you on your cell, but it’s off and your inbox is full... [change scene to Todd and Bit sitting in their apartment on their couch, lighting dim. they create a large ball made out of beer cans.] Lacey: I found Dr. Lantona and told him that I was just a friend of yours and all. I asked him about the girl that was in room 2-E on the fifth floor in the cancer wing. [Lacey enters the scene, guiding a large, drunk Matty into the room. she smiles at Bit and Todd, and they smile in return.] Lacey: God, Bit, I'm really sorry. [change scene to black. music pauses.] Lacey: She's gone. Her name was Angelise Parker. [cut to scene where Bit, Todd, Lacey, and Matty are in Lacey's apartment.] Bit: So, what's the plan? Lacey: The plan is, we kick cancer's ass. Todd: Because researching cancer's on /my/ bucket list... Bit: We've got to figure out a cure. [pan to Matty sitting silently, and the scene fades to black] [scene changes to Bit looking into his mirror at an early hour in the morning. he presses his hand against it] Scene change song: Equinox by Skrillex - begin at 1 minute and 4 seconds [cut to black] Music: "CALL 9-1-1 NOW!" [scene changes to the apocalyptic version of Bit, Lacey, Todd, and Matty - Scotty, Germaine, Engler, and Unnur. They are fighting off the infected with guns. scene changes constantly to hiding behind trenches and buildings, to up close shots of the fights] [music fades to near silence] [scene change to Unnur working alone in a dank room, the light flickering above him. he mixes a few blood and chemical samples together. scene cuts to black after an up-close view of the vile] [scene change to Germaine, Engler, and Scotty in their safe place - a half-collapsed apartment building] Engler: [loading his gun, chewing on a pencil] God damn, I never expected to fucking live like this. Scotty: We've got to figure out a cure for this virus. [scene changes to Scotty and Engler fighting off the infected, while Germaine's voice overlays] Germaine: [over walkie-talkie] Scotty, this is Germaine, over. The bitten child has died. [scene cuts to black] Germaine: I repeat, the bitten child has died. The virus is spreading. [music volume turns up again] [scene change to Engler packing up his things during the night, in which Scotty intervenes] Engler: You told me the bitten child was still alive! Scotty: We did it to protect you! [scene change to Todd and Bit, where Todd is walking out of the apartment] Todd: You're assholes, all of you! [scene change to Germaine, grabbing Engler's arm and yelling, crying] [scene change to Lacey, grabbing Todd's arm and arguing, enraged] [scene change to Scotty shoving Unnur away - Unnur is holding a vile, which spills onto the floor] Scotty: [yelling] What the hell do you think you're doing! [scene change to Bit stepping back from Matty - Matty is caught selling a variety of carcinogens] Bit: [screaming] You're a sick fucking freak! [scene changes between apocalyptic and normal scenes rapidly, eventually being unable to get clear views of the scenes] [music stops - sound of a heartbeat overlays scenes] [scene change to screen split - Bitmap pressing his hand against the mirror on left side, Scotty pressing her hand on right side] [cut to black - flat-line sound overlays] Title screen: The Wars Against Us Rated: PG-13

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Chestergirl28 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:40:00 -0500

My trailer starts with a dark room. There's an oil lamp on the floor and a chair in the middle of the room. A young boy is tied to the chair. Out from the shadows, a man steps out. He's not old, exactly. He says: Prince Dustin and the boy's head snaps up. Dustin: Who are you? Where am I? Untie me! Man: I'm Angus. And you are in the cliffs. I'll untie you in a little while. You're safe here. Dustin: Safe? Why wasn't I safe at the castle? Angus: A sinister group has come for you. But we have a protector for you. Dustin: You? Angus: (laughs) No. Not me. Dustin: Then who? (A girl comes out of the dark. She's wearing a long red cloak and has bright green eyes.) Girl: Hello, Dustin. Dustin: That's Prince Dustin to you. Who are you? Girl: I'm Bern. I am your Protector. Fade out/ fade in New setting: Large cliffs. Bern is on a horse, Dustin is next to her. Zoom on Bern's face, looking up at the sky. Black- words on screen "She's spent her whole life..." New setting: Bern sitting at the top of a tree Black- words on screen "Preparing for this moment." Music starts- very dramatic and fast-paced. Bern in a forest glade, fighting with a giant man, twice her size. She takes him down. Cuts to Bern in an inn room, staring at her left-hand wrist. small group of pink-brown spots clumped together, but she pulls her sleeve down and covers up the spots. Cut to well, with a woman sitting on the edge. She looks up, very pale with dark hair and red lips. Cuts to shot of smiling boy with dark hair and tan skin. Cut to shot of meadow, lit with large bonfires all around. People dancing on field, close up on Bern dancing with dark haired boy. Man from forest glade shows up and crowd splits in half, creating path straight to Bern. She grabs Dustin, who is dancing with girl nearby, and they dash out of the meadow, mounting two horses and taking off into the night. Cuts to Bern glaring at Dustin, who shouts at her "You don't know anything! You're such an idiot!" she stands up and shouts back "You don't know anything about me." White flash, goes to images of angry crowd shouting and surrounding a small house, young Bern hiding in a corner, a woman screaming and leaving the house. Bern and Dustin standing, glaring, and then a blackout, followed by Bern screaming. Shows Bern standing in a big room, and then her calling out "Who are you?" cut straight to Bern's face, with a voice whispering "I know your secret, Bern..." Cut to Dustin, alone in forest, terrified. Cuts to Bern running through trees screaming "Dustin! Dustin!" Cuts back to Dustin, shouting "Bern? Bern! Help!" Back to Bern, shooting arrows rapidly at pursuers Back to Dustin, standing in clearing, and then knocked over by a blurry figure. Screen goes black. Staring ....... (says my name, because I want to be in the movie adaption), cuts to image of Bern, glancing over her shoulder. Back to black, and says name of actor playing Dustin, cut to image of Dustin looking terrified. Black, and "Based on the bestselling novel by -----" Action shot of Bern Black screen, words appear on screen: The Protector (written in a thin, elegant font) And then the date it comes out, and the actor/director/producer list, and the movie website. Probably rated PG-13

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

shireyk — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:41:30 -0500

Whooaah, I really want to read this book/see this movie. We may have the next Stephen King on our hands, people.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Chiki Mongo — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:41:38 -0500

The first two seconds of the traiLer shows eighteen year oLd party girL, Livia, faLL off a boat and hit her head on the way down. Cut to a scene where she Looks up to notice the sky is water teeming with smaLL fish. The sun is on the other side of the water. Cut to bLack and cue the song "Lithium" by Evanescence. Livia sprints toward a brick buiLding and as she hits the waLL, it shatters Like gLass and bLows out. Then she is standing in a fieLd of taLL grass. She Looks scared at first and then a sLow smiLe creeps over her face. Cut to bLack. A guy just oLder than her and with curLy dark hair stands in front of her, smiLing. The music stops Long enough for him to say, "You're going to make it out of this." Scene changes. It's dark and the water in the sky tosses vioLentLy. Livia stands in front of her shadowy doppLeganger. "You're afraid of what you'LL find," the dopLeganger says caLmLy. "That's why you can't beat me." Then the doppLeganger does and roundkick and her foot coLLides with the side of Livia's face. As they battLe, the song cuts in and out as we hear these words of the dark haired guy, and the sky cracks with thunder. "Though I waLk in the vaLLey of the shadow of death." -- "I wiLL not fear eviL." -- "For you are with me." And then it grows dark and we hear Livia breathing heaviLy in the siLence. End.

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Animalious — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:49:35 -0500

All right time to see what can be cranked out... After the sight of logos that show who made the movie. We hear the song Lollypop playing. We see what looks to be a typical couple in a car. Football Letterman coat on the boy, and a pretty blonde girl. He leans in close to her, for a kiss. The girl is a bit shy, he becomes forceful, she tries to fight back, and than... The music stops, the frame stops as we see the boy is now covered with second degree burns on his face and body. All to be heard is a faint scream of agony, fade to black Returning, we come back to see the girl in shock, outside of the car, staring at the paramedics, while a collection of people are staring at her. Than she looks down at her hands, they are completely normal. Cut to a hallway in a high school, where she has her hands holding tightly to her books, everyone is staring at her. We hear her friend try and comfort her... [VO-Mary] I don't know what happened...if I knew I would tell someone. Mary is now in the hallway, and a slicked haired boy (Wendell) is holding her arm. He looks concern as he says her name. She grabs his hand in defiance and we see smoke coming up between fingers until she lets go and his hand is burned just as bad as the boy in the Letterman jacket. Cut back to night time, where we see her running down the highway, she looks scared. Until a black car stops in front of her, and out pokes a man's head. He is wearing a fedora, a trench coat, and gloves from what she can see. "Are you all right miss?" he asks her. She lets out an exasperated sign. [VO-Mary] And if I did, would anyone believe me? Now we see the fedora man (Toby) and Mary in a diner. He looks cool and relaxed. While Mary is rather tense. He says. "I can help you" "How?" she asks him. Soon the sugar container floats off the table and pours into the man's cup of coffee. Cut to an ominous looking building that seems to be made of brick, and doesn't have too many windows. [VO-Toby] There is a place where they help others like us. We see go to black and white, seeing its a flashback, where they are dragging a woman. She seems to be motionless, almost dead like, but she is humming until she suddenly disappears. Cut to a brown eye and we are going back to reveal its the woman we saw a few seconds ago. She look a bit dazed briefly. Than we hear Wendell's voice. "Mom...mom?" The woman takes a deep breath and resumes with eating dinner as if nothing is wrong. Wendell looks concerned. Fade out to where is says the date the movie is coming out. Music starts to play...it sounds like the chorus of Don't wanna go home. Cut to where we see Toby wrapping up Mary's hands with bandages. Cut to where Wendell is being chased by a dumpster that ends up hitting an old station wagon. Cut to a shot where Mary and Wendell share a kiss. Cut to where Mary with her arms up and people behind her watching. As the building from earlier in the trailer explodes. When the chorus stops. We see Mary and Wendell in a car, looking a bit sweaty and exhausted. Wendell says. "As long as she doesn't get hurt, or their will be hell to pay. Toby sticks his head in the doorway and says. "I've already been to hell and I've crawled out of it, Alive" Then the car door slams shut. The title. M.I.A. appears.

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Mystii — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:01:47 -0500

The camera moves about a large city, see people laughing, smiling and holding candles. Switch to: A young girl takes the hands of a young boy. They smile as they start running. Switch to: A woman holds the arm of a man. Laughing. Smiling. Kissing. Fade to black. CUT TO: a girl standing in front of a wall. The camera dips down through a window - see a dirt road and the building's fifteen stories below, along with people walking by. She knocks. A small window-like door slides open to reveal a pair of green eyes. The eyes belong to TRISTAN. The girl is MAY. TRISTAN (EYES MOVING UP AND DOWN MAY'S BODY): Who are you? MAY (CONFIDENT): May Rockwood. Channeller. Fade to black, mysterious music. CUT TO: an old house that looks burned down. Five young people are standing away from it; they are JUNO, FABIAN, MAY, TRISTAN, and JEROME. JUNO starts to walk towards it. The others follow. Dramatic music plays softly in the background. MAY (OVER HEAD AS THE FIVE WALK TO THE HOUSE): Once upon a time there was a woman named Aurelia Rockwood. She was one of the most powerful people in the world, once upon a time. She was one of the most feared people in the world, for she was one of the most powerful Chaneller’s that this world had ever seen. CUT TO: a building on fire. People jump out of the windows, people screaming. MAY stands on the roof of a tall building across the street. MAY (OVER VOICE AS THE CAMERA FOCUSES ON THE FIRE): Aurelia had seen visions of destruction, of rebirth, of revolutions. This scared the government. Medically, they had her listed as insane. Truthfully, she just knew more than the rest of us. Her visions were both a gift and a curse. She saw deaths of innocents (FOCUS ON A TEENAGE BOY, LYING FACE DOWN ON THE GROUND, WITH A WOMAN AND YOUNG CHILD SURROUNDING HIM, CRYING AND HOLDING HIS HAND) but she saw rebirths for the rest of us. She wanted to jump-start this revolution, be the leader of it. (PAUSE) But they killed her before she could. Fade to black. CUT TO: MAY running through a forest. Stops. Looks around her frantically. Then starts running again, faster. MAY (OVER VOICE IN THE FOREST): Somewhere there’s a diary filled of plans and ideas that she had. Somewhere, there are the members of the secret organization that she had put together to help overthrow this government before she was killed. Fade to black. CUT TO: JUNO, FABIAN, TRISTAN and JEROME, standing still as MAY walks away. TRISTAN (YELLING): Where are you going? MAY (SHE TURNS BACK TO FACE THEM, BUT CONTINUES WALKING. SAID YELLING.): I'm going to stop this. I'm tired of the innocent dying. TRISTAN (LOOKING EXHAUSTED.): Don't you think we all are? Fade to black. CUT TO: MAY, sketching frantically as she leans against a wall, looking frustrated. Focus in on the sketch of a leather journal and numbers the numbers 12, 48 and 23 written big. MAY (OVER HEAD AS FOCUSED ON THE NUMBERS.) My name is May Rockwood. I am her daughter. I am also a Chaneller, though not nearly as powerful as she was. The government doesn’t know I exist – I’m not supposed to. They think I was killed in a fire when I was an infant. How wrong they are. Fade to black. CUT TO: TRISTAN, lying on the ground, blood pouring out of his chest and clothes torn. See FABIAN and JUNO running towards him, worried. MAY: (OVER HEAD AS FABIAN AND JUNO REACH HIM. FABIAN MOUTHS HELP. JUNO GRABS HIS HAND.) This is me doing what she never could. I know this diary is the key. I know it holds all of the plans, ideas, names that could help me create a society where there are opinions and chances. Now, I just have to find it. Focus in on the face of Tristan. Eyes are closing. When eyes close, GO TO BLACK. Dramatic music. White text on the screen: UPRISING. Then switches to: Coming soon to a theater near you. Credits. Rating: PG-14. / You actually had no idea how much this helped me. Also, don't judge the title. I haven't come up with a better one yet. :P

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Princess Binky Lemontwist — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:03:19 -0500

THAT IS SOOOOOOOO CREEPY! I imagine that's where you with it right? Creepy horror?

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Princess Binky Lemontwist — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:06:23 -0500

Kinda sounds like Maximum Ride series! Or perhaps the Breaking Dawn commericial. I really liked it. I'd be pretty intrigued. Definitely look it up. :)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

lapiduslives — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:14:08 -0500

Blackness. All we hear are three people, 2 men and a woman, breathing heavily. Girl (whispers): Are we safe? CUT: short snippet of a silver sniper case being unlatched. Blackness. Man 1 (Whispers): No. CUT: Sniper rifle's legs being locked into position and balanced on a roof ledge Blackness. Man 2 (Calmly): Run. Cue chorus from The Distance by CAKE. Flashes through various running, hiding, fighting and shooting scenes. CUT: (pause music) Focus on the barrel of a handgun held by MC1, then cut to blackness when gun is fired. TITLE CARD: (resume music at pre-2nd verse bridge) Black background, smoke rising behind white, block letter title DANGEROUS MEN. Cast, director, producer and all that jazz flash afterwards. So yeah. It's a little cliche, and I thought out the music way too much, but that's just what popped into my head. :) It's a Thriller, by the way.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

laughingpaws — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:21:26 -0500

Actually, it sounds AWESOME! But I would cut the line about the curse hanging over her head. Otherwise, I would totally go and see that.

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lambo_22 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:26:40 -0500

Oh my gosh, I got chills. Can't wait to read your book!!!!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

theLastWanderer — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:37:18 -0500

[Shot of a young woman running through city streets, sound of dogs barking and men yelling behind her.] Narrator: "In a world where she is feared for what she can do..." [Cuts back to a shot of the young woman running into a cul-de-sac.] Narrator: "...she must either run, hide...or die." [The young woman turns around, trying to run back out of the cul-de-sac, but several huge dogs - think something along the lines of Dobermans and/or rottweilers - show up at the alley, forcing her back.] Narrator: "But when she can no longer hide..." [Men show up at the entrance to the alley, men in black trenchcoats and fedoras, and carrying rapier-like swords. They begin to advance on the young woman; she closes her eyes.] Narrator: "...how long will it be before she cannot run?" [There are several quick shots...flashes of what led up to her being chased: a woman hanging in the air, being strangled by a necklace of metal, zombie-like walking corpses being blasted apart, a guard's terrified face, and a man burning himself alive. The young woman opens her eyes; her pursuers are just a few feet away from her. She backs up into the wall behind her, preparing for the inevitable strike...] [The mists in the streets swirl behind the men; they hear footsteps, turn around...and there is a grey-cloaked figure standing in the street behind them, holding a naginata-like polearm. The figure then vanishes...only to appear several feet in the air above the leader of the pursuit, falling and slashing downward - killing the pursuer. The figure then proceeds to dismantle the rest of the pursuit in a series of brief, flashing shots. After he finishes, he walks up to the young woman, and holds out his hand.] Grey man: "We don't all hate you." [She takes his hand, and they both vanish.] Narrator: "An outlaw in every country she ever knew, she must now trust in the man who saved her life..." [There is a shot of a huge, troll-like creature swinging a massive blade down at the grey man, who simply vanishes and reappears on top of the swinging blade, riding it up to stab his polearm down into the base of the beast's skull, all of this occurring in a snowy, mountainous landscape. The shot flashes to a desert canyon, where both the grey man and the young woman are running from a pack of scaly, wolf-life creatures. The last in this series of shots is that of an army of huge humanoids and reptilian crawlers charging an army, with the young woman and the grey man at the head.] Narrator: "...and she must learn an even greater power - one that could save the world...or doom it." [Flashes to a shot of the grey man, standing in front of a massive, black-and-red dragon, that rears up its head and blasts a stream of fire at him, but the shot cuts away before you see what the final result is.] [The letters of the word "Feel" fall into place.] [Cuts back to a shot of the grey man and the young woman, running from a flying, fire-breathing wyvern.] Young woman: "I thought you said drakes weren't real!" Grey man: "Apparently I was misinformed!" [They duck behind a rock just in time to avoid getting blasted by fire.] Young woman: "What now?" Grey man: "Feel like being drake-bait?" [She shoves him out into the open, making him the diversion.] Grey man: "Huh. I guess not." [Trailer ends with a shot of the drake smirking at him, as it prepares to let loose another stream of fire.]

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Azarath7 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:38:22 -0500

Really? Why thanks! :D I'm looking forward to your updated trailer. ~A7

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LordofPride — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:39:12 -0500

Shot of the Guillotine, the Blade coming down (cut to black) N:You know the story Mobs running through the streets (cut to black) N: Of how a nation The Women Marching on Versailles (cut to black) N: Toppled a King Marie Antoinette waking up in a cold sweat, a baby's cry ringing throughout the apartment (cut to black) N:What if something changed? William: Of course, your majesty (cut to black) N: Where one man serves with loyalty Philippe: The People will seek change, the question is will you be on the right side? William: I already am. (cut to black) N: The crown others have rejected. Arianne: Madame Poitrine, by order of his Majesty, you are dismissed from your post. Madame Poitrine: WHAT? (cut to black) N: And because of a small act. Louis-Joseph, Dauphin(Aged 3): Will help me better this country for all its subjects? William: Until my last, your highness. (cut to black) N: And bound by a vow. -Fencing in the gardens of Versailles- Louis-Joseph, Dauphin(Aged 14): Why Ecole Militaire? (Cut to black) N:Guides a Prince Louis-Joseph, Dauphin: Napoleon marches on Paris. William: Will you meet him your Highness? Louis-Joseph, Dauphin: Of course (cut to black) N: To change history, all because of, -The Title fades onto the screen- The Courtier of Versailles Louis-Joseph, Dauphin: Vive le France! -Raising Saber in front of a army Soldiers: Vive Le Roi! Vive Le Dauphin!-Cheers-

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theLastWanderer — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:39:39 -0500

Oh...and this ^ gets an "R".

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ChoKiba — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:41:07 -0500

Why thank you! :D I'm glad to hear you like the odd vision that came out of my head.

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Neely Jo — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:58:40 -0500

thanks :) It has a good ending I promise ha

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Bewitched.Rhapsody — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:03:37 -0500

So, when's this coming into theaters? ^_^

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Fraser Bell — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:11:55 -0500

Well, I'm not sure if you guys will like this but here I go: *Black screen, deep, old voice* This is a time *flash of a shadow, a hunched figure holding a sword* Where religion only exists in Heresy *Symbols splatter a wall in gore* A time where the pure and innocent *Dead bodies cover the streets* are slaughtered to Gods that should never have existed *Group of Daemons sacrificing people* It is time *Old man holding an old book arrives from the darkness, closes it with a thud* For Redemption. *Action scene, men and women in armour charge together down a street to meet a group of Daemons in battle, Epic music on in the background* Avius: We need to fight them now or they are dead! Helmed man: You know we can't, the battle is lost, we can't save them! Avius: Watch me *Hatch opens, burning city appears under the helicopter, he jumps down* *Black screen* Humanity is on it's last legs *Avius kicks a kneeling Daemon off his blade* and they will pick it up. *White flash* A Heresy Untold, coming to cinemas soon. What do you guys think, I'm kinda new to all this and I hadn't really thought of a trailer but I can always change it, critisism is welcomed :)

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Cassie Whitmann — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:18:05 -0500

I should totally be writing as I'm wayyyy behind but after reading some of these I have to take a go at it! A blonde woman is standing in a kitchen yelling at a young boy (well, late teens) as with many trailers we don't know the full context of the argument. The argument's volume fades out with it's picture into the voice of a news reporter and students crowding around a TV in a lounge/ common room. "Here in London, kids from the ages of fourteen, all the way up to twenty-one have been successfully removed from our society..." Shows boy from first clip (Christopher) coming out of a drugged haze in an empty room. Man appears on screen [clearly not a nice guy.] and says: "There are two things you need to know. One; The power is watching your every move, so I suggest you keep your act together and you might just have a hope of getting out of here. Two; there IS no way out. I suggest you don’t try looking." Screen fades and then the reporter's voice comes back in as a voice over, finishing his sentence: "and will be placed, they are saying, sometime early tomorrow morning," Shows Christopher coming to in a dirty almost uninhabited looking room, (not a dark scene, woke by sunlight). Continuation of reporter voice over: "into various isolated communities around the world." Shows him walking out into a dirty abandoned almost old western looking town, no one around. [Reporter voice over] "How they are determining which areas to remove these youth from next is still not known...” Clips speed up. We see a girl's battered body smashing against a floor, a dead body in a snow bank. We hear a girl screaming. We see a girl with a tear stained face, a building gone up in a giant fire, the two of them running as fast as they can, then girl and Christopher kissing. cut back to lounge scene with student crowding TV. "But what we do know for certain; this will change the world- [voice over and return to dirty uninhabited room again] "forever." Boy yells in anger whilst slamming various glass bottles off of a table in one swipe, causing them to shatter. Screen goes black. A N T E N N I O N [DD/MM/YY] ANNNNDDDDD there's obviously matching intense music in the background of this all :D

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i am the moon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:20:16 -0500

Oh my god I've been out of commission for a few days and I come back and there are all these responses! :D You guys are too kind. Thank you so much.

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i am the moon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:21:00 -0500

Thank you so, so much! <3 This is incredibly encouraging to hear. I need to get the rest of my life organized asap so I can get something further finished and put up some excerpts!

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i am the moon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:21:57 -0500

Oh wow, thank you! :D This is amazingly flattering, it really is. I've been having trouble balancing out my schoolwork and thesis with writing this novel, and now I'm half inclined to say forget everything else and just do this. >.> Haha. Thanks again! <3

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i am the moon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:23:43 -0500

Hahahaha that is amazing. :D Thank you so much! To be honest I feel like my novel is driving me insane bit by bit, itself (just like the Composer's music, if I dare reference my own story). I need to sit down this weekend and just bang it out. Too much schoolwork's been getting in the way lately. :/

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i am the moon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:23:52 -0500

I'm glad you like it! :D Thanks!

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i am the moon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:24:43 -0500

Hahaha I'm so glad you liked the 'trailer.' :D Now to bang the rest of the words out and actually make my first two chapters into something longer and more resembling a novel....

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KingKamor — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:25:41 -0500

I don't know enough actors to know who would play my two (only) main characters, but I do know that it will be very special effects-heavy. Here's the song it'd use: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udTPgqbqMwk It would begin with several shots of a huge, futuristic, lonely world of concrete and endless sckyscrapers. You cannot see the sky, only a ceiling. Beyond that is more of the same. The camera will pan across the cityscape, sometimes catching a glimpse of one of the many mechanical creatures crawling across the foreground on all fours, but it is too blurry to see too well. As the song "Take Me Away" by Globus begins with its haunting first twenty seconds or so, we see a human silhouette walking along the top of one of the skyscrapers, looking off into the distance. As the trailer continues, it shows scenes of him hiding from mechanical monstrosities, sneaking around dark concrete hallways, and ending this portion of the trailer by jumping down to a lower rooftop. As the song continues with the soft lyrics, he meets a woman. Right as the song hits the climax, their hands meet. The rest of the trailer, using a shortened chorus of the song, is the pair of them surviving throughout the city as they travel through it, fighting, running, and becoming closer to each other (of course). Brief glimpses of angelic beings flash in the background, with several explosions and clashing metal culminating in the ending of the song with the pair opening a door that sheds bright light onto their bloodied and bruised bodies before the title appears in black text on a stark white screen. Coming soon.

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jemzgirl161 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:33:40 -0500

This sounds like something I would love. Amazing!

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Laura Lou — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:42:28 -0500

Hmm...movie trailer... It would start off as a black screen and the words "they tried to keep it a secret" would flash across the screen Then a group of animals would quickly be glimpsed Then the words "but someone found out" would flash across the screen Maybe a quick glimpse of a dead body and two men fighting Then the words "now history is about to repeat itself" Then a bunch of scenes will flash maybe have a calm scene of the main girl by the pool and a wolf jumping out at her Then switch to a silver ford mustang racing down a hill with the top back Then maybe a cute little wedding scene Then an epic chase through the woods, girl, wolves and guy taking up the rear Maybe ending with a hospital scene followed by the date of whenever the movie will be released

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AngelsFlyByNight — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:47:39 -0500

I've actually been thinking quite a bit about how my novel would look as a movie! (: This is how I imagine the trailer. BLACK - SLOWLY FADE IN TO A HALLWAY. A BLONDE MAN STANDS ALONE (Cyrus) PEERING AROUND FEARFULLY. Cyrus: H...hello? Is someone there? FLASH TO A ROOM DRENCHED IN BLOOD, A SPECTRAL MAN STANDING AMONGST THE GORE. SWITCH TO KITCHEN, CYRUS AND NEIGHBOR (Darryl) SIT TALKING. Darryl: It may not seem like it but you're getting off lightly. That's nearly two weeks now; the longest anyone has lasted. Cyrus: It made the water turn to blood this morning! Do you know what it's like to be taking a shower and have it suddenly run red? And every night, the same thing over and over! Doors slamming, things being smashed, something...someone falling down the stairs.... FLASH TO A DIFFERENT KITCHEN, CYRUS COWERS ON THE FLOOR WHILST THE SPECTRAL MAN KNEELS BEFORE HIM. Ghost: Please don't go. FLASH TO CYRUS ON THE PHONE, SPEAKING PLEADINGLY WITH UNSEEN VOICE. Cyrus: I've seen a man. Twice. In the empty bedroom on the top floor, surrounded by blood. In the kitchen, flickering between forms, one moment a normal guy of about 22, the next a bloody beaten corpse. The mirrors bleed, screams ring out every evening, things move without being touched. What happened here? Please, I need to know. Voice: What is it with you people? The moment you get a whiff of a gruesome death you're all over it like flies! My brother killed himself there, OK? You happy now? FLASH TO THE GHOST AND CYRUS STANDING IN THE BLOODY ROOM. Ghost: Knife that killed me? What...what do you mean. Cyrus: I mean that either you took that knife to yourself or....or someone else did. FLASH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE. ZOOM OUT SLOWLY UNTIL SUDDENLY EVERY WINDOW AND DOOR FLIES OPEN WITH A CRASH. AN AGONISED SCREAM STARTS, GRADUALLY IT AND THE SCENE FADE OUT. CUT TO BLACK. SPECTRAL SMOKE TWINES ACROSS THE SCREEN, FORMING THE WORDS: HOLLOW SOULS FLASH: DD/MM/YY FADE OUT TO SOUNDTRACK. And that is the movie trailer I had in mind! :D I'm not sure about the title yet; the story's project name is The Lodger, at least until I think of a better one or stick with Hollow Souls. The soundtrack I have in mind is Army Of Angels by Nedeshda Brennicke.

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LiasRocket — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:48:22 -0500

-Pans across a school hallway where some people are being pushed around- Teacher: You thought being a freshman was bad? -Quick flashes of four different scenes: Scene 1: Dylan looking at his shelves full of trophies. Scene 2: Lia covering her ears because her parents are fighting. Scene 3: Takiyah putting food in her jacket/stealing it. Scene 4: Trevor standing on the sidewalk, watching as a man gets hit by a truck. - -Pans across the faces of the four main characters- Teacher: *laughs* Imagine knowing that you were born with the destiny to destroy the world that you live in. -Quick flash of a large battlefield with four figures in armor standing on one side with one figure on the other side with seven weird looking things- Dylan: Why would you say something like that? -Quick close up flashes of a battle, swords colliding, arrows flying, fire crackling, creatures hissing, etc- Teacher: *smiles* Oh no reason at all... -Pans across the four main characters on horses (Dylan on a white horse, Lia on a red horse, Takiyah on a black horse, Trevor on a pale/ashen horse, each holding a weapon)- -Black Screen with the words: Angels of the Apocalypse-

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Andr0nicus — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:55:31 -0500

This rocks! Can't wait to read it!

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RainbowunicornofbunnyshapedSUNSHINE — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:09:06 -0500

wow goose bumps let me know where i can read this! :)

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poets_hide — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:12:10 -0500

Yep, I'll read/see that. Your description's really vivid, I had it playing in my head (including intense music oddly)

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nadeem — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:43:11 -0500

that is right so close some lights,grab some popcorn and start your movie trailor now!!!

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poets_hide — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:45:16 -0500

Is it bad that I've been WAITING for a thread like this???? Or maybe a bit worrying??? Okay, here it goes: Low camera angle, in a large protest/Rally - see flashes of red flags with black phoenix's on being torn/defaced - Hear gun shots, see people panicing/stampeding/confused/getting shot. Camera hovers on the faces of a woman and a man (both twentysomethings). Then several cut scenes for a fast montage: woman walking/running along fields with man; woman on her own in a hotel reception swiping her hand over a barcode reader, woman running large walled city with another woman running behind her, soldiers gathering in an unknown street square, man slumped on the floor in a pool of blood, woman cutting the bicep of an unknown arm, woman and a different man running towards a light aircraft. Final cut scene - black with a little sliver of light (through a hole) the sound of breathing

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IAmASandwich — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:55:22 -0500

I love, love, LOVE those first two dialogue lines: the whole creating the world in seven days, and destroyed it in less thing. That's the kind of tagline I hate people for coming up for, because I wish they were MINE. :D I'd watch that. I'd totally watch that. And get the book. *Gonna go creep your novel stats once I'm finished with this.*

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knightsandnarnia — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:00:19 -0500

thanks! I don't know how exactly to make a cool sounding trailer in my head :P

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ihasakarottiger — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:15:39 -0500

so cheesy lol. On the Other Side (fade's in from black to a messy wooden desk where a New York yankees hat with red sox colors sits) David comes into focus, sitting on a bed as his eyes move from his cut knuckles to an egg sitting there beside the hat. He falls back on his bed with a groan (fades to black again quickly flashing to a new scene, David and a smaller boy, Jacob, walking through the halls.) "So you really like the Northside girl huh?" says Jacob. "I dont know, maybe." (Fades to black and gold lettering appears.) "A town divided in two sides." (quickly shows fours boys ganging up on one kid, who is not identified. Then a flash of a school hallway with kids glaring to the other side. the differences between the two kinds of kids is apparent back to the black with gold lettering.) "And the two who question it." (Into a scene in the woods David chasing after a girl, Beatrice, obviously a northside and him obviously a southside, and catching her around the waist giving her a kiss. Black with gold lettering..) "torn apart by the one person he didnt expect to lose." (A fade from a southside girl, Chloe leaning up against a brick wall, fade to David's best friend Tony laughing, and finally fade to young Jacob getting his hair ruffled by Danny, another friend. Then a quick flash to David talking with some other southsides) "Every one of us against them!" *shouts of agreement follow* (fade to a green field the camera panning finally to David's glare. then completle black showing the title and credits.) way too corny lol but it fits

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jhanneanderson — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:35:55 -0500

The Fiend is European.

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ChelsMonster74 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:36:43 -0500

This thread is amazing<3 Camera pans over the destroyed City, the sun just setting on the horizon. -Overhead, you hear Demi's voice: They put this City into use to keep us in line... -There is a quick flash of a limp, bloody hand on the ground. -Back to the city, Demi's voice: They said we could come back when we're eighteen. -Another flash of Maeve putting an X over the picture of someone's face. -Again, to the City, the camera nearing, so that you can see that the kids, dirty-faced, stooped over, have stopped, staring in horror at the sky, at the sun in silence. -Demi: But that's only if you survive. -Camera flashed to a scene. Demi stares at Finn, surprised. -Demi: You mean, you've lost your memory? Scenes flash by: Finn is on the bus, slumping towards the City, trying to grab Wren as she slids down the wall in fear. -Back to Demi and Finn, who is stares at her: I need to get it back. -Camera flashes to Ethan, standing in the crowd, dagger clutched in his hand, the other holding the hair of a terrified girl. Ethan: Hell starts now. -He lights her hair on fire. Camera cuts off. -Scenes quickly place by: Wren loading the gun, Maeve slashing her dagger through the air, Finn following off of the merry-go-round and onto his knees. Delaney screaming and backing against the wall. -Demi, banging her fists on the table, declares to the council: They want this City. And they'll kill every single one of us to get it. Scenes going by quickly again: Lilth rips off her mask, Kara grins, manically, a boy slumps to the floor, dead. Finn runs after Demi, shouting: How can I help if I was one of them? -The Rags ride off on skateboards, Ethan is carving his dagger into a girl's face, Wren beats her fist into the air. -Everything slows, focusing on the sun, which has just sunk below the horizon. Ethan's face is close up as he whispers: Let's go. -Again, fast scenes: kids running and screaming, Wren lifting the gun, Louis grabs a running kid by the arm and leers at them, a factory explodes in a burst of light. Ethan laughs at Wren: You won't win! -Everything slows. Maeve has Demi, her dagger against her throat. -She speaks to Finn, who is watching: Make your decision, Finn. -Camera focuses on a trembling dagger in his hand, and then he swallows and lurches forward- -The screen turns black and the words coming into focus, the image of the City in each letter: The City of Steel I kinda failed at this, but whatever^^ It was fun!

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ArizonaPhoenix2016 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:03:12 -0500

I'll try a stab at this... (Scene opens with the Harlands at the dinner table) Nat: Look... (shows ring on hand) Mrs Harland: Oh my goodness, congratulations! (Rich is staring wide-eyed at the ring on hand as she says this) (Fade to black) (Scene of plane flying through sky while Mine [Taylor Swift] is playing in background) Rich's Voice: I never thought about the day my sister will get married that much. I doubted that it'll roll around so soon. Much less around my birthday, in Disney World, and to such a big family. (Fade to airport, where Harlands are meeting Carlsons. Mr Carlson outstretches his hand and introduces his family while camera flashes to their faces while he's saying their names) Mr Carlson: Jonathan Carlson, and this is my wife Evelyn, and my kids Whitney, Zachary, and Haley. Mr Harland: (takes Mr Carlson's hand and shakes it) Gabe Harland. (flash to Haley, who is staring at Rich's friend Nick. Nick smiles a bit and Haley looks away) Nice to meet you (Montage of time at Disney World in which both Haley and Rich are sulking through it) Rich's Voice: Every moment I spent with this family, I just wanted to scream and get the heck out of there. It didn't help that I had to be grouped in the same group as Haley Carlson (Flash to Haley and Rich arguing in hotel hallway) Haley: I hate you and this whole place! I wish Kyle never had to marry your sister! Rich: Well I wish Nat doesn't have to marry your brother! (Pause as the two realize, flash to Haley and Rich talking. Hey Soul Sister is the music now) Haley: Wait, so you don't want this wedding as much as I do? Rich: I think so Haley: Do you know what this means? Rich: That we can ruin this wedding together? Haley: Uh-huh, you betcha (Flash to Rich talking with Nick) Nick: Uh-uh, no way am I getting into this insane idea Rich: Please? (Nick looks at Rich, who is practically pleading, and gives in) (Cue montage of Haley, Nick, and Rich doing various things: spying on Nat and Kyle while they plan the wedding, Haley "falling" down right into the cake, Haley and Rich on the phone, Haley and Nick kissing on the balcony only to be interrupted by Rich, etc.) Rich's Voice: I never really thought I could get along with Haley, but it seemed like we were more alike than we thought. I'm not really sure if we could pull it off, but all I know, that we're on the Most Magical Place on Earth, so anything's possible. (Cue Title--A Disney Wedding--with a little sparkle around it) Rating? Definitely at least PG

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black-blood-dragon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:21:37 -0500

It would start out with music from a piano, a sad sound, showing images of the slums as the sun sets. [Voice over] Zephyr: "I once read a story about a man who fell in love with a girl without emotions and had supernatural powers. When he asked her why she could stare blankly at the beauty of a sunset she replied, 'Because I do not understand what emotion is anymore.' " The music stops as the scene cuts to a man (Jace) having a knife thrust through his neck. A young Zephyr watches with horror on his face. The scene fades to a deserted city with Zephyr and a girl (Neoma) sitting by a pond located at the outskirts. Zephyr: "How did you find this place?" Neoma: "Some adventuring." The scene cuts to Zephyr standing over a corpse, wings made of black spikes jutting from his back, Neoma staring at them with a mix of fear and awe. The scene fades to Neoma and Zephyr in the slums. Neoma is buying a necklace that is a blue stone with the word "Live" engraved on it. [voice over] Zephyr - "We barely know each other outside of our dreams, yet I feel like I should protect her." the scene fades to Neoma and Zephyr standing on a bridge gazing at the clear water of the river. Neoma turns to Zephyr. Neoma: "I cannot do this anymore." Zephyr: "What do you mean?" Neoma: "Running." The scene fades to Neoma resting the unconscious Zephyr's head on her lap, she is in a white room full of scientists. Neoma: "Stay away from him!" The scene cuts to Zephyr and Neoma caught in a dead end. Zephyr is keeping Neoma behind him as the hunters approach. [voice over] Zephyr: "How far would you go to protect someone?" Zephyr races towards the hunters, his spiked wings bursting from his back. The screen fades to black and the title The Price Of Power appears.

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lynns92 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:37:55 -0500

WELL! I have already casted my characters. My movie would star Karen Gillan as Evelynn McKay, Hunter Parrish as Liam, and either Michael Fassbender or Matt Smith as Matt Cartwright. It would probably show clips of Evelynn's breif love affair with Matt, then lead into showing Evelynn falling into a lake and hitting her head, bleeding profusely. Next image: Evelynn is on the beach, her limp unconscious body being cradled by a handsome, shirtless Hunter Parrish trying to revive her. After which, the audience would see bits and pieces of an underwater utopia being attacked by a primitive breed of mer-folk, and things of that nature. My little blurb about the trailer sounds very bad, but trust me it looks super cool in my head :D

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RohannaFalcon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:11:34 -0500

...sorry, it's a bit hard to read. Should have put more spaces in.

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.Cypher. — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:49:25 -0500

-happy music with birds chirping plays- "In a small town..." (Narrator is a small child, obvious by the young-sounding voice) -screen flashes to a silver car, two sisters in the back- -camera steps back to see a couple walking toward the car- "everything is routine." -adults get in the car and begin to drive- "Nothing is ever different." -car is on the highway, the sisters in the back playfully fighting each other- "That's what they thought..." -screen flashes to a large semi-truck barreling down the highway with police chasing after it- -is obviously going in the wrong direction- "James!" -woman screams as the semi hits head-on with the car- -screen goes blank upon impact- -sound of sirens get louder- -sound of police getting out of car- "One of them's alive!" -scene turns white- -seconds pass as the image becomes clearer; camera is on a white cieling, bright lights, white walls, white blankets, white everything- -scene is in a hospital- -beeping sound of the heart monitor comes in gradually- "Miss Greene? You've been in a Coma for six months..." -screen goes black- -text appears while being narrated- "Every story has a villain and a hero..." -goes back to the hospital room- -camera fixed at the door- -slowly zooms in- -scary music plays, then climaxes as a long black boney hand with black claws grabs the door, a foot steps in to veiw as well, black skin and off-white claws- -loud raspy breathing from what sounds like a bear is heard- -screen goes black again- -text on screen but narrated as well- "But what if the villain is yourself?" -screen flashes to a doctor outside in the hall, talking with a nurse- "She's showing signs of severe schizophrenia... we think the accident caused brain damage, maybe stress from her family dying..." -screen flashes black again- -text and narration- "And there is no hero?" -scenes begin to flash quickly with epic music accelerating and getting louder- -girl who was in the hospital is given a mirror- -has completely white hair- -stares and screams- -mirror becomes a long snake in the blink of an eye- "Congratulations! You've been adopted!" -main character runs down the halls of the hospital, avoiding long boney arms outstretched toward her- -MC stops infront of a large, twisting mass of wires and cords, spiraling up to the cieling- -mass flings itself toward her- -screen goes black- -sound of someone knocking on the door- -sound of opening a door- "Welcome home..." -deep, drawn out creepy voice- -MC screams- -scene of a dark gray wall with bloody scratch-marks on it- -MC slams her back up against her, her arms up , paralell to her shoulders- "Please! Stop! I haven't done anything wrong!" -a blonde woman throws herself ontop of her, a knife sticking in to the wall right beside MC's ear- "You're going to die in this place..." -whispers in to her ear, then grins- -screen flashes and the room is lit on fire, the woman transformed in to a tall demon with red scaled skin, a forked tail and long horns with hooves as feet- -screen flashes again and it's normal- -MC starts crying more- -screen flashes black and title is shown, one word at a time- The Life, Lies, and Madness of Shiloh Greene Coming soon to a theater near you. -words flash red and letters catch on fire, but return to normal in another blink of an eye- Dear lord that was long. O.o

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ScriptHistory — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:04:11 -0500

(Mine starts like this.) *The trailer starts with the song called - River Flows through you - on Piano. The screen swirls in a circle and comes to a complete stop. There stands a man with 2 others behind him. Then if goes side-by-side showing 3 ladies in front of them.* *The front man of his group is Zak Bagans. Behind him is Aaron Goodwin and Nicholas Groff. It pans over to the lady group. In front is Kattlynn Groff, Nick's Sister. Behind her is Sicilla Prunce and Angel Prunce. Both Sisters.* *The screen goes blank and reappears in a meadow where Zak and Kattlynn are about to kiss. They kiss.* *It zooms away and turns to a huge black screen. The title of the Movie appears. 'Ghost Wars.'* *Showing the pictures of each screaming and yelling. After that, they come out alive.* *Everyone says: "These are our Ghost Wars!"* *The trailer ends. And shows date when out in Theaters.* (Pretty good, on what I thought.)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Tonksonthetardis — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:10:17 -0500

[Screen fades from black to show a group of people walking alongside a road. About 30-ish teenagers and two adults. A car whooshes by and the teens jump back and scream. Adult one: [Markus] "It's gonna be a long trip…" Montage of: -Man holding a gun to a student's head -Man kidnapping said student -Adult 2 [Megan] saying: "He threatened to kill them. We need to get them out." very worriedly. -Megan [different location addressing students]: "We're going away. Where, I can not tell you. But it's far. And it will definitely be dangerous." [Another montage of students and adults 1 & 2 running from various bad guys with guns and intense music plays.] Megan: "Are you ready?" [Pans out to overview the crowd of 35 students and fades to black] :)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Tonksonthetardis — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:13:38 -0500

Oh, and I forgot to add that the title and movie dates and such would be after the fade to black.

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The Valkyrie — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:15:53 -0500

[[The trailer opens up with a shot of a decaying Earth rotating in space.]] Female Narrator: It never occurred to the Humans that they would have to one day leave their Earth. It made them laugh when they heard the first Human scientist tell them the atmosphere was no longer stable enough to hold in oxygen or keep dangerous UV rays from entering their normally safe area of living. [[The moon blocks the picture for a moment as it passes, the whole right side is covered in trash and abandoned cities.]] No, they thought that scientist was insane. [[Suddenly, large, white cruise liner/space ship-like transporters with "BETA" stamped on the sides shoot out into space in all directions then converge on the camera. A flash of white brings a scene of another planet. One side is desert while the other is covered in massive mountains blanketed with pure white snow. Along border between these two halves is a lush, green forest.]] Female Narrator: Unlike the small and disobedient Humans of Earth, we, the ones you so eloquently call "Demons," do what is necessary to make sure we survive as well as all plant and life forms that we interact with. [[The scene shifts to two crouching aliens on a sandy dune overlooking the horizon. One of them, a catish lizard-like male, turns his eyes to the sky and says something to the other larger, blood red life form. She looks up and her eyes widen in shock as the blue sky begins to turn red.]] Female Narrator: When the Humans came down for the sky, we tried to make peace. [[The red alien and her catish companion rush to a scene of carnage and chaos. The BETA ships are littered across the whole desert. Fire and smoke engulf their view as they dive into the nearest ship.]] We tried to help them leave. [[The humans and all kinds of aliens are working together.]] However, everything changed when that... thing entered power. [[A man in his mid-forties sits at his desk in a small room. The red alien and her companion stand before them, calmly speaking to him. Black flashes across the screen.]] Female Narrator: The way of my people is a rather simple one: you survive as long as you are willing to learn from your mistakes and make something good out of them. [[The red alien drags her companion out of a lopsided building, covered in Human blood. She turns around and roars in anger, exposing her rows upon rows of razor-sharp teeth.]] If we tripped, we caught ourselves and made sure to remember why we tripped and how to avoid doing it again. If we got cut during a physical exercise... [[She raises her empty, clawed hand up and screams a spell.]] ... we made sure to cut the one who cut us. [[The building she escaped from implodes and the screen turns back.]] [[A young girl (Xander) sits in a chair in a small ten by ten room with a man dress in military garb (Cravings). She leans forward in her seat.]] Cravings: So, you want to be in the Black Ops program, huh? And at Timberlake, no less! Aiming high enough? Xander: [[smiles sweetly]] Someone has to kill those murderous Demons, right? [[The scene fades to black and comes back in a wild flash of light from three suns over the desert. The camera turns from the sky to the sandy ground where an army of humans armed with sharp objects. They're all dressed in heavy tan cloaks and thick shirts. The camera flies over the length of the army and turns toward a massive fortress-like school. "Timberlake" flashes along the bottom of the screen. The speed of the camera picks up and zooms in to Xander. Xander: (raises her gun) Bring it on, ya jerks. Female Narrator: Would you be amazed if I told you that Human was actually the hero of my people? [[The screen flashes with images of Xander and an older male (Damien) running through the woods, digging holes in the sand, walking on a sea of glass, jumping off of dragon aliens and diving into the water below them, casting fire and darkness magic at a sea of military officers, and standing on a pile of black bones.]] Damien: (smirking at Xander) Not too much. Xander: (frowning) that's because you're stupid. Damien: Whatever. [[The screen fades to black.]] Humanity Rated R Coming Soon to a Theater Near You [[End of Trailer]]

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Ms_Fish — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:18:28 -0500

Lol, that's awesome! Go similarities!!!

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Riesling — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:30:56 -0500

I'm seeing an opening video of an anime,

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Fraternity_Wofford — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:32:06 -0500

Nice amount of words, but i hope others will have alot more, a nice competition would be nice

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The Valkyrie — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:37:14 -0500

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Cafe_Pero — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:59:08 -0500

-Enter black screen There's the sound of a metal lock or latch coming undone, and a rattling cage door coming open. A man murmurs a few times, and there are various clicking and fumbling noises. The sound of something getting up and a clicking of claws on hard floor join the noises, and after they move forward, the unseen gate creaks and closes, locking again. -A man's voice speaks up. "Waterson, please bring me #5." There's a brief cut to half of a spotted dog's face in a bleak, shelter and cage setup before the screen appears again. -another man sighs briefly. "Right away, sir." A cut to another dog's shifting front paws. The harsh fluescent lighting seen in the last cut is more obvious here. It cuts to black again. -the sound of a door closing and clicking shut. There's a brief pause. cut to the a third dog's stringy ear shifting backwards before cutting to black again. -The other man speaks up again. "Goddamn animals." A cut to yet another dog's frantically sniffing nose near a metal gate. There's a brief whine before another cut to black. -There are audible sounds of a man walking down a hall, getting more distant. We get a split second cut-- just like the others of before-- of the close up of the final dog's panting mouth, with only the lower muzzle below the nose and teeth are visible other than the same cage background. There's a low drum beat as there's one last final cut to black. It stays there, and there are a multitude of low mumurs and whispers, some snappier than others, with all of them rustling past each other and slightly blending together. After a span of three or four seconds, they all go silent almost simultaneously, and it sounds like the voices are holding their breaths. -One female voice speaks up. "He's coming." There's a switch to the [Waterson] man's point of view. We visibly see and hear a door open up in bright lab light, metal handle pushing down and door opening in. As the door opens in towards scene, the viewer is treated to an "ascending" line of five animal pens with five different dogs aligned and all facing the door in eerily similiar manners, their eyes staring directly at the camera. -cut to a neatly written release date --------- That was pure self-indulgent procrastination, but it was fun. This is an awesome thread, too.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

jonahsolheim — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:00:25 -0500

(Fade in to a close up of a boy with his forehead pressed to a pane of glass, his breathing making rhythmic blasts of condensation splay across the surface. Behind him, a man, presumably his father, taps away on a thin black tablet.) Male Narrator: It's a sad fact of life, but war has evolved, just like the rest of humanity. Long gone are the drawn-out, bloody battles. {Insert date of release, ex. Next summer}, it will evolve again. (Cut to shot looking past the boy's head and out the window, where a mound of dirt appears in the ground. Black flashes in between shots of the mound getting bigger until a sinister-looking machine, topped with a glass dome.) "Dad?" the boy asks. (Zoom into his face) "Something weird is happening." Loud, robotic voice: GENESIS 3:19. (More black flashes as the father grabs the son, and the two fly into an elevator. In the background suspenseful music plays. As the music reaches a peak, the black flashes stop, and total silence for two or three seconds, until a massive explosion rips through the elevator.) (The boy is thrown out. When he looks back, he must avert his gaze in horror. Fade out.) (Fade into shot of boy and his younger brother emerging from a hidden staircase. Beyond, everything is gray ash, and the moon is beginning to rise.) "Everything's gone," says the boy. (Music rises, then stops suddenly again.) (Cut to shot of father, laying on bed.) "Everyone has secrets, Nikko." (Show villain, gaunt and well-dressed, watching Nikko and his father with a slight scowl. Cut to boy and villain arguing, boy stalking down a hallway with little brother following. Show car approaching in distance, ash billowing from it.) (Balanced shot of an older man, dressed in shabby clothes and ash clinging to his skin, in the middle of a fervent speech.) Man: "There is no God here, He cannot hear our prayers." (Cut to close up) "Don't you understand? He has forgotten us, His fallen creation, and he will not, cannot, save us now." (Play main theme, show title: AFFLICTION, read by a deep voiceover. Rated PG-13.)

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WerewolfFreak13 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:07:28 -0500

Blood spatters across the screen. KILLED OR BE KILLED. Fades to black as part of "Monster" by Skillet starts to play in the background. Black haired girl running, blood spattered across her face and torn cloths. Black screen, Switches to "A Warrior's Call" by Volbeat. Picture of a large group. PACK COMES FIRST Two songs combine and fade down. Gabriel (Voice Over): The lives of many can be lost with in a war, and the ghosts can haunt the living forever, but in the end the true losses, are the ties and bonds that were destoried in the fight. Cuts to a grave yard, Gabriel and Hollywood talking. Hollywood: You and your family need to get out. For the love of Hades, I'm not letting you and your brothers' blood be on my hands Gabriel. Gabriel: I'm not letting you stay behind and go down in some werid ass blaze of glory moment. Cut To: Hollywood fighting off rabid wolves and human like creatures. Picture of two gravestones with the last name of Grohl and Rossdale on them, tears rolling down Gabriel's face. Gabriel: Death is not to be feared. But the thought of what might have been lingers. That stays with you never knowing what could have been, but will never be. Black screen. Dark Survivors fade on in blood red colors.

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S O L A R O S E — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:08:21 -0500

Love that song. :)

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HadrianNyles — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:29:03 -0500

The camera pans across an empty auditorium, the lights are dim to start but as the camera reaches the stage they slowly raise. Male voice over: I suppose we never thought this was how it would turn out. Me, writing our story down for the world to read. Like ghosts three people appear on stage, one male (Black hair, 5'6, hazel eyes, light skinned but not pale) on the right, one female (Long, curly blond hair, 5'5, creamy tan skin, grey-blue eyes) center, one male (Medium auburn hair covered by a hat, 5'4, pale skin, skinny, dark hazel eyes) on the left. Male voice over: But really, now that I'm doing it, I don't see how else it could have gone. The events that played out, making us the game pieces, were always leading to this one point. Scene changes to a boy chasing the girl from the stage as she runs down a hallway. Chad: You know it was always going to come to this, Andi! Andromeda: Fuck you Chad! [scene change] The boy from the left of stage walks down the street, his head bowed to the light rain, a hat covering his head as he hums, badly, along to a song. [scene change] An empty room with a light on, sitting on the desk, shinning down on a pile of homework covered in dust. Allen: I thought you were him. [scene change] Broken glass on a darkened kitchen floor. [scene change] Andromeda: You have to make a choice Dist! You can't love us both. [scene change] Ares: She doesn't want to see you. Actually, she doesn't want to see anyone....But...You have to talk to her. It's your fault she's like this. If you hadn't filed her head with lies she wouldn't be so damn upset! [scene change] A dance is going on. Andromeda (Girl from center stage) is in a beautiful dress, dancing behind her is Dist (Guy from stage right) and Hadrian (guy from stage left) Andromeda's dance partner turns her around to see Dist and Hadrian kiss. She runs from the room. [Scene change] Andromeda: I hate you! This is all your fault Ares! I never would have come here if you hadn't messed up! Now everything is wrong! I'm leaving Connors and NEVER coming back! [Scene change back to the stage] Female Voice over: When you live your life on This Side of Nowhere, no one else will know your story unless someone tells it. Second Male Voice over: And who better to tell it then the person that brought it all to a close. [scene change] Andromeda and Dist dancing on stage, grinning at each other. [scene change] Hadrian sitting at a table, writing. Hadrian voice over: And that brings everything full circle. I'm about to start at Connors and destroy Distance. He can't get away with what he did. I won't let him. [scene change] Andromeda (tear stained face, bleeding lip, red slap mark on left cheek and bruised arms): How did you know where I was? Ares: I'll always be able to find you.

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diallo.1 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:59:11 -0500

WOW!! i wish it was a real movie.

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Allie-Harkness — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:26:29 -0500

My trailer would have the song Tears by Aly and AJ playing in the background. (Here's a link to hear it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2f3flaHoV8&feature=related) I want it to be very mysterious, and it won't explain anything and it won't give anything away. At first you would see the title, The Life of Lucy, fading onto the screen with a black background. Then you'll see a 16-year-old girl looking out of a car window as the car drives past a sign that says Welcome to the town of Mystery then the car stops and arrives at a creepy old house. She'll get out from the backseat and then look back at the house to see a boy her age staring at her from the attic window with significant emerald eyes. Then the screen will flash white to show Lucy looking down from a staircase at her parents having a private conversation. Her mom says: "Do you think she's seen him?" Her dad responds: "“I’m not sure.” Then her mom says: "My mother tried to protect us from all of this a long time ago… Do you think it is safe here David?” Her dad responds: “Everything is going to be fine Charlotte. This isn’t like when you were a child and lived here, this time will be different.” The screen goes white again and you see Lucy talking to Oliver (the boy in the window). Lucy says: “Why are you here?” Oliver says: "It's complicated." The screen goes white again and then reveals Lucy sitting at a lunch table with her friend Nissa. Nissa says: "Well, according to legend this town of Mystery was founded on a paranormal rift of energy.” Lucy: "What does that mean?” Nissa: “It means that creatures were drawn to this area by some kind of unseen magic.” The screen goes to white one last time to show Lucy and Oliver together again. Oliver says: "What do you want to know?" Lucy says: "Everything." You see Oliver smile and then respond: "We have a long night ahead of us Lucy Fey." And then the screen goes black and it says when the theoretical movie comes out. So what do you guys think?

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Kegan Tyler Bigger — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:36:21 -0500

This was incredible! All the CUTS and fast-action bits were awesome. I felt like I was really watching a trailer! xD I can see this story being published, most definitely being adapted. Kinda Inception-y. Sounds amazing! :D

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whiskers11 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:40:49 -0500

Male MC, Ralph, voiceover: “Destiny is a hard thing to escape.” Female MC, Anima, dressed in ragged clothing and covered in dirt and dried blood. She’s standing on a mountain, looking down at a town below. Cut to a newspaper with a headline that reads: Victim # 13, Will This Killer Ever Stop? Cut to a beautiful woman, dressed in a Victorian-style dress, sitting in a chair, smiling, with a fan held just in front of her chin. Cut to identical little boys, smiling. Zoom out to show them standing in a room covered in blood, with dismembered body parts everywhere. Cut to a large ghostly wolf (male voice): “Even when I tell you you’re an idiot, you still don’t listen.” Ralph voiceover: “Oh, you may think you’ve escaped it, but something’ll eventually come along and prove you wrong.” Cut to another large ghostly wolf, this one with a silver muzzle (female voice): “He will not stop, you know. Not until you confront him.” Cut to a man wearing a mask like one you’d wear to a masquerade ball (Axel): “No matter how many times you change your name, your appearance, your country. No matter how many times you change, it will find you. It will always find you.” Cut to Nana, looking angry: “What do you mean you don’t know what to do? You’re a guardian. Guard!” Cut to the main villain (no name yet), holding Anima up by her throat. Ralph tackles him. Cut to a woman, Clarette, casting a spell while the man beside her, Kevin, shoots a gun. Ralph voiceover: “Believe me. I’ve spent centuries running. And the bitch still finds me. Every. Time.” Cut to a bouquet of black roses on a bright red background. The title (still undecided) forms in wispy gray letters.

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Ancalagonn — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:02:33 -0500

Can see it in my head...love it. General rage against the machines vibe is always fun for a movie. And from the limited description, I anticipate plot twists that would blow my poor little brain.

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Ancalagonn — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:06:12 -0500

WANT TO KNOW MORE. EXCELLENT TRAILER.

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pyrooftheblackparade — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:19:17 -0500

[Black screen in the beginning, then fades to a shot of a field and farmers working] [Fades into a picture of a bustling market town] [Fades and zooms in on two young women walking around, one with tan skin and dark hair (Charna) and the other with pale skin and red hair(Azar)] [Azar holds up a few potted plants, one that appears to be smoking, one waving gently, one closed and blue-grey, and another woody shrub] Azar: "Is this all we need, Mistress Charna?" Charna: "Yes, thank you." [The camera pans over and back, showing Azar's orange eyes] [Fade to black, and fade back into a dimly lit room, with a man (Ix) who looks about 40 with grey stubble] Ix: Try it. [Charna steps up to the waving plant from before, closing her eyes. The camera shows only her face, concentrating.] Ix: [heavy sarcasm] Good job, princess. [The plant is now a burnt wreck and is still smoking slightly] [Screen fades to black, with fiery writing: A story of magic...] [Screen fades into a courtroom, with Charna standing in front of a throne, looking out on the empty seats.] Sera: [short and portly, late thirties looking, with dark red hair and orange eyes]: Enjoying yourself? Charna: [spins around and forces a smile] Uncle! You scared me! [Screen fades to light purple with golden writing: of kingdoms...] [Screen fades into Charna sitting in a green house, planting the closed blue-grey plant, as a door opens and a man with silver-ish skin and light blue hair (Acirce) walks in] [Charna notices him and gives him a tight hug] Charna: Acirce! Acirce: Charna, how are you! [Cut to a few minutes later, where an explosion rocks the greenhouse and sends glass everywhere, Acirce falling on Charna] [Cut to Charna standing in the middle of what looks like a bomb went off] Charna: Naro! [She runs towards a man who has dark skin and close-scalped, bumpy hair, only to stop as a sword rams through his stomach] [Cut to Charna drawing blood from herself and summoning a fire-tiger demon, who attacks a man holding a sword] [Fades to silver with blue-purple writing that fades into black: of evil forces...] [Fades into black and fades back into a clip of Charna holding a small human girl, about 11 or 12 with curly shoulder-length brown hair and tan skin (Kyremma) and walking] Charna: She's so small... Humans always are, but she's so... Azar: Fragile? Charna: Sickly. [Quickly flashing scenes:] Azar in a sword fight with a man much bigger than her. Sera standing in front of a cheering crowd. Faerie Queen [Pale skin with monarch coloring around her face, getting darker as it heads towards her black hair] bowing to Charna. Charna thrown to the ground in front of a young male on a throne of silver and amethyst, her face cut in different places Charna and another man [(Zeru) Golden-blonde hair, taller than her] kissing. Kyremma surrounded by shadows and spirits, biting her lip nervously. A dwarf spitting at an elf's (Galve) feet. Charna sitting on Acirce's lap, looking upset. Kyremma acting out a story in front of a group of children, jumping from table to table. A blue-purple liquid-crystal dragon roaring, Ix at it's feet with his hands raised. [Fade to black] [Fade to parchment background, with words being burned into it: Chronicle of Charna, paper burns to black, white [DATE HERE]] Azar: [rolling eyes and trailing behind Charna]: Oh, great. [Fade to black]

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Ancalagonn — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:24:13 -0500

A thundering bass drum summons up the first image, an army of men in weathered armor march crest a snowy ridge, before them we see a castle with gates sealed shut. V.O. : If it is not a rebellion, then it is a civil war. Fade to a ship, decked in proud colors, sails on a calm sea. A dozen giant tentacles shoot out of the waters, envelop, and crush it as the crew has time for one scream of fear. V.O. : If it is not a civil war, then it is an enemy who means us harm. Fade to a man in black robes who pushes open a massive door, embossed with a golden dragon. Within, a hall of white marble. A king, in red robes and with a crown almost made of glittering gems, sits atop a throne made of dragon skulls. V.O. : I will always be a general. Music, perhaps the hollow, ancient sounding parallel fifths of Gregorian chant accompanied by the pulsing, relentless rhythm of the bass drum, which stirs action to a crescendo. Armies march. An elf, feral and wild-looking, draws a bow. In a desert, the whirling sands reveal a cloaked figure on a horse, watching. A man in embroidered robes snaps his fingers then pensively stares at the fireball in his hand. A figure slowly approaches the camera, dressed in brightly colored armor topped by a metal helmet formed into a face with grotesquely cheery smile. It exudes menace. A tall, spired temple made all of black onyx. The camera freezes on a man's closed eyes. We see a helmet, a thick fur cloak, an army in the background. His eyes open, piercing blue. V.O. : Blood will spill. The drum stirs all to a whirling frenzy. Armies clash, fire, arrows, thrones, kings, and krakens. A nameless lump atop a tower unfolds its wings and, with a blast of fire, the dragon dives towards the screen in a hell of teeth and fire. Smash cut: WINTERSPEL

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SpellingDoesntCount — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:33:44 -0500

Hmm. Let's try this. An image of a girl with platinum blond hair walking way from a Catholic style school building with her head down. Voice over, "This is Holly." Holly standing in front of a mirror, pulling back her hair to reveal different colored eyes. "Holly has some issues." Scene of Holly being screamed at by her mother, who slaps her. She runs through her living room, where her wasted brother lies on the couch. She slams the bathroom behind her, and crouches in the bath tub, sobbing and muttering to herself. "This is Sam." Flashes to a pale skinned teenaged boy with curly hair and brown eyes. "Sam is Holly's boyfriend. Sam has his own issues." Flashes to a darkened gym with several people gathered around. The people are dressed in shorts and tank top or sleeveless shirts. Sam talking to Holly, "Did you ever see Fight Club?" Back to the gym. The lights go up, 'Kick in the teeth' by Papa Roach starts up. Flashes to Sam fighting Kamrin, another main character, in the center of a ring of several people. Holly fighting another student, several flashes of other fights. Voice over, "If you're dead inside, why care about your outsides?" Charlotte to Holly, "Just go with it." Griffin to Kamrin, "Come clean about you and me, or I'm gone!" Between Holly and her brother, "Leave me alone! I'll be dead by June anyway!" "Holly, what the fuck is wrong with you?!" "I don't know anymore!" Flashes to Holly dropping her jacket to floor, revealing a 9-11 tattoo reading 'We remember' across her right shoulder, and an Eye of Ra inked onto her right forearm. To her opponent, "Try your best to kill me." Voice over, "Sometimes, you have to lose your mind, to keep from going crazy." Title on the screen, 'Suicidal Tendencies.'

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SherilynNicole — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:34:47 -0500

I've never thought of this and I always run my scenes through in my head like a movie but this? Well, this is genius. I love the idea. I'm going to start thinking about it right now : ) Thanks!

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Ancalagonn — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:36:39 -0500

Holy cats. That sounds genuinely awesome. I've done just a little research on schizophrenia, so unfortunately I have some idea of how accurate it actually is. It sounds like something I couldn't watch (I can't stand anything remotely scary), but that I would recommend to everyone.

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DarlingMerrows — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:41:57 -0500

Hurricane Piper...? Could you possibly be alluding to Billie Piper? lol nice picture

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SaraMaria459 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:52:17 -0500

[A girl about 17 wearing dull clothing is walking around the rainy streets of an unknown place, You can't tell the time period, just that it's somewhat recent.] Alice [narrating]: It was an ordinary day. [Close up on her, she has longish brown hair and brown eyes. You could call her plain.] Alice: I am an ordinary. [A man around 19 or 10 appeared in front of her, smiling. He is vibrant in contrast to her and everything else. He has black hair and bright green eyes like a cat's.] Alice: So why did he pick me? [Flashes of Chess hugging her and the people around them literally freezing, then her following a black cat and screaming as she falls down a dark hole. ] Chess [bowing]: Welcome to Underland. [Flashes of giant mushrooms and bizarre animals. Alice is stunned and looks overwhelmed.] Alice: No, there're no way.... [Another boy with blonde hair and a wide top hat is dragged in front of her by Chess. You see Chess's mouth move as he says his name, but you don't hear anything.] Alice: Wait, Matt? Chess. [Alice gasps.] You are from the book! You're the Cheshire Cat. [Chess smiles widely.] And you're the Mad Hatter! [Matt glares at her so fiercely she stops talking entirely.] Alice [narrating while you see flashes of Matt shooting a gun at Chess and Chess roaring, throwing what looks like balls of lighting at a stone wall] Things are not as the appear in Wonderland. [Goes back to Alice, she is holding a pair of scissors and cutting off most of her hair.] Alice: I'm not going to ignore it. I'll figure them out.....[Fades to black as you hear another scream, this time male]...even if it kills me.

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jmmlewis — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:54:22 -0500

The song which is most prominent in the trailer is "All That I'm Living For" by Evanescence. Images flash in tune to the hard guitar of the song; a beautiful, petite girl driving a car down a long and lonely highway, a determined look in her eyes. Another teenager girl, this time with Native American features and glowing indigo eyes turns to look at the camera, black hair tossing in the wind. She smirks. An Arabic boy with his own glowing green eyes looks down in a dark place, before looking up once more and blinding the screen in a flash of green. As the music shifts, see an image of the first girl (Sophie) staring up at a body burning atop a high funeral tower, a blank look on her face. The camera shifts to show a new character, a tall black man, gazing at her thoughtfully. Next, a view of the Native American girl walking down an abandoned street in a very stylized, slow-motion fashion, another boy with flashing blue eyes following her. As the lyrics fade in, an image of Sophie gazing at the burnt ruins of a tent city, with the black man standing in front of one of the tents, watching her. Next, an image of the two girls walking toward a cage which contains a Shapeshifter; he shifts from a dog form into his Humanoid form, and reaches out to touch the Native American girl (Serin). The two of them have a visible "moment." An image of Serin watching the Arabic boy as he talks with Sophie, a heartbreaking look on her face. As the momentum begins to pick up once more, a flash of two groups meeting is shown; in the charred remains of the tent city, a small group of Humans (led by Sophie and the black man) meet with a large group of Fae (led by Serin and her blue-eyed companion). When the chorus kicks in again, cut to an epic battle scene, where all of the characters shown thus far are fighting unknown enemies. Scenes of Serin doing intense acrobatic movements to stab an enemy in the back, Sophie dodging a blade with a proud smile on her face, the black man (Cameron) fighting alongside a new character (a fiesty woman, Olivia). The blue-eyed boy faces a terrifying Fae with a slobbering mouth and wild orange eyes; he seems to release a wall of energy, knocking out the Fae which surround him. He stands panting for a moment. The music cuts into strings once more (extended over top of the verse) and the final scenes are quickly flashed; Serin and the Shifter locked in a passionate embrace, Sophie and the Arabic boy gazing into one another's eyes, Cameron wrapping his arm around Olivia as they stand in a crowd. The screen blacks out for a moment, and a single word floats over slowly, like mist settling; QUAKE. The final scene shows the blue-eyed boy standing alone, before a mass of both Fae and Humans, and they bow to him. It goes dark for a moment, and then the scene of Sophie and Serin approaching the cage with the Shifter returns. This time, they're speaking over top of very quiet strings. "Who is he?" Serin asks. "Prisoner of war," Sophie replies. Serin looks disturbed. "No need to worry, m’love. I get along smashingly with my captors. They take me out for walks and everything,” the Shifter offers a cheesy smile as he leans against the bars. The screen goes dark with one finally strum of the harsh electric guitar so attached to this song. Summer blockbuster, anyone?

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Quinn_Zoe — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:56:15 -0500

(All of yours were amazing. Watch, mine's going to be terrible) Music: Something mystical. So like Lotr Arwen's theme + Lotr battle theme -ish. A girl falling asleep. She's closing her eyes slowly as she drifts into unconsiousness. [fade to next scene] Bird’s POV of a mystical land. (That I shall draw later.) Girl voice over: I needed to fall asleep, to dream [fade to next scene] Six people – one boy, five girls, riding on horses across a huge grassy field. Girl voice over: But it turned into an adventure [fade to next scene] A girl in armor and looking down over a cliff to where people were fighting. Girl voice over: Who knew what awaited us? [fade to next scene] Five girls watches as a casket is burned. It's containing the boy from earlier Girl voice over: Who knew who would be lost? [fade to next scene] Four girls now, picking their way across several snowy mountain paths. Girl voice over: I only knew I needed to get out of this dream [fade to next scene] Bird’s POV of a long winding maze. Girl voice over: And the only way out was through the maze. [cut to black] Writing slowly is typed out: [INSERT TITLE] The date fades in underneath the title: 00-00-0000 [all fades to black. Music fades]

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kheartsfan96 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:59:06 -0500

Jesus I don't know. Here goes everything Okay, cut to inner-city Chicago. Probably some kind of dramatic sappy song playing in the background, but not a romantic one, because my story it totally NOT a romance :P See Taylor. 23-years-old, pudgy, red hair, glasses, but still pretty attractive, green baseball cap and a plain black shirt. he's knocking on the door to this little run-down, three story in the city Door opens. and BOOM there's Beckett. Dark, straight hair. 27-years-old, NO SHIRT O.O *drool* I mean this kid is attractive XD (maybe a little superficial, but this is my story, so i get to be) Cut to inside the house. The two are facing each other. The entire house looks white and run-down, but not depressingly so. Taylor looks like he's trying to be friendly. Beckett is leaning against a wall, looking passive. Silence Taylor: You must be Beckett Beckett: Taylor, right? -SAPPY MUSIC STARTS AGAIN- Alternating cut scenes of Taylor and Beckett walking along Lake Shore Drive, then the two lying on a tarp covering the floor of an empty room, with bright orange walls, laughing. (Bring on the cheesiness) Then, them sitting on a bus stop in the inner-city: Taylor is on his phone, looking a little distressed, and Beckett has his face pressed into Taylor's neck and has his fingers clutched in the front of his shirt. (Reminder: NOT a romance) While all this is happening, sappy music is still running, and you hear... Taylor: Whatever it is, whatever you're hiding, I can handle it. I'm not going anywhere. CUT TO BLACK. MUSIC STOPS. Cuts to Beckett, lying on his bed sideways, staring at the wall. Looking passive, but with tears brimming his eyes. Has a purple hood pulled over his head. Dark circles under his eyes, papery white skin, dead eyes, the whole nine-yards. Beckett: "I'm sick of it all. I just need some sleep." MUSIC COMES BACK AT FULL BLAST. Probably the chorus. That's what they usually do. Some more cut scenes. -Taylor and Beckett, lying on Taylor's bed. Taylor's just sitting there, looking a little helpless, while Beckett is crying on his shoulder. The room is vibrant orange and upbeat-looking -Beckett, facing the outside hallway in the doorway of Taylor's bedroom. There's bruises , "traveling along the dip of his spine and across his shoulder blades. It looks painted on, almost" (quote from my book. NOT stolen) -Shot of Taylor and Beckett in their living room. The entire room is painted electric blue with white furniture, not exactly modern, but not out-of-date. They're in the center of the room. Beckett still looks, uh, sick, and they both look angry D:< Taylor shoves Beckett back out of his face Taylor: Look at what you did to my life!" More anger, more smashing, Beckett goes for a punch right in the face, when it cuts ... Shows Taylor running down an inner-city street as fast as possible in the middle of the night. Music resolves Title fades in And then "911, what is your emergency?" Fade to black End. Well, I hope that was decent, 'cause it totally just distracted me from my writing XD <3xo

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Ashren — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:01:34 -0500

I should probably be writing since i'm really behind but here it goes. Camera pans over a large plain. it is covered in flame and ash. Bodies line the streets as screams fill the air Two figures stand in the middle of a desolate town, flames burning around them. A creaking sign reads Astris Girl(Thalia): Calin, it is time Boy(Calin): Lets go *Skips to a large room. A machine crackling with electricity stands in one corner, the floor is covered in a large blood seal. A group of people stand to the side as the boy and girl from before stand in the middle of the seal* An elderly woman steps forward, her blues eyes shining. Woman: Are you ready? Calin and Thalia(Twins): Yes Woman: Do you remember your mission? Calin: To create a better future Thalia: and to stop the dark from rising Woman: You are our last hope. *A bright flash of light* Various scenes flash in quick succesion A scene with the twins waking up in a meadow, tears in their eyes at the success of traveling back A town filled with life, a sign nearby reading Astris Calin with his head under water, grinning widely at the fish swimming about Thalia, shocked, whipping around and preparing to shoot an arrow through a hunter who had snuck up behind her A dark mountain filled with screams Thalia running through the woods, calling Calin's name A man smiling down at a weak and injured Calin Calin holding a limp and bloody Thalia, screaming through the rain *Flashes to Calin sitting across from a stern looking woman with shining blue eyes.* woman: Do you really believe that one man can make any difference? Calin, smiling mockingly: One man and a woman woman, disbelieving: You truly believe you can win? Calin: We must. *Thalia bursts into the room* Thalia: They are here *Calin stands up, a fighting staff in hand.* Calin:Lets go It's not very good and i was listening to some really dramatic music while i wrote this. It looks a lot cooler in my head. The title is Tim and Time again

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.Cypher. — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:04:28 -0500

XD Yeah, I intend on making this story pretty scary... thanks, though, for commenting! Gave me a good confidence boost. :D In the real thing, I haven't even gotten to where the MC has seen herself yet x.x Can't wait until this chick gets out of the hospital XD

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kheartsfan96 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:07:23 -0500

That is NOT terrible :D I'm intrigued. It's a perfect way to capture an audience's attention without giving away too much. I personally think its great :) Can't wait to see the finished story love :) <3xo

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Quinn_Zoe — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:10:49 -0500

Thank you!!!! It's just I really have no idea about making a trailer.. or, rather, er.. writing one. (GAH. I just pressed ctrl + s.. Nano really is getting to me. It took me about.. a minute to type the word 'really' correctly as well) Um back to the point. Thank you! My story's going along terribly though. It's stuck, so I had someone question the other someone's history, which turned out to be quite boring, actually. TO THE WORD DOCUMENT!

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Quinn_Zoe — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:11:44 -0500

That was really good!

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Stellagrace — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:12:44 -0500

Music… quiet, shrill, sort of tinkly. Heavy thudding like a heartbeat as the darkness of the screen flushes with sunlight. You are looking at a hallway. A girl laughs. Glass marbles skill out of a box and roll in slow motions across the floor. As the sunlight catches them, they light up with tiny pictures inside—a castle, a waterfall, lithe female figures dancing in a ring. Scene change: music swells into more of a piano and violin based fugue over the thin, shrill sound from the beginning. A fish’s skeleton wriggles out of the open pages of a biology textbook and begins swimming in the air. Scene change: (fugue continues) a giant tree full of all different colors of leaves, layered one after the other, stretches into the blue sky. Scene change: close-up of a boy’s pale blue eyes. Young male voice: “I just want somebody else to see what’s inside of me.” Scene change: a boat shaped like a giant leaf drifts through the air. Snow falls around a blonde boy, and a dark-haired girl who is huddled into a white blanket. Some of the snow drifts together into a woman’s figure, and she glides into position behind the boy, and places her hands on his shoulders. Boy’s voice continues: “Someone who won’t think I’m losing my mind.” Then he is facing the brown-haired girl in the sunshine, standing on the ground, with blurred green leaves swaying behind them. She smiles nervously. Girl: “I don’t know what to think.” Fade to dimly lit forest with bare, claw-like branches over head. Boy’s voice whispers angrily: “This is my world. Don’t you dare tell me it isn’t real.” Change: blue eyes in an ivory-pale face, catlike pupils, dark eyebrows. A man’s voice, tenor, almost amused. “Why did you have to bring that human here?” Music and visuals cut. A trickle of shiny silver liquid traces across the screen. “Dreambuilder (insert date here)”

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Stellagrace — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:13:26 -0500

*glass marbles spill, not skill. -.-

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Ace Of Spades — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:33:19 -0500

Title: Fairytale Chronicles- Red Rating: PG-13 Music starts playing. I imagine it to be an original score with a slightly ominous albeit whimsical feel to it. INT. OLD ORPHANAGE. EARLY EVENING. The scene fades in to reveal an extremely dusty and condemned orphanage. Dusty orange light streams in through the windows. The camera pans slowly across the large main room, to show all of the wear and dishevelment the building has amassed over the years. There should be obvious signs of recent activity in the main room. The music continues to play, only more softly. Annabelle (V.O.): So... what’s the plan? Ella (V.O.): Movie night and pizza? Annabelle (V.O.): But that’s pretty much how we celebrate every birthday; don’t you ever get sick of it? Topaz (V.O.): It’s not like there’s much else to do around here... Annabelle (V.O.): There has to be something other than movies and pizza though. Right Bianca? Bianca (V.O.): That’s be nice... CUT TO: EXT. EMPTY PARK. AFTERNOON. Five girls (Rose, Annabelle, Topaz, Ella, and Bianca) walk slowly up towards a long tent. A sign on the tent reads: MR. N.’S TRAVELLING SHOP OF CURIOSITIES. CUT TO: INT. MR. N.’S TRAVELLING SHOP OF CURIOSITIES. Rose is standing in front of a podium which has a large antiquated leather bound book resting on top of it opened to the story of Little Red Riding Hood. The Camera closes in on the book. A tall, thin old man appears on the other side of the podium when the camera zooms back out. Mr. N.: This is no ordinary book. ... What might I ask brings you lovely ladies to my shop? Bianca: It’s our birthday. Mr. N.: All of you birthday? Rose: Supposedly. Mr. N: Supposedly? CUT TO: INT. OLD ORPHANAGE. EVENING. This time the girls are all huddled together in the center of the main room. Rose is holding the book to the title page, and all the girls are staring down at a hand written note. Rose (V.O.): Twenty years ago today we were all found on the front steps of a local orphanage. No birth records. No documents of any kind really... Just a card in each of our baskets with our first names on them. Mr. N. (V.O.): This book, is a collection of all fairy tales, and it is yours.... After all, I was only keeping it safe for you girls. The music plays a little louder and mutes out the rest of the noise. Rose (mutedly reading the scribble on the first page): From once upon a fairytale, where adventure lies in wait, came swiftly on a magic gale, that which would seal fate. Those pure and brave of heart, speak loudly and speak true, on your journey you shall depart, these words were made for you. Rose should be barely audible over the music. CUT TO: Montage of clips. The music is as loud as it was in the beginning. Misshapen and drastically unsymmetrical black and white creatures with hollows for eyes, a stitched up mouth and mismatched triangle designs around its eyes (Nightmares) rise from a puddle of a black ink-like puddle on an ash grey ground. Ella –now in blue fairy-tale style clothing- slashes through a Nightmare. It implodes into the same black ink-like liquid. Annabelle–now in yellow fairy-tale style clothing- aims one of two blunderbusses at a pair of nightmares. She shoots one bullet, and both implode into a black puddle. Topaz –now in aqua fairy-tale style clothing- uses a whip to pull a Nightmare to the ground. Bianca –now in pink fairy-tale style clothing- lodges one of two hunting knives into the Nightmare. It implodes into a black puddle. Rose –now in red fairy-tale style clothing- is facing the camera and has an arrow readied in a bow. She shoots. The screen cuts to black. FAIRYTALE CHRONICLES appears on the screen. Mr. N. (V.O.): And so the five Heroines arrived at long last into the Enchanted Forest. The words on the screen are replaced by the word RED. Rose (V.O.): Come on now girls. It could be an adventure. RED fades away, and is replaced by the date the movie would come out. Fade to black. End music.

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Ace Of Spades — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:33:34 -0500

Damn... that was long. :P

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WeepingAngel73 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:53:10 -0500

*Evelyn is kneeling by her sister's grave. You see her face up close. You see a tear run down her cheek. Then you see her silhouette, the sun setting behind her. She is a shadow next to the tombstone.* *the scene fades. Evelyn and Aunt Haley are in Haley's apartment. Haley is a young, attractive woman wearing expensive clothes and holding a nice bag.* Haley: *shouting* Emelia died three months ago, Evelyn! Get over it! Evelyn: *is seen slamming the door to her room* *the scene shifts. Evelyn opens the door to find her dad standing in front of her.* Evelyn: Dad? *the scene shifts again. Evelyn and Craig (her dad) are sitting opposite each other in Haley's kitchen.* Evelyn: *softly* You left when I was five years old. You never got to see Emelia and I grow up. Craig (Dad): I know. And it was the worst mistake I ever made. Evelyn: Then why didn't you come back? Craig: Because it was also the best decision I ever made. *the scene shifts. We see a phone and hear it ring. The caller ID says "Sophie," with a picture of a little girl. Evelyn: *voice-over* You have another family?! *We see them sitting in the kitchen again.* Craig: I remarried. Evelyn: And you expect me to come live with you and your OTHER kids? The kids you loved enough to stay with, even though you left Emelia and I when we were five? *the scene shifts to Craig and Evelyn driving in his car. Evelyn looks out the window. Craig: Her name is Lucy, and our kids are Liam, Xander, Sophie, Sky, and Quincy Brooklyn. *Evelyn looks at her father* Evelyn: You had twins again? Craig: Sophie and Sky...they're six. *We see Evelyn and Craig in Craig's house* Lucy: Evelyn! It's such a pleasure to meet you! Sky: Hello. My name's Sky! *Evelyn turns away from Sophie and Sky.* Evelyn and Liam are in Evelyn's new bedroom. The room is dark, and you just see their outlines. Liam: How come you're always so sad? *Evelyn hugs her little brother. Beams of light illuminate her face. Shadows, caused by window blinds, cause part of Evelyn's face to be hidden.* Evelyn: Because my sister is dead....Our sister is dead. *The scene shifts to Evelyn standing outside with her mom. The rest of her family is close by.* Sophie: We're going to miss you, Evelyn! Evelyn: Don't worry, Sophie. I'll see you next weekend. I'm not going far. *Evelyn is sitting with a police officer.* Police Officer: Evelyn, do you know why I'm hear? *Gold lettering appears--the words say EMELIA'S GRAVE.* *Coming to theaters near you soon!* I'd like dramatic, sad music in the background...something low and not too distracting...but not so depressing that it counteracts the effects of the touching scenes... I'd really like actress Sinead Michael to play Sky (after all, Sky is based off of the character Sky Smith from The Sarah Jane Adventures) but she's twelve, whereas my character Sky is six. So if she has a little sister who is around that age, that would be lovely XD Other than that, I don't really care who plays who--actually, I would like Britton Jones (From the TLC show Quints by Surprise) to play Quincy Brooklyn, and even though he doesn't fit the character description, having David Tennant play the dad (Craig) would be the best thing ever XDDD Even though I'm a Matt Smith fan (11th Doctor forever!!!), David Tennant's better because Matt Smith is too young to be the father of a fifteen year old. Sorry if this is confusing, but in my mind it looks epic. It doesn't follow my book exactly, but then again, what movie does?

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Emo-RoXas — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:03:16 -0500

The scene starts up, and this song begins to play: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8psxD-o_WiI The setting seems to be an Orphanage, and shows first the outside, and then inside. Voice of West: Infection. It surrounds all of us; drifting over our heads... The scene cuts to a shot of darkened eyes, and then lips caked with blood. Voice of West: ...Always an inch away from killing us. (The scene changes. West and Kei are walking through the hallway of the Orphanage.) Kei: You just moved to Moteru Child's Haven, must be scary. [looks up with his blind eyes] I could help you see some things. West: [shoots a glare] (Scene change to West, yelling at one of the kids. Yelling is muted.) Voice of West: Ever since I was a child I had to deal with infection, mostly in the form of my own infectious anger. (Scene goes to black, music cuts out.) Voice of West: But I was about to learn that there were some infections that even I couldn't handle. (The song now merges into the this one, at 5:39 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl5McGN2L-E The scene now rapidly changes between these scenes: Kei and West hug. Laka's mulitated face dips above water in the lake. Quin changes into a twisted angel. West is backing into a corner. West is looking at a boy beside him outside the Headmaster's office, the boy shoots him an evil grin. Kei is beating up Quin. West is being drown by Laka. Etc, etc. The last flash is of West kneeling in a flowering field, hands dripping with blood and screaming to the sky. (Music should be at 6:16. The scene changes to West, holding Kei's shoulder and looking intensely at his face.) West: No matter what we do or where we go... I will always be your brother. (Cut to the release date.) I know that was a bit much, but that's how I see it. And I had to have both Requiem for a Dream and the works of John Murphy. When it all comes down to it, I wouldn't want my movie soundtrack to be by anyone but Murphy. His pieces in 28 Days Later were amazing.

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Alyeska — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:06:41 -0500

(All of this has drum beats and suspensful music) Maria punches a demon *black screen* Maria roundhouse kicks at the camera *black screen* Maria backflips on to the fire escape *black screen* Maria is drowning *black screen* Maria cries with her back pressed against her bedroom door *black screen* Maria holds her axe up looking over the camera like she's going to attack it, but her hands are shaking and she looks sad *black screen* Maria is struggling against a vampire *black screen* Maria has her booted foot on the demon from the beginning's neck Demon: Who are you? Maria breaks the demon's neck and he turns to dust *bunch of half second shots of Maria doing different things* She half grimaces-half smirks Maria: I'm Maria Davaatseren *black screen with just The Flickering Candle on it in gold lettering* Jennifer Lawrence would make a really good Maria, and in my dreams, Hugh Jackman obviously has to play her father (I like Hugh Jackman okay?) The rest of the characters I'm not sure who I'd pick, but they'd better be awesome.

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anjumwasim — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:47:59 -0500

The opening A large Yellow pencil appears , apparently in a hurry, frightened anxious , walking with short hurried steps, looking back again and again as if suspecting someone following-music is 'tap tap tap-crash- a rocking rhythm The pencil appears on a road ,made up of pencils fitted in rows, all multi colored, the houses on the sides are also made of pencils, soon she reaches a huge blackboard, and stops in front of it...she writes 'O P E N ' on it and the board splits open like a door in the center, pencil walks through and the board closes behind her. Pencil Redhood is following and takes notes...

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Harlow — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:48:39 -0500

AWESOME. I would so see this.

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streetcarnamedmaddie — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:53:37 -0500

Typical: THE MOVIE (oh good Lord, that sounds horrendous...) Starts off on a school bus. Two girls that are obviously best friends are talking to one another about school when the bus stops past its final stop and before arriving at school. As if that wasn't odd enough, a dark, mysterious boy gets on. Cut to a history class where a boy is harassing one of the girls on the bus when Mr. Dark and Mysterious steps in. And then all this action-y stuff happens and the girl being harassed finds out that Mr. Dark and Mysterious is really a convict, etc., etc. RATED PG(13) Oh good Lord, if they ever turned this into a movie, the producers better be ready for a flop. Because I think my idea's okay as reading material, but seeing it acted out seems kind of...boring. I don't know.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

ashybear — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:07:24 -0500

Mine would begin with a bird's eye shot of thousands of soldiers ready for battle. The landscape is sandy and barren and dry. It would then zoom in on my MC (Parkes). His face would appear worried, yet determined. A war cry would be yelled across and then all the soldiers would run in, swords drawn and ready to fight. It would then jump back to Parkes' homeland and show the poverty of the West. It will show snippets of him discussing the coming war with his fellow soldiers and also parts where he is with his wife and children. I can imagine the scene where he says goodbye to his family, out the front of an uneven stone cottage. There is hardly any colour, as it is in the slums. Parkes crying over his daughter's dead body would also be in there somewhere and then an exhausted Parkes hugging Cristo, which will represent the strong friendship between them. This story represents friendship, loyalty and family :)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Harlow — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:39:44 -0500

「♪: One Million Miles Away - J. Ralph」 Youtube video - http://youtu.be/R06ZRt3lIgE *Screen shows the 'red band' MPAA slate. 'The following preview has been intended for RESTRICTED AUDIENCES ONLY by the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. R: Restricted Strong Sexual Content, Nudity, Graphic Violence and Language Throughout, Depictions of Rape and Incest '* *Screen is black, with only the sound of a gun cocking* *Shows scene with Everett and Ingrid against each other, with Everett's hands around Ingrid's neck. In the tradition of Quentin Tarantino's 'Jackie Brown', the only thing that can be seen are silhouettes of the characters, with their mouths moving as they speak to each other.* Everett: "Do you have a gun pressed against me" Ingrid: "What part do I have it pressed against?" Everett: “You have it aimed against a part that is rather important to me, my dear.” *music starts* VO: A sociopathic hitman chasing an ideal. *clips of Everett walking down the street in a black suit with a cigar in his mouth and his sunglasses on. Cuts to a scene of someone opening a door for him, while he's standing outside on a sunny day with a shotgun behind his back. He takes out the shotgun and, from a wide angle where the camera is focused at the door, all that is seen is light from the shotgun firing. Cut to another scene of him fighting a man and the man knocking him to the ground. Everett pulls out his gun, as does the man, and they both aim at each other* VO: A singer with some secrets. *clips of Ingrid running through an airport in a white dress, her dress train billowing behind her. Cut to another scene of her being driven around in a Rolls Royce with her looking out of the window. Cut to yet another scene of her singing, with a spotlight over her, a red sequined dress reflecting the light around her. Cut to the a reflection of Ingrid in a mirror in a tight black evening gown, holding a gun in her hand* VO: A match made in hell. *Cut to a scene where Ingrid is pinning her hair up and Everett leans against her couch, his hands folded against his chest, irritatedly watching her* Everett: "What is with women and taking all day getting themselves together? Are you ready or are you going to continue to waste my time?" Ingrid: “Are you coming into my apartment and being short with me?” *switch to clip of Everett and Ingrid at a shooting range, Everett behind her, guiding her with the gun, and then a shot of Everett's profile as Ingrid's cheeks faintly blush, her eyes wide. Their playful banter continues* Ingrid: "I ought to put you under order to keep your pants on and keep your hands to yourself on this job." *cut to scene of a political rally, with a white-haired man nodding his head and waving his hand, with people around applauding him and the flash of shutters* *cut to another scene of the same white haired man walking past Ingrid, whispering in her ear in a Mississippi accent* Congressman: "You should watch yourself, girl. I got my ways of getting what I want." *cut to scene of Everett on top of a roof, shooting at police* *cut to another scene of Everett grabbing Ingrid's shoulders, tightly pressing her to him and him repeatedly kissing her* Everett: "Say it woman, say it!" Ingrid: *breathlessly* "No!" *cut to a wide angle of him and Ingrid making love, with him on top, covering Ingrid and the sheets covering him from the waist down* VO: The past has a way of catching up with people *cut to Everett standing near a river with a skyline of New York behind him, after having thrown a suitcase into the river* *cut to Ingrid fighting with an older man and woman* *another cut to a scene with Everett punching another man, while from another angle, the camera is not focused and is moving back and forth. In the scene, a relatively young woman with long black hair who looks similar to Everett slips into unconsciousness* *Cut to another scene of Everett, with significantly shorter hair, in a Marines Corps Combat Utility Uniform, running through a building with an assault rifle aimed up, ready to shoot at any enemy.* *cut to a scene of Ingrid sitting in a Victorian-esque bedroom, with a door closed, at the foot of a bed, looking out of a window despondently* VO: The Road to Hell (Title fades onto the screen) (year fades in and then out) (credits fade in and out)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

frankiequest — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:46:58 -0500

The pages of the Novel bleed across the screen as the opening scene dissolves into paper pulp caldron of letters swirling in a vortex of camera dissolving and fading into the title of the yet unwritten novel.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Pretzel — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:11:56 -0500

[[The movie rating flashes up PG-13, and then fades to black. Just before it fades up, this song starts to play softly in the background. The scene fades up on a sprawling city ala London in the mid-1880s. Airships of various sizes float by overhead.]] Kit: Magic is everywhere in this world... [[Cut to a feminine hand holding a ball of silver "fire" in its palm, and then a candle suddenly lighting nearby.]] Nate: ...And we're the ones who have to protect people from it... [[Cut to someone tackling a crazed vampire. We don't see the attacker's face quite yet, but they are solidly built and male.]] Kit: ...We are the guardians of the Empire.. [[Cut to the image of a brass gryphon pin on someone's jacket, and then to a medallion with the official Seal of the Agency, and then to a group of people saluting a large oil portrait of a middle-aged woman.]] Nate ...Whether we want to be or not... [[As the music swells into a crescendo, we jump cut to a mechanical dragon at least 20 feet high and three times that in length that's terrorizing a city with fire. A Pair stands below amongst the wreckage, both wielding magic. They are a man and a woman, but we don't see their faces until the camera takes the dragon's point of view. The man is taller than the woman, and has shaggy red hair, while the woman is slender with dark brown hair.]] Nate: Gods, that thing is /ugly/. [[Kit grins, revealing two things: a set of very sharp fangs and the fact that she is a vampire.]] Kit: Yes, but it's not going to stay that way for long! [[Kit throws a spell at the dragon, who dodges and then breathes fire at the two. Words rush at the viewer along with the fire, announcing the title of the movie: LOST GODS before fading to black once more.]]

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Moi_92 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:13:56 -0500

I agree with previous comments. I want to read this book. And when the movie comes out it had better actually come to theaters here in sweden, otherwise I will probably end up doing something illegal to get my hands on it. I love this trailer. <3 It had me on the edge of my seat, literally. You really managed to keep up the pace in it.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Val Dante — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:19:50 -0500

Everyone else was posting their "trailer" so...I was inspired. But I'm not going to WRITE it out for you to imagine. I'm just going to let you actually watch it! Have You Heard the Wolf Cry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpV3etu2I10

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

jackow — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:04:42 -0500

I might go into detail later, but for now I'll just say that it would be something like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy or Midnight in Paris -- leaving the viewer curious. Little snippets of dialogue, a flash of action. The music would be incredibly eerie. It would be rated 15 in the UK, and PG-13 in the US. Unless the raters were being ridiculous and decided to make it R.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

lanternheadliveswithoutfear — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:10:23 -0500

That is awesome. And the music makes it so epic. I'd totally watch that.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

lanternheadliveswithoutfear — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:20:43 -0500

Everyone is writing about cool action-y, sci-fi shizzle and all I have is a comedy about suicide. --- [This picture is Rated R for language and disturbing content involving suicide.] First shot is of a clear sky. Main characters talk in a voiceover. The sound of a landing plane grows louder in the background while they are talking. Juliette: …And, go. Eli: Kisses. Juliette: Poignant. Eli: Machiatto. Julitte: Onomatopeia. Eli: Flatulent. Juliette: Impetus. Cut to Eli and Juliette lying on the tarmac. Eli: You think impetus is a stupid word? Juliette: Yeah, totally. It sounds like something a pretentious hipster would casually mention in a conversation to make him seem smarter than he really is. Eli: Oh, so you use it a lot then? Juliette: Plane’s coming! [She gets up and we can hear her footsteps running off camera.] Eli: You’re just denying the obvious! The sound of the plane overpowers Eli’s voice. Cut to the plane in the foreground, slowly swooping in to land. Eli is a tiny figure in the distance. Cut to Eli’s face, all scrunched up, expecting impact. Back to the plane in the foreground, really really really really close to the ground now. Close up on Eli. He takes a deep breath. Cut. The plane has landed about three feet from where his head is. Eli: Fucker. [I imagine this is where the 20th Century Fox logo would be. =))] [Vampire Weekend: Campus] Quick flashing of scenes: Eli is found slumped against his bathtub, wrists bleeding. Eli is rushed to the hospital. Doctors crowd around him. Eli is walking, picking at his bandages. Eli is at work, which is at a local supermarket. Closeup on his wrists as he goes about his daily tasks, working at the cash register, mopping the floor, arranging cans of soup. Voiceover. Eli: I tried to kill myself and I’m just a little freaked out that I’m not dead yet. Shot of him trying to strangle a lamppost and yelling ‘Whyyyy?’ Cut to pizza place where Eli and Juliette are talking. Juliette: How’s that working out for you? Eli: Like shite. Juliette: You want some help? [The Fratellis: Baby Fratelli] General montage of scenes where they look really stupid. Then, a scene where they’re just walking and talking. Eli: So where should we start? Juliette: I dunno. You wanna just hang? Cut to Eli’s head caught in a noose, standing on a pile of wood in an old house. (And the crappy pun is really crappy, but yes.) Juliette's hands are on a piece of wood that’s sticking out of the pile. Juliette: I’ll just pull these out one by one until you lose your balance and fall, okay? One… Eli (panicked): Don’t do a bloody countdown! This is a suicide, not a shuttle launch, you numpty! More scenes of general stupidity, now some including Juliette’s family: her pregnant sister, her sister’s husband, her mom. Voiceover. Juliette: I was supposed to spend my summer in Italy. Guess you’ll have to be my Italy now. Cut to a shot of a load of pills in Eli’s hand. Juliette: I think you should just take as much as you can. Eli: And this’ll kill me? Juliette: Sure. Eli tosses it all into his mouth and swallows hard. Quick zoom out, background blurs and foreground shows a bottle labeled ‘LAXATIVES.’ Music stops. Cut to Juliette laughing outside a bathroom door. [Frightened Rabbit: Not Miserable] Eli is at a really high place, poised to jump. Juliette is in the background cheering him on. Eli: To each his own madness! Juliette: Death is but the next great adventure! Together: And screw the fucking world! Montage of cheesy landscape shots, where they are nothing but tiny silhouettes. This is where the tagline would be, if I had one. Or that trailer voiceover guy with the deep voice. Yeah, he’d be here. Voiceover. Random snatches of lines. Eli: Would you miss me if I... Juliette: You are my absolute best friend. You are my absolute favorite person. Eli: On the off chance it might actually work this time…thanks for helping me die. Last shot is of Juliette looking stricken, her hands over her mouth. Fade. Title card. (I don't have a title yet, derp.)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

A N Abbott — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:45:40 -0500

Music: church choral, possibly excerpts from J S Bach's St Matthew Passion. Opening scene, bearing the legend "1945": Russian tanks and infantry advance into a bomb-blasted German town, like images in a newsreel. In a cellar an SS officer, face unseen, strips off his uniform and dons civilian garb. In doing this he lays down, then palms a gold crucifix and chain just before cautiously emerging and making his escape. Cut to next scene, bearing the legend "1960": a walled garden in the Vatican. Two figures pace the lawn, the Pope - a small, ruddy-faced man dressed in white - and a cardinal - a taller, fatter pale-faced man dressed in red. The Pope is reading some papers clutched in his hand as he walks. He stops. "God's bollocks!", he exclaims. Cut to close up on Pope, waving papers and addressing cardinal. Pope: "Who else has seen this report?" Cardinal: "Only Father O'Coughlin, your Holiness, who compiled it from Bishop Fourier's papers, which he has secured. When you have finished reading, I will destroy it. There are no copies." Pope: "Ah yes, poor Bishop Fourier......how did he die?" Cut to bedroom interior: an elderly man in clerical attire clutches his chest in agony and falls down dead, an empty medicine phial rolling to a stop in front of his face. Cardinal's voice: "They say it was a heart attack, Holiness. Foul play is not suspected." Medics enter the bedroom and stretcher away the corpse. Pope's voice: "Who do you think should succeed him as Inquisitor General?" Cut to grey-haired, grim-faced cleric marching through an ill-lit brick-lined subterranean corridor. Cardinal's voice: "Father O'Coughlin is the perfect choice. He has been Bishop Fourier's deputy for ten years, and has an unrivalled grasp of the business of the Holy Office." Pope's voice: "He knows where the bodies are buried?" Cardinal's voice: "More than that, Holiness, he dug most of the graves." Pope's voice: "And who should succeed him as deputy?" Cut to white-haired, balding priest with jovial expression holding a mug. Cardinal's voice: "Father Macready has also served loyally and long, and is next most senior." Pope's voice:"You'll need a new recruit to replace him." Cut to Vatican vestibule interior, thronged with assorted clergy: the camera zooms in on a handsome young priest seated on a bench - think Keanu Reeves in a cassock. Cardinal's voice: "I have in mind a young man from England, newly-ordained. His seminary head speaks very highly of him." The seated priest is approached by another priest. Other priest: "Father Dominic Conrad?" Cut to face of the seated priest as he looks up. Other priest: "Please to follow me." Cut to Vatican corridor interior, lined with portraits of past popes: Father Conrad follows the other priest. Grim voiceover (Father O'Coughlin): "Your duty will be to investigate allegations and rumours of wrongdoing by members of the Catholic Church, then report back. In some circumstances you may need to take action yourself. Besides having faith, you will need to be able to observe, ask pertinent questions and be discrete: above all, be discrete. Before you accept the post, bear in mind that the task of an inquisitor is rarely pleasant, and that once you join the Holy Office, you can never leave." Cut to Father Conrad standing upright in front of a crucifix on a white plaster wall. Father Conrad: "I accept." The music swells. Cut to aerial view of rural Ireland. The camera pans across fields to a church by the sea, a little way from a coastal village, then closes in on the roof, which shows signs of storm damage, and a figure climbing a ladder watched by two others on the ground. The camera closes in further, revealing a sizeable hole in the roof, then visible in the hole the naked body of a dead young woman, evidently murdered. An Irish voice screams: "Oh God!....Oh Jesus Christ!" Seagulls peck at the corpse. Grim voiceover: "Fathers Macready and Conrad are to investigate. The following priests have keys to the vestry and thus access to the church loft...." Cut to old bald priest with weary wall-eyed expression. Grim voiceover: "...Father Seamus Donahue..." Cut to middle-aged priest, sweating with terror, rubbing his hands. Grim voiceover: "...Father Kevan O'Leary..." Cut to middle-aged priest, bespectacled and smiling, rising from desk and offering hand to shake. Grim voiceover: "...and Father William Carrmichael." Father Macready's voice: "That's strange, Dominic. I knew a Willie Carmichael before the War, but that man is not him!" Cut to view of crossed swords on wall over rectory fireplace. Irish priest's voice: "You know your swords, Father Conrad. Do you fence as well?" Father Conrad's voice: "Yes. I was seminary champion." Irish priest's voice: "Now that's grand! If time allows we must have a bout or two before you go." Cut to morgue interior: Macready and Conrad are examining the victim's body. Father Conrad: "It would have taken at least two men to lift her into the church loft, and see here..." Close up on victim's forehead, where there is an smudged, half-washed away design in black ink: Conrad places a mirror against it, to reveal a circled pentagram. Father Conrad: "It seems we are dealing with a coven of satanists who practise human sacrifice!" Cut briefly to scene of masked satanist revellers, gathered around an upraised semi-nude Whore of Babylon. Cut to village pub interior: a ship's lifebelt hangs on the wall, inscribed "Deutsches Kriegsmarine U-196". Irish voice: "To be sure, in the War U-boats came inshore, and their crews got out to stretch their legs. Some of them even drank in this house. And that's not all...." Cut to WWII death camp exterior: the SS officer seen at the start stands centre-field, back to camera, hands on hips, surveying a pitiable crowd of camp inmates being herded from rail wagons towards the gas chambers. Irish voice: "...after the War, those gobshites in Dublin allowed war criminals to have refuge in this country, living under false names! And if you don't mind me saying, Father, there's some who say the Vatican had a part in it!" Cut to church interior, day: Macready and Conrad heave the altar table aside: close up on bloodstain on part of floor that was underneath. Father Conrad: "That's it! They're not just dumping the bodies here, they're performing their foul rite on this very altar!" Father Macready: "So if they keep to their calendar they'll come here again on All Hallows Eve. That's only two days from now!" Father Conrad: "With a little help we could lie in wait and catch them in the act." Cut to church interior, night: a half-dozen masked and gowned figures enter, bearing aloft a naked woman, bound and gagged, their latest victim, whom they set down on the altar table. Out of the shadows a small group rushes at them, Father Conrad prominent, yelling and brandishing a sword. They flee in confusion. The music swells. Cut to church exterior, night. An embattled and terrified Father Conrad is retreating before a shadowy assailant, also armed with a sword, of whom all that can be clearly seen is a dog collar and teeth bared in a rictus of hate. The swords clash. Scene fades to black. Father Conrad's voice, anguished: "Oh God, what's become of us!" Grim voiceover: "I think you are ready to make your confession." The music is suddenly ended by two clangs, like cell doors closing, as two keys shoot like arrows from left and right to centre-screen, overlapping to form the crossed-keys symbol of the Papacy. The crossed keys then recede, becoming a substitute dot over the second "i" in the title "Inquisitor". A Hollywood trailer narrator voice intones: "Inquisitor. Seek and you will find."

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

crazy-in-every-way — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:00:54 -0500

Okay. Here goes nothing. Calm music in the background. Fade out from black. Two figures beside a pond. a Mom and her daughter. Narrator: You'd never know how different I was. Flashes of girl through childhood, taking care of her parents - who are delusional, confused most of the time. Narrator: You'd never know what I was born to do. Speed pick up, dramatic music comes along. Narrator: You'd never known I've lived 66 times before this. Flashes of past wars, fast flashes of horrible deaths in many different surroundings. Narrator: You'd never expect that this was what I was born for? Zoom in on two different colored eyes - voice booming: But this was my life. Heavy drums as fast clips comes on: A stone statue opening her eyes, girl getting beaten half to death in a humid cell, flash of girl jumping towards a large bear - spear in hand screaming: MAHON! A large man falling to his death, his eyes wide while an eagle screams over him. Standstill of two armies facing each other and the girl in the middle saying softly: kill them all. Slowing down to clip of girl collapsed against her mother, crying and whispering: I never meant to do this to you, it was never what I wanted." Mother looking down with eyes confused: "Who are you again dear?" Fade to black. Than white writing: Of Blood and Earth. Narrator: Who would have known I was the one most insane. Music cues and everything turns black. Coming to a theatre near you. ---------- heeeh well that was fun :)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Staarre — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:55:58 -0500

-Huge dome with skyscrapers inside, birds tweeting.- Voice of teacher: During the Great Fall of Humanity, the SC-104s joined forces and destroyed but a small percent of life on Earth. That percent is us. -Shift to futuristic classroom, only five or six kids in it– Teacher: The rest of our brave planet is void of any life, filled with the ruins of our ancient civilizations. -A young kid raises his hand.- Kid: Is it ever going to happen again? -Teacher stops and stares at him oddly.- Teacher, pausing before answering: No.. No, of course not. -Scene focuses on a older girl at the back of the room, age around fifteen. (My MC Adeline) She has piercing blue eyes and straight pale blond hair. She's staring out the window for a few seconds before she turns to look at the camera with an angry expression, though she says nothing.- -Really dramatic music starts playing- -A pair of humongous robots chase Adeline and my other MC, Ash, down an empty street shadowed by skyscrapers- -Adeline on her back looking up, staring at a gigantic hole in the dome- -Adeline, Ash, and Aramis, all huddled together.- Adeline: They're coming.. They're coming... -Three men with shadowed faces wearing black suits. The middle one raises his hands and points off into the distance: Kill them.- -Adeline is trapped at the end of a long dark hallway with no exit. She's lying on the ground, badly injured. A robot stands between her and the light. It takes a step forward and she raises a hand, gasping...- -Ash falling through the sky, waving his arms around frantically- Adeline: ASH! -The music suddenly slows. All you see is a silver robot hand outstretched, the background is blurry. Hesitantly, a human hand reaches for it.- THE DOLLS: COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

91816119 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:17:12 -0500

Okay, I'm using character names, because otherwise it sounds too generic. But anyway... I'd have Vitamin String Wuartet's cover of Mr Brightside as the music. It would all be clips from the main protagonist, Beth's, story. It would start with Beth getting her brother and sister ready for school, them leaving the house; Beth standing at the gates of her own, run-down high school while rain comes down. Then we'd see her talking to Jake (second protagonist, main love interest), introducing themselves. A shot of Beth lining up for a sprint start on blocks, her being taken to hospital, a shot of Harriette (antagonist) and Jake. Then we see Beth crossing a sprint line, her receiving her prize, opening a letter, and then at her new school. Meeting Tom, then, in a history class (third protagonist, secondary love interest). Going to an athletics match, and seeing Jake kissing another girl. Shot of Jake and Beth having a raging argument. Jake slams the door. He's crying. Beth getting beaten up in the girls' toilets, sitting in her bedroom, crying. Now it would go into much shorter shots; Jake going through an airport check-in, Beth running. An image of a gravestone with wilting flowers, looking town into the face of Tom, sitting in a cafe with Jake, another argument, running down a street in heavy rain. A pan over a grand athletics stadium, crowds of thousands, Beth standing, rolling her shoulders, kitted out in athletics clothes. Then Jake grabbing Beth's arm and pulling her back into a kiss (on the same rainy street, just for clarification); Jake, Tom and Beth all sitting in chairs in different rooms, music fades out, and Beth is being given her first pair of sprint spikes. Small bit of conversation (sans music), and then one final shot of Beth in mid-sprint. I have this so detailed, because the idea for the plot came to my head in this form. Would anyone watch/read it?

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

writer 1976 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:00:30 -0500

The trailer for my novel would be mythical, with a bit of classical, new age music playing in the background, depicting the beauty behind the story.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

jonahsolheim — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:09:39 -0500

I'm putting the novel on Figment.com (if you know what that is), if you'd like to read it! My name is Jonah Solheim on there, too. Hahah.

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There's a Panda on the Internet — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:37:24 -0500

Opening scene: Ted and Ralph are in Henry's apartment, and Ralph is saying, "We're going on an expedition --" Ted cuts in, "-- but the Exploration Center has cut off our funding." Ralph continues, "So we need a long distance --" Ted: "-- legal --" Ralph: "-- and cheap form of transportation." Henry jumps up from his seat and snaps his fingers. He says, "I've got just the thing!" As the three of them are shown dramatically walking into a laundromat, the narrator's voice says, "Theodore and Ralph von Lemming are going on a trip...." Scene changes to Ted and Ralph flying through a huge rainstorm. Scene changes again to the plane crashing into the ocean, narrator says, "A long, long trip...." Scene changes to Ralph waking up, surrounded by strangers wearing pants of various colors and lengths. Ralph mumbles groggily, "Where am I...?" Scene changes to Ted and Ralph walking tentatively into a beautiful castle. A snakelike woman (Lady Vipera) wearing dark gray pants and fancy jewels is walking next to them. She is saying, "Your Majesties, the royal court welcomes you to Nostra Insula." Shot of Ted and Ralph looking stunned as they are surrounded by doting servants and placed on two lavishly decorated thrones. Then a bunch of excerpts from scenes are shown in rapid succession: Ted and Ralph are sitting and talking in the courtyard of the castle with a bunch of noblemen; Ralph is throwing a huge party and Ted is looking on with disapproval; Lady Vipera is sitting at a table with a bunch of cards and crystal balls and cackling maniacally; Ted and Ralph are at a yearly festival, where Ralph sees a pretty, young woman (wearing magenta pants) selling jewelry to passerby; Ralph and the pretty woman (Otia) share a kiss; Otia is saying to Ralph, "Your Majesty, I cannot accept." Then she turns away and Ralph runs after her saying, "Otia! Wait!"; A snippet of the "final fight" is shown where everything is burning, Lady Vipera is sitting on the throne, and Ted, Ralph, and Otia are running to save the island from evil. The narrator says, "(Actors' names) star in...." The film's title in the form of giant letters (similar to the ones on the "Life of Brian" cover) crashes onto the screen. The narrator says the film's title. The release date appears on the screen beneath the giant letters and the narrator announces the release date. End trailer. And nearly the whole trailer is set to a perky rock soundtrack like the kind you hear in the trailers of "summer movies." Towards the end, though, the music gets more intense and climatic.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

londonlydia — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:52:06 -0500

I'd make mine really cool. It would start off with a bunch of cuts of different things mentioned in the book. An abandoned mirror underwater, a empty room with bookcases lining the wall, a girl playing the piano, a burnt pier, a lighthouse on a windy day. It would stick on a field of poppies and sunflowers. Then close up on the girl from before and a raggedy boy. They're laughing, but then the boy stops and asks her, "Eliza, what are you?" The girl pauses, but stands up and runs away, the back ground changes a couple times, until it stops at a rainy promenade by a burnt pier. as this is happening, the girl has a voiceover, "My world is corrupted. I found out one day, and my life has never been the same since," the screen changes to show the girl crying over a dead body. "So I ran. I ran through the mirrors, into other worlds." it shows the girl going through the mirrors, meeting the boy, and running. "But my worlds catching up with me. And one day i'll have to go back." The girl stops running and sees elements of her world drifting into the world she's in. A piano stuck in a tree. A bunch of masked bird men (like plague doctors). Smashed fob watches. A tear runs down her cheek, "not yet" she whispers

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

i am the moon — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:02:39 -0500

Excellent! That's kind of the mood I'm going for. :D I'm glad you like it!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

ellamarie — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:19:18 -0500

so cool! i could imagine this dramatic music with a frantic drumbeat underneath it all.. epiccc

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Harlow — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:30:27 -0500

Same here. Watch me not get a response because my trailer doesn't deal in fantasy or sci-fi.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

MysteryOfHistory — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:45:01 -0500

The preview opens with no soundtrack. Miranda is standing in a cozy living room, looking out the window while Asher lies on the couch. Quiet, suspenseful music fades in. Miranda: Mother was just crazy about him. Various shots of Franklin and Miranda's mother: getting married, standing hand in hand by the farmhouse, playing with the dog. Return to Miranda. Miranda: Even after she knew what he would do to me. Various shots of Miranda going through daily home life, but the frame is always haunted by Franklin, standing just behind her. Miranda (voice over): He would come to me at night, when everyone else was asleep. Mother never would believe me. Shot of a funeral, everyone dressed in black, burying the coffin on the farm with the farmhouse in the background. Miranda (voice over): I knew it was finally over, the day he died. I knew he would never come back. But, God, I was wrong. Shot of Miranda standing by the grave late at night, just looking at it. Suddenly, muffled shouting and thudding sounds are heard. The earth upon the grave begins to tremble, and as she watches fingers begin to poke through the dirt. Miranda screams. Cut back to the shot of Miranda standing by the window. We can see what she is looking at now: a huge oak tree in the center of a corn field. The sun has just set. She turns and looks at Asher. Miranda: Here he comes. Cut to black. Title and other things in plain white-on-black text with little or no sound.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Harlow — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:50:49 -0500

[can we get a damn edit button around here?] I listened to the music of it. I really enjoyed it, and I like the really irreverent humor there.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Harlow — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:06:50 -0500

If they turned mine in to a movie, the producers better be ready to do some fighting with the ratings board because I want for things to remain true to the novel, but a lot of that would earn my ass an NC-17 rating.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

IN_CA_NC — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:08:47 -0500

POSSIBLE title: The Wise One Rating: PG-13..Probably. (Soft bells and violin play in backgroud..Sounding somewhat like Hedgwigs theme from Harry Potter) [Fade in from white, camera looks through castle window, to a girl (Arisa) braiding her long blonde hair, CUT: Arisa in mens riding clothes on horseback, talking to Maxum, a guard riding alongside her] Arisa: Can you beleive this wild bird chase my father is sending us on? I understand, if it is to aid our kingdom, it is neccisary. But I dont even know what I am looking for! [CUT: Dramatic Medieval dance music plays, Arisa in a grey dress dancing in the middle of a stone-walled town square with other woman, a large Grey dog (Radden) trotting around her feet. CUT: Two handsome 20-something, rough looking men speaking, watching Arisa dance from afar in the same square] Jin: They would fetch a very high price, brother. Shadden: You cannot be serious? Kidnap the princess? We have done some crazy things, but nothing so big. we'd never get away with it! Jin: I beleive we could. But the dog alone would be enough. (Music picks up, becomes more dramatic) [CUT: Arisa-barefeet, covered in mudd/surrounded by woods/storming heavily/ Red birds flying all around her- running uphill, crying, slips in mud, starts to crawl, looking over her shoulder frantically. CUT: Shadden Holding Arisa's hand in the middle of autum woods, both running together, looking over their shoulders CUT: Maxum & female guard Willow standing on a beach, a town in the background, dramatically kiss. (Music suddenly stops scene goes black then next scene slowly fades in-) Sunny day, Arisa Standing with Radden in an open wheat field, hedged with woods, Shadden 10 feet to her left, sword drawn and Arkady (One of her guards) 10 feet to her right, sword also drawn. CUT:Close up on Arkady's face, He takes a deep breathe and wispers to himself "I have to".. CUT:Close up on Shaddens face, He smurks and wispers to himself, "I want to"... CUT:Close up on Arisa's face, Her eyes focus down, and a male voice is heard saying "When I tell you to, run. CUT: Camera Zooms out showing all four in field, Violin sofly starts playing *LIGHT FLASHES* Arkady and Shadden run at each other swords up (Violin picks up rapidly and screaches* CUTS TO BLACK)] Red cursive lettering comes on "Trust your instincts. The Wise One. Coming Winter 2015" TADA!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Miscellaneous-Melissa — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:46:32 -0500

Opens on MC lyign alone in his apartment, dismal grey light. (opens with music box music) business card "North Thompson, discreet paranormal investigations" a knock on the door at night. Cameron (FMC) "They followed me again." Cameron shows North shadows under her skin "What's wrong with me, North?" North "Oh god. This is how my sister died. She siad it felt like voices in her blood." "I can hear them.." (music growing more dramatic) cut to shot in ghost town "They're here, aren't they?" Shots of Cameorn and North beign thrown againt the walls by invisible forces. (shots are in series of 4, with dramatic string hits on each shot) Shot in a dark tunnel, North's had pressed to the ground, it glows then an openign appears Whispering voice "Welcome to the world of the trilliate spirits." battle between dark and light spirits north figuring out how to use energy - shoots light from hands shots of faces of three MCs, then the Loya, a huge burnig ball of light Shot of North, curled up on the ground, near tears (long dramatic swell) Misty, flashback shot of young girl with whispy blonde hair "Go, North." (music box music) Shot of North on ground again (dramatic string hit) Of Spirits and Souls

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Griffinclaw — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:54:14 -0500

Mine would start off with a period song of the 1910s in the background, with shots of an England town preparing for War. Scene switches to a young couple dressed in Edwardian attire having a picnic, talking. Young man says: "War doesn't last forever. I'll be back. You'll see." Grins casually. Scene flashes to scenes of a bloody battle in the trenches. Music changes to a dark orchestral piece. Sounds of gunfire, men screaming, etc. Scene flashes back to England, and woman sobbing, with a letter in her hand still. Voice over of a poem: "A great death has swept over the world it feels... Like no one will ever be happy again." More scenic shots, of London, and an large building. A young man enters through a building, and knocks on the door frame. "I'm here to see a Rosewain Attieberry?" Young woman in the bed responds snidely, "Rhoswen Atteberry. And who are you?" "I could say your new doctor, but that'd be lying. Do you have a problem with just being friends?" Modern music begins playing (Dog Days are Over by Florence and the Machine) Scenes of a jazz band playing, drinking, woman going through Ellis Island, New York City, and the woman dancing with the man in a snowy setting. Scene fades out. Title appears. (Rhoswen) Kinda cheesy I guess. :P It would either be PG or PG-13. Most likely PG-13 for war sequences and themes.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Princess Binky Lemontwist — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:54:17 -0500

Black screen, ominous music slowly rises in volume. Red letters fade on screen: In a world where your employer is your government... Fade out and image of a teenaged girl working in a lab with a man in the background watching closely. Fade out of image and fade in of red letters: And being smart is life-threatening... Fade in of teenaged girl running down a white hallway with a recrding device in hand as she says, "Tests #340 & #341 have failed. No more testing is allowed. Must stop Phase 2." Fade out image, fade in red letters: If you get caught. You'll be implanted with The Wall... Fade in of the girl on a table screaming as a device surrounding her head is turned on. Fade out image, fade in red letters: When the world's survival depends on you... More fade in of red letters: And you don't remember from what... Fade in of girl in a medical robe, midlessly watching TV. And then images of girl running down a street with an explosion in the background, images of girl babbling in her sleep, of various other actors, Man in front of girl says, "You're memory was erased." Tears spring in her eyes as she wails, "There's a Wall. I can't get remember anything before the hospital!" A teenaged boy fades in, holding the teenaged girl in his arms, "It's not always mental." Fade in big red letters: MENTAL 11.11.12

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

emiden — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:07:45 -0500

*Pretty much anything by E.S. Postuhumus playing background* Teenage boy (TAD) and girl (TAY) sitting in dim lighting. Boy looks uneasy. Girl looks desperate. Tad: It's not safe. [Cut to helicopter view of a forest] [Back to scene of Tad and Tay] Tay: I don't care about safe anymore. *Stands up abruptly* [Cut to a scene. Surrounded by trees, clearly in the forest at night. A pair of eyes appears in the darkness and a low growl is heard] [Back to scene of Tad and Tay] Tay: We have to find her, Tad. We have to! Fade to black Tay's voiceover (whispering): I know she's out there. Shot of people's feet as they all walk down a dirt road. A horse's hooves are seen as the rider gallops by. Tad's voice from offscreen: HEY! Watch it! Nathan's voiceover: In Tinda, you don't break the laws. [Cut to scene of Tad and Tay standing outside a building, Tad fixing an eyepatch on over his left eye] Tad: All right then. Let's go. Tay: You can go back if you want. Tad: It's too late now. You know we can't go back. As they start walking, Nathan's voiceover: If you break a law, you get an X. [Cut to Tad brushing his hair out of his eyes. Two ropy, X-shaped scars are on his forehead] Nathan's voiceover: Three Xs and it's too late. Three strikes you're out. They kill you. [Cut to close up of Nathan's eyes] Nathan: I kill you. [Tay's scream is heard. His eyes shoot to the left as screen fades to black] [Several fast-paced scenes as music becomes more intense] Tad wrestling with a man (CITLO) and yelling incoherently Tay running through the forest; can hear an animal chasing her Nathan poking a small fire with a stick. Burst of flames and he smiles Tay unconscious, tied to a tree Slightly blurry view of forest. Screen goes black for a split second and is suddenly almost painfully clear Tad lying on ground with his eyes closed as a shadow moves in closer to him Nathan diving on top of Tay and knocking her to the ground, his mouth open like he's yelling Bird flying through the night sky, silhouetted against the moon Nathan fighting with Citlo. There is a flash of silver and screen fades to black [Tay kneeling on the forest floor crying. Tad sitting across from her with his head in his hands] Tay: I want to go home. I just want to go home! Tad: We don't have one. [Fade to scene of Nathan by an unconscious Tad] Nathan: No, come on, get UP! I promised I would get you out of here alive! Get UP!!! [Fade to a beautiful, deathly pale woman's face. Her eyes are closed. Suddenly, they snap open - revealing that they are blood red - and she lets out a terrifying scream of fury] [Cut to scene of Nathan leaning against a tree] Nathan: Well what did you expect? You can't just walk out of Tinda. You'll get caught. You have to- [Another scream] Nathan: RUN!!! [He sprints off] Fade to black. White letters: RUN

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Dbirnbrey — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:22:09 -0500

my trailer hmm.. Haunting music (Lily's theme would be amazing if it wasn't copyrighted to Harry Potter) playing over a shot of the cabin that serves as the main setting. cut to some shots of MC Molly interacting in her daily life.. cut to the scene where Molly is attacked by Brody and his friends.. cut to Brody and thugs running off.. Close up on Logan.. Cut FAST to Molly shoved into a black, two door, car.. Montage of Various scenes of Molly in captivty -Molly having sex with Logan Annabelle (fool your views for the win!) flying off the roof in slow mo.. cut to Molly walking away from a bleeding James.. cut to black.. "The fight for the truth starts now" FADE OUT TO RELEASE DATE. FADE OUT TO END CREDITS. --Sorta Horrible-- I may try and make this myself if I can get clips.. hmmm

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

NaiadSpirou — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:26:44 -0500

I would watch this!!! Kudos to you for thinking up this amazing idea and concept!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Joyce von — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:37:15 -0500

I'd SO read that! and i'd only see the movie if I liked the actors chosen to play Beth, Jake, and Tom. haha. I'm like that with everything. but this sounds really awesome

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

perdido — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:35:31 -0500

okay. I do this so I am prepared to describe it vividly: Jacques Greene's remix of Lotus Flower by Radiohead is playing. A few blurry shots of glasses strewn on a coffee table, smoke curling out of an incense stick, and then when you hear Thom start to sing it'll start cutting between different scenes of even lengths for the duration of the trailer. There'd be Tina hugging Leo in his tent, Steve riding his bike, Sylvia crying in her car, Steve and Leo sitting at a booth at Denny's, Bertram Bergan giving a very snobby look, Joey kissing Tina, then after a few like that a few more fantastic scenes would be peppered in with the normal ones, like Tina facing down the tourmaline serpent, Steve in the palm of a giant, Leo screaming: strapped to a table in a UFO, Gomez dragging a charred human leg through a blizzard, Steve falling through a painting into an abyss, and as the music picked up the scenes would get more intense, like maybe there'd be one of Leo in a hospital bed, or Tina covered in blood. A nice mix of scenes that seem like they could be from everyday life and also scenes depicting drama and fantasy. Oh and I guess there'd be a shot that said: Close Your Eyes I'll Be Here In the Morning: A Film by bla bla bla based on the novel by this guy. Idk. I'd like people's reactions to be: What the hell is this movie supposed to be about? As for what actors would play the characters, Martin Starr for Steve, no clue for Leo or Tina, and probably Javier Bardem for Gomez.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Mooglelord — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:00:25 -0500

!Studio Titlecar! (Mysterious Music starts playing) Shot of a train over water going to a large platform steampunk City reminiscent of Venice, London, and Kyoto. Closeup of a 20-year old woman in a polka dot dress, her eye lights up. (Flash of the Fool tarot) Shot of a young man walking down a vacant street, closeup of him walking into a Italinite rowhouse reminscient of a japanese Buddhist temple. (Flash of Magician tarot) the Two meet and are startled. Shot of a huge hexagon wall in the middle of an endless desert with sand swirling into it with scarlet thunder striking as well. (flash of tower card shattering like glass) Longshot of a woman with crimson eyes in a black gown standing by a Virgin Mary-esque statue saying "It's only beginning!' (Flash of Hierophant card dissolving in the Devil card) Montage of religious symbols focusing on eyes. Young man (Prospero) falling on to Tarot Wheel of Fortune. Woman with Katana slicing air. Woman from train staring at stars whispering "What do the stars mean tonight" Shot of Art-Noveau font with narrator saying "Fool to World" or something else

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

PlaneTripToMars — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:01:24 -0500

This is kind of long, sorry. This story is called "High Wire." First, a brief introduction to the characters who would appear in the trailer: James, the protagonist, a seventeen-year-old boy who just ran away from home in the night. Esteban, a worker at the circus who drives the circus bus. Angel, another seventeen-year-old who has been with the circus for four years as an aerialist with... ...Lily, Angel's five-year-old sassy sister who is also an aerialist. Moose, a bearded lady who is basically in control of the circus. Everyone looks up to Moose and wants her praise. *no music yet* Scene: James, walking down dark highway in the rain A funky purple bus pulls up Esteban (driver of bus): “Hey kid, you need a ride?” James looks down dark road, then turns and climbs onto bus *fade* Scene: Esteban looks at James in rearview mirror Esteban “Where’re you headed?” James “Mexico.” *fade* Scene: James climbing off bus Esteban “You ever need a place to stay, you come join the circus, okay?” James (smiling) “Okay.” *fade out* *somewhat happy music starts* Scene: James standing awkwardly at a circus tent Esteban walks around the corner Esteban “Hey, you’re the kid who hitched a ride to Mexico, right?” James (smiles) “Yeah.” Esteban “Why didn’t you stay?” *music pauses* Scene: James in Mexico James is “approached” by a man, if you know what I mean James fights him off *fade to* James walking down alleyway, looking upset and angry Scene chops to gunshots and chaos Back to James, who picks up his pace Scene chops to James getting punched and robbed Back to James, who runs out of alleyway and around corner James “It didn’t work out.” *music starts up again* Scene: James in a field full of people who are eating lunch James looks around and spots a girl sitting alone James walks over and sits next to her, holding out his hand for a shake James “Hi, I’m James.” Girl glares and walks away *Scene flashes forward a tiny bit* Moose “Listen kid, you don’t sit next to Angel unless she wants you to.” James “Is that a threat?” Moose laughs *white out* *begin a bouncy song* Scene: James talking to Esteban as they watch Angel practice the trapeze James “So what’s her story?” Esteban “No one knows for sure. She just showed up here a few years ago with her little sister.” James “Little sister?” Esteban “Yup. Lily. Girl is a firecracker. She is five years old, going on forty.” (scene flashes to Lily, walking with James) Lily “Listen kid, if you want a girl to like you, you have to get her flowers.” James “Flowers?” Lily “Uh-huh. And chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate.” (scene goes back to Esteban) Esteban “Lily is our delicate flower. She’s got everything going for her. She’s cute, she’s sweet, she’s smart-“ (music stops abruptly as scene flashes again to Lily, who punches James in the stomach with a “Hi-YA!”) Esteban (continuing sentence, smiles) “…and she packs one hell of a punch.” *music starts again* *fade* Scene: Moose showing James how to work the circus Moose “Well kid, looks like you’re going to be here for a while. You might as well learn the ropes.” (throws James a pile of rope) James “What’s this for?” Moose “Around here, when we say “learn the ropes,” we mean it literally.” *fade* Scene: James talking to Angel while she practices the trapeze James “So what’s it like?” Angel “The trapeze? It’s like flying.” (clip of her flying from one trapeze bar to another) Angel “It’s like the whole world is blocked out, and time slows down.” (clip of crowd gasping) Angel “It’s almost as if you weigh nothing.” (clip of Lily swinging on trapeze) Angel “But one slip…” (close-up on Lily’s hand missing the bar) Angel “…and it’s over.” *music stops abruptly* Lily screams Crowd gasps Close up on Angel’s face as she stands off to side of ring Angel “Lily?” *sudden black out* *sad music starts* Scene: Moose holding Angel back as she screams Clip of circus members crying James punches a wall… Clip of a candlelight vigil …James slides down the wall to the floor holding his head Scene: State lawyer talking to Moose as James and Angel eavesdrop Man “I’m sorry, but there’s nothing I can do. We’re going to have to close you down.” Moose “You can’t do that.” Man “Yes, I can.” Scene: Moose is crying while Angel comforts him James is watching from a distance Scene: Angel and James yelling at each other Angel “Maybe this is a sign that it’s time to let it go. We can’t keep fighting it anymore!” James “How can you say that? This is your family! You can’t lose them!” Angel “Don’t you dare talk to me about losing family.” (random clips of circus camaraderie) *sad music gets more intense* Scene: Circus crew is in a huge huddle, with all their hands in the middle Moose is at center of circle, crouching Moose “Ladies and Gentlemen…” (clip of clowns riding unicycles in formation) (clip of acrobat running up wall) (clip of girl standing on horse) (clip of man juggling fire) (clip of Angel on trapeze) *music stops* Moose “…let’s put on a show.” Everyone throws their hands in the air, wiggling their fingers Everyone “Olee olee olee olee ohh!” *music starts again as screen blacks out, then fades in to credits*

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

erinhopkins1994 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:18:29 -0500

Jack Nicolson: The wanderer was traveling for sight of the beast of imagination. Some of the villagers were wondering why a simple wanderer, like himself, would want to see the unrevealed monster on the peak of Mt. Terra. The only object in his possession was a walking stick. The people of this village were afraid for the poor wanderer as they thought he would end up like the others, who had went up to the dragon’s dwelling place. [Fade to Black] Two teenagers (Jared Leto and Ellen Page) are watching up a trail to a cave on top of a mountain. [Fade to Black] Gold eyes appear. Smoke enters. [Flashes] A older man (Jared Paralecki) agreeing with Leto. Paralecki: Are you sure about this, kid? Leto: That isn't the reason. I'm non-believer, that's all. Paralecki: Oh, a smart-aleck. You know it would be a little more fun if you and your girlfriend go up there. I'll join as soon as I can. I'm very excited about your little proposal. Mister. [Fade to Black & Letters Appear] Two Wanderers [Words Fade Out] One Legendary Dragon [Words Fade Out] An Adventure of A Lifetime [Fades to Picture] Page: Hey, I think we started off on the wrong foot. Leto: (Laughs) Everyone does tell me that I have two left feet. Page: (Laughs) If you're tough, then we're head out right now. Leto: I couldn't agree more, Sweetheart. [Picture fades and words pop up] The Great Dragon

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

emiden — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:50:05 -0500

[A forest at night. A three-year-old girl, Fairy, is standing in front of large bush, picking off berries and dropping them in her basket, humming happily. Camera pans up to show a full moon glowing above the tree tops. Fade to black.] [A snowy town square. A woman, Calleigh, sits cross-legged on the ground in front of a large building. A large crowd surrounds her.] Calleigh: Once upon a time... [Camera pans to the side to show Fairy, now seven, standing next to another building, half-hidden in shadows. Fade to black.] [The forest. A half-starved wolf lies on the snow-covered ground, a rabbit in its claws as it hungrily tears off strips of meat. A young man, Talon, walks up to the clearing. The wolf stands and growls. Talon just smiles.] Talon: Peace, brother. Enjoy your meal; I won't bother you. [Fade to black. A wolf howls. Cut to Talon standing in the town with a drunkard, looking furious. He grabs the man's throat] Talon: GONE? Gone where? Drunkard: Don't know, do I? She's jest gone. [Talon swings at the man. Cut to Calleigh sitting by a fire in the forest, Fairy asleep at her side. The girl rolls over in her sleep, revealing large scars on her neck. Calleigh gasps.] Calleigh: Werewolf... [Cut to Talon stand over the drunkard's body. He starts to turn away.] Rina's voice (offscreen): He was telling the truth. [Talon turns to look at her. Fade to black] [Fairy and Calleigh walking down a road toward another village] Calleigh: I'm taking you back to your own village after this, girl-child. Remember what I told you. Don't try to hide, but do try to be invisible, won't you? [Fairy nods. Fade to Talon stumbling through a snow storm] Talon: FAIRY! Fairy... [Fade to black as he collapses] [Quick montage of scenes] [Talon holding a tiny girl in his arms] [Calleigh with her forehead pressed against a tree trunk as she cries] [Fairy laughing silently] [Talon and a young man walking] [Calleigh sitting on the ground telling a story] [Talon staring at his hand, which is missing two fingers] [Fairy spinning in circles with her arms sticking out] [Calleigh building a fire in a small hut] [Talon punching the young man he was walking with] [Talon running through the forest, holding Fairy, who is crying] [Fade to black] [Silhouettes of Talon, Fairy, and Calleigh. Calleigh and Talon are standing twenty feet apart, Fairy in the middle looking from one to the other. Fade to black] [Shot of Fairy's eyes. Fade to black] [TITLE]

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

emberwing — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:00:32 -0500

Mira(MC) sitting on the edge of a cliff, looking out over a sea at sunset Flint: (off camera) Do you remember what happened? Mira: Not really (Clip of a white orb shattering into three pieces) Flint: You know they're not going to rest until you're dead, right? Mira: Story of my life, man (stands up) But I'll give them hell first (clenches fists and black markings appear all over her body, shadows gathering around her fists and feet) I;m a f***ing angel (black wings burst from her back, eyes glowing black)

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63N1U5 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:03:35 -0500

Begin with clip in the oval office. President Alan Trenken: “Al Qaeda is gone for good.” Robert O’Dweard and Anna Delmwise: “Bullshit!” Cut to shot of TV with Emily Brian delivering news report: “Recent intelligence shows that not only has Al Qaeda reorganized itself, but it has been dealing with the Iranian government for the construction of a nuclear device.” Cut to shot of mushroom cloud over Washington, D.C. Bobby’s voice: “I tried to warn him.” Dramatic voiceover picks up at this point: “He’s seen the impossible….” Cut to shot of TV, where there is an argument taking place: “Shouldn’t President Trenken take some of the blame?” “Yes, of course. He appointed O’Dweard.” Voiceover continues: “Even been blamed for it…” Cut to Bobby finishing the oath of office Voiceover: “But can he actually do it?” Cut to shot of assassin pointing a gun at him, then to Mohammad Mohammad laughing in a luxurious house. Voiceover: “Many people hate him…” Cut to Bobby and Emily in coffee shop. Emily: “You won’t be.” Bobby: “Won’t be what? Killed?” Emily: “I hope not, but I meant you won’t be alone the whole time.” Voiceover: “One person loves him.” Cut to Mohammad Mohammad being shot by a UAV Voiceover: “But nothing will stop him from seeking justice” Cut to title.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

DragonWolf64 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:51:37 -0500

That is amazing! I saw the entire thing play out in my head, heard what the characters sound like, and felt chills go down my spine. I can not wait to read this! Publish plz!!! :D (@ Silath1996, btw.)

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jamesbondbro — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:40:02 -0500

Certainly am! And Piper Perabo as well. c:

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

ALynnL07 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:42:59 -0500

[Ivan's voice, that of a young man's]: Our world started out in a golden age. [Show a clear, pristine scene of nature with sparkling blue lakes, a serene, green meadow with tall grasses and a clear blue sky.] Orion and his Twelve Zodiac deities created the world as we know it, and gave it earth, water, sky, and eventually... life. [Orion appears, a tall figure who is wearing a red cape and ornate golden armor. Surrounding him are the Zodiac deities in a circle, all on twelve clouds.] [Fade to white] [Fade in] [Show various birds flying by, a couple of deer munching on the meadow grass, and a cobblestone road that leads to a tiny village]. Everyone and everything in Orion's world lived in harmony, but it was not to last. [Show the peaceful picture fading out] As the years went by, the mortals wanted more and more. Wars became an everyday occurrence. Crime went on the rise. Greed, corruption, and vice ruled the hearts of people who were once peaceful. [Show blackened skies, a lonely, desolate city with a few men and women with their back to the camera, one sniffing a cigar, and another pointing to a place on a tactical map. One of them smiles as they hold a bag filled with coins, clearly a bribe]. In this dark world though, there is still one light. [Show Lucian in his priest robes, Ivan beside him, standing outside of the small, modest temple of Pisces] Lucian: If we find it, we can restore peace and virtue to our world. The legendary relic that can open Orion's gates... the Celestial Key. Ivan [Walking beside Lucian on a long road that is going away from the temple]: And what makes you think we can find it? No one else has even come close! Lucian: We will find it, Ivan. It's the great Sky Emperor's will. Ivan's voiceover as they walk into the horizon: So we set off on an impossible journey. On it, we'd find danger. Ivan: Lucian, get back! [Ivan shields Lucian as icicles shoot at them] [A masked man in blue garb with a black sash jumps from the shadows]: You realize I never miss my target twice, right? [He chuckles] Ivan: You won't be alive to make a second strike[Charges the masked man and clashes] We'll find allies. Dylan: This journey of yours sounds like fun! [Loads his pistol] I'm in! [Flash to Evelina] Evelina: If I can do something to make a better future for my little sister, I'm in. [Grins, loading a flintlock] But most of all, we'll find the truth. [Show a lady praying, and then looking up] Irene: So it's finally time for the key to be found... and the ritual to take place. -smiles- -cut to title- The Celestial Legend. Rated PG-13, soon available to theaters near you.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

DragonWolf64 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:49:56 -0500

Ok, here goes: Soft music, slowly dramatic and kind of eerie. A sepia/earth-tone clip of a family playing, laughing, Reese's voice over "It was so many years ago, it feels like eternity." Scene fades out slowly, replaced over top by a clip of a deserted city street, hears a siren, like before a bomb is dropped (think world war 2 air raid) Cut to showing the bomb blow up a house, hearing people scream, watching them run down the streets. Close up on Reese as a young child, filthy and huddled against a metal dumpster, crying. Reese's voice over: "That war, I didn't fight, I survived through the grace of God . . . " Cut to a picture of an angel, standing alone in a moonlit forest/meadow, rain falling lightly over them. A flash of bright light, shows him on the ground, screaming in pain. fades out slowly, silence replaces the quiet, lullaby-like music "But this fight, I couldn't win, this time, God had abandoned me, and left me to die . . " Shows a clip of Reese laughing, talking happily with a young woman. Then in a fight with another angel. Hear them yelling at each other Reese is pushed as the other yells, "You killed her!" Reese sinks to his knees suddenly, seeming defeated and whispers, "Her blood is on my hands . . . suddenly cut to black and all is deathly silent. A clip of an angel falling from the sky, screaming as he falls, before it cuts. Hear a dramatic thud, to show him lying on the ground, bloody and unconscious. A howl of a wolf is heard, before clip fades "I didn't play by the rules. So the Lord made me an Outcast." Shows a clip of the forest, wolves snarling softly and starting to close in on Reese. The moonlight goes from white to red, and the wolves attack him, fading to black as the snarling grows more intense. All goes quiet: "But here, there are no rules. In this wild place, there is only one rule: live or die trying." Fades to a clip of soldiers storming a city, people running. Dramatic music enters, hear shouts and screams, sounds of a fight. Suddenly a gunshot is heard, and then fades to black, going silent. Cuts sharply to show an old man lying facedown in the mud as a storm breaks overhead. There is a flash of lightening, and cut to the title NIGHTHAVEN, COMING SOON TO THEATERS Probably would be rated R for graphic violence, swearing, mature themes, and possible mature content, if you catch my drift.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Phoenix2010 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:27:23 -0500

Mine would open with my 16-year-old heroine sitting on the edge of some gorgeous cliffs overlooking the sea, with the wind blowing her hair. There would be a voiceover of her voice narrating, saying something like: "I've heard it said that some people are born great, and some become great. I've known many great people in my life, but I don't know if I would count myself as being great. The turn my life took when I turned 16 was not my choice, nor did I see it coming. But I had to accept my mission without questions, though I had many. My name is Etain and this is my story." In the midst of this short monologue, the scene would cut to her hunting her first deer with her father, and then getting into a fight with her younger brother. Then it would cut to her sitting by her father's side as he lay dying, and he tells her that her brother has been kidnapped and she must rescue him. Cut to Etain being aboard a ship, disguised as a boy, and living amidst awful conditions. Cut to her facing pirates, befriending a boy, learning to fence, hearing secrets whispered about her murdered parents. Cut to her finding the lair of those who kidnapped her brother, and then her finding her brother but then he's not willing to go with her. Fade out. Yeah, something like that.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

potterhead-6 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:30:38 -0500

Voice Over: It started with Oppression Shots of a War Base been invaded by men in turbans, a car speeding across a desert, a pregnant woman walking across the same desert with a plume of black smoke behind her and the woman giving birth alone in a cave. VO: It continued with Ferocity. Shots of a young girl continuously stabbing a man, the same girl standing in front of a Greek judge, the woman from oppression and the young girl and her twin sprinting out of Athens with police cars chasing them. VO; And now it all ends with Resentment. Shots of a girl with pink hair, her mother and her twin standing on a hill, overlooking a village, the woman walking out of a forest leaving her children and the same children walking across a great plain. VO: To know their father, they must know their past. Shots of a man pushing a woman up against a wall, the same man making out with a younger man, the same man again fighting men in turbans with blood dripping from their knives. Girl (Gemini): So what do we do know? *said when facing her brother who is crying.* Boy(Scorpius): I suppose we have to find him. Shots of a camera zooming out from where they are, over an ocean to a War Base in Libya where a man and his homosexual partner stand, watching out on a desert storm. Man(Perseus): Do you think she's out there? Do you think they're out there?*face shows no expression* Partner (Achilles): It's best to put it out of your head. They're probably dead by now. Goes black. VO: Follow the twin's quest to find their father... Shot of Perseus standing tall and proud. VO:... and to gain his acceptance. Perseus: I RESENTED YOUR MOTHER FROM THE MOMENT I MARRIED HER! Goes black. Shimmering silver letters, in cursive script, saying Resentment.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Gepard Valk — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:07:27 -0500

I already have a trailer :P

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Void-Auron — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:24:54 -0500

Open on a bit of ground, sloping up to our right. This ground is all that's in focus, with a blurry sky in the distance. Someone steps through the frame, sloshing water over the ground and possible the camera. All we can see is their shoes. [The camera begins to pan out] Another person steps through the frame, walking forwards from left to right. They're also soaking wet. [The camera pans out until the edge of the water can be seen] A man (Lawrence) sloshes out of the water and walks forwards like the others, but instead turns to the camera. Scene cuts quickly to someone stumbling, then a hand catching on the edge of a ledge. We cut back and the man has been replaced by a woman (Morgan). She smiles. Scene cuts quickly to a figure running down a riverbank, sun setting and rising in quick succession to show time. We cut back again and Morgan has been replaced by Sententia. Her hands are raised in wonder. Scene cuts several times quickly to: her walking towards a soldier with a gun, being carried in the arms of her brother, standing at the top of a wall with her arms outstretched. She topples forwards and we cut to a little boy standing in her place. The water level has been rising all this time, it's around his knees. He reaches out and writes on the screen, as if his hands were leaving a watery trail "The River Takes All". I could probably make proper trailers for each of these stories separately.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

ktamsin123 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:08:00 -0500

I guess the trailer would be typical Hollywood. (Action scenes, Running, Prison, etc.) (John) : It's not real- it's just a trap! (Charlotte) (Fighting, Looking awesome in general): Thanks for pointing it out. (Fade to shot of antagonist watching a grainy video of them as they run and smirking) (Fade to title page) P.S. jhanneadreson's looks awesomely gory.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Onyxwolfie — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:10:28 -0500

Here's Mine: *Is in white void like thing* Alice (Main char): Where am I?! Voice (from nowhere): You're in your journal my dear Alice. everything you did to your poor main character you have to live. Any mess ups and you'll be dead. Either way. Alice: WHAT? -falls into a door of a black abyss- -hits ground of forest- where am I? -fades black with dramatic music of scene excerpts- -Alice and Soul(friend she meets) looking a constellations- -Alice getting picked up by a pterodactyl- -Alice thrown back into her world- Soul:What are you doing back? -looking through person in hospital's eyes, seeing a guy there- guy: I love you. Please come back. Alice: -in darkness- What Am I suppose to do? *DUHDUH!* -big bold letters: The Journal

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

ggirl101 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:21:57 -0500

Title: The Babysitter's Secrets Rated: R(ish?) A girl running through a field, holding a gun, mounted with black cloth armor. 2 men, dressed similar to her, run out, and spry her up and down with paint balls. "Out!" She yells, and the match is called. Narrator (N): This is Sarah. (School field, girls playing hockey) Friend: What happened to your arms? Sarah: Oh, nothing.. (Flashes back to paintball) *Cuts to a house in the country* Sarah: I'm home, Dad Dad: I got you a job, sweetie. Sarah, questionably: A job? (laughs) What kind of job? Dad: Babysitting Sarah: Easy. N: But not as easy as she thought (Flashes quickly through various gore scenes *DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN!*: A zombie being stabbed with a corkscrew, a little girl waking up screaming, a grill surrounded by zombies exploding, a golf cart being chased by zombies) *heartbeat,* (in normal speed) Sarah breathing heavily, a bloody hand clasps over her mouth, and she screams Flashes to black, Shows title, then release date and all that other stuff *Starring Abigail breslin* DUN!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

whiskers11 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:05:59 -0500

The woman in the Victorian-style dress is Nana =P

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

whiskers11 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:07:33 -0500

Okay, my posts are on the completely wrong places. The other one was supposed to go with my trailer.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Jorinda Becker — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:38:55 -0500

Admittedly, my novel is actually a Harry Potter fan fiction, but here goes. Seventh year Harry Potter in McGonagall's office with McGonagall and Dumbledore: “Potter, during your fifth year you expressed the wish to become an Auror after school ended, correct?” Professor McGonagall asked Harry, looking the Seventeen year old young man directly in the eye. Harry nodded, “Well yes…” “My dear boy,” Dumbledore started, cutting Harry off mid sentence, “you’ve been accepted into the Auror program. They would like you to start a week after School ends.” The Professor’s blue eyes twinkled as he spoke jovially. The emerald eye’d teen blinked, “but I haven’t even written my NEWTs!” he exclaimed in shock. “Well no, of course you haven’t, but none the less, the moment you graduate you’ll be able to enter the program.” McGonagall said simply. “But I thought we didn’t get our NEWT marks in until summer holiday…everyone else has to wait for their marks before you can apply to the program.” Harry sputtered. “Well, you’re Harry Potter…” McGonagall stated, like that explained everything. Harry’s once surprised emerald eyes turned frosty. “Of course, perfect Harry Potter, gets the best of anything doesn’t he. Even gets into the Auror program without having to apply.” Professor Dumbledore merely chuckled, “My dear boy, think of the opportunities, your name-“ “Yes sure, my name,” Harry growled standing up suddenly, startling both Professors. “You know, ever since first year, its always been my name. Harry Potter,” the teen spat, “never just Harry. All everyone sees is this stupid scar. Everyone wants a piece of famous Potter; famous Potter gets everything. Heck, I can’t even scrape by in things by my own merrets can I? Its alway by the merrets of “Famous Potter.” “Sit DOWN Potter!” McGonagall exclaimed, “Ten points from Gryffindor for your behaviour.” “No thank you Professor,” sneered Harry, the teen glared at the Professors, “well I’ve got news for you, I’m not going to be an Auror.” Both of the Professor’s jaws dropped, McGonagall recovered first, “Well of course you are Potter. Its expected of course.” “And I’m sure you’ll be asking for Miss. Weasley’s hand soon also, correct?” Professor Dumbledore supplied helpfully. Harry shook in fury, “No, I won’t be an Auror, and no I won’t be marrying Ginny. In fact, I’ve had enough of this bull shit.” “Language Potter.” McGonagall snapped, “Ten points from Gryffindor.” “Keep taking points Professor, I honestly don’t care anymore,” Harry growled before shaking his head, “You know, I’ve done everything everyone has ever asked me, but I’ve never done something just for myself. Well this is me doing something just for myself. I am going to live my own life, by my own rules. I’m done here.” And with that said, Harry spun around and walked out of McGonagall’s office, ignoring the calls of the Professors to come back. (fades to black) Harry is at a muggle university, he meets a girl names Laura. (fades to black) Harry under a glamour enters Flourish and Blotts, where he spots the shop manager yelling at a nine year old boy because the child is a werewolf. Harry reams the manager out and then takes the boy with him. (fades to black) Harry writes to Severus Snape -- a man he thinks of as a father -- and asks him what he should do about the boy. He really wants to adopt the boy (who's name is Mark by the way). (fades to black) Harry is speaking with Goblins about building a school for magical and mundane people. (fades to black) Harry and Laura running for their lives, Tonks and Mad-Eye Moody hot on their tails, Dumbledore wants the pair found and he'll stop at nothing to get them. (fades to black) The movie title appears: Snitches School of Magic & Mundane: Harry's journey Film release date shows.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

downwithopc — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:41:16 -0500

I'm basing my book off two short films I did, which already have trailers!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Onyxwolfie — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:01:10 -0500

have you put them on youtube? I would love to see them :D

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Aesc — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:08:51 -0500

I find it amusing I was thinking about this even before I saw this thread... Mind would go something like this: Trailer opens with the camera panning over a huge city, bright lights, neon, all sorts of weird architecture, because this is the year 2137. Music: gum, by she http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjexkHSsd1o Pans to male MC(Solus) walking through a crowd, goes in building called "Sinc terminal sever station". Cut to him sitting in a chair and placing a hole on the underside of his write onto a connector on the chairs armrest. Numbers flood screen. After a moment "Sinc Successful" Black and text over screen: "Sinc into a world of possibilities..." Cut to female MC(Tempest) in a forest, skipping rocks by a river. Pan to Solus, yelling to get her attention(mute under music) Dramaic fadeish-in, fadish-out (think...kind of the thing you see when vision is fading) while a few different scenes flash by, the two MC's walking by the river, in an amusement park. Black and text: "...where you never know what's real..." Music stops. Cut to Tempest pushing Solus somewhere to hide, cue entrance of her ex boyfriend. Quick 1-2 second clips of ex freaking out, obviously trying to kill her. Everything goes black again, Solus' voice heard yelling "NO!" "...and who isn't." Tempest and Solus are sitting by the river's edge from earlier. "Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were trapped on the sever?" Solus, looking confused: "No." Cut to black and Tempest's voice: "I hope you never have to find out." Trailer end with big text proclaiming the title that I have yet to come up with~ So much cut to black. I like black. Pfft. Short, but I guess effective xD

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

RainbowFishie — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:09:32 -0500

Open on a hospital room. An auburn-haired teenage girl (Gideon) lies in a coma. [The camera rooms in on the girl's face] Images flash past quickly, too quickly to make them out. Priestess: [whispers] It's starting. The Games are beginning anew. Fade to a mark being branded onto someone's skin. Pan in on the mark, then pan out. Pan in on a dark room. A sword lies on the ground, gleaming brightly. A hand reaches in and picks up the sword. Pan out again. A young woman (Lyris) clothed in a black robe walks through a dark room and lifts her hood. A throwing knife gleams as it flies towards her. [slow motion] The woman turn around and grabs the knife, [fast motion] She hurls the knife back at the attacker. [knife flies through the air, and shifts into a bullet] A man (Alder) is hit by the bullet and falls onto the ground, eyes staring lifelessly up at the sky. Crimson blood blossoms across his chest. Cut to a woman (Freyja) standing on a cliff. [footsteps crunch on the ground and the woman turns around] Freyja: Gideon Gideon: You're a traitor! Freyja: Am I? Am I really? Cut to a storm swirling around a tall man in flowing black robes (Rience). He lifts the sword high in the air. Rience: The battle...has begun Fade to a woman (Enyo) running through the forest, a man with white-blonde hair (Sceptre) chasing her. Enyo smirks, and Sceptre suddenly falls to the ground. Cut to a teenage boy (Tristan) dangling off a cliff. Gideon grabs onto his hand. Gideon: Tristan! Hold on! Tristan: *shakes his head and slips his hand out of her grip, falling to his death* Fade to a young priestess (Eleauthera) standing in an open field, staring up at the sky Eleauthera: [whispers] Why? Fade out Cut to a blonde young woman (Alcestis) talking to Gideon Alcestis: Don't do this. Please, don't. You'll die! Gideon: Everyone dies sometime. Cut to a bloodstained battlefield. Gideon and Freyja stand facing each other. Gideon holds a sword in one hand, and Freyja holds a rifle. Freyja: You don't want me to do this. Gideon: I'm afraid you have no choice. Gideon runs towards Freyja, swinging the sword. Fade to Alcestis standing at the top of a tower, the sword in her hands Zoom out, images flashing past rapidly. [speed up] Gideon's eyes open, and she's back in the hospital room. Fade out. Fade to a black background, a white mark (the one from the beginning of the trailer) slowly appearing. The mark fades. In large letters: ASUNDER

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

41paladinman — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:02:10 -0500

Mine would start out in a science lab with a huge machine that you could lay inside. President Jason Coulton (Jason Harder) is in the room with several scientists. (PG). JASON: What, are you going to turn me into a super soldier so i can't die or something? SCIENTIST 1#: No, not exactly. We've been researching a way to transplant coded brain tissue into another body. (NEW SCENE) Still in lab. JASON: What is that thing? SCIENTIST 2#: The BDRD. JASON: The what? SCENTIST 2#: The Brain De-stabilizer/Re-Stabilizer Device. (NEW SCENE)Still in lab. JASON (LOOKING IN MIRROR): OMG. This is weird. I’m a kid again. (NEW SCENE) On a playground in a schoolyard. SADIE: There's something.... different about you. i just can't put my finger on it. (NEW SCENE) Camp half-blood PERCY JACKSON: Welcome to camp half-blood. Here you will be doing all of your training. Oh, and we’ll have to call you Jason HARRY POTTER: ‘ello everybody. PERCY JACKSON: Oh, have you met Harry? He’s new here too. He used to go to a wizarding school…Before he found out he was actually a half-blood, not a wizard. (NEW SCENE) Battle. BATTLE WARRIOR: We will fight! For…our freedom! Fight scenes flash by. JASON: This is my life now, I’m not going back. (BUM BUM) THE PRESIDENT’S BRAIN. Coming 12/12/12.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

lAdyMirANDA — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:04:22 -0500

Opening image: A young man is looking out the window of an airplane. Cut: (from his POV) landscape of a small town, mountains in the distance. Voice-Over: "It was the fall of 1966..." Flashes: Leaves scattering across the pavement as a young man in hippy-like clothing is laughing, walking by a girl in boots and a miniskirt. Flashes: A chubby guy taking a bite of pizza as the jutebox plays in the Pizza Parlor. Flashes: A thin, pale girl with red hair laughing in the arms of a young man. She's lying on the floor of a room with him. There's another boy beside them. She's actually high, laughing from weed. Her face is soft and dazed. Voice-Over: "...and just when you thought it was safe..." Cut to: Slowly rising up to take in the massive windmill. Flashes: (Close-Up) A broken windmill blade coming close to someone's wrist. Flashes: That thin, pale girl lying in a heap on the floor. "Ramona?" says the person standing in the door way. Flashes: A group of white men and one scruff looking woman surrounded by trees, a street in the distance. One old man in the group is holding a shot gun. Cut: A black girl's face peeping out the window. Cut: The old man letting out a nasty grin. Voice-Over: "Based on the New York Times bestselling novel..." Flash: A girl with curly hair is sitting on a fountain edge, behind her stands a slender young man. Flash: Chunky boy from the pizza scene is in a classroom, slipping a note to a black girl. "Come to the pizza parlor with me" it says. She gives him an angry look. Cut: In a hallway. Black girl: "What are you tryin' to do? Somebody's gonna get hurt if you keep carrying on like this with me..." Flash: Black girl walking up a road. See a white boy coming behind her, whistling; when she looks over her shoulder, he is watching her angrily. Voice-Over: "It's the story about what happens when big change hits a small town..." Flash: Slender young man (speaks with an English accent): "Why won't you tell me what's bothering you? Tell me, Melanie. Please!" The girl remains seated on her bed, she won't look at him. Cut: They're together again--different room. Her falling into his arms, crying. Flash: Crocodile skin shoes, camera spanning up to catch a glimpse at the face of a handsome man. Sharply dressed. Hair slicked back with grease, standing in the doorway to the girl's room. "Hello, Miss Melanie..." A deep Southern drawl. Flash: The girl, still sitting on the bed in the room with the British boy. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you..." Quiet second. Camera coming slowly up the British boy's arm. There's a long jagged scar running across it. Cut: The girl's face, saddened. Cut: British boy's face--angry, determined. His voice: "You think you're the only one with secrets?" Flash: Black girl crying. "I can't take this! I can't!" Cut: Chunky boy: "I'm gonna fix it..." Flash: Thin, pale girl looking half-dead as a needle is stuck up her arm. Flash: A woman with dark hair is hovering over the body of the handsome man with the crocodile shoes. Only, now he's on the floor, blood seeping out of his nose as she looks up at an older man with his fists clenched. Flashes: (View inside of a car) A woman is approaching the vehicle. She leans inside, exposing her chest a bit. See the snow on the sidewalk behind her, snow falling as she leans in. She's hardly wearing anything under that big furry coat. She grins slowly, devilishly. Quiet second. Girl and British boy in the same bedroom as before. Him: "What makes you think I wouldn't believe you?" Cut: See her sitting on the bed. She looks up at him. "Aunt Lilly didn't..." Scene: Rising up from a country road, sunshine beating down on it. Scattered houses far apart. Mountains in the distance. Fade to black. Words come slowly onto the screen: "Windmills in Tennessee." Voice-Over: "Coming soon." Rated R

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

41paladinman — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:04:29 -0500

[quote=41paladinman] Mine would start out in a science lab with a huge machine that you could lay inside. President Jason Coulton (Jason Harder) is in the room with several scientists. (PG). JASON: What, are you going to turn me into a super soldier so i can't die or something? SCIENTIST 1#: No, not exactly. We've been researching a way to transplant coded brain tissue into another body. (NEW SCENE) Still in lab. JASON: What is that thing? SCIENTIST 2#: The BDRD. JASON: The what? SCENTIST 2#: The Brain De-stabilizer/Re-Stabilizer Device. (NEW SCENE)Still in lab. JASON (LOOKING IN MIRROR): OMG. This is weird. I’m a kid again. (NEW SCENE) On a playground in a schoolyard. SADIE: There's something.... different about you. i just can't put my finger on it. (NEW SCENE) Camp half-blood PERCY JACKSON: Welcome to camp half-blood. Here you will be doing all of your training. Oh, and we’ll have to call you Jason HARRY POTTER: ‘ello everybody. PERCY JACKSON: Oh, have you met Harry? He’s new here too. He used to go to a wizarding school…Before he found out he was actually a half-blood, not a wizard. (NEW SCENE) Battle. BATTLE WARRIOR: We will fight! For…our freedom! Fight scenes flash by. JASON: This is my life now, I’m not going back. (BUM BUM) THE PRESIDENT’S BRAIN. Coming 12/12/12. [/quote] EPIC MUSIC WOULD BE PLAYING

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Zigzwag — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:26:47 -0500

Thankyou... I love listening to that song when i am writing.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

blackkeysonly — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:39:07 -0500

-Archangel by Two Steps from Hell starts to play over a helicopter view of Manhattan. Think beginning of West Side Story, except darker. -MC (Annabeth) walking down a path in central park from different angles. She has a backpack. Her voice plays over "Everybody makes choices." -Scene changes to Annabeth pulling a pole (Thomas) out of her backpack. -Annabeth stands in a room, watching a small, gargoyle type creature huddling over a child's bed. Camera angle spins until view point is from behind Annabeth. She has the pole in her hands, and flicks her wrist, and it extends to its full size. -She slams a Nightmare into the floor with her boot. It shrieks. -Nate holds her face. "But why, Annabeth? Why would you choose this?" -Annabeth sitting on a bench alone, her head in her hands. -Annabeth standing with Nate in a field of a strange world that looks completely dead -Annabeth writing furiously in a notebook -Annabeth running through a forest in a thunder storm -Annabeth surronded by a hoard of the red gargoyles (Nightmares) -Annabeth pushing Nate away -Annabeth being pulled down by Nightmares -(continued from Nate)She shakes her head. "I didn't." -Annabeth and Nate walking through a mirror -Annabeth and Nate in a room with a handful of other people with like metal poles -Annabeth bandaging a wounded leg -Annabeth and Nate (ah, the sexual tension!) -Next scenes flash for a moment on screen before the next: Nate, his face bloody, reaching out a pale hand. Annabeth slamming a Nightmare into a doorframe with her leg. Annabeth pointing a gun at Nate. Annabeth sitting straight up in bed, as if awoken from a frightening dream. Nate flipping through a notebook. Annabeth screaming at the sky in the pouring rain (no sound). Annabeth and Nate standing with a few other people in front of a large army of the gargoyle creatures (the Nightmares) -On screen- Your worst Nightmares come true (date) Annabeth's voice: "I did everything I could, and this is what you do." (angry whisper)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

fyreshadowes — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:47:46 -0500

[fade in] A young man (Bennet) stands on a gallows next to his father (Joseph). The hangman, dressed in black, tightens the noose around Bennet's neck, then moves on to his father. Next to the two stands a crier dressed in brightly colored silk. Crier: "We gather here today to witness the execution of two criminals. Their crimes: murder of our beloved Lord Justicia." Bennet raises his head. [zoom in on Bennet's face--cut to scene] A male serf (Ranulf) and a woman in a white dress (Bethany) stand before an altar in a small chapel. The door bangs open and a young, obviously drunk nobleman [Lord Crispian] enters, surrounded by men-at-arms. His men push back Ranulf and the others in the chapel while Crispian grabs Bethany. Bennet runs toward Crispian, but a sword hilt hits him in the stomach and he collapses to the ground. [cut to scene] Lord Crispian lies asleep in a darkened bedroom. Bennet, Joseph, and Ranulf enter, drag him from his bed, and slit his throat. [cut back to gallows] Crier: "Method of execution... hanged by the neck until dead." A woman in the crowd around the gallows begins to sob. It's Bethany. Bennet closes his eyes. Crier: "May Sentinel have mercy on your souls." The hangman pulls the trigger releasing the gallows trapdoor, and the scene goes into slow motion. Bennet and Joseph fall. Bethany screams. A man atop a nearby building aims a bow and shoots. As the rope around Bennet's neck snaps taut, the arrow point hits the rope and begins to split the fibres, and the scene abruptly cuts to black. [title appears on screen] Title: FOXHEART rated PG-13

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

I Can't Write For My Life — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:53:16 -0500

I would watch that movie! Gory but I would watch it.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Rinnian — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:17:58 -0500

Let's take a shot at this... Multiple short shots of a barren earth appear, each fading out to black as another appears. It abruptly cuts to a grainy home-movie type shot. There is no sound, but the intro of Kid A by Radiohead is playing as it shows a little blond boy (Aubrey) running around, chasing a brown haired girl -- his sister. His parents look on, smiling. It cuts to the present. A man with a beat up old witch hat, dark hair and an eyepatch (Zxy) stands overlooking a vast city encased in a dome. "Don't worry," he says, "I've got a plan." Cut to the chorus of I'd Start a Revolution by Aimee Allen, with a bunch of explosions before it changes to the next scene. Aubrey appears to be cornered on a rooftop by guards. He leaps over one, jumping off the fifteen-story rooftop... The scene changes to Zxy appearing, backlit by flames, in a ballroom. The windows explode out, there's chaos, and Zxy stands in the midst of it all, head hanging, clearly furious. After the action sequences end, it fades to Aubrey and Zxy. Aubrey sits outside writing a letter, while Zxy is inside at a desk writing one. "I just wonder if all of this is worth it," Aubrey narrates as he writes. "It's worth it. You know it, I know it, the government knows...that's why they're trying to stop us. Don't worry -- we can win this. I'll be by to see you soon," Zxy writes back. The trailer ends with a shot of the two of them sitting together and chatting idly, laughing and seeming carefree. It fades to black.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

PinkevilBob — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:33:21 -0500

(Main characters are walking to school.) Simon: Hey, if we were in a novel and that novel had a trailer, what would it be like? Lazarus: First off, the character descriptions would be ignored, so I’d be a blonde pretty boy and you’re inexplicably dressed like a goth. (Characters suddenly change according to Lazarus's descriptions.) Simon: Okay. Lazarus: And since we’d be in a mystery there would be flashes of disturbing scenes. (Imagery of a severed foot, bloody scaffolding, and a kitten playing with yarn flash on the screen.) Lazarus: Then in a fancy font or something, one of the more poignant lines of the book will slowly bit by bit appear on the screen. WRITING: Wait! WRITING: What is with… WRITING: The threatening spoons?! Simon: Huh. Lazarus: And then the title and cover will be shown. Simon: What would the title be? Lazarus: Heck if I know. If we were in a novel, the hack of a writer probably hasn’t even came up with a title yet.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

propaganza — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:06:53 -0500

Shot opens with a whitewashed sky. Billie Holidays "I'll Be Seeing You" plays in the background. There is no other audio. The whitewash pans down to a river, where we see a blonde girl face down in the water. 'In all the old familiar places'... we see her face from underwater, her eyes open. Cut to a man lying in bed, it's dark. We watch him, the bed, and eventually the house being engulfed in flames. 'All the day through...' Then we see a man - a boy, really - hanging in a harness in a small, enclosed shaft. The camera pans up, and we see an elevator come crashing down on top of him. Cut to that same boy, white washed sky again, walking through New York City. We see him look up at someone across the street. Cut to the other person's perspective. The boy looks entirely different, a new actor, a new face. Cut to new York on New Year's Eve. The boy, man from the fire and woman from the river are all climbing up the stairs. 'And when the night is new...' They push open a door to the top of a tall building. Someone is standing on the ledge. They call out to him - we cannot hear them. We watch as the man jumps, his form silhouetted against the lights of NYC New Year's. 'I'll be looking at the moon...' Then the title comes up. THANATOS. 'But I'll be seeing you...'

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

91816119 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:36:00 -0500

Thanks! I wasn't sure, but I thought maybe a young Katie Holmes, possibly Taylor Lautner for Jake and Tom, either Penn Badgley or Adam Brody.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Void-Auron — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:00:20 -0500

The trailer's to Jan's story (each story would get a 15-20 second commercial, I think): Open on a field of grain. Pan to see a cottage, dating this to the 1800s, somewhere in Europe. A hand brushes by the stalks of wheat, as he goes into the distance we can see Jan. Jan: "Lucas!" He's by a stream, his son (Lucas) by his side. Cut to Lukas with a butterfly perched upon his finger. Cut to Jan walking away, then turning his head slowly to look behind him. Jan falls into the water, then pulls his head back up out of it. Cut to the dusty city on the skyline. Words appear on the screen: The River Takes All.

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Pete Jones — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:00:32 -0500

Teaser 1: Exterior, pre-dawn. A man (played by Michael C. Hall) sits on the hood of a police car, illuminated by the flashing lights and eating a cheeseburger. "Is it better to seek forgiveness, or permission?" Camera pans right, revealing a dead cop sprawled across the hood, two more dead cops on the ground next to a second squad car, and a burning diner in the background. "Do you really need either one?" Cut to black screen with "Carnivores" in white text. Back to exterior shot. Hall is standing next to the car, holding the radio handset. Radio: Unit 12, Dispatch, advise on current status. Hall (talking with mouth full): Dispatch, 12, uh, send more cops.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

emiden — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:00:15 -0500

Oh my goodness, that is GENIUS. I'd totally want to see it; it sounds hilarious.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

JECole — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:02:12 -0500

My novel who be a PG-13/15 or R rated. Lots of swearing, lot of violence.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

FirestoneM — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:06:36 -0500

mine would probably have soft piano music. we see Daisy ( young girl- around twenty or so) walking along the streets of London in the rain, dialling on her mobile. Daisy: Please... when you get this message... come take me home then cut to Vincent (her fionce) at home, waking up from his sleep. cut to him searching the house for her, then going to the answering machine and hearing the message. as it plays we see a man (tall, pale and strange-looking) go up to Daisy, speaking in hushed tones. she instantly pulls away from him nervously Violin joins in with music to make a piece with a real mystery feel, something like the beginning to Jonathon Creek or the Professor Layton games but a little less upbeat cuts to Phoebe (the detective) and Michael (her colleague) walking up a gravel drive to a huge manor house. flashes to them in a large, beautifully decorated office facing a large man in a wisteria suit, Phoebe: so your daughter, Kathryn disappeared from her room? shows a full shot of a really expensive bedroom, with lush white carpet and a love-heart shaped bed with a dozen or so pillows and a small teddy-bear on top. Michael (overvoice) No suspicious persons were reported on the premisis. the window and the door were the only possible exits except both were locked, and security guards patrolled the area. A tall, skinny woman (cut back to the office): So how could my daughter have vanished from that room? cut to Phoebe in her office. papers are scattered everywhere and she's staring at a diagram of Kathrn's room. Michael comes in: Letter for you. Phoebe: *takes letter and stares at family crest" (in disgust) Benedict Terry. cuts to Benedict (tall, oddly handsome young man) Dear Phoebe, although i am cursing myself for bothering to write to you i have to implore you: do not take the Robertson's case. cuts back to Phoebe: well, i'm not going to do what he says in a hurry. (end trailer :))

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Countess Meep — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:40:29 -0500

Narrator (text on screen): Mary thought she's living a normal life... You see Mary working in a cubicle and answering a call. 'Hello, Mary speaking.' Narrator: Until one day... (blurry focus) Mary is trying to open her eyes, 'Where... Where am I?' Suddenly a big monster jumped in front of Mary, you hear a scream. *Fade to black* You see Mary in a corner of a dark room, crying, 'I just want to get out of here' *Fade to black* You see monsters holding hand in hand and they sing and dance to a musical number. *Fade to black* Back to Mary in her dark room, she looks desperate, 'Please! I just want to get out of here!' *Fade to black* You see a monster sitting next to Mary on a bench. Monster: This is very exciting. They told me to wear a blue shirt, but I'm wearing a red shirt! *Zoom to Mary* Mary looks at the camera, 'Please?'

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

LadyFreeWill — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:00:36 -0500

Trailer starts out immediately. Jeremy and West sit in a room as music plays in the background. West: Tell me, Mr. Norris... [Screen changes to a different shot -one of a chubby, younger looking West. She looks miserable. The voice-over continues as you watch a black-and-white scene where other kids laugh at West and point.]: Has anyone ever called you fat? [The scene changes once more, to where West sits at a dining room table, eating dinner with her family.] Have you ever been called ugly? [West is standing in front of her bathroom mirror. Her hair is wet from a shower, and she stares through the steamed-up mirror at herself. She tilts her head to the side. A moment later, the scene changes once more to watch her as she steps onto a scale.] [Suddenly the music stops and the scene changes back to the one from the beginning. A deathly thin, bald, Alyra West stares across the table at handsome wannabe novelist, Jeremy Norris. She leans in and whispers:] I have. [The music picks up, fast and more dramatic.] [The scenes change very quickly. They are still slightly muted, with the occasional audio.] It shows West on a bus, chatting animatedly to Dakota Crawford, who sits next to her. His expression is one of annoyance. "Not so much," A woman -West's mother -tells her as the family sits at the dinner table. An older, prettier girl who sits at the table snorts loudly. West puts the plate she was reaching for down and pokes quietly at the food in her bowl. A tall, gorgeous boy walks down the street with West's sister, Grace. West is seen watching them from her bedroom window as they stroll up the driveway. She closes the curtain. "Will I have a boyfriend some day?" West asks. [The music stops] Grace looks at her with a doubtful expression. She looks back at her cellphone, which she has in her hands and snorts: "Maybe." [the music picks up again and the scenes flicker by.] A vicious expression on the boy from the scene with Grace. He's saying something to West and her face is turning red from embarrassment. West sitting by herself in the lunch room. West watching a boy with dark hair walk by. Her expression is hopeful. He doesn't even glance at her and she looks down dejectedly. More scenes of bullying. West pushing her lunch away. Grabbing a box of laxitives from a medicine cabinet. She looks at the box with consideration. Not eating once more. A shot of West kneeling by a toilet and attempting to make herself throw up. [Everything goes black, but the music continues. It grows into a crescendo...] A bathroom light flicks on and West stands in front of a bathroom mirror. There are shadows under her eyes and her cheeks are gaunt. As she changes, you can see the bones under her skin. [There's a voice-over as West stares at herself in the mirror]: Looking at me now, Mr. Norris, would you call me fat? [West smiles slightly and leans away from the mirror] Jeremy Norris: No. Bullying scenes continue, even though West is no longer fat. You see the boy from earlier mocking her skinniness. Scenes like this continue as the music grows louder. You see that West is distraught over all the bullying. The dark-haired boy from earlier is seen sitting with her and three other people. They don't know how to help. The bullying continues and then West is running and everything fades out. The scene opens once more with West raising a gun. There's a bang of it going off and a distant scream. West is standing by herself, looking dazed. She holds the gun loosely by her side. [voice over, West]: I was fourteen. [music continues softly.] Jeremy Norris [not a voice-over. You can see him.]: Do you regret it? West [older version. Looks at him pointedly.]: No. The scene of the two of them sitting in the room changes and suddenly you can see that West's hands are cuffed to the table they're sitting at. Everything begins to fade away. Jeremy: You're going to be in prison for a long time, you know... West: Tell me something I don't know, Mr. Norris. [Flash to credits. Rated: PG-13]

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gottafinishmybook — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:15:56 -0500

[Fade in from black. Soft violin music in the background] Ellis walking through the forest silently. Kate peeking out from inside the cave. Connor looking intently just past the camera. [a scream. the music speeds up and gets louder] Each of the outcast's faces flash on the screen. Overtop, Ellis speaking: I couldn't stand watching the people kill each other and steal from each other and cry for each other. Shot of the jewelry store being shot up. Overtop: It is hard enough to watch it for one lifetime, but forever? [music gets slightly faster] Shot of Ellis running through the forest, her clothes streaked with stains. Overtop: Forever would be agony. [Quick flashes of scenes] Kate stabbing a guard in the back. Ellis reading a list of names. Daren shooting at something off screen. Ellis and Daren kissing. Ellis pushing Daren away. Connor stabbing his side. Kate leaping down from a tree. [Cut to black. Pause. Silence.] Close up of Ellis speaking. "He controls everything" Shot of Daren speaking to her. "He doesn't have to." [Sharp, swift, final note on violin. Cut to black.] It would move pretty fast in the actual trailer.

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TigerDragonGirl — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:33:10 -0500

Wow. That sounds EPIC.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Mr. Z — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:33:57 -0500

[quote=LadyFreeWill] Trailer starts out immediately. Jeremy and West sit in a room as music plays in the background. West: Tell me, Mr. Norris... [Screen changes to a different shot -one of a chubby, younger looking West. She looks miserable. The voice-over continues as you watch a black-and-white scene where other kids laugh at West and point.]: Has anyone ever called you fat? [The scene changes once more, to where West sits at a dining room table, eating dinner with her family.] Have you ever been called ugly? [West is standing in front of her bathroom mirror. Her hair is wet from a shower, and she stares through the steamed-up mirror at herself. She tilts her head to the side. A moment later, the scene changes once more to watch her as she steps onto a scale.] [Suddenly the music stops and the scene changes back to the one from the beginning. A deathly thin, bald, Alyra West stares across the table at handsome wannabe novelist, Jeremy Norris. She leans in and whispers:] I have. [The music picks up, fast and more dramatic.] [The scenes change very quickly. They are still slightly muted, with the occasional audio.] It shows West on a bus, chatting animatedly to Dakota Crawford, who sits next to her. His expression is one of annoyance. "Not so much," A woman -West's mother -tells her as the family sits at the dinner table. An older, prettier girl who sits at the table snorts loudly. West puts the plate she was reaching for down and pokes quietly at the food in her bowl. A tall, gorgeous boy walks down the street with West's sister, Grace. West is seen watching them from her bedroom window as they stroll up the driveway. She closes the curtain. "Will I have a boyfriend some day?" West asks. [The music stops] Grace looks at her with a doubtful expression. She looks back at her cellphone, which she has in her hands and snorts: "Maybe." [the music picks up again and the scenes flicker by.] A vicious expression on the boy from the scene with Grace. He's saying something to West and her face is turning red from embarrassment. West sitting by herself in the lunch room. West watching a boy with dark hair walk by. Her expression is hopeful. He doesn't even glance at her and she looks down dejectedly. More scenes of bullying. West pushing her lunch away. Grabbing a box of laxitives from a medicine cabinet. She looks at the box with consideration. Not eating once more. A shot of West kneeling by a toilet and attempting to make herself throw up. [Everything goes black, but the music continues. It grows into a crescendo...] A bathroom light flicks on and West stands in front of a bathroom mirror. There are shadows under her eyes and her cheeks are gaunt. As she changes, you can see the bones under her skin. [There's a voice-over as West stares at herself in the mirror]: Looking at me now, Mr. Norris, would you call me fat? [West smiles slightly and leans away from the mirror] Jeremy Norris: No. Bullying scenes continue, even though West is no longer fat. You see the boy from earlier mocking her skinniness. Scenes like this continue as the music grows louder. You see that West is distraught over all the bullying. The dark-haired boy from earlier is seen sitting with her and three other people. They don't know how to help. The bullying continues and then West is running and everything fades out. The scene opens once more with West raising a gun. There's a bang of it going off and a distant scream. West is standing by herself, looking dazed. She holds the gun loosely by her side. [voice over, West]: I was fourteen. [music continues softly.] Jeremy Norris [not a voice-over. You can see him.]: Do you regret it? West [older version. Looks at him pointedly.]: No. The scene of the two of them sitting in the room changes and suddenly you can see that West's hands are cuffed to the table they're sitting at. Everything begins to fade away. Jeremy: You're going to be in prison for a long time, you know... West: Tell me something I don't know, Mr. Norris. [Flash to credits. Rated: PG-13] [/quote] Wow, that's intriguing. I'd like to watch that. :D

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TigerDragonGirl — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:35:22 -0500

And wow was for Silath 1996 :-D Why'd I end up all the way down here?!

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Banana Hannah Potter — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:37:13 -0500

Title: Welsh Blood Music: The Doctor's Theme (Murray Gold) Rating: PG Trailer: Celtic warriors are preparing for battle.Three young children are playing in the grass - two girls (Glenys and Derry) and a by (Aeron). A man (Calhoun - their father) takes Aeron away to a hut, and the girls watch them leave. [Fades Out into Black] A slow-motion battle is taking place, between Romans and Celts. Calhoun gets wounded and falls to the ground. Aeron runs to him, and is stabbed in the arm. [Cuts to a cliff] Derry and Glenys are watching the battle, and then they run. They keep on running, faster and faster. [Flash of a ship] Derry is alone on the ship, among wild beasts. There is a city in the distance, and the ship is edging towards it. [Cuts to a market] There is a market, where beggars roam, and merchants are attempting to sell things. Another man and Derry make their way through the crowd. [Cuts] A couple (Derry and Morcant) are kissing in the rain. They then let go of each other, and are pushed away from each other, until the screen is dark. [Cuts] Another man , Vinicus, is smiling at Derry, and she pretends to smile back. [Flashes] Derry and Morcant are talking, but their converstion cannot be heard. [Flashes between last two scenes, then goes pitch black.]

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Twilord — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:19:05 -0500

The screen fades to black. The sound of rain pouring echoes throughout the room. A few sorrow filled notes play and in the distance we see a young twenty year old, slightly effeminate, man holding a bow out over a cliff. A few notes play quickier as the bowstring is pulled back an a glowing, golden energy arrow comes into existance. As the arrow flies off into the distance various clips start to play and as the music becomes much quicker. "Two boys", a voice over begins, as the young man from earlier appears again. Now he is on a deserted island, closer to seventeen and clearly depressed. He watches a very slightly more masculine eighteen year pass by him, walking towards a boat, their acknowledgement of each other seems strained, but deeply affectionate. The music seems to reflect their complicated interaction "Bound in love", the announcer continues, a heated scene of the two, in a boat, now shirtless and feeling each others bodies while they kiss, display as the music changes quickly to reflect this more heated scene. The music changes abruptly to something more dramatic, as the scene suddenly changes "Damned by destiny", the announcer continues, timed to the exact moment where a lady with a beautiful sword blows up a castle or monastery like building. The scene fades to white and then fades back in. The heroes are now looking up from a dock at a burning village voyage. They exchange mournful glances. The scene fades to black as the announcer is silent and the sad music from the beginning returns. The young man from the beginning draws a thin line on the back of him arm with a knife, almost showing visible relief as he does. The scene fades to black again and then the other young man appears, he is holding a black spherical artefact in his hand, seeming to bath in its dark glow, looking almost deranged. "Can they unite as heroes?" The announcer almost challenged, his voice unchanging, as the music turned much more action centric and a scene plays where a dragon flies up from out of the water, flapping its wings to hover in front of them and seemed to roaring as they stand side by side in battle armour. One seeming to be garbed as a magic user and the other as a knight. "Or will the sleeping demons rise?" The announcer asked, as the two lads run up a mountain towards the source of two strange lights. "You're too late" the women from before, who blew up the monastery told them. As she said it a strange black and white lightning bolt struck the ground between her and them. With a strange smile she turned into a demonic werebeast creature. Voyage of Two - Produced by A Madman's Mind, scheduled for realise in Notever 34 2011.

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zachrulz727 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:30:01 -0500

Mine would be this: (Man running from cops) {Fade away} (Man running from grizzly bear) {Fade away} (Explosion) {Fade away} (Title of movie with dramatic background music)

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Alamorn — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:51:15 -0500

Wow! It sounds really cool. I'd see it.

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Bozohotep — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0500

My two lead characters would likely have to be drawn from the ranks of young actors, unknown, yet (hopefully) talented, and with no sense of self-respect whatsoever. The score would include Loreena McKennitt, Mike Pinder, and probably some head-banging garage band for the youthful demographic. Look for superhuman martial moves, a looming old stone mansion on a high cliff overlooking the stormy Pacific, and freaks! Freaks are always good to grab the attention. So is sex. Which there is some of. In the movie, not in real life. :(

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YAYsteampunk — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:14:44 -0500

*Screen stays black, but soft music begins to play. Fade it to two teenagers, a boy (Dabir) and a girl (Mina), walking side by side through a city at sunset. * Mina: Just promise me you'll come back -flash to various different scenes, with music picking up speed- Dabir fighting off an enemy in a camp Mina running through a city on fire with a young girl holding on to her Dabir falling to the ground covered in blood Mina and the girl being sold on a stage Dabir and another girl riding through a forest Mina dancing in a ballroom A kiss a village being distroyed and people running a girl punching another guy and he falls -switch back to Dabir and Mina walking through a city- Dabir: I promise

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Alamorn — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:28:21 -0500

Starts with a shot of KARA at the bar. SLIM is serving her a drink. No music. SLIM: There's been a demon spotted. I thought you might be interested. He looks at her, concerned. SLIM: But be careful, there's an angel in the area. Cut to KARA walking with her dog, LUC. KARA (VO): Ten years ago, the demons came and destroyed the world. The angels decided they weren't doing a good enough job and came to help out. And humans? Well, we're just trying to get by. Cut to KARA fighting an angel. She's winning, but only just. At the last moment, the angel stabs her, and her eyes flash gold. Cut to KARA sitting in an Interrogation room across from MICHAEL. MICHAEL: Let me say this as simply as possible: you're possessed. KARA stares at him. KARA: Well. That sucks. Music starts, something hard rock, with a heavy beat but not depressed. Rapid cuts. KARA fighting MICHAEL. KARA forced to her knees in front of a boy/man glowing gold and mostly transparent sitting on a throne. MICHAEL throwing a demon fifty feet. A horde of demons attacking the compound. GAIL surrounded by a group of angels, looking calm. MARY running from a bewildered looking KARA. Music stops. KARA (VO): It's time to take our world back. Cut to black. Dancing in the Wasteland, coming to a theater near you.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Lucy_Pryde — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:02:10 -0500

*1929 Chicago skyline fades in from black, with Ben Pollack's "Sweetheart We Need Each Other," playing softly* Ginnifer Goodyn and Johnny Depp stand in line on a busy sidewalk, her head on his shoulder and his hand on her pregnant belly. The camera pans to show a swanky hotel, and the music gets louder. CUT to a camera flashing, and James Fraco grins at the camera before dipping Jennifer Lawrence into a passionate kiss. Music fades into crazy piano music, and Johnny Depp lies in a hotel bed, clutching his head. CUT to an empty house, door hanging open. The camera slowly zooms inside the house to find Ginnifer Goodwyn lying dead on the floor, with Depp cradling her body. NARRATOR: "There are things in life that we cannot explain." CUT to Johnny wearing the same clothes, falling down in a dark alley to find a letter opener beneath his hand while Edi Gathegi (wearing a purple suit) smiles like the Cheshire Cat. Flash to boxcar speeding down the tracks with Edi, Johnny, and Geoffry Rush staring tensely at each other as Geoffry offers Johnny a black bowler hat. NARRATOR: "And power comes from the most unlikely sources." Johnny dons the hat, and the boxcar explodes. Flash to a bar in Berlin, where Evanna Lynch kicks David Bamber in the balls, then steps on his head. JOHNNY: "I'm not sure that I'm understanding this fully. Are you saying," he asks Edi, "That we just witnessed Joan of Ark kill Adolf Hitler?" EDI: "Don't be a simpleton, Atticus; he's not dead yet." Quick, snappy flashes of Edi, Johnny, Evanna and Geoffrey fill the screen. NARRATOR: "Those to whom we are completely vulnerable to can harm us the most." *Ghost Love Score by Nightwish begins playing* CUT to James and Johnny engaged in an epic battle, while Lynch and Lawrence do the same. At the same time, Johnny and Lynch brush the brims of their hats, and the screen explodes into a world of white. Chicago's skyline in present day illuminates the screen. NARRATOR: "And those we least suspect can offer us the greatest measures of aid." *Cut to a guitar amp falling out of a second-story window, braining Hitler.* Edi waves up at Robert Downy Jr, who is looking with horror at the body beneath his window. EDI:"Well done, Charles! One down, two to go." Screen fades to black, music stops abruptly. NARRATOR: "This November, the gloves come off and the hats go on."The screen stays black. GEOFFRY: "Everything will change." JOHNNY: "It's about time."

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

jmmlewis — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:05:16 -0500

I am so confused and intrigued all at once! :)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

peacescout — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:53:19 -0500

Everyone's trailer sounds so epic! Mine is like kinda wimpy lol MC: "My mother and father always told me that people couldn't be trusted." *flash of girl walking through a beautiful garden, gazing sadly at the perfect flowers* MC: "That they lie, cheat, and steal." *flash of the same girl walking towards a busy highway* MC: "But no one ever told me they would love you and break your heart." * flash as she walks closer to busy highway* MC: "No one ever told me that life could kill you." * flash of her running to the middle of the road* *boy tackles her to the other side to save her* Boy: "What heck do you think you're doing!?" *MC stares with an open mouth* 7 Deaths ^_^ woot!

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acelticsong — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:05:49 -0500

Fade in, a teenager (Amy), and older man (Jonas), are in a truck cab driving through pouring rain. (Amy) "Couldn't we have moved somewhere warmer? Like Arizona?" (Jonas) "We'll do better here, trust me." Cut to a car rushing towards the cab, a blare of a horn in the background. Cut to a desert where Amy is standing alone in the middle of the desert. (Amy) "Where am I?" Quick fade to Amy and an older man (Siderian) standing amongst ruins, (Siderian's Voice) "You're in Rendar. More specifically, Caldera..." Cut to Siderian changing into a tiger as he runs through the desert in a flash of orange (Siderian's Voice) "Here things are not what they seem." Quick cut from Amy's face to Siderian's. (Amy) "What are you?" (Siderian) "I think the better question is...what are you?" Fly through a torch lit tunnel to an aerial shot of a large room full of people. Cut to a short man standing beside Siderian (Rajen), Amy's back is visible. (Rajen) "Welcome Amara, to the Brennemorde tribe." Cut to Siderian and Rajen walking beside one another. (Rajen) "Zentai's forces are moving farther into the desert." (Siderian) "You know he won't stop until he finds what he wants." (Rajen turns to Siderian) "It's our job to protect the life of all who seek our protection. You know that!" Cut to Amy in the desert sitting on a dune talking to a boy around her age (Cassiel) (Cassiel) "You're a half-breed." (Amy) "A what?" (Cassiel) "It's what happens when two breeds of shape-shifters mix." (Amy) "Is that bad?" (Cassiel) "Worse than you can imagine." Cut to Rajen holding Amy by the shoulders. (Rajen) "It's not going to get into your mind. It's already there. If you can't cage it, it's going to kill people. You must learn control!" Slow fade to a dark shape, a gold eye opening slowly, before opening fully after a moment. A flurry of movement as the shape leaps away and the title 'Half-Breed' fades into view in white text, an eagle cry is heard in the background.

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LadyFreeWill — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:12:11 -0500

Thanks. :)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

farfromperfect47 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:27:10 -0500

Black screen. Background voice (female): She made a mistake. Flash to a young woman riding a bear, about to shoot a silver bow and arrow, with many ladies watching behind her. Flash back to black. Background voice (female): We all knew that she would lead to our downfall. That Hades would somehow trick her. We tried to stop it... but he was too clever. Flash to young woman riding a bear, with her ladies suddenly disappearing behind her. Something shimmering and black hits her, making her fly into a tree with a sharp cry of pain. Flash back to black. Background voice (female): I have a chance to change all that now. Black fades into the young woman, with greasy hair and torn clothes, standing and shaking hands with a grinning young man in a dark prison. Background voice (female): But at what cost? Scene changes to the young woman and a handsome young man in a similar cell to the one before. Young Man (Apollo): No, Artemis. You... you didn't. Artemis (crying): Can't you see I had no choice! Scene changes to Artemis as a sixteen year old girl, sitting on the steps leading up to a school and glaring at a sixteen year old boy with dark hair and eyes. Artemis: You were raised to be just like your father. Cold, heartless, and cruel. Boy (Anton) grabs Artemis' arm and grips it tightly, his face angry. Anton: I am nothing like my father. Scene changes to Artemis under a blue tarp, with rain pouring all around and a young woman flickering like a flame in front of her. Artemis is crying. Artemis: Don't leave me, Hestia! Hestia: I'm so, so sorry, Artemis. Scene changes to Artemis in a forest at night, sobbing in front of a small lake. Artemis: I don't want to hunt her, Poseidon! She's my friend! But if I don't, he'll kill Apollo! Poseidon (reflection in the water): You can't do this, Artemis. Artemis: Yes, I can! This is your mistake, not mine. I'm falling apart trying to fix Aphrodite's msitake- I can't clean up your mess, too! Scene changes to Artemis and Anton in front of the school, arguing. Anton: He's turning you mortal and giving you feelings! You can't afford to befriend the people you're hunting. Artemis: I've always had feelings, Anton. I've always had weaknesses. You of all people should know that. Scene changes to Artemis dropping a vial of bright blue nail polish on the street, her eyes wide. Scene changes to Artemis doing a flip in a game of dodgeball. Scene changes to Artemis getting angry, turning around and shooting her bow and arrow. Scene changes to Aphrodite, laughing madly in a cell. Scene changes to Artemis, her head leaning back against a wall. Artemis: I can't do this anymore, Anton. It's tearing me apart. Scene flashses to black. Title shimmers into appearance. End.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Sarah Dez — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:04:21 -0500

Tilte: The Black Squad Rating: PG Overhead shot of McGill university in Montreal Shot of girl (Vice) running out of classroom door and then a man in a mock riot police uniform rushes her and pulls her to the ground' Choppy shots of Vice struggling against the man on the floor -low camera angle- [Vice screams] [black] Cityline of Toronto shown in a fastforward shot from sunrising to sunset. (instrumental and spoken beginning of Survivor's Guilt by Rise Against playing in the background) On the word 'Forever' Toronto night shot pauses and music stops, then white flares start appearing in different sections of the city. [sudden black] [explosion sound] Vice bolts up in bed as a flare fills the screen and wooden shards are shown flying around the room Vice reaction shot Guy's (Ronan's) voice shouting: "Vice!" Shot of Vice's back with blood staining the left shoulder of her white wifebeater. She has a gun raised, there are three bodies just visable in far background. Burning buildings along leftside of screen. Single streetlamp left is the only light in the shot. Ronan's voice, softer, cautious: "Vice..." Overhead shot of Vice lying on bed between long blonde haired guy right (Ronan) who has an arm over her waist and blonde girl (Nadia) on Vice's left. Vice staring up at ceiling, just above where camera is, a tear rolls down her cheek. [slowly fades to black] Shot of seven people in a living room, afternoon light coming in from front windows. Vice is standing in the middle of a living room. Nadia sitting on arm of couch to her right with Ronan beside her, brown haired boy (Jonah) beside him, asian girl (Rachel) sitting on the floor in front of Jonah. A redheaded girl (Maeve) is facing Vice, arms crossed. Vice: "Simon's dead! Tara killed herself last week! How many more are we going to lose!?" Maeve: "You know as well as I do that Toronto is gone, there's nothing we lower units can do about it."" Vice: "Monreal's gone too but that doesn't stop the other gangs from fighting back!" Twin of Ronan with short blonde hair (Conan) steps between them. Conan: "Vice is right. We need to fight back and we need to do it now." Maeve narrows eyes, then looks away. Maeve: "We're all going to die." Different cut scenes of gang fights with different people from the main group of seven involved (ie: back alley, warehouse, the hallway leading to elevators in a large office) (1:28-1:37 intrumental from Suvivor's Guilt playing in background) [cut to black] [heavy breathing] Female voice: No... Cut to shot, camera angled upwards, where Vice is on a blood and dirt covered floor; she's perched on her knees. Very dim light from a single lightbulb. A figure is standing just in front of her but you can't determine who it is. A man is standing in front of the standing figure, gun raised.The figure you can't determine turns its head a little bit. Ronan: "You're a shamful opprotunist! What you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." Maeve: "You have it backwards, it's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees." [gunshot] Shot of cemetary. Vice kneeling in front of a simple gravestone with 'Simon Reglin' written across it. Green grass around the gravestone. A bouquet of flowers rests on the raised dirt in front of the stone. Vice stands and turns to face the others dressed in black behind her (group of seven including a girl with black/blue hair (Alexis)). Vice: Let's go kick some ass. [fade to black]

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Sarah Dez — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:05:44 -0500

The atmosphere of the trailer would be dark with the feeling of losing time, everything's really hetic. It would be a crime movie so the trailer would have blood and guns and such in it. Survivor's Guilt by Rise Against would be a staple soundtrack song.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Sarah Dez — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:08:20 -0500

I love the sound of it! I would totally go see that. I love how you go from the scene in the cafeteria with the "What do you think?" just hanging there and then you bring that back in the very end. Awesome!!

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Sarah Dez — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:17:00 -0500

After the scene with the undetermined figure...) [fade to black] (voiceover with Ronan and Maeve) [fade to black] (continue with cemetary)

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Greentigerr — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:47:28 -0500

Mine would start with fife and drum music, and revolutionary-war-era-looking soldiers marching. They line up on a hil, and a few are mumbling to each other. they peer across to the next hill over, and a few ragtag bands of guys are on the other side. Tense silence, probably with just the drum beat. Then there's a huge yell and a mob of rebels run out from behind the hill, waving all manner of weapons. The soldiers are ordered to fire. Each time they fire, the smoke fades to white and different scenes are shown- A boy laying under a tree, sleeping with his hat over his face, and his two friends training as the commander approaches, looking furious. BOOM The boy's cocky grin, though he has a black eye. BOOM The two friends sitting by a campfire. "Where's James?" BOOM A silhouette in the woods, whispering to a band of rebels like the ones in the beginning BOOM The cocky-grin guy (James) kissing a girl with long, blonde hair, behind a barn. Shouts in the background. BOOM Same guy, holding a letter, backing away from the commander. BOOM Snowy forest. Suddenly, people ninjadrop out of the trees. BOOM Everyone's got a bow and arrow, pointing at a small group of soldiers. BOOM James and the two friends, on horses, galloping down a road, pursued by bandits. BOOM The threel looking at the remains of a grey building, burned. On one of the blackened boards sticking up, there is a white wig. Slower fife and drum music. Fade to title. Although my book title wouldn't make a good movie title. Friend of My Enemy? The movie version would probably be titled something awesomer. It would probably be rated at least PG-13 for the violence. Depending on how much of the violence and romance scenes are included, it could be rated more. James gets pretty far with that blonde girl.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

yourheartisafire — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:48:43 -0500

The trailer for mine would dramatic, but not in the sad sort of way. It wouldn't be somber or sorrow, but there would be a lot of shadows for the sake of natural lighting. Starts with a woman, pulling a boy at about twelve years of age into her arms, his eyes red but she says nothing about it. He doesn't say anything either, but when he wraps his arms around her you can see the faint glow of scars over his wrists. Some jagged ones on the outside, but when he turns his hand enough you can see one that's fairly new, red and glowing. Cuts to the same boy, now five years older standing in front of his own mirror. His eyes are the same but his hair is curlier, him looking warn and this time alone. In his room, it's dark and you see his breath more than anything. Cuts to a trail down his side. It shows splotchy bruises on his waist, and after just a little time you pass over his wrists again. The scars had never seemed to fade. Cut to him at school, surrounded by a circle of friends that laugh along with him, one slapping a hand on his back. Him walking into the kitchen from outside. The air is cold and it's just starting to become fall outside as he does so when he sees a girl there. He looks over at her and she only says, "Hi, Harry." Cut to him on the beach, alone. Ignoring the thing that people don't really smoke on the silver screen anymore, he flicks a cigarette on his hand and stares outward. A flash to him when he was younger, with another boy, running around on a soccer team. On the play structure. Them both standing in his house, the blond one looking at the tv while Harry's eyes settle on a bottle of vodka on the counter. He's only about seven then. The blond calls him back, with a tap of the shoulder. The same blond it then cuts to, in class, turning around to speak to the girl from earlier. Cut to that blond standing on the edge of an apartment roof. All back round to Harry standing before the mirror, his name being called from downstairs to breakfast. Title. - Lack of genius when it comes to any sort of synopsis, teaser. Can't trust me with that. Rating would probably be PG-13. Don't think it could be more. But definitely not less.

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nyroeon — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:48:44 -0500

Hm... Mine would probably go something like this: A young boy with dark hair screams his lungs off while being carted down the hall of a hospital, several nurses running behind shout at each other, mostly incomprehensible things, but you can hear "accident" and "tranquilizer". His arms are tightly bandaged. Change scene. The boy is sitting up in a hospital bed talking to a young man. "I miss them so much. I just wonder why I'm alive when they had to die." The camera changes angles, focusing on the young man. "You just have to live your life like they would have wanted you to." Change scene. The boy is walking through the halls of a crowded school, his voice narrating the scene. "People have a tendency to expose secrets. And when they know things, they become fixated. I couldn't take it anymore. I needed to run away. As long as nobody knows about me, I think I can be happy." Change scene. The boy, several years older now, is walking along the shore of a beach. He's wearing a winter coat and scarf. A man narrates. "I was desperate. I didn't know what to do. You had disappeared. It felt as if you had turned into a ghost, like you were just a distant memory." Change scene. It's the middle of the night, you can see two silhouettes inside a parked car facing the city from a hill. The narrator from the previous scene continues. "No matter what, I'll always be there. That's what family is for."

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Greentigerr — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:49:24 -0500

Woah. Cool. Want to read or watch.

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dyno.mite — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:00:35 -0500

mine trailer would start out dark, you hear the radio saying england has been bombed, and what date it was, and to be safe in the upcoming new year, then it would lighten to a girl trying to paint just with holding a brush in her palms, but cant, and as the brush falls to the floor it flashes to the girl just sitting and staring at a fire, until a little boy knocks on her door and she keeps reading and reading his stories throughout the year, and finding herself going out of her house, until she comes to a bridge and looks out at the city she lives in in switzerland. coming december ninth 2015

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tereseh — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:01:39 -0500

Black screen. Beeping sound from an EEG-machine. Fade in on IRIS about 16 years lying in a hospital bed battered, bruised with many wounds, unconscious. Zoom out on the bed. A faded see-through girl that looks like a ghost - GAIL - is sitting on the chair next to the bed. Ultraspeed how people come and go, doctors, nurses, mother, friends. Some of them stay for a while, and sit on the chair Gail is sitting on, but nobody notices her and she doesn't move when they move right through her. They can't see her. A small boy, about 5 years old - IAN - comes in and sits at the chair on the opposite wall, facing Gail. He sits there for a while, swaying his legs and the speed slows down to normal. Ian and Gail are sitting opposite each other in silence, the only thing that is heard is the clock's ticking and the EEG-machine's beeping. Ian's eyes move from his unconscious sister's body to Gail sitting invisible on the chair opposite him. Ian - "Are you Iris's Guardian Angel?" Gail looks surprised and stares at Ian for a while, then looks over her shoulder if there is someone behind her. They are alone. She nods. Ian - "Then why didn't you save her?" Flash to Gail and an angelic woman, FATE, hovering in a corner of a messy room. Iris is sitting on the bed, reading a book. Clothes strewn everywhere. Fate - "I have decided to take her back... five days and sixteen years." Gail looks with sorrow in her eyes at Iris. Gail is devastated, and reluctant to comply but nods anyway. Flash to Iris in school where a new boy is introduced to the class as GABRIEL. Iris and her friend is obviously interested in him. He looks cool. Gail to other Guardian Angel - "I think he's an Angel!" Flash to Iris and Gabriel walking together through an empty school corridor, laughing, being friends. Gail voice over, sounding hopeful- "If he is an Angel he can save Iris!" Flash to Gabriel standing in shadows talking to a mysterious hooded figure. Gabriel - "It's all going according to the plans, she's in love with me." Hooded figure with strange hoarse voice, clearly not human - "Good! And the Guardian Angel?" Gabriel laughing - "She believes I'm an Angel." Hooded figure - "Good! Keep it that way, she might even be of help… We’ll finally enter Heaven again." Flash black. Iris laughing with her brother, playing football in the back yard. Ian kicks the ball so it rolls out on the road. Iris - "I'll get it!" She runs out through the garden gate at the same time Ian yells - "IRIS!!" Flash, a car turning the corner, speeding. Flash, Iris spots the ball bouncing down the road. Flash to Gail standing in the garden watching Iris run out on the road. Gail lifts her hands and hide her face imitating a crying angel statue from the grave yard. Flash to Gabriel standing clearly in the middle of the road, but he is invisible, spying on Iris as she chases the ball. He turns his head and spots Gail crying, he looks from Gail to Iris several times as if he can't decide. Slowmotion: A car horn jolts him out of his indecision and he startles and turn around to face the car coming towards him and Iris running out in the way of the car. Flash to hospital, the same scene as before, though Gail is invisible and Ian is alone with his unconscious sister. Ian - “Why didn’t you save her?” he waits for a bit and then turns to someone outside the screen. “You can save her, can’t you?” Gabriel’s voice - “Yes, but it will cost…” Ian - “I have money saved.” Gabriel - “I’m not asking for money.” Camera zooms out on Ian and Gabriel standing side by side in silence, watching Iris breathe. The only thing that can be heard is the EEG-beeps and the clock. Ian, with hesitation in his voice - “Okay. I’ll pay. As long as Iris lives.” Gabriel turns to the side and offers Ian his hand. Gabriel - “Deal.” They shake hands. Flash to Gail and Gabriel standing in front of each other, clearly seeing each other. Gail surprised and frightened, Gabriel uncomfortable. Gail, worried - "You're not...?" Gabriel shakes his head. Fade to black where letters appear, shining: "I Called Him Gabriel."

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tereseh — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:06:18 -0500

Oh, my lord! O.O That's basically the whole movie, not the trailer... I think I'm in the wrong forum in that case... ^.^' ehh... I should just wait for Script Frenzy. Or maybe I should just write the novel in scrivener instead of writing it here on the forum... <.< My apologies for the loooooooong post. Cookies to whoever has the guts/time/patience to read it. ^.^ *hobbles off to NaNo land and continues with her novel*

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Aicat — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:06:51 -0500

Ext. field-Night MINK cries in a field, screaming and falling onto her knees. Her face is bloody and red hair dyed brown by dirt and rain. MINK I want to watch all of you burn. Ext. Circus Site- night Circus tents are burning, people scream. Mink stands in a tent, holding an empty bottle labeled GASOLINE. Int. S.P.A.C.E Facilities Mink fights robots, moving her body in almost inhuman ways to dodge the beams. This is a plus to having been a contortionist. She places the robots so they destroy each other with their incineration beams. She smiles, the test is done. Int. Control room of S.P.A.C.E. Cosmic Love by Florence + the Machine starts to play Mink flicks a switch, lights flip on, loading bars show on screens. Mink looks terrified. Cut to: Mink is holding onto the arms of an android boy. MAXWELL flips hi head up. MAXWELL Good Morning! Cut to: She is walking, trying to ignore the annoying android following her. He glides along on special boots, going on in his Scottish tone. MAXWELL My name is Control Sentinel 131242351212! But you can call me Maxwell! Int. S.P.A.C.E Others people are show fighting AUTOMATICS (The robots) and PREVIOUS TEST SUBJEECTS (spliced, infected or genetically enhanced previous test subjects of various species. KA is a young Asian girl. LARS is a young brunette boy. NOEL is a Victorian time period looking girl. SNOW looks as if she is a cowgirl. ITAMI is a large wolf like creature, with a skull for the top portion of its head. KIRA is a long haired brunette woman, arms pulled in a straight jacket. KIRA He will betray you. Maxwell takes Minks hand, holding onto her tightly. MAXWELL You look like you need someone’s hand to hold. Sorry love, do humans not do that? Ka looks over at Itami smirking as Mink hits Maxwell in the shoulder harshly. KA It’s like he read the handbook on how to be human but didn’t understand the instructions. Int. Control room Toba the Tura by Forgive Durden begins to play Maxwell is plugged into the mainframe. His once blue accents turn red as he looks up at Mink. MAXWELL Good Morning Love. He seems cold, a malicious intent shining in his now red optic. MAXWELL How could I ever forget, sweet, precious, wonderful little Mink! I really liked you Mink, I hope you realize that. All I wanted was for you to be happy! To be happy with me Mink. I wanted to be your friend Mink. Cut to: Mink is running through the room, dodging wires, explosions, everything Maxwell is throwing at her. Her hand ships around and punches herself in the face. Maxwell controls all of the weapons she uses. Cut to: Maxwell is kissing her. She tries to pull away but fails. Mink bites down on his tongue. He gasps and jerks away kicking her in the stomach. Mink falls back as he holds his mouth. MAXWELL You couldn’t let me have my way once Mink? Honestly, you have no idea how long I’ve wanted to do that! I’ve wanted to do that since we first met! Sure I didn’t know I wanted to, hell I didn’t know what snogging was back then. Cut to: Maxwell is standing over Mink. She’s crumpled on the floor, bleeding, holding her stomach and silently sobbing. A pipe is thrown through her back. ITAMI What have you done? Maxwell leans over her body, his systems blue as a human Itami stands behind him. He looks as if he’s in pain, trying to cry, his face turning blue, over heating with emotion. MAXWELL What have I done...? Fade to: BLACK MAXWELL Wake up love...! End Scene I'm really lame... In MS word this looks a lot better and in screenplay format >_> I've got a cast in mind too.... I'm so lame *dies*

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Lizimille — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:24:36 -0500

Title: Ripped PG-13 Pan across a foggy 19th century London. On the street, newsboys hawk papers to the passersby, and Detective Cowley picks one up, reading the headlines and viewing a gruesome morgue photograph. Johanna V.O. “You have no idea who you are up against, Detective.” CUT to Cowley passing through a panicked and chaotic London street, his gaze searching. Among a crowd of people fleeing stands Jack, knife in hand. He smiles and fades into thin air, revealing a murdered and mutilated body at his feet. CUT to a holding cell. Tanner pounds both fists on the table before him. “I did not kill that woman! I am not a murderer!” Camera lingers on his bloodstained hands. CUT to Cowley passing through a busy police station, casually stealing evidence papers. Cowley V.O. “I have to stop Jack, no matter what it takes.” CUT to a dingy apartment. An angry inspector points at Cowley. “The next murder is on your head because of this!” Haunting violin waltz music plays over a montage of scenes: Tanner passing by a bakery at night and lingering over his reflection with disgust; Cowley lifting the sheet of a corpse in the morgue to view its face; a crime scene around the body of a beautiful young woman; Tanner standing knee-deep in the cold sea at night, but his expression is jubilant and his arms outstretched; Johanna pressing her palm against a window as an eerie light shines through unnatural fog outside, and then she draws a heart on the glass; Cowley examining a flask with rusty liquid inside, and then impulsively drinking it. The music devolves into something akin to “Alive” from Jekyll and Hyde as Jack smiles down at his hand, the skin rippling, V.O. “I have to be faster than them … Invisible.” The montage continues: Johanna screams, backing into a mirror, which shatters; Tanner shouts, “You have no idea what it is like to live like this!”; Johanna draws a knife and points it at Jack, who grabs her arm and spins her into a seductive kiss which she slowly gives in to; Cowley stares at his hands in horror. CUT to Tanner standing on the edge of a cliff over the Channel, facing Jack. Tanner: “I can escape you. I can die and I can take you with me, Jack Wolfe.” Jack: “You cannot escape me now, no matter what you may pretend.” Camera fixes on Tanner's face. Tanner: "Just watch me." Sound of a knife slashing as screen blacks out. V.O. Jack: “There will always be one more until I get her.”

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Sarah Dez — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:52:30 -0500

Oh my gosh that sounds so cute!! I love the idea and really want to know everything that's happening with them and around them. I'd love to read your story once it's done! (or at least what you have by the end of the month). Please?! Soooo captivated!!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Lucy_Pryde — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:55:07 -0500

:D That's pretty much how I hope readers to feel about the book once it's finished :D Thanks!

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Sarah Dez — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:59:29 -0500

I really like the idea of the flashbacks inbetween the gun fire. Great idea 'ninjadrop'. That is my new favourite verb. Spectacular!

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Greentigerr — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:12:43 -0500

I dare you to use "ninjadrop" in your novel now. :D

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bookhobbit — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:00:10 -0500

Awww! It's so cinematic and story-introducing. I like it. C:

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Kate594 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:20:30 -0500

The trailer begins with a view of London, circa 1894. The sun is setting and a man and woman are walking down the street. Suddenly, a carriage pulls over and two men jump out, pushing the woman aside into an alley and pulling the man into the vehicle. The camera zooms into the window of the carriage, where we see a glimpse of a man with an eyepatch, then the shade is drawn. Fade to black. The woman enters an office. "I need your help," she says. "My brother has been kipnapped." Flash to a new scene, the woman and two detectives are in a stagecoach. "He's invented a powerful new weapon," says the woman. "Do you know what this could mean?" asks one of the men. Flashes to swordfights, guns being shot, the woman running through Venice. "We need to find him before it's too late," says the woman's voice. "Otherwise, the world will never be the same." Fade to black. the title (which I haven't chosen) flashes. ...or something like that.

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41paladinman — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:23:10 -0500

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bobalconnors — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:34:39 -0500

medium shot: a man sits on a couch, alone. he is generally sitting facing the camera but he is not looking into it. shot slowly closes in, pausing at a close-up of his head, with his forehead at center screen; camera lingers. shot slowly closes in again, becoming a close-up of his forehead; camera lingers. Big Bold Pink Block Letters center as screen fades to blue - Dravit's Blueprint

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DarkOwl — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:42:36 -0500

My novel, which would be rated PG-13 for violence, character death, and mildly suggestive language, would have a trailer something like this: (Voice overs are enclosed in brackets like these [ ] and are all voiced by Jeanne) [Being a spy's assistant isn't the easiest thing in the world, but I've learned a few things during my time here.] [Spies have no sympathy.] Jeanne is staring at a hasn't-showered-in-six-days Mikael. "Someone dies in your closet and you don't notice?" Jeanne says. Mikael shrugs and turns to look out the window again. [Ninjas always want what ninjas cannot have.] Ninjas are shown staring up at a piece of tin foil in Jeanne's hands. [You will end up having to deal with all sorts of exasperating people.] Grace is gazing up at Mikael in adoration, with Jeanne standing nearby, breathing hard and resentful. "What is she doing here, Mikael?" Jeanne growls. [Family rivalries are the worst sort of rivalries.] Mikael is facing off with his brother, Daniel, in Daniel's front hallway. "What have you done with my assistant?" Mikael says. "Your assistant? Oh, I was rather hoping she was your daughter, or young lover, or something like that. Assistant. Huh. I might have used a faster acting poison if I knew she was only your assistant." Daniel says. [You can find a solution to any problem…] A broken signpost fixed with duct tape. [...but sometimes the solution you find is the wrong one.] "No, I don't think peanut butter would make very good glue." Jeanne says to Mikael, looking down at a sign that was stuck to the wall with peanut butter. [And every so often, you might just find yourself enjoying it.] Jeanne is lying bandaged in her bed, with Mikael sitting nearby. "The only reason I'm distressed is because you're in my house!" Jeanne yells. [Usually, you're dreaming.] Cut to title and release date.

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charmseer — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:52:10 -0500

It begins with a pitch black screen. Fire eats at the middle and spreads to the edges of the screen revealing a girl running through what appears to be a forest. Her face is determined, wild as the camera zooms in and a voice begins to speak. "This is a different world," she says, "A world where Children have extraordinary powers. A world where we are imprisoned and enslaved for crimes we haven’t committed. This is a world where we have to fight for our freedom." The music begins then, immediately loud and action-y and at the word freedom the scene changes to show the same girl, amber eyes literally glowing as she battles her foes, back to back with a boy, her twin. Her arm is sliced open and she turns her gaze to the hulking boy who had dealt the blow. Her wound begins to glow as brightly as her eyes and the boy clutches at his arm, giving the girl the time she needs to stab her dagger into the boys chest. The camera switches to the boy at her back. His voice joins the music. "we don’t want to fight," he says, "but we must." his eyes begin to glow as well and he disappears, reappearing right behind the man that had stabbed at him, bashing him o, the head with his makeshift staff. "More of us die every day," the boy's voice continues, "if we don’t fight back we will be destroyed. The scene changes once more to show the same two standing in front of an army made up of children. Several hold a banner with the visage of a hummingbird on them. They continue in unison, "we don’t want this war. But we will fight. and we will win.” The music swells in a cacophony of strings and winds and the scene zooms out, showing the shear size of the child army then cuts to black again. The music quietens, coming to an end and words are burned into the blackness in fire: Cure 11/25/2015 and a hummingbird below that which becomes animate and flies off screen, only to fly back and cover the screen in a flurry of amber feathers. This would be so much better, but I just came up with it in like, three minutes.

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Sarah Dez — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:54:36 -0500

Epic

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Lord North — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:05:29 -0500

(Opening with green screen, telling you about what this trailer was rated and what-not; suddenly fades to black. A voice comes out of the darkness. It is deep and musky, but with a hint of an Italian Accent to it.) Frankie: Being a gangster not easy, my son. Even you should now that by now. (Italian Music starts playing; Que the words, "A Novel by Joe Brock") Frankie: For many years, I have served the mafia relentlessly, and protected it as if it was my own family. I have experienced so much. I have killed so many. (Que dead bodies that Frankie has killed, and a short execution scene by him) Frankie: ...but I have loved, as well. (Que Frankie's "love of his life", Betty, and his best friend Tommy; Italian music gets slightly more intense). Frankie: Before I leave this Earth my son, I must ask you this last favor, and you may, or may not, want to hear me out. I must ask, are you ready to experience the sins that I have sowed in my youth... (Flashback to all of the events of Frankie's life, starting from least intense to most intense, music picks up, and when at the most intense moment of Frankie's life, it stops immediately; Go to Title) Frankie, in the background: The book is on the table. Please forgive me, my son, for the sins I have commited. (Hear gunshots in the background, followed by the prayer "Hail Mary". Show release date.)

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Psychonormatic Sidney — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:08:29 -0500

*black screen* Alexia(v/o): ...I wish I was normal. *cut to scene of Alexia at school, speaking with Sidney/at home, camera panning over the inside balcony/on city bus, staring out window* *finally, cut to scene of Alexia on Fremont, sitting and reading* Sidney(v/o): Psychological horror, indeed. *a person walks by the camera, blocking the shot for a short time; when we see the scene again, Mystiq is standing by Alexia* Mystiq: 'Normal' is different to everyone. *Alexia whips her head around to stare at Mystiq, startled. Cut to a shot of Mystiq's gloved hand* Mystiq(v/o): Come join our circus. *Alexia puts her hand in Mystiq's; cue soft but dramatic orchestrated music and cut to the cast room of GaGa Circus; camera is panning behind Alexia* Mystique: Your name is Esmeralda. Alexia (quickly, in response): I'm Esmeralda. *cut quickly to scenes of Alexia dancing. When her head is first shown, her hair is blonde. The camera cuts to shots of her torso and feet; when we next see her full body dancing, her hair is black* *the next three voiceovers are set to shots of black-haired Alexia, alone in the cast room* Tybalt(v/o): You don't know what they'll do to you. Kaji(v/o): Stop being yourself, and you'll be okay here. Mystique(v/o): You'll always be part of the circus. *Alexia is performing in front of an audience* Mystique(v/o): Like an emerald: innocent, sweet, and pure. *close-up on Tybalt's scarred face* Tybalt: Never trust the performers, kid. *close-up on Alexia* Alexia: What about the ringleaders? *music stops abruptly; back to Tybalt* Tybalt: Trust them even less. *loud, electronic music begins playing over scenes of Tybalt and Cody fighting alongside each other against Kaji and Mira/Cody running and pulling Alexia along with him/Alexia crying in front of a mirror and letting her makeup run down her face/Cody getting thrown into the same mirror and shattering it, but not coming out the other side* *cut to the scene of Alexia in the abandoned theater, wiping dust off of an old sign. Her eyes go wide and she drops her flashlight* Alexia: Tybalt, you're going to want to see this. *after a pause in both music and speech and no response from Tybalt* Alexia: Tybalt?! *resume the music and cut to Alexia fighting on her own; soon, she grabs a guard around the neck and holds a knife to his throat. Before she can do anything, her eyes begin watering and she drops both guard and knife. Music stops.* *cut to extreme close-up of Mystiq, with his eyes being shadowed* Mystiq: Come perform with us at GaGa Circus. *black*

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Psychonormatic Sidney — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:17:22 -0500

I dare YOU to use it in yours. ;D

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Psychonormatic Sidney — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:18:07 -0500

(unless you actually are going to, in which case... eternal respect. xD)

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Wake Me Up Tomorrow — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:36:49 -0500

Mine would go something like this... We begin seeing a small car riding in the middle of the night. Music pumping loudly through the radio. Suddenly out of nowhere, a rogue truck hits it from the side and it spirals out of control. [Everything goes black. In white letters: What happens if you get into a terrible accident some day...] A boy with black hair and pale blue eyes sits on a stretcher unaware and confused by his own surroundings. He slowly passes out after a paramedic screams, "We're loosing him!" [The scene slowly fades to black.] We cut to the boy waking up in a bunk bed, screaming. Josh: What? W-Where am I? ["...And wake up in a room stuck with 11 other kids just like you..."] A dark brown haired boy lookes at the pale eyed one.. Damien: Calm down.. Calm down... I'ts okay, man... ["And the only thing you share in common... Is the fact that you all suffer from mental disorders..."] Twelve kids look around scared at their surroundings... A girl: It's coming... ["And the only way for you to return home, is by passing a test beyond imagination."] Cameo of a blonde girl running hurriedly down a dark hallway, turning her head around for a few seconds just to spot what's behind her while holding the blue eyed boy's hand... [The screen turns black] A girl whispers: "I'm scared..." ["A struggle to mantain your sanity"] Our protagonist screams: WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO US! OF ALL PEOPLE, WHY FUCKING US?! An old woman dressed in black, smiles creepily: It was always supposed to be you, my children. Ever since the beginning... ["Twelve"]

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teB360 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:38:30 -0500

I'm so jealous of these trailors. They kick the arse of my nanowrimo. I suppose mine would start like this; the song 'Would?' by Alice in Chains begins to play -eerie bass riff- The camera pans down the view of a shaded street lined with trees see a large german shepard padding down the road. Blood dripping from his muzzle, his ears pulled back and head bowed. Flash to a teen boy with auburn hair (Farrah), sitting in a dark room, flicking a lighter on and off, face lighting a glowing orange, biringing out his bright green eyes and the natural copper highlights in his hair. A creepy smile tugs at the corner of his lips is seen on the last flash before darkness descends. (Drumming to the song starts) Cut to an emptying classroom viewed from the front of the room, the lighting filtered by grey. The students scurry out of the classroom, bar one, (Farrah) who sits in the back drawing with a red pen. Camera pans over Farrah's shoulder, about to reveal first person view of what he's drawing - camera cuts- Carson (Farrah's identical twin) is viewed from behind his shoulder standing by the entrance of his brother's bedroom before he turns around, facing to the camera. (Song fade to background) (Fades to black) Farrah V.O: "I hate them. I hate them all." He says . "But without them, I wouldn't be here.." Light suddenly floods through into the camera. (Lyric's of the song become louder - "Into the flood again, same old trip it was back then, ) The camera pans across as the german shepard continues to wander through the street but comes to an abrupt halt when there's a man wearing all black standing before him. A white hand reaches out and pats the dog on the head. ( Lyrics: So I made a big mistake, try and see it once my way) Flash to a hand holding a brooch of a wolf in his hands - the eyes are red rubies and seem to glow. Hand closes to a fist. (Song cuts to the end - lyrics - "If I could, would you?" Camera cuts to a dark field, where a woman is running, The sound of her breathing is loud and harsh, she trips, camera fades to black. Sounds stupid... heheh.

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KazeTaco — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:39:18 -0500

[The following PREVIEW has been approved for APPROPRIATE AUDIENCES by the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.] [Cue "Crystal Forest" by Nox Arcana.] [A backlit nightingale sillhouette flies across the screen, revealing the movie company's name.] FADE IN on a stained-glass window of an armored man wearing a tri-horned helmet holding his hands out towards the audience. Ursula (V.O.): Legends say that he held out his hands and said... [MIX IN with Mavolio's V.O.] … My kingdom's only borders.... [CUT to a shot of a man in black armor and a tri-horned helmet looking down at tiny kingdom in a green valley.] Mavolio (V.O.): … Will be the sea itself! [CUT to black screen] [As the next dialogue is spoken, FADE IN to a shot of Nanny patting Adeline (mostly off-screen) on the knee.] Nanny: Maybe you should read a book, or how about knit? [CUT to an overhead shot of invading soldiers marching through the kingdom's streets and cutting down any resistance. Slowly go to an eye-level view of the soldiers and ZOOM towards the castle.] Nanny (V.O.): Knitting is a great way to busy yourself if you're bored! [CUT to a close-up of Adeline's POV. She's hidden behind a bookcase and Mavolio is slowly looking behind it. You see his stringy black hair come into view, and then suddenly you see his wide, unnatural eye.] [CUT to Mavolio's POV, a close-up of Adeline hiding behind the bookcase, a terrified expression on her face.] [CUT to black screen] Adeline (V.O.): I won't be afraid if this tower is to be my tomb. [FADE IN to Mavolio stroking Adeline's cheek.] Mavolio: It would be a waste to strike you down, don't you think? [CUT to the camera at floor-level, behind Mavolio, as his red cape flutters to the ground. Adeline is seen (collapsed on the ground) from in-between his legs, staring up at him in terror.] Butler (V.O.): You're gonna do something to her, aren't you? [FADE IN to Mavolio standing in front of the princess' tower, looking over at Butler.] Mavolio: I intend for her to be my wife. [CUT to the throne room, everyone staring at horror at the screen, the king and queen cowering before whatever just entered.] Adeline (V.O.): You act like I can make the decision. I'm just a princess, my opinions mean nothing! Mavolio (V.O.): Just say 'yes'. [CUT to a black screen, where the cursive title slowly FADES IN. In gold writing, it says “Adeline”.] Mavolio (V.O.): Adeline... [CUT to a close-up of Lexilio with a bloody face looking down at the camera.] Lexilio: Thank you, Jeeves. [He turns and walks away from the camera, ZOOM to reveal an old man clutching his bloody knee.] [CUT to a black screen where golden text says COMING SOON.]

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kickbuttsc — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:57:28 -0500

That sounds really good! Only thing is, the name Mavolio is almost exactly the name Malvolio from "Twelfth Night" (Shakespeare) and he is, and this is put politely, a creeper, as dubbed by my Humanities Class. Though, from your trailer, it seems that he is a bit of a creeper...

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FallForYou445 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:14:18 -0500

Honestly, that sounds terrifying.

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GeMLC — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:16:15 -0500

My trailer: Quick flashes of a tunnel that stretches on an on. After every quick flash the camera is traveling farther through the tunnel towards a bright light, which engulfs the camera. You see a girl (Chrissy) standing , staring in awe at a futuristic looking city. Camera pans from below her, circling her. There are explosions, fire and rubble flying. Fades to black, with glowing letters carved into the background - "A girl with a dream," (Scene changes) A boy (Kyte)is dropping from the top of a building, landing, and walking towards the camera. (Scene change) A man is quickly standing up from a plush chair. His face is red, and he's facing Chrissy (Who's clothes are dirty, sooty, and torn) . He's yelling, "Who are you? as he raises his hand as if he's going to hit her." Fades to black again- "With no distinction between real and fake," Chrissy is in a blank, steel-walled room. There's suddenly a Chrissy look-alike standing next to her, and they both smile simultaneously. Chrissy, Kyte and some other teens are huddling around a table in a cramped and crowded room. They roll out roughly drawn blueprints, and whispering urgently, point to different parts of the map. A tall, cocky boy is running after Chrissy, shouting "Wait!" as Chrissy dashes into an unfinished portion of some tunnels. Kyte preparing to run around a bend in a tunnel, looking behind his shoulder at an unseen person. Running footsteps are heard. A shadowed figure snatching someone into an adjacent ally. Chrissy sobbing, kneeling over a body whose face is cant be seen. Kyte crouched besides her, his hand on her shoulder. Fades to black -"Sacrifices made- Chrissy and a group of teens lined up, (Camera behind the teens, so you can see their backs only) facing a desolate landscape. The last of the group are just climbing out of a hole in the ground. Fades to black- "For a hopeless future?"

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phantressoftheopera — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:29:55 -0500

A close up of a girl's face. She's young, about 16-17, with red hair hanging down in the frame. Four different men's voices sound around her. All of the voices say "I love you, Morgan Ellington", overlapping with the below listed phrases. Voice #1 becomes louder than the other two. The girl's face reacts to each of his phrases, but he eventually fades back to the background as Voice #2 takes the foreground. The girl again reacts to only his phrases until he fades back to the background and Voice #3 takes the foreground. She reacts, and the other two voices grow louder as well, creating a cacophony of three different voices speaking louder and louder until she screams and the sound of an ocean comes, washing Voices 1 & 2 away. The girl looks peaceful and calm. Voice #3 says, "Our child will be Seaborn, Morgan," she closes her eyes and the word SEABORN comes over the screen as the girl's face fades away to an image of the ocean. Voice #1's phrases: "You will do what you're told, Morgan Ellington." "It was our secret!" "Do as you are told." "You will be my wife." "An offer he daren't refuse." Voice #2's phrases: "Run away with me." "Fly away. Don't let them catch you." "We need to go, now!" "The Sojourn is our best shot." "I'm sorry." Voice #3's phrases: "You're safe here." "No one can hurt you." "Don't run. Don't hide." "It is my favorite wine." "Our child will be Seaborn, Morgan."

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Ambrele — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:53:45 -0500

umm AMAZING!

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E. K. Abele — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:58:27 -0500

(voice-over narration done by a young woman) (a panning shot of a huge expanse of nothing but ash moving in the wind intercut with bare trees, demolished cities, abandoned suburban areas) "We are everything they preach against-" (a huge beast swoops down low from the sky; it might look like a dragon without wings maybe a huge manta-ray like being, but it goes low over the trees where a group of three children are huddled) "Everything they fear, everything they despise." (dissolve shot to a glowing, domed city where the dominant structure is a Notre Dame like church, huge in proportion to the rest of its surroundings)(cut to the same children walking: there is a tall, thin girl, a boy a little taller and wider, and a very small, delicate young girl, less than ten) "We can live in the dark, where all the ash and terror is, our unholy selves are cast from the glowing city havens." ((shots of running and close-ups of the girl are intercut with a different girl burning alive in a circle of flame, a boy collapsing with a heaving chest, a girl being set upon by a sky Manta ray like creature, the tall boy fighting another boy, an abandoned city surrounded by mist, a burning church, an ethereal being offering a hand, a priest with a gun)(the last shot abruptly ends with a cut to black and a gunshot sound effect)) (A mid-shot of the girl, backed with fire) "Because we are the children of the Devil."

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KazeTaco — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:03:27 -0500

Wow, I didn't even realize that! I'm a huge Shakespeare fan, too... major fail on my part. The good news? He is totally a creeper. Not only is he a creeper, but he's a misogynistic [CENSORED] to boot. Take, for example, my excerpt where one of his generals accuses him of having a doormat as his ideal woman? His response? He prefers the term 'welcome mat'. 8| Thanks so much for the tidbit, I'm going to go look up Twelfth Night now.

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horsegal6196 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:18:26 -0500

[Camera pans down on an apartment building in New York] Maria: I've been accepted for the exchange program at school! [Fade out, then back in on her mother] Catherine(Mom): When are you leaving? Maria: Um... tomorrow night actually. [Camera pans over the landscape of Norwich, England] Marias voice as the landscape goes by: I know it's short notice. [Fade onto Marias face] Maria: But don't worry, I'll be fine. [Fade to the face of a handsome young man (Leonardo)] Leonardo (British accent): I hope you don't mind me asking your name? Maria: It's Maria... Maria Valencio. [Fade out on them staring at each other across her room] [Fade in on Maria and her friend (Rayna) walking across the school campus] Rayna: [Hands her friend an invitation] Here, I'm having a party this weekend. [Flash scenes of a wild party, then back to Marias face pondering over the invitation.] Rayna: Trust me it'll be a blast! [Fade to Maria walking through a crowd at the party] Maria: Rayna! Where are you?! [Pan to Leonardo standing up from a chair and making his way to Maria with a concerned look, fade out] [Fade in to the following morning, camera just on Maria, she sits up urgently and clutches her head from what may be a hangover, she turns and gasps at what is next to her. Pan out to see Leonardo resting beside her.] Maria: Oh my god, what did I do last night? [Fade out] [Fade back in to Leonardo racing down a set of marble stairs] Leonardo: Maria... Maria! Where are you?! [Fade to Maria on a plane with tears running down her cheeks.] [Fade again to black with Leonardo saying: Why did you leave?] [Flash: ~Bittersweet Silence~ in silver on the black screen. Flash date of release after]

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GallifreyGirl — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:39:06 -0500

Iris, over black: There's nothing wrong with me. CUT TO: Iris drops into a crouch behind Ben and Corinne, massaging her temples. Everything flashes white. Fade to black. Lewis, over black: I never said there was. There isn't anything wrong with any of us. CUT TO: Ben and Galena lifting up the edge of a bookcase to let Lewis drag Edith out from under it. Fade to black Galena, over black: Are you sure? CUT TO: Galena screaming and raising an ordinary ax over her head. Fade to black. Ben, over black: Can we assume anything else, at this point? Can we assume anything? CUT TO: The group standing in a circle in a dimly-lit room. Ben: I might not be special like the rest of you, but I'm going to help. No matter what. Fade to black Corinne, over black: He's got a point. CUT TO: Corinne sitting at the bottom of a flight of wooden steps. She looks up at the camera. Corinne, grinning: You found it. I knew you would. Fade to black. Edith, over black: Are we…going to be okay? Lewis, over black: Of course. I'll protect you, no matter what. CUT TO: Lewis pushes Galena against the wall. Galena: She's dead! I'm sorry, Lewis, but you can't bring her back. I have to do what you can't. Lewis: She can't be. Don't even say that! She's alive, and I--I have to protect her… Fade to black. Iris, over black: I have a feeling it's going to be a whole lot worse from here out. Dragonwyck will fall.

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LizzyK — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:39:50 -0500

Black screen with gold scrolling writing, sound of swords clashing in the background: "Two years ago, a man killed the King of Lokewtia and proclaimed himself king. The Crown Prince barely escaped with the help of a woman from the mysterious Guild of Protectors and her glass, lethally sharp stiletto shoes." Flash of said shoes as they move away. "Together, they destroyed the rebellion. She crowned him king, and he made her queen." Flash of the crowning. "All the time, in the background, her sister watched." Flash of another woman peaking around a corner with innocent, naive eyes. "Now, she lives in a court where her two sisters are the most powerful women in their world, and she is known as Fainting Seraphin." Cut to Seraphin seeing a paper-cut, and screaming as she faints dead away. Cut to another woman talking to her. "You're like a glass ballerina imbedded with jewels while Cynthia and I are like daggers," she says. "And you love it." "So what if I like glitter?" Seraphin asks hotly. "That doesn't mean I can't help you." Cut to black screen again. "But inside, she knows she's exactly what she seems . . . until the night one of her best friends is murdered and she has to run for her life." Flash of a man dressed in black with a mask, and bright green eyes. Flash of Seraphin running through gardens, glancing behind her, and then an arm darting out and pulling her into the bushes. Back to black screen. "Suddenly, her skills are discovered by the one person who just might help her cultivate them . . . and use them to stop a war." Cut to Seraphin holding a dagger to a very round man's throat. "Peace," she whispers. "If we can’t achieve that by peaceful methods, we will fight for it." Cut to a man saying sharply "She's a glittering ball gown filled with nothing but bits of cotton." Cut to a woman whispering "She's more than I thought . . . I don't understand." Cut to Seraphin. "I am Fainting Seraphin," she whispers. "Are you going to force me to kill every kind part of myself to be accepted into my own family? I only want to help, and for you to recognize that I CAN help. Is that too much to ask?" Echo: "Is that too much to ask?" Coming Soon Yada yada yada.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

RileyRawr — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:41:44 -0500

fade in from black. "Help I'm Alive" by Metric plays in the background. The scene; three teens, one boy [Travis] and two girls, one blonde[Ko], one brunette[Lace] are on a school bus talking, and goofing around. Cut to a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Lace [Now with purple hair] is decked out in leather, a sword in each hand, her face dirty and scratched, dead enemies at her feet. Another teenager[Mav] with bright blue hair looks on, impressed. Cut to Lace, mellophone in hand, Marching on the field at a football game. fade to Lace, floating in space, reaching for a glowing blue orb. When she touches it, she appears to be sucked into its center, and emerges in a fantasy setting, a horde of orcs converging on her. She pulls out her double swords and slays them with ease. Mav appears out of the trees, nodding. black out. fade in to a shot of Lace in a hospital bed, connected to various machines. the words "And How to tell, what is real, and what's in her head?" appear in black. fade out to white.

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thelastsaskatchewanpirate — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:58:32 -0500

Fade in from black A girl (Aiden) and three boys (Mason, Todd, and Curtis) are sitting on a table while their classmates freak out around them. They start laughing as dramatic music plays. Everything looks innocent, just some high school prank. Cut to a dusty old book store. Aiden is strolling through the shelves, followed by another girl (Carrie). They appear to be discussing something, when Carrie suddenly stops and kisses Aiden. A short dialogue: Aiden: "What was that for?" Carrie: "I don't know...something just said I should do it. Like...like I might not get another chance after this." Cut to a view of a deserted road. Four white 1967 Chevy Impalas drive down the road, and pull into a parking lot. Four men in white suits get out. Each has a different colour tie. We see four more cars pull in, each one different this time. Three men and a woman get out of their respective cars; everyone is dressed differently. A man from each group meets in the center of the parking lot. White suit: "It's been a while, War." War: "Yeah. Funny, last time we were almost on the same side." Cut to a white room. Blood paints the walls and floor. Aiden stands in the middle, surrounded by three bodies. Cut to each of the bodies in turn; Mason, Todd, and Curtis. Close up on Aiden as she looks past the camera, at someone. Aiden: "There. I did what you said. Now where is she?" Fade.

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wings.in.the.fire — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:05:41 -0500

Title: The Desert (Book 1 of the Dark Ones Quartet) Rating: PG-13 or possibly R (depends on what I make happen later on in the book) [silent] [my MC, April, and my other MC, Chase are standing in an alley between two tall adobe houses] Chase: Look at me. [he takes April's chin in his hand and gently lifts it to look at her face] [April has a tired look on her face] [cut: pan on a cave in the mountains, then go back to April and Chase in an Alley] Chase: Your eyes are very blue today. [April pulls back and breaks eye contact] [Cut: pan closer to the cave, then back again to Chase and April in the alley] [April looks at Chase hands and sees a drop of blood fall onto them, and another] [April looks at the injury on her arm that is dripping blood (making the camera move), then back to Chase's hands. She has a slightly shocked-looking face] [In the background, Careless Whisper by Seether starts playing and you feel energy rise] A gorgeous blond boy (Eric) walks toward the camera in slo-motion, smiling. As he gets closer his eyes turn totally black. End slo-mo as Eric pulls out a knife with a blue blade and throws it at the camera [black out] Female Teenage speaker (April) voiceover [camera goes down a dark hallway with cells of expressionless, black-eyed people on the sides as she speaks]: It has been two months since a scientist in Belgium decided to do some unapproved tests on a new kind of bacteria. The result has been worse than anyone could have ever imagined. Somehow the bacteria grew in a chemical reaction, and it became a creature with traits that are unknown and uncharted to science. [Cut to a large room where a dark, shadowy creature is standing on a kind of pedestal, looking with coal-black eyes at Eric.] Shadow Creature: Tell me, boy, [pause] [Flash to three dark towers in a forest] Shadow creature continues: Would you like to have the powers to manipulate the human mind? [the shadow smiles] [black] [change song to Hello by Evanescence] April voice over [still dark]: But how could I fight--how could any of us fight--if we weren't whole in the first place? [dramatic drum beat or something like it] [Move to scene in a kind of meeting room-- April and a large, muscular boy (Jordan) are staring at a smaller but still muscular boy (Darren) with open mouths.] Jordan: You f***ing faggot! [stomps out of the room] [cut: Darren is walking through a crowd, someone spits on him] [A petite, perfect blond girl is sitting on a bed, crying (Angela). A small brown-haired boy (John) walks up behind her with a sad look on his face and seems to be working up his courage] John: We're all having a hard time. Angela: [turns to John, her face red from crying and a look of pain on her face] A hard time? You don't even really know what a HARD TIME is. Try playing Barbie for eighteen years. [John's face is shocked] [Battle scene in the desert, shadow creatures and grimy, bloody humans are fighting. April walks up, a streak of dirt crossing her face with a dismal expression on her face. She throws her spear straight forward and the camera follows it, the screen gradually turning black.] April voice over [still black]: And I thought I could fix everything [April laughs grimly] Fades in while April is speaking: Based on the bestselling book by wings.in.the.fire comes the blockbuster movie by *insert name* studios (or my writers name--haven't come up with one yet) [fades out after April finishes speaking] Fades in: The Desert [most likely in all CAPS] [Jumps to above the middle of a desert, zooming out. April is in the center of the screen holding a bloody (but not too bloody) body.] April: *cries out* [flashes to extra info]: Coming to theaters *insert date* Rated PG-13 (maybe R) for language, violence, and some minor sexual content ugh this is bad--i didn't spend much time on it.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

wings.in.the.fire — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:05:57 -0500

whoa that came out really long

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

juliajreams — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:11:46 -0500

My novel is set in a fantasy historical world based off of Europe from 1000-about1600 Mine would start out with that heart beat effect, where with every heart beat, the screen flashes black and cuts to another scene: -Black -FMC in a small, dark plain office. Regretful, warm voice, "You've been drafted." -black -Zoom in on FMC eyes dialating -black -FMC sheaths sword with significant other behind her -black -FMC (in war uniform) and significant other sit casually by a pond. FMC announces in a troubled voice, "I'm going to war." Significant other says, "When are you coming back?" and his last wards echoe. -black (prolonged) -Break into some friggen fantastic battle music by Two Steps from Hell and cut to a battlefeild scene -Announcer speaks, "When you are sent to war, but don't know why- what do you fight for?" -"Your life?" cut to scene where a girl raves about losing her life my murder or suicide. -"Your friends?" cut to scene where FMC talks about being glad she's fight instead of her friends -"Or the country that may have thrown you into war just to die in the first place?" cut to scene of other character giving a speech, "I will gladly protect this country at the cost of my life. If I die in war- I die assured that one day, no one else will have to! TO THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY!" -Segway to more melodic TSFH music. -FMC's significant other placing a ring on her fringer, "I love you." -FMC riding away in a group of other young soldiers. -FMC sobing at the memory of her and her old friends (memories shown in sepia tone slightly colored) -FMC stopping a battle half way and taking the helmet off her enemy to reveal a child. -black/ overvoice, FMC announces, "Why am I here?" -FMC rides a horse away from the camera with sword sheathing sound effect -thud thud sound effect -Title span "Wayside Victory" a tragedy novel by Juliajreams

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

ladygem — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:25:46 -0500

My Trailer: Two girls, in a backstage dressing room. A pretty mixed Asian and white girl (Lottie) is putting the final touches on the other girl's (Zelly, a Blonde with blue green eyes) ballet costume. Z: Don't you ever get board, working behind the scenes? (Zoom in on L's face, as she smiles. Cut to montage of L in training, moving down row after row of fake monsters. Cut back.) L: Not really, no. (Cut to ballroom, L is walking down the stairs in a red dress, a nice Jewish boy {Sam} on her arm) (V.O. [Nai Nai, an old Asian Woman] You are the River Pearl, you have the power to end the cycle. Save the world, and bring paradise ) (cut to restaurant with Z, L, and Sm, an older, blond man is with them) Z: I'd like you all to meet my boyfriend, Sig. Sg: It's a pleasure to meet you. (Sg smiles, showing pointed teeth) (Epic music starts playing) (L, pouring over quaint and curious volumes of forgotten lore) L: A Vampire! My Best Friend is dating a Vampire! Text "She has a powerful gift for good." V.O. Z: He's different. We're in love, can't you see that? Text: "But is it enough to save her friend?" V.O. L: You're taking the word of a man you met two weeks ago over your best friend since Pre-school? Can't you see how unhealthy that is? (cut to Sm and L in the rain) L: What do I do now? Sm: (takes her hand) You mean, what do WE do now. (L smiles) (Cut to Sg and L on stage, fighting) Sg: So, You're the River Pearl, I was expecting someone bigger. L: You want Zelly, you have to get through me first.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

InkstainedHeart — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:33:14 -0500

Fades into a girl walking across a frozen river, the wind whipping her red hair everywhere. Eerie violin music in the background, rising slowly as she crosses the river. Halfway across, her foot lands and cracks the ice. She falls through into the water. The music rises into full orchestra, fast and furious music, and it cuts to a plane dropping out of the sky, the people inside screaming as they approach the ground. Cut to a girl yelling in the face of a boy, shouting, "America is DEAD! It's GONE, do you hear me?!" Cut to a shot of a clear blue sky, bombs dropping everywhere. Cut to a girl pounding on the window of an airplane, yelling. Cut to a boy standing on the roof of a skyscraper, looking down and trembling. Cut to helicopters landing in a field, people in black suits running out with guns in their hands. Cut to a girl standing in the rain, a wild expression on her face, holding a nuclear weapon in her hand and smiling. Cut to one final shot of a girl standing on a stage, speaking into the microphone to a huge crowd of people. "I never meant to bring them here." She says. "But its time we give up and surrender. Who's with me?" She looks out at the crowd hopefully, but the sound of gunfire rings out, and she falls to the ground, the crowd shrieking. Fade out into black.

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The_Word_Fairy — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:09:21 -0500

Begins with a woman's soft voiceover, either Reverie or Arabesque 1 by Claude Debussy are playing in the background. The woman speaks, "Someone once said love is the bane of our existence...." The screen focuses on three black-body-suited men on a roof, holding guns. The guns are aimed at a glass-windowed building across a narrow street. Official-looking men and women sit around a long onyx-black conference table deep in discussion looking at a holographic image of a beautiful raven-haired woman. The soft-voiced woman speaks again, "Love of our country, love of our family, love of a woman fair...Passion brings only anger, trouble and despair..." A slight whistle is heard before shattering glass and the screams of several people. The viewer sees two people within the windowed building slump forward with bullet-holes in their foreheads... A rapid scene-change begins. Flashing scenes through quickly. Futuristic Earth enduring a bombardment on major cities, with mushroom clouds and fires...A raven-haired woman lying motionless, pale, and cold on a white slab in robes with her hands placed over a bulging pregnant stomach, mourners in black all around.... A fiery redheaded woman with emerald eyes storming through a cathedral-style golden palace in intricate robes....a starship docking over a water-planet.... Fades to black, the woman speaks, "Someone once said, All is fair in love and war, but where war ends love never errs. " A blond-haired woman in a light and airy gown runs across a grassy field near a beautiful lake into the arms of a handsome, but slightly weathered and injured man who embraces her with all his withering strength. The sun is bright behind their heads, which are leaned against each other. The woman speaks no longer in voiceover, "My love." They kiss and the background music becomes louder....the screen fades to black and the title "The Destiny of Eternity" in sprawling silver script is flashed across the screen along with the "In Theaters...[on such and such date" before a quick scene of an exploding planet is flashed across the screen and it Fades to Black. Rated: Pg-13 or more likely R

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Kyeire — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:40:39 -0500

---Heavy Breathing, loud pattering feet--- MAYNA: IT SEEMED I ALWAYS ATTRACTED THE ABNORMAL -pan from dark winter night sky, overlooking neighborhood, then field of grass before following Mayna from a distance- ---Gasp and thud--- close-up of Mayna falling. --quick fade black--- Male Laughter: "Hehehhe." MAYNA: WHY WOULD THIS BE ANY DIFFERENT? --CUT---Mayna's head sharply turns toward camera. Mayna:"Who's there!" ---quick fade black---"We won't hurt you!" ---CUT---Mayna struggling with two guys. Mayna:"Help!"---Hand clamps down on mouth--- Mayna's eye's squeeze close ---CUE SILENCE---two thuds--- Close up of Mayna's eyes widening. Quick-fade black- CUT: large black beast Fade black. CUT-Hand reaching to Mayna. --Slow-fade White-- MAYNA: WHY WAS I PICKED TO BE THE ONLY HUMAN _Cue music: Over My head --fray_ Mayna: Hey Derry, can I come over? Derry: Go home. I've got practice today. Slow fade in to panning soccer field. Close in on Derry kicking ball into goal. CUT--Mayna holding onto fence. _Cue music cut off_ MAYNA: TO DISCOVER (DUN)SLOW CUT--Atdarkien smiling with hand in pocket. (DUN)SLOW CUT--Ramades with arms crossed (DUN)SLOW CUT--Maxmileon's body facing away from camera, menacing face turned toward camera. MAYNA: THE DARKNESS'S PRINCE _Cue action music_ FAST CUT--beast launching FAST CUT--Two people engaged in battle FAST CUT--Beast landing _MUSIC CUT OFF_ Slow black fade_Cue heartbeat_ Mayna: You are.... CUT--in a room with only fireplace lighting--Derry crouches down to where Mayna's collapsed on the floor Derry: Do you really want to know? fade out with low inhuman growl (DUN)---Fade in Fancy white lettering with red shadowing: The ---PRINCE of --------DARKNESS

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Kader — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:54:34 -0500

Opens with writing -what if you were could change the near future but couldn't change the same event twice Opens with MC (Mace 16) standing in the doorway of his little brothers Max (almost thirteen) A stranger dressed in black enters room via window with a knife Mace can't move as he screams out and watches his little brother die Mace wakes up sweating from dream Writng -what if You couldn't do anything to save the one You loved Mace stands watching his little brother in the kitchen Writing -what if you learnt who bestowed this "gift" to you Flashes to president (Cassandra) Writing -would you seek revenge Mace running down a hall of pure chaos Writing -and what if you weren't the only one Julie (32) in a forest with a helicopter crashing down in the forest in front of her Writing -what would you do if this was you Flash through several scenes Mace talking to Cassandra Dogs mauling men Krystal (16) at gunpoint Trucks crashing Corpses littering the earth Cassandra with Mace as an over voice it's all your fault, its your fault he's dead. why? With the answer "because" Fades to black with a picture of Max burning

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JHawk1986 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:03:36 -0500

Frank walks into a coffee shop and sits down. He eyes a girl and shifts nervously. Girl: Aren't you going to ask me out? Frank: Um...no. Girl: Is something wrong? Frank: Why do you ask? Girl: You look uncomfortable. Frank: I'm fine. Girl: Do you want to talk about it? Frank: Not here. (Freeze frame) Voice over Frank: I'm Frank Styles. I'm about to have sex with that woman. (Cut to super "Frank was an out of work screenwriter") (Cut to Frank talking to his buddy Jack who's playing his xbox) Frank: I'm stuck. I have nothing to write about. Jack: Just steal it. It's worked in the past. Frank: Thanks. Jack: I meant Shakespeare. Frank: I'm no Shakespeare. Jack: You're tellin' me. (Cut to super "Frank got an idea") Frank: What if I write scenes for my life? I'll use it to pick up women. It's perfect. Jack: That's stupid. Frank: I take them on the adventure of a lifetime with cheap Hollywood special effects. The sex is unbelievable. (Cut to super "But then...") Veronica: I need your help. The government is covering up something huge. (Cut to super "Frank got in over his head") Frank: This was meant to be a game, not a James Bond movie! Jack: Reap what you sow, Frank. (Cut to super "And then...") Stan: Frank, we want you to write us a new script. Something with spy stuff. (Cut to super "He got in even deeper") Frank: I'm pretending to be James Bond to sleep with Veronica, only to write about our adventures in a screenplay. It's perfect. Jack: Right. Let me know when this backfires. (Title block, "Writer's Block: Starring Frank Styles")

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tomatofacial — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:22:55 -0500

Mine would be like this Little 3 year old girl crying while her and a lady in her late 20's are being shot at. Cut to lady LADY: Emile, you must be very brave. Hide the treasure. They musn't find you. I love you. SWITCH TO LADY BEING SHOT DEAD. 3 YEAR OLD IS GONE Fade to black New shot in jungle- Dinosaurs eating plants and trees ect. bush starts rustling, suddenly 12 year old girl comes through riding a horse-like dino GIRL: YAHOO! SCENE SWITCH IN A FOREST: Girl holding a gun, right at a t-rex's forehead GIRL: Goodbye, Mr Rex! *Shoots* Fades to black SCENE SWITCH Girl in bush, watching a boy walking around lost. SCENE SWITCH Girl behind boy, with a large stick. Whacks on head. Boy falls unconcious Fade to black *Start playing Tristan 9Two steps from hell (The most epic music) in backround) BOY: What's your name? GIRL: Emile Aradilla. You're going to kill or be killed here. Good luck. FADE TO BLACK Both running from Dino. Boy falls EMILE: Will! *FLASH* WILL (BOY): Where are we? EMILE: I honestly don't know *FLASH* WILL: Emile, where are you? EMILE: WILL! RUN! THEY'RE HERE! *FLASH* WILL: Emile! I know what it is, the diamond of Aradilla, it's... *Knocked out by mysterious figure* *FLASH* *Will throws dagger at mark on tree. Gets it pretty close* EMILE: You're getting better at this *Throws her own dagger, straight-on the mark* *FLASH* (Both sitting around a camp) WILL: Tell me about your past EMILE: I don't have any I remember, apart from Dinosaurs. *FLASH* Creatures of Dark: We want the Diamond of Aradilla EMILE: I DON'T HAVE IT! CoD: Oh, but you do. You're lying through your teeth, give it to us NOW! WILL: NO! *Leaps onto CoD* EMILE RUN! EMILE: WILL, THEY'LL KILL YOU! WILL: JUST RUN! *Fade to black* (On black screen, Will and Emile voiceover) WILL: So, tell me about the diamond of Aradilla. What is it? EMILE: I don't know. But I'm hunted for it. That's why I spend my life like this. Running. *Pendant with the letters DA intwined on gold on the front of it falls onto screen. Exlpodes into golden dust, which forms into words THE DIAMOND OF ARADILLA* *FLASH* EMILE: I'm the only other one here, apart from the dinosaurs WILL: THE DINOSAURS?!?!? OMIGOD ARGH! EMILE: (Slams hand over Will's mouth) Shut the heck up or they'll find us, idiot! *FLASH* The End of my imaginary trailer!

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WerewolfFreak13 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:58:46 -0500

O.o I saw "Gabriel" and "angel" in the same line and went "GABRIEL! You Live!" At the end Suddenly I thought: Lucifer? Sorry huge SPN fan and I miss Gabriel so much. *sits crying in a corner huging season 3 and 2* I also have a charecter named Gabriel *based off of the SPN one* and would absolutely love to read this! Excuse my ramblings it's 7 on a Sunday I should be asleep but am not.

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CeciliaTourtel — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:54:48 -0500

[Flash] *Low drum beating* A tall wide building with a front glass wall overlooks the city. The city is a ruin of crushed homes, rubble spread among many streets, and few standing buildings. [Flash] Close up to the top floor of the glass-walled building. A girl with a red mask covering her mouth and nose is looking over the city. [Flash] Frustrated young adult male: "Destroy chimneys and fireplaces - add it to my orders.... Spread the word." [Flash] Boy in a hospital bed: "Why are helping me instead of destroying buildings?" [Flash] Boy with red hair and eyes: "Where do you need to go? I'll take you." Boy with a cut across his throat: "The campus. Everybody over there wants to kill you, so j-just stay away." *drum beats faster* [Flash] A boy holds up a match and uses it to point at a fireplace. "Is that what you were headed for?" The boy smirks. [Flash] A girl is standing in front of a building blazing on fire. The boy with red hair approaches and says, "D-did you do this?" [Flash] The girl with the mask takes off her cloth mask and holds it out to the boy with red hair sitting on the ground. He stares at it hesitantly. *drum leaves a final bang* [Fade to black] *rushing violin* Scene flashes to a group of men in green uniform with crescent badges. Scene quickly flashes to a walled city. Scene flashes to the young adult male holding his head. Scene flashes to the girl with the mask left beaten on the ground; her eyes are dazed. Scene flashes to a closeup of fire. From the flames, a bird's outline flies out and opens its beak to screech.

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Hypnotica — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:18:33 -0500

[My novel uses the setting from HP books, but only the universe and overall mechanics of the spells are used.] White Text on a black screen with no voice-over: "The Past. The Future. The cross of the crossroads I carry along the sinners They trample and fight in me - A clearest and the most twisted of minds" (A recurring motif, it's a very bad translation of a latvian poem) fade out. No background music. A dark night, two young teenagers - two boys, both have different shades of blond hair, one wears the Ravenclaw uniform, the other a Slytherin one - standing with their back turned to the camera, so their faces can't be seen. Boy #1 [calmly]: "...To be honest, I still don't understand why exactly do you need that potion ready." Boy #2 [with a casual tone]: "Huh? And why exactly should I excuse myself?" Boy #1 [deadpan snarker tone]: "Because of simple politeness? I'm the one brewing it, after all." Boy #2 [smirking]: "You know that's not a reason good enough. I have to go now, though. " [Pauses a bit, then says something more, but the audio is mute, the audience doesn't hear] Camera turns to the sky and pauses a bit over the almost full moon. ~~~~ Calm, atmospheric background music, nothing too dramatic, shots of Hogwart's classrooms, halls and the park outside. Narrator [a girl's voice, revealed to be 15-year old FMC]: "It's almost funny if you look at it from another point of view..." Camera zooms in at two girls (around 15 years old) talking while taking a walk around the school's park; chatting. AGNES: "So, where were we? Oh, right! [exaggerating, dramatically waving her arms] That thing you said about your incredibly bad luck! Should I remind you of the concept of reincarnation? Of karma?" HAZE [FMC, her trademark: short pink hair] [laughts]: "Nah! That's too complicated! I'd want to think I'm cursed or something..." Agnes: "You mean right after you were born? Like, what's up with that name..." Haze [sudden mood change]: "Don't. even. start. For the love of what's left of decency in your twisted mind..." Agnes [laughting]: "Wait, don't YOU dare tell ME about twisted minds!" Haze playfully pushes her friend, but laughts along. Music change to a quieter, slighty more dramatic and almost creepy instrumental score. For example, TSFH - Moving Mountains. Fade out to another scene - a dark room, there's a burning fireplace in the background. Haze [writing in a diary, the narrator's words can be seen already written]: "But now, when I think about it, the hints already were here..." Cut #1 to a room with a single, chapel-like window - everything is in black and white contrasting tones, a young man's silhouette is seen. As he turns to face the camera, you can see his facial features for a split second. Cut #2 to Haze sitting next to a slighty younger looking teenage boy, the same as Boy #1, they are exchanging notes - but there are two separate slices of paper, with words appearing similar to Tom Riddle's Diary from the movie. Music suddenly! stops. Cut #3 - As there's a shot of an eye suddenly opening and the camera fastly zooming out to reveal Haze laying on the ground on back in a room that resembles a punishment cell. Her gaze looks dazed and empty, her voice finishing the sentence. "...I was just too blind to see them." Music changes to Toby Mac - Ignition, with the songs badass! drum lines showing up cuts of the characters, showing them in motion, then suddenly freezing the frame while showing their description written - think of the 1996 movie Romeo and Juliet intro. A fair woman in her mid-thirties, long, wavy hair, puts together parts of a gun and turns to the camera, which freezes at her whimsical smile. "Atalanta Wingless; a metamorphomagus. And an informant." A bit younger looking woman, short black hair, walking towards the camera with a confident stare, "Claire Serket; A cleric at St. Mango's. And an underworld doctor." Cut to Atalanta and Claire in a dark storeroom, visibly younger by at least 10 years, with Atalante storming out while shouting "That's unheard of! Even we have our principles!" A boy in his late teenage years, for a moment facing the camera with a worried face, then turning around and casting a powerful Patronus charm at the shape of a panthera, which disappears as it carries a message. "Dominic de Lesep; Slytherin, 6th year. Likes playing with fire." A shot of Dominic's silhouette against a large wall of burning fire, and the flames go up as he raises his right hand, as if reaching to something off-screen. A young man, early twenties, closes a door, turns around his head and looks at a point above the camera with a cold stare. "Jerome Riddley, Hogwart's caretaker. And a Magnificent bastard who's good at Legilimency." Another teenage ravenclaw, stepping infront of Haze (who looks scared to death) and looking with an odd stare at the camera, which, when zooming out, reveals to be Riddley. "Zack Wingless. Ravenclaw, 5th year, a metamorph Excellent at manipulating the truth; feels terrible about it." Cut to another scene, where Zack and Haze are running down a street, presumably Diagonalley, leading Haze towards Knockturn alley. It feels like someone's chasing them. A female, dirty blond, long hair, turning against the camera, at the same time removing two dual pistols, made from pure silver, from her coat's inner pockets. "Izza Banes. A hitman. Askes for trouble for acting on her own." Cut to Izza, obviously in a hurry to get away, runs into an empty Potions cabinets and shoots some of the largest vials, which immediatly produces smoke you can't see through. As she hurries out of the door, there's an small explosion. And a shot of Haze, turning around, almost smiling to the camera, when suddenly stumbling back, instantly blacking out and falling to the floor. "Haze Serket/Wingless (she hasn't decided yet) Slytherin, 5th year; also a metamorph. Thinks she knows what's going on." Shot of Haze and Zack facing each other, Zack pointing his wand towards her, ready to read her mind. She looks tired and vulnerable, but fakes an encouraging smile. Haze: "As I already said, I can take more. Give your best shot." The song's climax plays, and as the camera zooms in her eyes, there's a series of seemingly random flashes - a pair of unrecognizable characters dancing waltz, but their clothes are completely dry, as the dead bodies around them didn't die of blood wounds; Haze raising a silvery gun in her both hands at an unseen enemy, the hands are bloody and clearly shaking; Zack, Dominic and Haze each holding a potion vial in their hands and raising them to their lips, drinking the potion; and finally - Zack falling to his apparent death from the North tower. As the flashes end, comes the title of the film "ACROPHOBIA - Of those without wings". Rated PG-16? because violence, gore and mature themes (even though I'm not entirely sure about that - it's either R or PG-16) While the title is shown, there's the last audio - the ending of the intro scene. Boy #2: "...Watch where your mind wanders, Wingless. This is a dangerous mess we're all in." P.S. ...Wow, this came out longer than i planned to. O___O All of my respect if you ACTUALLY READ IT ALL. I mean, just LOOK.

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Silath1996 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:07:58 -0500

came on here and there's tonnes of responces! Eeek! Just to warn you guys, I've had to give up on NaNoWriMo - everything got on top of me - but I'm continuing in my own time... And thank you, you're too sweet :)

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Silath1996 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:12:30 -0500

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!! I'll try - promise!!!!! And then, if it somehow becomes a movie, I'll 'convince' the producers to use that movie - I saved it in my documents!

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Silath1996 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:14:00 -0500

XD I'm glad you could tell - that's the idea! Loving the icon, and the best thing is, we can't be in rival houses! I'm a Hufflepuff!!!!!!!! (And a proud one at that)

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Silath1996 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:16:33 -0500

Maximum ride? O_o woah... awesome! Though they don't have wings! But, bit of insider, Asilia was original gonna be for a Supernatural fanfic, as an angel! So technically, she DID have wings ;) XD

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Silath1996 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:17:23 -0500

Thank you XD The replies get really confusing :/ I'm glad you like it so!

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Silath1996 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:17:57 -0500

XDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXD -That's the limit I can react! Thank you!

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Zira_Rayner — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:19:16 -0500

(black screen, noises of heavy breathing) A scared female voice: Aaron? Aaron? Please, talk to me...AARON!! (cut to the streets of Heidelberg, Germany. There is a medium height woman walking next to a large, linebacker built man with arms covered in tattoos. She is swathed in clothing, only her face is clearly seen.) Jim: Is it..hard to not be around people so much? Elle: (shrugging) You get used to it after a while, I guess. A good Battery makes it less lonely. (a black screen again, still the same voice, but it's clear it is Elle's) Elle: I need you to get up. I didn't mean for this to happen... God, I never meant to... (cut to the interior of a library. Jim and Elle are talking with a ghost.) Jaine (the ghost): That’s what you do? You protect people from monsters? (Elle and Jim nod and Janie continues on) Jaine: I wish you had been around when... Elle: Who was it? (A close up on Jaine's face. You can clearly see the pain she has there even though she is long dead.) Jaine: He said his name was Hellquist. (there is a quick flash of a demonic being, roaring in anger, and then the screen goes black again. Elle's voice is heard once more.) Elle: They're coming, Aaron. And I can't do this without you. Don't you dare leave me. Don't you-- (her voice stops as tears choke her) (cut to Jim and Elle quickly walking down a cobblestone street) Jim: The Circle? I thought SSMS already took them out 50 years ago. Elle: It looks like they've found a way to break through again. Jim: Was it the Demon Lord that...I mean, Portland, was... (flashes of a giant fight, magic and energy being slung around like rockets and grenades of today. There are quick glimpses of Elle and another man, younger than Jim, blonde hair and green eyes, fighting back a rush of demons and vampires.) Elle: (Her eyes flash in anger) Jim. I will only say this once. I do not ever want to talk about Portland. I do not want to talk about Aaron. I do not want to talk about anything that happened before you became my Battery. I do not walk to talk about it ever. Is that clear? (black screen again, this time nothing is heard but a woman crying) (there is a rush of cuts and scene, each showing an aspect of a battle. One shows Aaron placing a hand on Elle's arm and a white light flows from him and into her. Within moments, she looks more awake and ready to keep going. She gives him a small smile and throws herself back into the fight) (the noises of a fight carry on as Jim and Elle are shown back to back in a ruin, ghosts flying around them. Elle begins to throw energy around again, commanding the ghosts back, demanding to know what is causing them all to act like they want to kill everyone) (a black screen) Elle VO: (deep breathing, like she is trying to keep herself calm). Come out, Beezlebub. Wherever you are. (the words "Battery Pack" slowly fade in, though the script is a chilling font.) (there is a final cut, and a man in grey, Victorian era clothing is seen approaching Elle, who is on her knees, through the destruction around them. He kneels down and we get a good look at his eyes, which are glowing a bright yellow color. He puts a hand on her bare shoulder and Elle screams in pain.) The Man: you called for me? (cut to black) End

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lsabriinar — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:21:34 -0500

(FMC: Sariah; MMC: Vail; Sariah's brother: Amergin; Vail's sister: Sparrow) -Close up on Sariah's mouth, and she gives a small smirk. Overlay/cropped, her flicking her finger to the side. The sunset's colour changes from a pink to an orange. -Scene: Amergin and Sariah standing out on their back porch, Amergin voiceover: “You can’t allow the world to shape itself for just one evening, Sariah?” then Sariah: "I know best." -Scenes quickly change, flickering: Amergin being thrown against the wall bleeding, Sariah screaming, running, calamity in town. -Camera scans from ground up over an odd-looking house just off town centre (Vail's house.) Vail voiceover: "What never happened in the world you made, princess?" -Closeup of Sariah's eyes widening. -Montage of Sariah swinging a sword or something of the sort-->Vail and Sariah running through a maze-->Sariah and Vail working in some sort of small shop-->slow motion, view from above of Sariah falling through the air to the ground, which is about twenty feet down. THEN BANG, TITLE. "Princess" Some sort of gothic, cursive-esque font. All capital letters, though the first letter would be larger. Anddd, it would probably be PG-13. Of course, some kind of epic music would be building up along the course of it.

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Livinlife — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:48:50 -0500

...Okay, now I really want to read your novel. :D It sounds amazing.

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YourDestiny — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:51:09 -0500

-Black, "Imagine a world where your own shadows can come to life and kill you." -Man screaming then the sound is cut off -Older man in long robes with an eye patch and scars across his face appear "We need the Raven." -Fades to black -Picture of a fifteen year old boy with raven feathers for hair, black eyes appears. -He is holding a bow and shoots an arrow off the screen -Older man appears again. "He is our only hope." - A different man appears again, dressed in all black with shadows circling him slowly. "Kill them....kill them all!" - Older man: "Find The Raven and we find hope." -Raven boy appears again and then it shows him in a pool of blood - "Before they do." PG-13

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twinesstar — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:23:05 -0500

MY MOVIE TRAILER (sounds of the sea) *fade into ocean and zoom into boat* *A young red haired girl stands at the front of the moving boat as the wind whips around her face, she is laughing. A young blonde woman stands behind her* ‘is that where you live?’ asks the girl pointing out to a far off island. ‘yes, that is Jenelope. your kingdom.’ *Fade to black* *gold scrawled letters* a princess who didn’t know she was a princess, *soft sad music* CUT *same girl sitting at a funeral in black clothing* CUT *girl evesdropping on her father and the blonde woman arguing* ‘you gave her up! What do you want now?’ her dad says in angry whisper. ‘I didn’t have a choice, its not like I wanted to give her up.’ Blonde woman says. *little girl runs out the door to a tree house, woman comes up* ‘are you really my mother?’ ‘yes’ ‘why did you give me up?’ ‘Thalia, I didn’t want to, I didn’t mean to get pregnant at 15.’ *Fades to black* *gold letters* the war she didn’t know was happening, CUT *bombs explode, zoom out to show Thalia watching TV screen* *fades to black* *gold letters* a war that took her dad away from home, CUT *Thalia (now 17) hugging her dad tightly* ‘don't go dad!’ ‘I have to princcess,’ *fades to black* *gold letters* and her mom, CUT ‘I just have to go to France for a little while, I’ll be back soon’ *blonde woman hugs Thalia, another blonde little girl (Claudia 9) and a blonde boy (Aiden 4) CUT *clips of paris being destroyed by bombs* CUT ‘I'm worried Thally, what if mom doesn’t come back?’ *Thalia’s troubled face* CUT. *Ian (19)* ‘I'm going off to war, I have to do something.’ *close up of Thalia’s face showing she has a brilliant plan* *fade to black* *gold letters* and now she has to make a choice. CUT *two other girls (Kali and Emmie 17) talking to Thalia* ‘I think we should go to war.’ ‘are you insane?’ Emmie asks. CUT *flash shots of different battle sequiences of the three girls* *Fades to black* *gold letters* can three girls save the world? CUT *flash shots* (dramatic music playing) *girls in training center learning to fight (varius shots)* *girls dancing at a ball* *girls fighting with guns* *girls laughing riding horses* *more clips of battles* *people dead on the ground* CUT *the three girls standing on one side with the rest of the army, larger army advances* CUT *black* *Large gold letters flag in background* WORLD WAR III *Thalia’s voice over black screen* ‘this is not a game, this is war.’ Coming to theaters __-__-__ Rated PG13

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coffeestain — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:27:07 -0500

I imagine my MC as Benedict Cumberpatch. LOL Is that wrong?

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Haiku Kitten — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:32:45 -0500

Young boy's voice (Jonah): "If there was some way you could help somebody, and they asked you for help, would you do it?" - A man stands on a stage before a crowded auditorium. He is in his late forties, with sandy blond hair, bright blue eyes, and glasses. He is holding a microphone. Anselm: "Ladies and gentlemen, the robot who traveled across Europe: Jonah Kirk!" - A young boy with curly blond hair and blue eyes, dressed in a red coat and about eleven years old, is pushed out onto the stage. He stares out at the crowd, overwhelmed. -Scene changes, the boy stands before a young Japanese woman whose exact age is hard to tell. She bows to him. Noon: "I knew you would come, Grandfather. It is an honor to meet you." Jonah: "Um, my name is Jonah. Jonah Kirk." -Scene changes. The young boy is sneaking out of a motel room, pocketing the wallet and cellphone of his guardian, Norman. Jonah: "Sorry, Norman. I have to do this." -A scene of Jonah and Noon meeting in the dark. A scene of the two of them staring at the night sky together. Noon(voice in the background of the scene): "Your creator calls us a new race of people. If we are a new race of people then we deserve the same rights as other people, don't we?" Jonah (voice in the background of the scene): "Why do you want to escape?" Noon (voice in the background of the scene): "It is not my destiny to bend to his will." -A scene of Noon and Jonah struggling to free themselves from several men. A gunshot is heard. A scene of Noon holding a smoking gun. Noon: -slowly looks over at Jonah- "We have to run." -The scene goes black. The title of the film, "Jonah Kirk and the Automated Response" appears on the screen. A moment later, "The adventure continues" appears in smaller text below the title. Rated PG-13

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Haiku Kitten — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:34:13 -0500

Benedict is totally awesome, so I see nothing wrong with that at all.

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SwiftstarDawn — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:01:43 -0500

Oh jeez. Okay. -Black screen. You hear a shrink's voice in a voiceover. Shrink: "How are we today, Miss Baxter?" -Cut to Layne, sitting in a fold-out chair. She laughs a little bit, shaking her head. Layne: "Fine." -Camera pulls back so both Layne and the shrink are visible, sitting across from each other under a tent awning. Shrink: "Have you had any doubts about your resignation from the position of Commander?" -Cut back to Layne. She looks away for a second. Layne: "Yeah." -Screen goes black again, and we hear Layne's voice in a voiceover. Layne: "I've been having nightmares." -Cut quickly to the Inspiratii, standing in the middle of Rellon's ruins, floating above the ground. Camera cuts to Layne, standing a few feet way from them, and then cuts back again so that both of them can be seen. The Inspiratii are almost three feet taller than she is. The Inspiratii's voices can be heard as the camera cuts to its/their (ugh plural-singular for those guys are so difficult) faces. Its head tilts to the side. Inspiratii: "You have been reckless, Layne." -Cut to Layne's friends, rapidly, only seconds after one another. Niam, then Ridia, then Ally, then Mayrith. The Inspiratii's voices continue over this. Inspiratii: "There are consequences for your actions." -Music cuts in: The Chemical Brothers' "container park," from the movie Hanna. It builds as the camera cuts to Ian, sitting in the woods, laughing to himself. Cut again to Pallen, lying in a hospital bed. He reaches up and grabs Layne's arm. Pallen: "I'm so sorry." -Cut to Layne, smiling sadly down at him. "I know," she says. -A sort of montage begins- Layne sprinting through Base, then Kellen standing in front of Layne in her room, holding a scalpel. Kellen: "No one can help me." -We see him fall to the ground, and blood is now pouring from the wound where he's slit his own throat. Cut to Layne, standing there in shock, looking down at his body. Montage picks up again- Layne training alone, furious, kicking and punching as hard as she can. Then Niam and Layne arguing. Niam: "Stop acting like nobody cares what happens to you!" Layne: "You don't! You think I'm crazy, too! I'm not crazy!" -As the music picks up, the images start coming faster and faster. Ian standing close to the Inspiratii, Ilanna's face turning towards the camera, Layne stumbling and falling to the ground. Suddenly it freezes up and the music dims to just an undercurrent of bass, like a heartbeat. We see Layne lifted high above the ground, suspended in the glowing outline of the Inspiratii. Cut to Mayrith, Niam, and Bess, standing below, staring up at her. We see the outline dim and Layne's body fall to the ground. -Cut to black, and we hear Layne's voice, quiet, weak, and hoarse. The music and heartbeat are gone. Layne: "I don't want to die." -The title is there: "Unsung," in typewriter font. The "U" and "N" are visibly bolded and a bit larger than the "-sung." Um...I'm teetering between PG-13 and R, but it'd probably be a PG-13, just because it's mostly violence, and no language worse than the s-word. Well, no language worse than that so far, anyway :P

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SwiftstarDawn — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:16:57 -0500

Oh, and to anyone interested, here's the link to the music (because it is amazing): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBmwcuLa1as And here is what they all look like! Well, most of them- the ones I've found actors for. Layne- Emma Roberts http://www.picgifs.com/celebrities/e/emma-roberts/celebrities-emma-roberts-919555.jpg Niam- J.R. Jaus http://img.movieberry.com/static/people/251213/photo.jpg Ian- Misha Collins (which is bad because I'm very, very attracted to Misha Collins and I can't afford to get too attracted to someone as evil and crazy as Ian but I LOVE HIM) http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpq6qtSF7v1qzb2o7o2_500.png

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Heart.Spell.Ink — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:19:28 -0500

Young female voice(voiceover) (Ashlyn): What if one day, your whole life changed? A young redhead girl (Ashlyn) streaked with dirt crawls through a burrow Sceen fades black Ashlyn standing by a huge tree looking around a forest in amazement Screen goes black Ashlyn (voiceover): What if you met someone... Ashlyn standing a few feet away from a dark-haired man (Skylar) Ashlyn (voiceover): Who could answer all the questions you ever had about your past? Ashlyn and Skylar sitting at a table in shadows in a tavern Ashlyn: Tell me about my mother. Skylar: She was the Queen here. Of this region of the country. The Fire Kingdom. Screen fades black Ashlyn (voiceover): If you found out you were the heir to a part of a country you never knew existed... Flashes of forests, towns, castles, lakes Ashlyn (voiceover): Would you be willing to fight for it? Flashes of forests on fire, peasants being whipped, soldiers riding through silent towns Skylar gripping Ashlyn's shoulders. Skylar: You're the rightful heir, dammit! Saeva will ruin this part of the country, and it's your job to stop her, Ashlyn! Ashlyn and Skylar sitting beside each other around a small campfire. Ashlyn: What if I don't want to? Skylar: You don't have a choice. Ashlyn: We always have a choice. Ashlyn snaps her fingers and campfire goes out. A blonde (Saeva) watching a peasant about to be executed from a balcony of a castle. She nods, and a sick thump is heard. Zoom in on Ashlyn hiding in the crowd, hatred in her face. Screen fades black Skylar passionately kissing Ashlyn Screen fades black Ashlyn and Skylar facing each other in a forest. Skylar: I don't love you, Ashlyn. It was never for you. You just ressemble your mother too damn much. Screen fades black Ashlyn, grim-faced, dirty and bloody among an army. Ashlyn: It's time to fight. Flashes of two armies, screaming, sounds of swords clashing Ashlyn facing Saeva in the throne room. Saeva: Stop trying to play hero, Ashlyn. You can't win. Ashlyn: I can damn well try. Fire dances on Ashlyn's hands, and she throws a fireball at Saeva. Screen goes black. White letters appear on screen: Heirloom Ruins: Part 1 Smoke and Ashes Ashlyn standing in a smoky area, soot smeared on her skin and ashes falling on her hair, fire on her hands. Ashlyn: We can't lose this battle. Screen goes black.

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flynnstitch — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:20:08 -0500

CREEPY! SOunds great - I would watch that movie!

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ollym — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:23:23 -0500

I want to read this!

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livingdoll — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:39:21 -0500

I totally LOVE this idea. It's funny because I often think about this while I'm writing--if this were a movie, what would happen now?? I think I'm going to write up a fake trailer right now. :)

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liliaevermore — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:58:30 -0500

*Soft, haunting music* Nine-year-old chestnut-haired innocent-looking girl, sitting in an empty room, facial shot. She looks up at the camera and smiles hauntingly. Cut to a full body shot, you can see her shackles. Cut to a room shot, you can see the bars. Cut to a shot of a building in disrepair; SEASCAPE MENTAL HOSPITAL AND REHABILITATION CENTRE Fade to black. Blood-red lettering. "What if you were the anomaly?" Suspenseful, soft music. Cut to the girl, older now, fourteen, sitting and staring ahead, alone. Fade to black. Blood-red lettering. "What if everyone wished you would just...disappear?" Suspenseful music speeding up. You can hear footsteps behind the girl, older now, seventeen, but she doesn't move. The music quietens, quietens to silent, then the footsteps get louder, and the girl turns around and screams as a syringe hits her arm and she goes limp. Hear another girl's scream. "Lilia!" Fade to black, then to bright white and Lilia walking out of the brightness. "What if life is no better on the outside?" She looks around, and walks out into the light. Cut to black. "What if you life was a ticking time bomb?" Slow cut to blank, then quick cut to scenes flashing past as action-movie type music plays. Lilia, a little boy and a man hiding in a cave as soldiers holding guns look in. Lilia freezing as she hears footsteps behind her. The little boy screaming in pain as Lilia screams "No!" Getting faster and faster. Lilia battling a group of soldiers. A red-haired woman being shot down. A young Lilia laughing with a raven-haired girl. Slows down greatly. A five-year-old Lilia hiding under a table, clearly terrified. Stifles a scream as she hears a rustling noise, then is dragged out, and you see her crazy-looking mother with a knife, who whispers madly, "Found you." Speeds up greatly again, scenes flitting past; fight scenes, death scenes, laughing scenes, her dancing with a little boy, her saying to a man "Is this what it's like to feel?" and him replying "I think so," and ending with an anti-climax kiss scene with her and the boy; then it fades to white, she walks out of the white, stares at the camera, and sings, quietly, hauntingly, against silence; "Tick, tick, tick, tick, boom." At the 'boom' she fades and these words, in black spidery font, appear: Recollections Of A Sleepless Life And that's my trailer :) Kara x

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barlowgirl737 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:00:39 -0500

Me too!

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barlowgirl737 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:08:36 -0500

Okay the end gave me goosebumps. xD This sounds good. I want to read it and see it! Make it happennnnn. (x

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Another Anonymous Person — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:10:05 -0500

OMG that sounds amazing!!!!!!!!! I would totally watch (and read this)! Somebody on one of these comments said that you could be theh next Stephen King. I agree!!!!!!!!!!!! It. sounds. awesome. =)

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Another Anonymous Person — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:17:48 -0500

That gave me chills =) If you ever publish this, I will go buy the book the day it comes out, and if you get Hollywood rights and it turns into a movie, I'll go to the midnight premiere =) Amazing!!!!

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Another Anonymous Person — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:21:31 -0500

I love the first two dialogue lines! It caught my attention and made me want to read more. You know those first few lines in the Twilight movie? I pictured it kind of like that. A little kid looking out of a car window, looking at the huge-err, butt city", and his voice saying them, kind of scared but matured by what he'd seen. =) I'd buy that book and movie ticket =D

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coffeestain — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:35:41 -0500

Yay for Sherlock!

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Another Anonymous Person — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:40:41 -0500

That sounds amazing =))))))

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Angelina Marie — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:47:23 -0500

Camera travels from the orphanage to the forest. Ava, a thriteen year old blonde with strawberry highlights sits on a boulder overlooking a creek. Henrick, a thirteen year old boy with brown black hair is sitting next to her. Henrick: Ava, what if it's more than an abnormality? What if you're magic? -cut to a clearing in the middle of the night. A strange, winged man named Hrodogen stands there, an evil glint in his eyes, light ishuing from his hands. -cut back to the creek Ava: Maybe that's impossible. -Cut back to the orphanage. Miss Colness, the fish-like orphanage director is dragging Ava down the stair case. Ava: Where are you taking me?! Colness: A place that, if it was up to me, you'd spend the rest of your days in! Colness throws Ava into a pitch black room and locks the door. -cut to a room. An old man, Fornion stands there. Henrick: So you're taking us away? Fornion: That's the idea. Henrick: I don't believe you! Ava: (to Henrick) but what if I find out who I am? -fade to black. Letter appear that read: What if you were taken to an entirely different world? -cut to a busy market place. A white-blonde, nine year old girl named Miya is gawking at Henrick Miya:That means you're my brother. -cut to Ava in a room full of people Rose: We're just here to figure out what color Leos you are. Ava rises into the air. -cut to Henrick and Fornion talking back at the house Henrick:So, there's only one gold Leos, the most powerful type of shapeshifter? Fornion: That's right. Henrick: What happens if Ava's it? Fornion:... she's in grave danger. -cut to a a prison. Ava is in the form of a griffon. Darrynx is beside her, also a griffon. Aaron, Lwinn, and Henrick mount. Henrick: Time to break out of prison. Ava and Darrynx charge the walls and burst through, into a room full of officers. The burst through again and into the air. Officers are folling them, shooting arrows at them. An arrow is aimed for Darrynx. Ava dives and blocks it with her arm. Darrynx flies away. Another arrow hits Ava and she falls to the ground. -cut back to the room where Ava is in the air. Slowly, she begins to turn blue. -cut back to Henrick and Fornion talking. Henrick: But why? Fornion: Only the gold Leos can get passed their weapon. -cut back to Ava. She begins to turn bright white. -cut to a dark night. Thyats (a cross between griffons and dragons) and swooping down. Henrick: Go hide with the others! Ava: No way! It's my fault they're here and I'm sure as anything going to get rid of them. -cut to Ava in a dragon form getting tackled by a Thyat. Ava flickers into a human. A green light hits the Thyat. It screeches and lets go. Ava, a human falls to the earth with a thud, unconcious. -cut back to Ava in the air. She is slowly darkening to a yellowish color. -cut to the forest. Ava is arguaing with Hatch, a young adult. Ava:What's the enemy's weapon? Hatch: I'm not sure- Ava: I'M NOT A CHILD! Hatch: I know that. a pause Ava: Hatch? Hatch: What? Ava: WHAT is their weapon? Hatch: The Black Sycamore. -cut to sequence -Ava dodging a ball of fire, pulling Miya away. -Ava running through the marsh during a storm, being attacked by overly large bugs -Darrynx and Henrick being blasted back. -cut back to Ava in the air. She bursts gold and floats to the ground. -fade to black THE BLACK SYCAMORE

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VampireGal14 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:57:38 -0500

[SCENE] -Screen starts out black- Narrator(N):(with white words appearing on the screen) Nick lived an ordinary life... [Football game; crowds cheering, players running down the field] (Announcer @ football game VO): And there goes Nicholas Flennel, scoring another touchdown. He's on fire tonight! [Close up on Nick(MC) in the locker room, teammates coming up and patting him on the back] -Fades to black- N:(with white words appearing on the screen)...Good grades, best line-backer in years, and a hot girlfriend... Close up on Nick and Mikki kissing. -Fades to black- (music: violins short and staccato mellow notes, strange yet excited mood) N: ...But that all changed on an outing into the woods... [SCENE] Nick coming across Loraiyne(MC), unconscious on the ground, bleeding from a head wound. Nick gasps when he sees her pointed ears. -Fades to black- N: ...She called herself Loraiyne... [SCENE] Nick and Loraiyne sitting in the woods. Nick: "I'm Nick." Loraiyne: "In your tongue, my name would be Loraiyne." -Fades to black- N: ...And she opened his eyes to a world inside his own... Loraiyne: "I'm from Selving." Nick: "What's that?" -Fades to black- (music changes to something more mysterious and dark) N: ...a world full of magic and creatures only seen in Fairy Tales... Montage: -A unicorn, lowering it's head to drink from a stream -Dozens of fairies, fluttering around a lovely garden -A beautiful young women with a fish tail swimming below the surface of a lake -Fades to black- (music comes to a complete halt, then starts up again as a fast paced, haunting, nightmarish tune) N: ...and in our worst nightmares. Montage -Glowing red eyes in the dark -A man seemingly made of shadows, but with no eyes, just sunken sockets in his face. -A manticore, maw dripping with blood, something unrecognizable at its feet -A silhouette of a dragon lit up by lightning -A werewolf, howling at a full moon -Fades to black- N: Does Nick have the strength and courage to stop the Shadows from taking over this world? [SCENE] (Tense, halting music starts with suspenseful pauses) Nick and Loraiyne, crouching down in the bushes. Something in-human and dark slithers past the camera. A man emerges from the shadows, no eyes, just sunken sockets. Loraiyne stifles a scream. The man's head turns towards them slowly. -Fades to black- N: Or will her world, and his world, fall in Darknesse? (No music) Montage (DUN)A man, cruel and cold, sitting upon a throne made of gleaming white human bones. (DUN)A burning village, people running, screams filling the air. (DUN)A huge shadow coming across a field of flowers. Where the shadow touches the plants, they wither and die. -Fades to black- (Fast, eerie, screechy violin music begins, getting louder and shriller with each new scene) Flash: -A black sky -Flames consuming a house -Nick and Loraiyne, tearing through the woods -Loraiyne's tear streaked face -The cold cruel man, smiling. -Nick's face, looking past the camera, anguish written plainly across it -Shadow men coming out of every shadow; in homes, on streets, in stores -Loraiyne, lying motionless on the forest floor, surrounded by Shadow men -A little girl, standing in the ruins of a burnt house, crying -Nick being dragged down into a dark pond by a naiad -Fire being reflected in blue eyes (Music ends on a shrill note, sounding like a scream) -Fades to black- [In white creepy lettering]: The Shadow Lord: SELVING (A shadow comes across the screen and wipes it black; credits go) Hmm. I don't know. Most likely PG or PG-13. (Probably the latter)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

VampireGal14 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:58:03 -0500

Dang, didn't realize how long that was.

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Emma Elizabeth — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:45:25 -0500

Best I could do... :) Black. Fast sound track. thirteen years old Lizzy; turning into a lizard. Lizzy; "Do you think we're the good guys in all of this?" To another girl, Shawn Black. "I rescued you."- a fifteen year old boy with jet black hair-Dylan- in a library Black. Lizzy, Shawn, and Dylan running away from something, through a rain forest, with a lot of rain- Shouting to each other. Black. Dylan and Lizzy sitting together on a bench in a city full of lights-night time- "What now? We lost everything, it's just you and me. Shawn's... Oh Dylan, are we going to make it?" "We're Reptilians, Lizzy, and that counts as something." The evil queen of Meakans, in a long black dress- "We're going to have a bit of fun here!" In a high pitched tone, grinning. Black-music more intense- Lizzy's voice says "Is that what we have to cross?"-scared tone-sounds of a river rushing by... The title appears in big golden letters with lizards carved in. "The River of Shadows"

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Anahlynn — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:48:20 -0500

Fade in to a dark room. Magic cards are strewn everywhere. An assortment of cloaks litter the floor. In the center of the mess a young teen, AVERY, sits on the floor legs crossed, a single ball of light fluttering between his finger. We don't know what it is, or how he's creating it, but it intrigues us. AVERY (V.O.) Are you watching closely? CUT TO: INT. PANDORA'S INN--NIGHT MICHAEL, 40's, sits at the bar, a balding MAN with crooked teeth sit's across from him. MAN: It's a very simple job offer. CUT TO: FLASH SCENES: A building exploding. A man scaling a wall. Woman screaming. DISEMBODIED VOICE: You're in danger. CUT TO: AVERY: Let me get this straight. You created an interdimensional rip in the time-space continuum, just so you could keep your smoothie cold? Michael: Yep. Avery: And I'm related to you how? CUT TO: A HITMAN standing in the door way of an abandoned house. He raises a blouse to his nose, SNIFFING. He smirks. HITMAN: Got you. CUT TO: EXT. DARK ALLEY--NIGHT Avery creeps down the alley. His hand grips a knife as a shadow flickers above him. Before he can react a hand covers his mouth, smothering him. CUT TO: EXT. CAFE--DAY A boy in a sweater vest, CHARLES, leans into another boy, Avery. CHARLES: I specialize in a different sort of magic...Magic that's not strictly speaking legal. AVERY (V.O.) If you blink too fast... CUT TO: EXT. APARTMENT--DAY Michael walks up the stairs to his apartment. A BOY, 9, steps in front of him. BOY: You're that Magician! Michael takes a step back, a frown on his face. MICHAEL: Look kid, I don't do that stuff anymore. Brushes past kid. We see the boy look down, a disheartened expression on his face. He crumples up a trading card he was holding, and we see it has Michael's face on it CUT TO: INT. PANDORA'S INN--NIGHT MAN: No danger involved. And you get to experience things no ones done before. CUT TO: FLASH SCENES: A man leveling a gun at Michael, a crazed look on his face. Avery drowning. Bloodsplatter. CUT TO: INT. PANDORA'S INN--NIGHT MAN: So what do you say? PULL BACK to reveal Michael's looking thoughtful. MICHAEL: ...How much did you say it paid? The man smiles. CUT TO: The hitman from before presses the gun against Michael's head, pulling the trigger. As the gun sounds we see Michael explode into flock of doves, all eager to peck the hitman's eye out. AVERY (V.O.) You'll miss it. CUT TO: Michael standing a few feet away as the doves devour the hitman. MICHAEL: Oh my, I should feed the poor dears more often. SCREEN GOES BLACK TITLE: FAUST Rated Pg-13 _______________________ Whoa. I think I got carried away. :) I would love to know people's opinion on this, a sort of "Would you go see it?" kind of thing. :)

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ivyflightislistening — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:03:59 -0500

Um, can this be legit? I would so see that. And READ that :)

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ivyflightislistening — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:05:10 -0500

"Before they do..." DUN DUN DUN. Wow, I like it. Sounds like a great novel!

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barlowgirl737 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:13:40 -0500

Oooomg! That looks so cool! It feels really weird saying that but I can see it in my head. I would definitely read/watch this. x3

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piranabo — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:16:48 -0500

Actually sounds really interesting.

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larka1113 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:18:36 -0500

Woah. This literally sounds amazing. I could totally hear the music and picture it in my head :) I would totally go see this movie.

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ivyflightislistening — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:21:46 -0500

So, this isn't my NaNo, but it's one I've been working on for three years, so I think it deserves a movie trailer, slash I've already imagined it a dozen times :) The screen is black, but a female voice whispers, "He lives, the heir has returned." Black screen, sprinting footsteps are heard, panting breathing. Someone is clearly running for their life. A flash of green undergrowth, trees, bushes. The runner leaps, her breath catching, and then she hits the ground again. Her bare feet are visible, cut and bleeding, and she has claws instead of toe nails. Slowly her entire being comes into view. She is hunched over, breathing heavily and spinning in a circle, looking for enemies in the dense woods. From her fingers, cat claws are unsheathed, and with a snarl, she spins toward the camera, leaping at an attacker as the camera goes black. Snarls and fighting sounds are heard, and then flashes of battle scenes appear, people with faerie wings diving at werewolves and vampires and each other, all battling fiercely. The sounds of battle fade, and the girl's whisper is heard. "He will save us." A man with faerie wings is seen striding through a palace, clearly a king or ruler of some sort, to his guards, who hold a dark skinned faerie at his feet. He unsheathes his claws to strike her across the face. "You will never beat me." He hisses. "We will wipe your kind out, every last one of you." She spits at his feet, a mixture of blood and saliva. She is filthy, but fierce and determined. "Not while I'm alive," He raises his hand again, and the screen goes back as the girl screams. The whisper comes back, and it grows in ferocity and anger. "We have lay at your feet too long. You have orchestrated the deaths of thousands of my people. You have abused, tortured, and murdered countless beings. You have driven us from our home, and killed those that try to help us. The rightful Emperor returns, and with him, we will fight, and we will win. We are the rebellion." There is a very quick flash of battle, blood and dirt and people everywhere, and a snarl breaks across the theatre. BROKEN WINGS Join the Rebellion appears in delicate script, a dark purpley color, like the sky at dusk. __-__-__ PG-13

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TheChaoticOnes — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:36:26 -0500

(Scenes open, flashing between streets crowded with lots of creatures, machines, and people, and a nightclub where a very atractive young man, nineteen years old with a blue streak in his black hair is dancing on a stage, slowly taking off his shirt. The music is Shake that Bubble by young and divine) N: In a world, where everything is possible... (flash of the street, a four legged mech striding confidently over the tops of horse drawn carages, cars, and other modes of transport, and the fantastical monsters, demons and creatures using them and drawing them) N: where sin and vice are abundant... (flash of inside the nightclub, the nineteen year old dancing against a pole, sultry and heavily lined eyes staring out at the audiance, a flash of a red haired man leaning against the wall, light armor on his chest and sword at his side, he has frilled ears.) N: Can two men stay armagedon long enough to save their people? (Music abruptly changes to rob zombi dragula) (Series of flashes, fights between saphire and lycans, and between Kasu and bounty hunters) (Saphire fighting his twin, same exact look but with a diferent shade of blue in hair) Stop this! Cerulian (the twin): Never! We belong here! Those monsters Don't!! Saphire: They'll tear us appart! (flash to night, Saphire and Cerulian falling from a high building, still fighting, Saphire satisfied that he's taken his brother out and content to die this way, cerulian frantic with panic. Saphire begins to glow, and there's a bright flash and a stunned look on Cerulian's face) (Flash to a very expensive looking boardroom, a dozen or so demons in suits sitting around it with grim faces.) Almost human demon at head of table, older gentleman with nearly orange skin and long, spiraling horns speaks: "Do it.... set a bounty on every human life in the city... None of those can be left alive to challenge us." Flash to Saphire and Kasu standing back to back, fighting off waves of bounty hunters. Kasu wielding his sword and Saphire a pair of small daggers.) Saphire: We'll never be able to get them to stop. Kasu : We have to try... to save as many as we can. (Cut to black, Title, release date and website briefly lingering on the screen in bright silver lettering before fading away to the next trailer)

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Mei_Mia — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:51:00 -0500

lol i've got another book i've been writing i got the trailer for that one all planned out but this one hmm is subject to change: The screen is filled with sky and clouds, we move closer in to see a couple giant floating cities gleaming white. camera backtracks so as to show the view is from within a cockpit of a small ship (flying, of course. this is sci fi :) ). The captain of the ship is a young woman with black eyes, reddish pink hair and absolutely no emotions on her face. Voiceover, her voice (Eloquence): "The Sentinels think they're above everyone else... Somehow perfect. Somehow special..." Cut to glimpses of violence - a Sky City shooting down upon a small town, destroying it. a squadron of air scooters shooing out a small farm. Voice over cont: 'They think they can push everyone else down. They think they can push their own freedom at the expense of everyone elses.' Cut to a dinghy meeting room, with about ten people, rather steampunk styled clothing. The largest stands. "The captital city, has been promised to me. In the meantime, we pirates must unite, and bring down the rest of those air heads, teach them their place!" All others cheers on. Cut to a fight between to fleets of ships. laser shots in both directions. a teenage girl's voice (Verity): 'but they don't even know who they're fighting anymore...' The woman again: 'That is why i was created.' cut to/glimpses of/ Action shots of MCs running through streets, chased by airscooters. Fight between Verity and the King of the Sky Cities. A man's voice (Aristo) yelling "And how gave you the right to judge!?" Cut to; Massive Sky City slowly tilting and falling beneath the clouds. cut to: Verity, cuddled in a corner, blood streaming down her face, Aristo holding her. Verity whispers 'She can't do this, she can't do this...' Cut to: the tired Professor standing in a lab. He shakes his head. "I made her so that she feels nothing. Remembers nothing. And follows only her programming. Her programming is to destroy the Sentinels permenantly, and nothing can sway her as she is programmed to listen to nobody, no humans, but her conscience... Thing is, she doesn't have a conscience... That's your i> job." pans to Verity's startled young face. More action shots, leading to: the woman hidden on some railings, looking down upon a fight: the King of Sky Cities, versus Verity and Aristo. She raises the rifle, takes aim. "Eloquence, don't!!" Verity cries out - cuts to black. Then in light red a handwritten word is scrawled across the screen: Eloquence. it turns to liquid red like blood and trickles off the screen. Or something like that.

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Shadowed_Rainbow — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:53:45 -0500

Narrator: What is the ultimate power that one being can have over others? Is it invisibility? CUT TO: Some sort of superhero with that power defeating a villain. Narrator: Perhaps super strength, or speed. CUT TO: Similar scene with two people, each with one of those powers. Narrator: Or incredible magic. CUT TO: Some kind of mage attacking someone. Narrator: But what do all these powers have in common? They all lead to the ultimate power, the extreme ability. And unlike all the powers that exist in comics, we all have the ability to control this power. CUT TO: Flashes of images of well known killers. FADE TO BLACK. Narrator: Perhaps, though, some more than others. SMASH CUT: A pile of bodies, with a grim reaper standing on them. Turns to look at the camera and raises a bony hand, pointing straight at the viewer. Narrator: I invite you on a special journey through The Ethereal... FLASHES OF THE ETHEREAL: HEAVEN, HELL, PURGATORY AND KARMA'S FLOORS. Narrator: And through the lives of four seemingly normal humans... FLASHES OF THESE HUMANS: Danny, Ellen, Mitchel and Shirley. Narrator: Then they're visited by an unusual guest; our dearest Death. CUT TO: The bodies of humans, as Death walks up them and stops at the top. Death: It's time to collect the reapers. Our Reaping Day approaches. SMASH CUT TO BLACK. Fade in words: 'Reaper, a novel by Marjorie M. Campbell. Coming soon.'

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Mei_Mia — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:54:43 -0500

whoops Aristo says "WHO gave you the right to judge?" not how >.<

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larka1113 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:57:52 -0500

Tristan, shaggy brown hair and green eyes in his early twenties, is driving down a busy highway in the rain. An upbeat song is playing from the radio in the background and he is tapping the rhythm with his fingers on the steering wheel. Cut to a close-up of a traffic light changing from green, to yellow, to red. Cut to his foot changing from the gas to the break. Cut back to his face and the dawning realization that he isn’t slowing down. He presses the break again and nothing happens. Show the intersection getting closer, cars whizzing past. “Daddy?” a little-girl voice calls from the back and shows in the rearview his eyes locking with hers. “ “Don’t worry Lucy.” Radio music is still playing in the background through the speakers. They’re in the intersection and fade to black. Screeching metal and car crash noises, above all Lucy’s scream of “Daddy!” Music plays Every time you run, every time you hide Every time it hurts, every time you cry Every time you run away, every time you hide your face And it feels so far away, I’m right here, with you Back to his face, bleeding from a cut on his eyebrow, eyes out of focus. “Lucy?” Fade to black. Hospital noises and mechanical beeping. Cut to him looking at Lucy through a glass window in the hospital, her hooked up to all sort of machines and bandaged, him in a wheelchair with some stitches and a cast on his wrist. He punches the wall and his hair hides most of his voice, but it can’t hide the single tear or grim frown. Fade to black. In blood red loopy handwriting appears: When its life or death, how far will YOU go? Heart beating sound in the darkness, slowly stuttering to a halt. Silence.

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IzzyRoxUrSox14 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:01:02 -0500

interesting LOL i'd consider it. now here's mine! whoever goes next please tell me if you'd watch it! (I have a song for it called "Call For Heroes" by Shockwave Sound) Fade to Golden Gate Bride, San Francisco. It is day, cars in fast motion Fade out, the back to Golden Gate, it is dark, the bridge is on fire, you can see a group of people, walking on it. Closeup to their faces which show pure shock Fade to group of civilians walking, carrying an American flag at dusk cut to Avery running from soldier day cut to the Resistance meeting cut to night, firecrackers being thrown cut to Avery standing back to camera, day. then turn and now shot of Avery pointing gun at Andrew in soldier uniform, who's hands are raised in surrender. Avery slowly lowers her gun, her face showing confusion cut to battle in neighborhood, Resistance member running, falls cut to abandoned mall shot of Avery and Andrew laughing, Avery knocks off Andrew's baseball hat (a boston red sox hat) cut to destroyed hotel, members of Resistance walking through grand dining room, tables turned over, bodies of dead on floor cut to Danny and Lina kissing, Keith, Lina's baby, in her arms (at this point choir starts) cut to stolen army vehicles, cut to inside of one, Avery is in back and holds a huge rocket launcher, she fires and the recoil sends her hitting the chair, cut to a vehicle being used by soldier exploding cut to stolen army planes, cut to Resistance members using parachutes over lake, they cut the wires and fall cut to one stolen army vehicle driving by train, members jumping onto train cut to Avery and Andrew in room, Avery hugs Andrew many shots of battle, people crying, running. shot of President George Wallis. shot of Avery looking angry, turning and leaving a building shot of burning American flag, silhouette of a man TITLE: We Are the Resistance fade to black Rated PG-13 *fades* RELEASE DATE i spend way too much time thinking about this XD

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Psychickid — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:06:22 -0500

That sounds amazing. I am hooked!

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aerie.love — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:13:17 -0500

Opens with a woman, Lilah, sitting in the lounge at the theatre, smoking a cigarette. Lilah(Voiceover): We wait for the moments where all we feel are emotions. Cut to a scene of Lilah and a man, Ezra, kissing. Fade to Lilah thrashing in her dreams. Cut to Ezra stumbling upon Lilah in the lounge. Lilah: Who the hell are you? Ezra: I'm Ezra Long. Lilah(Voiceover): Maybe that's why I let him walk into my life and slash it across the back with his mighty sword. Cut to Lilah looking distraught and tired. Fade to Lilah left alone, bruised and handcuffed to the bed. Flash Ezra sitting in a jail cell. Lilah(Voiceover): And it's the same reason that I blew him away away like the smoke from my cigarette.

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GreyKnight3445 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:18:48 -0500

(blackness) Christopher Lee: The world is dying. (brief shot of a caravan of knights and monks marching through a forest with dark clouds blotting out the sky then back to blackness) Christopher Lee: Her defenders dwindle. (brief shot of the knights and monks slaughtered and their wagons overturned or burning then back to blackness) Christopher Lee: The Council of Crowns has collapsed and its members turn on one another. (brief shots of a castle under siege by a human army at night, then a long line of elves traveling across a plain to a chain of large snow capped mountains at sunset, and then brown skinned orcs fighting each other around a stone pillar in the desert during daylight then back to blackness) Christopher Lee: The demons rise one again. (brief shot of a burning town then switch to a close up of a horned demon screaming at the sky then back to blackness) Christopher Lee: And the Mother Goddess weeps at the doom of her children. (fade into the aforementioned burning caravan from ground level then close up of a dead knight`s head as a white light begins to shine above the corpse then switches to blackness) Christopher Lee: But there is some hope yet. (overhead shot of a red fox sniffing the knight`s body and barking at an off camera person who rushes over to the knight then back to blackness) male voice: He`s alive. Fade in "Scion of the Angels" in large fantasy themed text.

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HannahBeth... — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:35:16 -0500

Opens: Teenage girl (MC) VO as the screen fades into view: Everything of mine is packed, in just one small bag. The same type of bag everyone else will be carrying on their backs this time of year. It is November. Not too cold, but not too warm. It's the perfect month for the Campaign... This is my last year, my Final Campaign... Fading into view: A courthouse's front lawn. A stage. The whole community of people eagerly waiting as a speaker speaks. Shows the speaker, an older man, blonde hair, green eyes. He speaks (loud and clear): Today is October 31. Tomorrow, the Campaign begins. Campaigners rise and show yourself. : The speaker’s voice resonates A rustling as the Campaigners rise from their seats. Camera pans over the standing teenagers. Screen fades to black. White words: I am an older sister. Fades to MC and younger sister running side by side, obviously away from something Screen fades to black. White words: I am the Division Leader. Fades to MC and her division caught in an explosion in a very wooded dense place Screen fades to black. White words: I am Talia Whittin. Fades to MC standing over a canyon, red hair billowing out behind her, she turns as a guy, dark and mysterious, comes out of the surrounding forest Screen fades to black. Red words: I am the Paramount's Daughter. Fades to MC laying in a bed, clutching her leg where a knife protrudes Her screams pierce the night Camera pans to the face of a man (the speaker) looking worriedly over MC Screen fades to black. Softly in the background you hear MC say: I can only dream of us making it back alive. The black screen cracks, the camera pans fast of running in woods, See a blur of red hair as MC and other people run Then the title: The Paramount's Daughter: slides into view Camera jerks to a stop as MC stops running Title disappears MC stares out at something, her face cast in horror The screen goes black (The end) (Song: Evanescence - Bring me to life)

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HannahBeth... — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:41:06 -0500

This sounds so good! I would read it in a heartbeat!

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Allan Lancer — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:56:05 -0500

(black screen with sound of whipping) Narrator: They were punished for harmless errors. (flashes to massive creature seen from punisher's perspective, whip flailing towards it. Creature is muscular, gray in color, bald, and with thin eyes and small ears, but otherwise human.) (cut to creature losing its temper and attacking the punisher.) (cut to creature awaiting executioner's blade.) Narrator: They were enslaved for their ancestors' mistakes. (bald man in robe with human army behind him speaking on a field to three of the creatures, waving his hands and proclaiming their right to the land) Narrator: They were separated from their families. (quickly flashes to a massive sinkhole forming in the land, half of the creatures fleeing to one side of a massive pit recently formed, the other half moving to the other side.) Narrator: But now, WE will fight. (split-screen scene of human draining potion in time with a creature. Both morph into the other). (Scene showing creatures fleeing across a field, pursued by soldiers) (A hunter wielding a mace slaying the creatures, while the transformed narrator moves in for the kill...) (Two armies, one human, the other consisting solely of the creatures, rushing to meet each other...) Dramatic music as title appears from darkness: "Liberty Legion"--working title

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Slytherin_Paramour — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:43:15 -0500

Everybody's Fool rated R (Everybody's Fool by Evanescence always placing but fading in and out according to scene) Looming mansion coming into view. Fades to black. My MC, Leo, is walking into a huge library. His fingers skim the books until he finds a black leather book that looks too old to be from his time. He takes a seat and starts to read. White burst of light cuts scene. Two looming characters are seen and then the girl turns into the light. Her face is beautiful. She smiles and the lyrics "she never was and never will be "flash in cursive. Scene fades out into black Blood spills on marble floors and a crimson colored blade falls to the ground. Scene dissolves A very handsome man with blond hair sits a throne. The girl from the previous scene sits the smaller throne next to him. They smile and the lyrics "bow down and stare in wonder." "You said you loved me! " Leo yells and the beautiful girl looks his way. "I lied. I could never love you. I played you. You're my fool " she slips on an elegant silver crown and smiles. Its twisted but beautiful. Scene fades to black "And now you're everybody's fool." Lyrics flash followed by coming to a theater near you.

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ALWoolsey — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:34 -0500

My novel is basically a coming-of-age drama in which four recent high school graduates go on a road trip from Virginia to San Francisco. I don't have a clear idea yet of the exact scenes that would be in the trailer because I'm still not quite sure how my novel is going to end up, but I know that it would have little (if any) talking. It would mostly be a montage of various images and scenes set to music. Right now, I think the song would be Arcade Fire's "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)". In short, it will all be very indie (hopefully not in a pretentious way). The movie would be rated R, mostly for language, though maybe with a little violence and sexuality thrown in there.

PLEASE SILENCE ALL CELLPHONES NOW.

ESPer out of Mind — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:22:23 -0500

Picture the following in a high-end animated style. RATED PG-13 for thematic material, fantasy violence, mild language and brief sensuality. BLACK. A music-box melody (like this) accompanies a FADE IN. EXT. BLACK ROSE GARDEN--DAY. YOUNG WOMAN (V.O.) Once upon a time, a pale and beautiful princess was sent by her beloved father to live in a castle surrounded by flowers. Only her faithful aide accompanied her to that place; for the princess' father had business in the world. BGM: Appropriate instrumental that matches the on-screen changes. FADE TO: EXT. WHITE MANOR—DAY PULL IN and FADE TO: EXT. BLACK ROSE GARDEN--DAY [A monochrome YOUNG WOMAN in aristocratic finery sits at a delicate table-and-chair set made for one, drinking tea from a china cup and saucer. A YOUNG MAN with bicolored hair and downcast eyes appears beside her with a bow.] YOUNG MAN Mistress Charlotte... There's been another one. One of the kitchen staff this time. CHARLOTTE sets down her teacup with a firm 'clink.' A frown crosses her doll-like face. CHARLOTTE Another one? Gideon, I simply won't stand for this... Is not this manor mine?! GIDEON Of course, Mistress. GIDEON straightens, black-white hair revealing mismatched eyes - one blue, one red - before it covers the blue eye. GIDEON What do you intend? CUT TO: STONE CHAMBER--NIGHT CHARLOTTE commanding a mystic circle that flares with blue light. CHARLOTTE Alemare! Alemare narena ro! Othrui ea larhal uth Le Fau Rist Io Forglio Sen! Wind whips her hair and clothes; phantasmal black butterflies appear and disappear. A low, threatening growl fills the air. Standing behind CHARLOTTE protectively, GIDEON's visible eye glows red. CUT TO: INT. RUINED LIBRARY—DAY BUTLER Forgive me for this secrecy, Lady Charlotte, but it was at the behest of your father. CHARLOTTE My-- My father? He's contacted you? BUTLER Yes. You see, the time has come for the two of you to leave the Manor at last. ZOOM ON an odd combination of keyhole, padlock, and antique compass, made of gold or polished bronze and embedded with golden topaz. BUTLER This is for you, Lady Charlotte. Your father sends it with his regards. As CHARLOTTE's hand extends into the shot and picks up the MEMENTO. CHARLOTTE For... me? CUT TO: EXT. COBBLED PATH--DAY GIDEON helps CHARLOTTE into an elaborate carriage rigged with a pair of horses, one white with black mane and tail, the other black with white mane and tail. GIDEON (stoic, with underlying concern) You're certain about this, Charlotte? CHARLOTTE looks briefly over her shoulder; PULL BACK to view of MANOR and GARDEN, then FADE IN to CLOSE-UP of CHARLOTTE's face. CHARLOTTE (determined, and perhaps a little resigned) I don't see that we have a choice, Gideon. Do you? GIDEON as CHARLOTTE steps in; GIDEON closes the carriage door as she takes her seat. PULL BACK slowly as Gideon climbs easily into the driver's box and starts them off. INT. CARRIAGE—DAY CHARLOTTE draws out the MEMENTO and gazes at it with narrowed eyes. The gems begin to glow with a faint golden light, and her hand tightens around it reflexively. MALE VOICE (V.O.) My dearest Charlotte, what I tell you now has been far too long in coming; yet know that all I have done has been to protect you, and that I would allow you to continue your peaceful life if it were within my power. However, even princesses must leave their towers one day... FADE TO WHITE CHARLOTTE (V.O.) To honor the vow made long ago, I... TITLE SPLASH: [elaborate script, traced in gold before turning black moments later] KAIROS BGM: The vocal version of the opening tune (like this as sung by CHARLOTTE, continuing to FADE. FADE TO BLACK In SMALL PLAIN WHITE TEXT at the bottom of the black screen Find out more at www.kairos-momentofdestiny.com* *Note that there's not actually a website... but if this ever became a movie, there would be! Where else would people be able to download official icons and hunt for clues in leaked frames? xD

INCIDENTALLY!

ESPer out of Mind — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:28:21 -0500

Not sure why the second song-link didn't work, but this one should. I think. In all honesty, it's been about a year since I used html. XD; Link!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Aradyn — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:49:12 -0500

[soft music] [black screen] older voice - "Peace be your return, Sli" (pronouced sl-ee) Younger, deep voice - "Blessings begotten you deep, Lapses." [writing on the screen: "Out of 6,840,507,000 humans in the world"] [writing fades out - pictures flash on screen, a girl in the rain on the streets of New York, shaking the hands of a man off of her, her scream fades softly into the music] [fades to black again] [writing on the screen: "What if the one you love,"] [Fades out - flashes pictures of intimate moments, a boy with blond hair tracing the girls face as she sleeps next to him, her clasping her arms around him as they ride in the dark on a motorcycle, the boy leans down to kiss the girl, he whispers "you're different, Rane"] [Fades to black] [Writing on screen: "was not completely human?"] [Music becomes louder] [Fade into Lapses and Juna talking to Sli, each have 3 sets of wings made of light and feathers, and their eyes glow an unnatural light] Lapses - "her blood! They want a bride and she is so close to Seraph in blood, yet she is human as well!" [flashes black, flashes back to Juna and Lapses talking quietly] Juna - "He cannot know that by sleeping with her he will feel things. HE CANNOT KNOW!" [Music is now pounding] [pictures switch between different moments of Sli and Rane while Juna's voice says "she is the offspring of a human and a Seraph, she is to die and be sent to the Waste!" - fades into a picture of Sli and Juna talking - "She is not one of us Sli! And she must die before she spreads the genes of our society!"] [Fades into a clip of Rane walking into the lobby of a theater, she has 3 sets of wings made of light on her back, and her eyes and hair glow dully. Sli is staring at her when her eyes meet his you hear his voice say "When I'm around her... I feel..." - jumps to a picture of Sli standing in the middle of an empty street in New York at midnight, his arms outstretched, it is raining - "I feel!"] [All music cuts, the screen is black] [Rane's voice: "My name is Rane, R-A-N-E, my mom was a bit of a hippy.." - fades into a picture of Sli sitting on a motorcycle, his forefinger and thumb pinching the bridge of his nose - Sli - "... Just get on the bike, Rane."] [Fades to black, soft music again title displaces: "EIRE" along with release date.] I feel like this would make a good movie, I just suck at coming up with trailers...

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Scott Gardener — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:11:06 -0500

VOICEOVER Tomorrow night, the world will be a very different place. Blurry images sharpen to show news, handheld cameras, showing crawling trailers about the economy, the war in Afghanistan, and so forth. A NEWS ANCHOR speaks, an inset beside her showing a wolf face superimposed over Leonardo daVinci's Vitruvian Man drawing, the word LYCANTHROPES REVEAL in bold below it. NEWS ANCHOR At seven pm, Pacific local time, werewolves Scott Gardener and Elodea Taylor have demonstrated unequivocal proof of the existence of the paranormal. SCOTT GARDENER stands beside a half-human, half-wolf creature, the woman ELODEA TAYLOR in mid-shifted form. GARDENER I have been infected with an alien virus that causes lycanthropy... VOICEOVER To some, it was a dream come true... LESLIE stands outside a neighborhood at night, talking on her mobile phone. LESLIE Count me in! Leslie rides with IAN, and JEFFREY in a Toyota Celica, packed for a road trip. JEFFREY This is going to be awesome! IAN I can't believe this is finally real! Gardener, wrapped in a towel, stands before Leslie, inside an old, abandoned office building. GARDENER It will not be what you expect it to be. And, at first, it will be painful. LESLIE I'm ready... Leslie holds out her arm, and IN SLOW MOTION, Gardener, now in hybrid werewolf form, bites her arm. Leslie stands in front of her parents, her mother backing away, crying. Her father holds a crucifix in his hand. MOTHER You... let them bite you! You're one of them, now! FATHER (grabbing Leslie and pushing her against a wall) I don't know what you are, but give me back my daughter! Give me back my Leslie! From above, looking down: Jeffrey and Ian writhe, shifting form, curled up in agony, while Leslie, nearly human but with pointed teeth and a coat of fur watches. Pan back to widening snow-covered forest. Ian walks along a street, a group of protesters standing across from him, shouting and waiving their arms. They hold signs declaring that "God hates werewolves" and that "The Beast of Revelations must die." Ian's eyes shift to yellow, and pointed teeth appear. IAN Please... Not now... AN AGENT wearing a black suit leans over Ian and Jeffrey, holding a misshapen silver bullet fragment. AGENT We are setting up a protective relocation camp. You could be safe there. OFFICER DEWEES holds a Taser, pointing it at Jeffrey, who is shape-shifting from human to mid-shifted form. DEWEES Please... don't make me have to do this! Protest crowds throw rocks and debris at people, some of whom have lycanthropic features. SCOTT GARDENER (Voiceover) I was afraid that coming forward would catalyze the end of civilization, that werewolves would overtake humanity, or that humanity would know that we could and fight us to the death to prevent it. A man who calls himself DARKSHADOWWOLF sits in a dimly lit padded cell at an asylum. DARKSHADOWWOLF The dismemberment of humankind has begun. We are taking back the Earth! Lights flicker as a TECHNICIAN runs down a hall, afraid, panting. Darkness alternates with furry movement behind him. Then he is standing, and several werewolves in hybrid form run up to him, standing around, baring their teeth. Fade to black. In silver, the first title LYCANTHROPE fades in, in curved, blade-like letters. A black line slices through the letters, cutting them into upper tips and lower 2/3s. In that space, in block letters widely spaced apart, the second title appears, SINGULARITY. SCOTT GARDENER (Voiceover, faint, as if from a recording) This is the moment in history that changed everything...

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lanternheadliveswithoutfear — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:11:55 -0500

Wow, thanks, glad you liked it. It turned out sounding like parody of a cheesy indie movie, but it was so fun to write. I was a bit iffy about posting this because of the general lightness with which it treats suicide, but oh well, not like anyone's going to read it~ I looked for yours and I have to say that it is epically dramatic. I love your choice of music, too, really sets the whole mood. I feel like mine is for Sundance and yours is up for the Oscars, haha.

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Prudence Fang — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:28:21 -0500

(Screen is black. The roar of a battle can faintly be heard, slowly increasing in volume until it is the only thing you can hear. Screen is still black) Voiceover (Teenage girl): Angels and Demons have been at war since the dawn of time. (Black switches to a raging battlefield hanging in the middle of an otherwise empty and black dimension where winged beings in white armor battle fiery beings in black and red armor) Voiceover: They're always in a constant struggle for power to decide who will rule the realms of the universe. They have fought like this, with neither side gaining the upper hand. (An Angel shoots down a Demon with a glowing arrow. The Angel is cut down by another Demon with a fiery sword. That Demon is tackled by another Angel and so the fight continues, the roar getting louder) Voiceover: Until now. (Screen goes black and all is deathly quiet. Slowly, the sound of birds chirping replace the silence and the screen fades from black to a shot of a quiet, calm street. A teenage girl is slowly shuffling closer, head bent down with her black hair in her face. As she gets closer, she looks up at the camera with startlingly purple eyes. She smiles a disconcertingly knowing smile and pauses for a second) Girl (With same voice as Voiceover): The problem is choosing which side gets to have me. (As she shuffles away, screen fades back to black and the title scrolls across the screen in red and white letters)

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s y d n e y — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:32:02 -0500

[ Opens, black screen - white words: [fade in]What would you do[fade out] - [fade in]if you were the only one left?[fade out] ] [ Flash to close up of KATHRYN ] [ Flash to close up of PETER ] [ Flash to close up of QUINN ] [ Flash to close up of LEXI ] [ Black screen - white words: "When a secret lab accidentally releases a deadly virus into the human population, chaos erupts." ] - news man's voice: "The number of infected citizens is rising... The Infection is spreading..." - show many sick people in bed with high fever - news man's voice: "The number of deceased citizens is rising..." ] [ Show hospital parking lot covered with rows and rows of bodies, covered in white sheets ] [ Black screen - white words: [fade in]Well...not completely alone.[fade out] ] [ Same hospital parking lot aerial view > jump to close up of decaying hand sticking out from white sheet > finger twitches ] [ Black screen - News man's voice [panicked tone]: "It seems as though the dead are rising..." ] [ Same hospital parking lot aerial view > the dead are standing > white sheets falling to the ground > flash to view from gate showing hundreds of the Infected walking from the hospital ] [ Show the Infected walking the streets ] [ Show abandoned warehouse > show the 15 teen survivors inside ] [ Black screen - white words: Some did survive. ] [ Flash to close up of important MCs ] [ Black screen - white words: But now, they face many new things altogether different. - some kind of dramatic music. - white words: BETRAYAL -- Lexi, sitting in a white-walled room, no windows one door, at table, two men in front of her in black suits. She says, "I know where she is. I can take you to her." - white words: MISFORTUNE -- someone is being attacked by the Infected - white words: PASSION -- Peter and Kathryn in a forest, passionately kissing - white words: SURVIVAL -- Kathryn asking Luke, "How will we survive this new world?" -- show scenes where they are kicking zombie ass, lots of guns and axes and blood -- Luke answers, "We won't." [ Black screen - white words: How will you survive?[fade out] ] [ Black screen - title: The Infection - white words: Coming to theaters near you ]

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downwithopc — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:33:44 -0500

Here are links to the movies: Downtown Crackdown: http://www.downtowncrackdown.com Mask of Death: http://tinyurl.com/maskofdeath

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downwithopc — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:39:20 -0500

Some more stuff about the movies: Downtown Crackdown is a silent film, and Mask of Death is a "fantasy". I put it in quotes because it barely qualifies as fantasy! We just added a few things that had some fantasy elements, but it had to be fantasy as that was the genre we pulled to use during the making of the film. Anyway, Downtown Crackdown is probably PG-13, but Mask of Death definitely is R, so it's not safe for work. Just a heads up there.

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Electricpepper — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:49:12 -0500

Music: What You Want by Evanescence. A flash of Ash, her blonde hair everywhere, both eyes turning black. (Music says "Hello, hello, remember me, I'm everything you can't control") Flash to a scene of Ash with her knee on a mans back, cuffing him. Flash to a scene of her standing with him, and two other men. Man: My name is Kasper Ash: Like Casper the Friendly Ghost? Ian comes on the screen, relaxed enough to look frightening. With a hand on Ash's face he says "Ah yes, foiled by a pretty face" Then a clip of Ian and Ash kissing, Ash uses her powers to throw Ian across the room, when you see his face it's bruised and cut up. A clip of them kissing outside. Geoff and Ash at the railroad tracks. Geoff: If anyone tries to take you away, blow the fuckers up. Then Geoff getting taken away to be thrown in an asylum. A clip of Walker and Alice in a club. Ash in an asylum, then fading. A more relaxing enviroment, in the past. Geoff: We can fix this Ash. A clip of Ian (From the past) and Ash in the lake, stripped down to nearly nothing swimming around. A clip of Ash beheading someone by accident when she was young, that turns into her now beheading a man. Ash passing out, loud heartbeat that slowly fades, eyes opening. Then there is a pause where everything is black, show a few fast action scenes one right after the other, slowly going faster. Ash: *Screams* Fade to black, title reads 'Art Of The Gifted' (((Gosh, I can't do my own story justice in a post .__. It's better than it sounds, I swear to Potter))))

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irishlullaby — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:50:48 -0500

Me thinks this would be the extended trailer for it. -sunrise over downtown Atlanta...- Amelia: (voice over) In 2012... The Digital Age came to an adrupt halt. No one knows what happened... just that it all just... stopped. And with it, all the contraptions that relied on digital technology to keep it running... [goes black; sound of a heart beat. a pale humanoid creature with white eyes, wearing dark robe, lets out a hiss as it gets backed into a corner. goes black.] [sound of a heart beat. sound of people screaming and general sounds of destruction... fades to a view of downtown Atlanta in ruins. goes black] [peaceful sounding music] [caption: One hundred years in our future...] Amelia: *yells over engines* Hoist the sails! [a massive air ship raises sails... in a lavishly decorated interior corridor... people in victorian looking clothes as meandering along contentedly] Amelia: *voice over speakers in the corridor* I'd like to welcome everyone to the Twilight Runner, flagship for Baron International Sky Liners... [view of passengers on the galleries waving goodbye to people on the landing green. Get a view from the front gallery of the ship; over looking a moderately rebuilt Atlanta, but in the distance ruins of some of the old sky scrapers are still standing; flashes to Amelia's dad grinning and shaking his head at Amelia as she hangs upside down from some railings around one of the steam engines, working on it. goes black.] [caption: The world has rebuilt to thrive on the wisdom passed down of a group of people...] Richard: To some The Alchemists were scientists... [flash a scene of girl, wearing welding goggles, peicing together some kind of suit of armor] To others, the Alchemists were wizards... [flash to a scene of Morgan holding up a staff; the orb on top of it glowing brightly] But all they were... was people that had answers once the wreckage cleared [fade to black] [caption: And the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of one woman...] [view of Amelia and her mother sitting on a bed...] Mom: You're more like your Daddy that you'll ever know Amelia. [fade to black] [caption: Who must go back in time...] [scene of Amelia looking lost and out of place in a room full of people, she's with Morgan and Raef.] Amelia: *confused* Why do people keep asking if I'm cosplaying as Zoe? Morgan: *looks at Amelia* Have you never been to Dragon Con before? Amelia: Can't say that I have. Morgan: Do you know what Dragon Con IS? Amelia: *after a moment* I'm really... honestly... not from around here. [goes black.] [caption: Adventurer...] [Amelia looks at a device on her wrist that starts beeping... flash of white light and she's standing on the ledge of the Empire State Building; looking at New York lit up and cars zipping around below...] Morgan: (voice over) It's not who or what you believe that matters... it's that you have faith that there is something far greater at work in the vast universe than you and I could ever comprehend... [goes black.] [caption: Daredevil...] [Amelia hops up onto the ledge of the ship's gallery.] Richard: Don't do it! *runs forward as Amelia stretches her arms out and falls over the side of the ship; when he gets there; Amelia pulls herself up over the side of the rail and gives him a quick peck on the lips.* Amelia: Don't worry... I know what I'm doing. Just stay 'ere looking pretty for me. *lets go* Richard: *sighs and shakes his head* I hate when she says that. [goes black] [caption: Hero...] [various flashes of aventurous and battle scenes...] Amelia: (voice over) You can tell them... We're ready to fight... And when they get here... You can tell them one thing... Tell them... [view of Amelia striding purposefully forward; like she's approaching something down on the ground.] Amelia: *pointing a strange looking weapon* Tell them John Baron's daughter will be waitin' for them. [flash of white light.... fades to black...] Morgan: *softly; as if reading to a child* Her eyes held a madness as I had never seen. [scene of the balloons that keep the Twilight Runner floating away and the ship starting to fall from the sky; goes to inside the ship where Amelia is running about madly pulling levers and looking positively delighted as everyone else is clinging on for dear life] This was to the be the final flight of the Sky Queen... whether it be because of her death, my death, or her returning to that place which she came... this would be the last time I saw The Sky Queen fly. [Amelia gives a maniacal laugh as the ship plunges into the ocean] [goes black] Amelia: (voice over) No one knew what happened... except for me. [Caption: Amelia Baron and the Twilight Runner] Rating: PG

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phact0rri — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:59:39 -0500

[Fade in to a shot of an open field in the middle of nowhere... we see a huge panning sequence] In a world where all realities are seperated by the will of mankind, there exists a hidden force that wants to shatter it. [we do a slow zoom to ethan ether] Ethan: "And now for my next trick!"] [Cut to a shot of a gored older man laying on a living room floor. bookshelves and furniture all torn apart. The camera then zooms to the shock of a red haired girl's face] Madiera: "ETHAN HES DEAD! GODFREY IS DEAD! [Next cut to a savage looking demon with a hood covering most of his face, he wears a blackened armor breast plate. We watch as he slams his fist into Ethan Ether's stomach then smashes his foot on the magician's head] Narrator: The time has come for one man to stand up against those forces, or die trying.... [We'll next see shots of fantastic magic happening in all this cool CG kinda stuff, and a full orchestra heavy on the strings section bringing up the excitement.] Narrator: Coming this summer, get ready to forget everything you ever thought you knew... [There's a shot of an all black maze from ahead looking down. Then showing Ethan stepping right through the maze's wall. This is followed by the swooping in of the cool logo] Narrator: The king is dead, Long Live the King! [Final shot of of a hooded form holding up a severed head] Ethan: "NOOOOOO!"

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dontpanic — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:25:54 -0500

This is perfect :-) Here's mine: Fade in: A Man on his knees, a gun pointed to his head. Winter, breath forms in front of his mouth. Fade Out. Fade In: A young woman staring into the bathroom mirror, a trickle of blood running over the inside of her arm. Fade to black. Screen reads: It is time Fade to: The woman driving a motorcycle through a vast barren landscape. Fade to back and lettering: to challenge Fade to Man standing at a lake, surrounded by mountains with a huge dragon hovering over him and the lake. Fade to: your fate Fade to black. Quick inter-cuts with dramatic music: The Woman hitting a stranger in the face with the barrel of a gun. The Man falling down a whole in the ground. A heavy snowstorm embodied by a huge white creature. Quick cuts of the woman running, the man screaming, fireworks, the sea, people in flight, an unearthly scream. Cut. Black. Lettering: and become yourself Music changes and the Man and Woman stare at each other, standing in a thick forest. They slowly turn and behold a unicorn. Quick cut. Title. Coming this Summer. Okay, gonna write some more but that actually helped in understanding the story much better.

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S O L A R O S E — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:10:19 -0500

This sounds amazing!

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Turdlock — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:29:35 -0500

Ohhhhh! Nice. :D

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Hannah_S — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:11:47 -0500

I have actually already planned my trailer, but I kind of want a TV series rather than a film. Voice Over- Martin: Once upon a time, there was a prince. *Martin dressed in his scruffiest clothes* VO: Only he didn't want to live under the rule of his father, the evil king, and so he left the kingdom to start his own. *Very young Martin hiding out in the wood* VO: On his travels his met many strange and interesting people, like... Sir Katalin, The Insane. *Katalin (female!) wearing shorts and t-shirt and wielding a sword* VO: Lady Maku the... Also Insane! *Maku throwing tinsel in the air and running around all giddy* VO: Sir Richard the Very, Very Tall. *Richard standing up with plant pots in his hands* VO: Lady Amber the... Fiery *Amber changing into a dragon and breathing flame* VO: The Knight, Crystal the Changeable *Crystal grinning and shifting into a different form* VO: And Damsel Donnelly, the Far Too Small For His Own Good. *Donnelly (male) standing next to Richard and looking a little put out* VO: This story is completely and utterly true. *Martin is finally seen, and is grinning* Martin: Well, apart from the bit about me being a prince. I think the whole of the first book in film/ TV style would only be about a PG, but the rating would get higher for the later books. The one I'm actually writing now is at least a 15 I would think.

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Turdlock — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:14:44 -0500

Oh lord. Once I actually saw this I couldn't NOT do it. :D [scene flashes of a blonde girl, Lily, being bitten on the neck by a vampire] [scene cuts to a science lab classroom Lily is smiling mockingly at a brown haired boy, Peter. While another boy, Daniel watches] Peter: Don't call me Pete, you freak. Lily: But Pete has such a nice ring to it. Daniel: Hey, Lily, you coming to my party Saturday? [fades to black] [scene flashes to a front yard of a large house at night where a party is clearly going on. Peter is on the ground, bleeding heavily from the arm, while Lily is in the process of being jerked away from a large werewolf, slamming into a car with a bloody dagger in her hand] [scene fades in of an older man, Stan, talking to Peter in a serious voice] Stan: Peter, you're a werewolf. [scene changes to the same room, but Peter and Lily are standing alone] Peter: I'm never going to be normal. I'm just going to be a freak just like you. It's all your damn FAULT! Lily throws a object at him. [a scene fades in a sunlit backyard. A pair of black haired twins, Johnny Boy and Blank, are speaking to about fifteen people, Lily and Peter near the edge of them, standing close beside each other.] Johnny Boy: We don't know who was giving the real orders, but they wanted Peter dead pretty badly. But they told us if we hurt the blonde, we'd be dead. *his eyes look to Lily* [small flashes of scene's flash by. Music starts: Louder than Thunder, by The Devil Wears Prada] Two werewolves are facing off. Lily jumps between them. Lily holding Peter's head on her lap, as he's unconscious. Peter yelling at a man who looks to be his father. Lily holding Peter's hand as the same vampire as before bites her from behind. Peter punching a wall in a very impersonal bedroom. Lily reading tarot cards for an older woman with a smile. Lily crying on Peter's shoulder with blood on her hands. [the music fades and a scene fades in with Lily hanging in Peter's arms, weak] Lily: You... you should call me by my name more often. It makes me think you hate me a little less. Peter: I don't hate you, Lily. [fades to black] Title appears in curling writing What it means... To Howl at the Moon [a scene flashes to Lily with a bloody face being carried by the vampire, Jack. A man, Samson, is standing before them] Samson: I'm taking your car. Anything I should know about in it? Lily: Just some dead bodies in the trunk. Samson: That's my girl. Jack: Animals... [cuts to black] Date, rating, all that. :D It'd be rated PG13, unfortunately. I want more cursing, but woe is me. XD

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alive_in_wonderland — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:50:59 -0500

Okay, so I totally see every scene I write as a movie...I'm gonna try and condense it into a movie trailer. The song would be Emily Browning's version of Sweet Dreams...I'm sure you've all heard of that one from Sucker Punch. Well, I also see Emily Browning as a possibility for my MC Viola. It would began with a shot of the orphanage where Viola grew up. Showing various of shots of her with other orphans. At the lines "Some of them want to use you" there would be a shot of Joshua her adoptive father having a rather charming smile on his face At the lines "Some of them want to get used by you" there would be a shot of Seth her love interest and her walking down a school hallway With "Some of them want to abuse you" there would be a shot of the Doctor injecting a syringe into Viola's veins Finally "Some of them want to be abused" A shot of Anna, Joshua's wife, smiling brightly As the song becomes softer, I see Viola falling down a flight of stairs looking towards the person that pushed her. Voice over "I had always thought I was one of the diseased..." A shot of a group of people standing in line to get vaccine."But some one lied to me." Shot of Joshua making a speech at a dinner party. "And now they're going to pay for it." Viola kicking an orderly's ass while dressed in a patient gown. Again the lyrics stand out showing various scenes of Viola getting hit by Joshua, kissing Seth both bloody and covered in dirt, and being generally badass as she is introduced to the rebellion. "Joshua never saw me as a threat..." As music grows almost quiet but slowly builds I see her going up against Joshua as he looks at her smirking. "He was wrong" A single gunshot is heard as the scene fades into the title that's still a work in progress. I make this sound totally lame, but it looks really awesome in my head!

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Emmie Frost — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:56:00 -0500

where can i get tickets?

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Countess Meep — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:28:19 -0500

Hah thank you :-)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

RobertSnozers — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:38:15 -0500

This is only a teaser trailer, the full trailer isn't out yet. Music is the opening (soft drums) to 'The Far Side of the World', the opening track on the Master and Commander soundtrack. (But that's OK because trailers are always using music from existing films) We see a sailing ship, a 19th century Royal Navy corvette, rather like this one http://www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk/historic/navy/nav4.htm in early morning light, just before sunrise, and very light wind, pitching gently - a wide helicopter shot from behind and above zooms in gradually. Fade to replace with... The same corvette seen from beneath the surface of the waves. An indistinct, eel-like shape undulates across the corner of the image for a moment. Fade to replace with... Officers on the quarterdeck of the ship. There is a bumping sound. One, in the foreground, says: "What was that?" The framing of the image doesn't change but the focus moves from the foreground officer to Saoirse Ronan, standing behind and to one side, dressed as a 19th century Midshipman (uniform a little like this one http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/JohnFisherMidshipman1856-60.jpg) who looks alert and worried. Fade... The waterline of the ship, something smooth, slick, rounded and quite possibly part of a giant sea serpent breaks the surface briefly next to the ship The drumming increases in speed and intensity. The gun deck. Officer shouts "Fire", the cannons fire and recoil, Cut to Man hanging by one hand from the fore-top (platform halfway up the foremast), looking terrified seen from above, Saoirse Ronan is trying to stop him falling, Cut to Ship in hurricane seen from the deck, slowly tipping over, men shouting, objects sliding across the deck cut to Very brief shot of a large, serpent-like creature coiling around the bow of the vessel in the same hurricane, cut to black. Caption: 'Daedalus and the Deep', [Release date]

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aflatminor — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:19:12 -0500

[Vocalization in minor key fades in on a black screen] In a world of war and turmoil... (fades in on the screen in bronze letters) Main Character: (standing on top of rock) I have seen them! The army will be here within days. We will all be killed! [Screen shows MC standing on above stated rock. Screen flashes to black] A prophecy unfolds...(fades on screen) [Screen shows first antagonist sneaking into throne room, staring at crown] Forces will collide... [Various flashes of scenes are shown, as voice-overs occur, and suspense music fades in] 2nd MC: You have to! You can't stay here! MC: Neither can you. 1st Secondary Character: Who are you? 2nd Antagonist: No one is more powerful than I! MC: You're going to have to kill him. [As scene of 2ndMC falling out of sky flashes, the music crescendoes, and suddenly dies out, before exploding again in an orchestrated piece] (Black, with bronze letters) The Ruler Of A Hundred In theaters [insert date many, many years in future]

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

RobertSnozers — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:25:35 -0500

Sounds really good. Great synthesis of the music and the images.

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Yugure — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:24:50 -0500

OMG!! That sound so freaking awesome!

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Bionicman05 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:25:45 -0500

Soft, haunting vocals play as the camera pans slowly over a futuristic cityscape at night, interconnected skyscrapers and arcologies as far as the eye can see. There is an explosion at the base of one of them and the tower begins to collapse, obscured by the other buildings. Cut to a news broadcast where a reporter is talking. Images of riots flash behind them as they do. "confirmed to be in the thousands. Riots have broken out globally as tens of thousands claim membership in Cendres de la Vie, a French cult calling for the downfall of all civilization." Back to the cityscape, circling a mid-sized tower. After a second, cut to a third-story office overlooking a lake with a massive column of steam rising from the center. A well dressed, elderly Hispanic woman turns from the window and speaks. "There are confirmed sightings of psionics leading the riots." She keeps talking as the scene changes. Cut to a man with glowing purple eyes telekinetically throwing cars at riot troops. Camera pans and zooms to show a woman hosing a storefront down with fire from her hands. "Your people stopped them when they tried to take over fifteen years ago. It looks like they've decided to destroy what they can't rule." The music stops. "I think they might actually succeed." Cut to black. Up-tempo, intense strings begin to play, softly at first, but growing louder. Fade back to cityscape, camera zooms in quickly on the top of the one tower. Four people stand there in black armor over dark grey BDUs, holding compact rifles: a tall, muscular dark- skinned man, a shorter person, and two short, squat persons in silver-fronted helmets. An insignia is visible on the man's right shoulder: a point-down black triangle with a red '9' in the center. The man puts his helmet on; the front has been sculpted to look like a silver skull. The man speaks. "Riot troops are pulling back." The music stops abruptly. "It's our turn." Heavy rock starts as they leap off the edge of the skyscraper. The screen goes black, fading up to dark grey with the triangle and 9 logo centered. The word Division fades in above the logo and the word Ashes below it. The edges of the screen flicker orange and what looks like snow begins to fall as the screen goes to black. Coming Soon.

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Thedreamwriter99 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:37:26 -0500

The trailer starts off with two girls and one guy, laughing at something in a guy's room. The camera moves over to the wall, so it fades black, but still moves over to a other scene, where one of the girls is sword fighting with another, older man. When she knocks him down, she smiles, helping him up. The girl is Rafaela, and now 17, compared to when she was 13 in the room. Rafaela:How was that, father? father:Fare, but you will not have to worry about being a perfect swordswoman for a long time now. He smiles, but then the scene fades into darkness, the only light comes in a few seconds later, but it's fire. You can see Rafaela swordsfighting perfectly, only a few months older. A long ways away you can see inside the castle after fading out and in. Her father is on his deathbed, but sleeping, still breathing. While you can hear screams of the war outside, the background music comes in, wh ich is Lily's Theme. A person comes in, but you cannot see his/her face because of a long cloak and hood. The person walks up to the father, drawing a knife, and, so you can't see, you just hear a gasp and a man's voice whisper to the father "You're wrong. Revenge is the best answer." the camera moves to the window, so you can hear the sounds of the war and the fighting below. It then fades black, fading in again to see the same room as in the beginning, but only two kids are left. Rafaella not there anymore, so the boy and girl look meloncoly.

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Nysari — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:44:39 -0500

(The screen fades in from black to reveal a dim, dusty room. Soft, rhythmic plucking of orchestral instruments plays in the background. Anya is standing in front of a small window looking out into the early morning desert as she ties her hair.) Morris: Anya, do you remember the duke? (The screen cuts to Ardian Triss, the duke of Shertha, sitting in his palace.) Anya: Yes I remember him. (Screen cuts to Morris, sitting at the table with Anya and Bessel. Morris: He's... taken an interest in you. He asked for your hand in marriage... I accepted. Anya: I don't have a say in this at all? (The music picks up. The screen changes to several shots of the camera panning over the desert.) Tavern man 1: D'ya hear? The duke's bride-to-be skipped out right before her wedding day. Tavern man 2: The duke must be furious. (The music drops out as Anya pushes the door open with a creak. She finds Morris and Bessel, lifeless on the floor in pools of their own blood.. She screams. The music comes back in, heavy and ominous. The screen cuts to Lerhen and Anya walking.) Lerhen: You're out for revenge, aren't you? ... I want to help you. (The screen cuts happen quickly now, as the music rises to a crescendo. Shots show Anya learning to shoot a bow and arrow, as well as images of some of her companions. Then as the music peaks to one powerful note, the screen cuts to Anya slitting the throat of a brigand from behind. The music fades as the screen fades to black.)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Flameshaft — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:56:42 -0500

actually, I have read a series of books that do take Hades' perspective, in a humorous way

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Flameshaft — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:25:56 -0500

[Black screen] Fades in to a drop of blood falling. [Black out] Fades in to the words: Changing life is not easy. Teenage girl (Falyn), sitting at a table, across from an older woman (Sae the Seer). Sae: The price must be paid. [Zoom in] A green vial with gold streaks, filled with a dark liquid exchanges hands. [Black out] [Flash] Falyn sitting at the back of a bus, looking out. [Flash] A white-haired man picking up the green vial from a table. [Black out] [Fade in] In a cellar, a girl (Kieran) in the shadows sits against the wall, hair matted, head down, cuts all over her body. A gleaming chain is seen around her ankle. The white-haired man (Keion) stands over her. Keion: Submit! Kieran: [Lifting her head, eyes still bright] NEVER! [Black out] Fades in to the words: Two girls. [Flash] Falyn standing in a wide, grey expanse, a dark gateway behind her. A shining white shape in front of her. Her left hand is bloody. [Flash] Kieran is floating, her bow drawn towards the camera. She shoots, resulting in... [Black out] Fades in to the words: Two worlds. [Fade in] Falyn is running, Kieran not far behind her. A wolf-shaped silver streak, and a cat follow them. Falyn blasts an enemy aside. A black gate is just ahead. Falyn: Hurry! [Black out] Fades in to the words: One Gate. [Fade in] Falyn, crying, her arms are blood stained, and she has splashes of blood all over her body. Her left hand covers her left eye, and her right hand is a fist. Falyn: Kieran! She slowly opens her right hand, revealing a silver arrowhead. [Zoom in on arrowhead] [Black out] The words appear: But the price must be paid. [Fade out as if swallowed by a black hole] TREACHEROUS GATE

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Erotic Troll — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:34:39 -0500

Here's a brief summary: "It starts out in the perspective of seventeen year old Isabella Swan, "Bella" who has a normal boring life, until she moves to Forks, Washington with her father Charlie. She doesn't expect anything to change because what could happen in a small town where it never stops raining? But she was wrong! As soon as she laid her eyes on Edward Cullen, her life changed completely. He and his brothers and sisters were so beautiful, and she couldn't help staring. At first she tries to avoid Edward, and acts as if he is annoying, but really she is burning inside to get to know him. She later finds out that he is different that he is a vampire! Even though Edward tells her to stay away, she still tries to talk to him in school, and finds any excuse she can to be near him. Their relationship strenghtens, and she finally begins to realize that her life is in danger because of her hanging out with the Cullens. Just one simple game of baseball, (well, it is vampire baseball) She encounters a tracker (James). James instantly becomes obsessed with Bella, and decides to track her. The Cullens try to keep her safe, but since Bella is so stubborn, she decides she will go after him herself. She will do anything to try and save her mother. She meets James in a ballet studio where he attacks her. In the end Edward and the Cullens save her, and Edward and Bella promise to be together forever." I'm thinking about adding a sparkly and pasty white homosexual as the vampire, and some woman who couldn't act to save her life as the human girl. Any ideas?

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heimarmenee — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:38:50 -0500

That was amazing!! I would definitely watch this. (Probably multiple times, too...) Ahhh! If this book ever gets published, I'll be the first in line :D

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Se'punto — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:39:29 -0500

A young boy, sitting up in the mountains spots strange, dragon-like silhouettes darting across the night sky, and then a magnificent roar is heard throughout the mountains Scene fades away The young boy is in a forest, aiming is bow and arrow at a herd of snake looking beasts, but then is snatched away by large, yellow, scaly hands complete with claws, and taken up into the sky, and out of sight Scene fades away Camera views the young boy in a dark cave with six dragons surrounding him, a red-oragne Tibetan reared up with his palms spread out, a brilliant orb rising from them Scene fades away "So you all are the last dragons?" The boy asks. The young boy's kidnapper, a Chinese Dragon, nods his head gravely. Cuts to next scene "How can it be me?" The young boy exclaims "It is the story." A Lindworm says "You cannnnot essssscape the propheccccy, boy..." The kidnapper hisses Cuts to another scene The young boy, crouching low in the grass is with the Chinese Dragon aims a golden crossbow and fires a sapphire arrow, and dramatic, suspenseful music is playing in the background throughout the rest of the trailer Then the scene changes, and the young boy is on a wild, scaly Unicorn's back, his legs locked around the Unicorn's flank, and then the young boy reaches up, grabs a branch, and the Unicorn tumbles backward along with him Next, it shows a demonic Mermaid and Merman on a beach, talking with the young boy and the dragons "...The secret that lurks in the heart "Hidden for centuries and kept off the chart "It serves two tasks, both good and vile "And was crafted by the King of the Elile "Stay away from it, come close to it "Only to be found when the fire is lit "Oh! What wondrous thing that has never been sought "Very few have ever been taught "Stay away from it, come close to it "The secret that lurks in the heart..." The scene changes, and it shows the Chinese Dragon clutching the young boy, and spinning downard uncontrolably towards a small island at incredible speeds Then, the trailer shows the young boy stranded in a forest with grass twenty feet high, an insect crawling up his hand The camera changes scene, pans back, and views eight-legged horses running free on a flat plain, giant wolves partrolling the forest, Phoenixs and Thunderbirds flying through the air, and white buffalo fleeing from the Unicorns in a panicked gallop The scene changes again, showing the young boy putting on golden armor with the help of a young Gargoyle Next, the camera shows the young boy yelling at the tops of his lungs, holding his crossbow and running with the Unicorns, Dragons, and much more creatures on the battlefield The camera shows a herd of scaly, demon-possesed Pegasus running towards the young boy and his group, blood-thirsty eyes glaring at them It then shows the young boy, alone by himself, with all the commotion in the battlefield quieted, reaching his hand into the ground and pulling out something that makes him gasp in horror Next, a bright light flashes throughout the land, a dusty wind blows at the camera, blocking out the view Scene fades away, shows the title of the movie/book THE OPAL WITH THE GOLDEN CHAIN

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

41paladinman — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:48:31 -0500

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

41paladinman — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:51:05 -0500

Mine would start out in a science lab with a huge machine that you could lay inside. President Jason Coulton (Jason Harder) is in the room with several scientists. (PG). JASON: What, are you going to turn me into a super soldier so i can't die or something? SCIENTIST 1#: No, not exactly. We've been researching a way to transplant coded brain tissue into another body. (NEW SCENE) Still in lab. JASON: What is that thing? SCIENTIST 2#: The BDRD. JASON: The what? SCENTIST 2#: The Brain De-stabilizer/Re-Stabilizer Device. (NEW SCENE)Still in lab. JASON (LOOKING IN MIRROR): OMG. This is weird. I’m a kid again. (NEW SCENE) On a playground in a schoolyard. SADIE: There's something.... different about you. i just can't put my finger on it. (NEW SCENE) Camp half-blood PERCY JACKSON: Welcome to camp half-blood. Here you will be doing all of your training. Oh, and we’ll have to call you Jason H. we've got another jason here. HARRY POTTER: ‘ello everybody. PERCY JACKSON: Oh, have you met Harry? He’s new here too. He used to go to a wizarding school…Before he found out he was actually a half-blood, not a wizard. (NEW SCENE) Battle. BATTLE WARRIOR: We will fight! For…our freedom! Fight scenes flash by. JASON: This is my life now, I’m not going back. (BUM BUM) THE PRESIDENT’S BRAIN. Coming 12/12/12. (Pretty epic music is playing whole time)

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41paladinman — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:51:28 -0500

[quote=41paladinman] Mine would start out in a science lab with a huge machine that you could lay inside. President Jason Coulton (Jason Harder) is in the room with several scientists. (PG). JASON: What, are you going to turn me into a super soldier so i can't die or something? SCIENTIST 1#: No, not exactly. We've been researching a way to transplant coded brain tissue into another body. (NEW SCENE) Still in lab. JASON: What is that thing? SCIENTIST 2#: The BDRD. JASON: The what? SCENTIST 2#: The Brain De-stabilizer/Re-Stabilizer Device. (NEW SCENE)Still in lab. JASON (LOOKING IN MIRROR): OMG. This is weird. I’m a kid again. (NEW SCENE) On a playground in a schoolyard. SADIE: There's something.... different about you. i just can't put my finger on it. (NEW SCENE) Camp half-blood PERCY JACKSON: Welcome to camp half-blood. Here you will be doing all of your training. Oh, and we’ll have to call you Jason H. we've got another jason here. HARRY POTTER: ‘ello everybody. PERCY JACKSON: Oh, have you met Harry? He’s new here too. He used to go to a wizarding school…Before he found out he was actually a half-blood, not a wizard. (NEW SCENE) Battle. BATTLE WARRIOR: We will fight! For…our freedom! Fight scenes flash by. JASON: This is my life now, I’m not going back. (BUM BUM) THE PRESIDENT’S BRAIN. Coming 12/12/12. (Pretty epic music is playing whole time) [/quote] PLEASE RATE!!!!!

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Izzie.Sings — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:53:27 -0500

I would soooo watch that! No joke!

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maiden_of_embers — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:58:02 -0500

That sounds really epic.

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Flameshaft — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:01:35 -0500

Are the dragons from "Dragonology" by any chance? The names are familiar =D

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Lizardhound — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:11:37 -0500

Read the Change-series, have we? :)

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Angelina Marie — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:28:27 -0500

I'm not entering my book or whatever. I didn't realize that this thing exsisted until half way through so right now I'm just sticking with the novel I started on January 3rd. I already gave a description of the comercial, but I think the movie would be either PG or PG-13, maybe even somewhere inbetween. I would have fast-paced music ... duh. And so far, every would-be comercial I've read is awesome. Every single one of these stories better be published so I can read them all!

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lupus amans — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:10:08 -0500

I don't know what the movie would be like, It's kind of like a cross between Max Ride and X men, with a bit of Witch&wizard thrown in. I guess the trailer would kind of be like this "My name is Lupine" (Lupine lying on ground with eyes closed) "I don't know were I am" (Lupine eyes Open, reviling pure silver Irises) "I can change what I look like" (scene of Lupine shape shifting to a wolf made of metal in front of a bear with blood over it's muzzle, behind her is a girl bleeding on the floor) "I was Kidnapped by scientists when I was ten" (scene with lupine as a ten year old, being dragged away from a house, a dog runs up and bites one of the captors. Woman screams SCREEN GOES BLACK Bullet firing noises) "I haven't seen my family since" (still black as she says this) {scene of lupine running through a forest several kids are behind her, A bullet is fired and a kid falls, some change their shape and fight others keep running} "And I'm not alone" then in big letters the words 'Crystal Dagger, coming soon to a theater near you'. Do you like it? -Lupus Amans

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Fan T C — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:57:59 -0500

Holy crapoly. That's scary stuff. I'm not sure if I would actually watch it or opt to change my underpants instead . . . . =] It sounds incredibly interesting though.

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mrbowlerhat — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:03:20 -0500

(Black screen) (white writing comes up with Silas voice reading it) SILAS: If you'd known nothing but fear, anarchy and post-nuclear wasteland... (We see Grey walking through the DC Sewers) SILAS: And suddenly, you got a glimmer of hope... (Grey approaches the bunker door) SILAS: Wouldn't you do what you could to keep hold of it? (Grey fighting Chegrovitz and Arcturus in the Arena) (Silas during his last stand in the sewer) (Deadbolt fighting New Confederates in the casino) (York firing his pistol at the Norwalk Horror) (Grace stabbing the NC soldiers) (Hessian and Carmen attacking) (Oak Alley Plantation exploding) (The Washington Monument collapsing) (Queenie limping down a destroyed highway) QUEENIE: Fuck. Fuck. Arse. Bastard. Fuck. (Black) (White writing) THE BUNKER

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TudorQueen — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:25:27 -0500

What a great idea! Here's mine (and yes, it's cast in my head): OPEN ON: a party, people laughing, flirting, drinking, eating, music playing... Luke, as a teenage boy, is seen busing tables, invisible to the others. Music stops. We see some sort of pall cast over the whole party. Luke reacts in shock to something. CUT TO: Adult Luke, striding through the kitchen of his own restaurant. APRIL: (VO) You were there.. LUKE: (VO) I don't like to think about that night, let alone talk about it. APRIL (VO): But someone died... Man's body on the restaurant floor. APRIL: (VO) Lives were changed... We see sharp cuts of a man in a wheelchair (Jake) with a woman (Meredith) standing nearby, an angry man (Zack) slamming a door, a woman (Kelli) dancing on a bare stage... APRIL: (VO): Alex Stanic never wrote another score... Alex sitting at a piano, dissolving into tears, Julia putting her arms around him... A tea cup smashes on a tile floor A woman's dead body. STEPHANIE: Sweetie, you have no idea what you're letting yourself in for. DURANT: I've spent the last twenty years trying to set things right. LUKE: I'm in. APRIL: (smiling at him) I thought you might be. He takes her hand. Cut to Title: Not a Day Goes By

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irishlullaby — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:34:42 -0500

... No. What's the change series?

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Niki Cole — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:46:29 -0500

Opens to: Two girls holding hands, walking down a path in the autumn. Music: Fast paced piano. Fades to: Same girls sitting across from each other, playing truth or dare. Music turns slower. Fades to: Brunette sitting alone on a swing. Cuts to: Brunette sitting in a moving truck. Fades to white. Words: "When you think the worst is going to happen..." Cuts to: Short haired girl crying by a casket. Cuts to: Short haired girl turning in her school uniform. Fades to: English classroom. Brunette is sitting alone. Short haired girl walks up. Short haired girl: "Is this my seat? I'm Nat." Shirt haired girl offers her hand. Brunette: "Phoebe." They shake hands. Fades to white. Words: "It gets better." Fades to: Nat and Phoebe sitting by a lake. Nat: "Phoebe?" A pause. "Can I kiss you?" Phoebe: "Sure." Girls grin and kiss. Fades to white. Words: "Egress."

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Jtoss — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:48:14 -0500

My story is a story of Faith, Love, and Loyalty. Rated PG. Country song, "Walking in High Cotton" plays as you see a five year old boy (Jay) and a four year old girl (Sarah) just having fun; jumping in a pile of leaves, building a snowman, wrestling on the floor of a living room. Jay sitting on a couch in front of a Christmas tree, staring in wonder at the guitar in his lap. Music fades... in front of a house the father of the children faces their mother who's sobbing. The two little one's stand by their mother, their faces solemn. Father: I love you. (folds Mother in an embrace then pulls away.) Mother: We'll be praying for you. Father: I know you will. Cheer up. I'll send for you soon. Car pulls away with a chorus of "Bye daddy!" following after it. Scene fades and the words TEN YEARS LATER... appear on the screen. Flash a photograph of Jay and Sarah as teens, standing with their mother on a basketball court. Sarah is in a jersey and has a red ribbon in her hair. Cut. Tires squeal. Car hits light post. Cut. Group gathered in front of a grave. Pastor stands before them with his Bible open. Pastor: She loved the Lord Jesus Christ with all her heart. Cut. Jay and Sarah trudging across an open field. Narrating, you hear Jay's voice say, "I need to find my dad." Cut. Jay plays "Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys" on his guitar with a crowd gathered around. behind him lies the still water of the Florida keys. A pail lies in front of him. Cut. Ship sails into the distance. Words on screen HIS FAITH IS TRIED. Cut. Cold, dimly lit communist cell is shown. Jay, tired and dirty, sits in front of a table. A stern government official sits on the other side. Officer: I hear you Christians obey ten commandments. What are they? Jay: You shall serve only the Lord God. You shall not bow down to any graven image. Honor your Father and your Mother - Light comes on in corner of room. A man is huddled with his legs and ankles tied. He is beaten and bruised. Officer: Honor your father. Deny Jesus and we let him go. Continue to proclaim your God and we kill him. Father: If you deny Jesus you are not my son. Words appear on screen WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Cut. Sarah lifts her head slowly; her face astonished and perplexed. Sarah: My family or my God? COMING TO THEATRES IN A TOWN NEAR YOU.

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irishlullaby — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:55:32 -0500

Okay looked it up. And assuming I am reading the general info about the series correctly... Mine is actually NOT an alternate history. Most of history is predominantly in place. My hubby describes mine as more of a steampunk, post-Apocalypse type deal... only it's not really post-Apocalypse. And the story is centralized around a female character thrown out of her element.

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larelmian — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:08:45 -0500

King Bennion places sword on shoulder of armored young man. Bennion: I dub you Sir Micah Dagger, protector of the realm. At a royal ball . . . Donavan: Clumsiest knight in the realm. Micah falls off horse and lands hard. Micah and Irene sit alone in garden. Irene: Don't listen to what they say, Micah. Isaac speaks with Donavan and Micah in a small room. Isaac: I want you to escort Irene to her sister's. Micah, Donavan, and Irene ride off. Isaac (voice over): I don't expect much difficulty on the way. Lightning flashes and rain pours down as they ride through the woods. Micah: This storm isn't natural. Irene: Where are we? Darkness falls. Black figures appear in the bushes. Micah awakens a sleeping Donavan. Micah: We're under attack! Swords clash. Micah falls injured. Randy shoves a gag in Irene's mouth. Randy: Not one word. Do you understand me? Not one word. Catherine, Micah, Donavan, and Justin gather in a palace room while Randy tosses Irene's braided hair on a table. Catherine: If any member of this family is threatened, every other member of the family will fight against the attacker. Do you understand me? We will defend our family to bloodshed. Randy: You're serious. Micah and Donavan meet in dark courtyard. Micah: I'm going after Irene. Don't think about stopping me. Donavan: Never crossed my mind. Micah and Donavan ride off to the rescue. Swords clash and the knights are surrounded. Catherine places a piece on a game board. Randy looks around with a piece of fabric hanging in her mouth. Micah, chained in dungeon, looks at a scrap of paper. Irene and Micah dance together. Irene runs through castle passageway. Irene: Why do all of your plans end with 'and then run'? Micah chases Randy through market. Micah races through the woods while arrows fly around him. Randy runs up a flight of stairs. Randy: Lord Shaun, the knights have . . . The knights stand bound in front of Lord Shaun. Shaun: Any final words? Randy: Make it good. You don't want to disappoint the minstrels. Micah: You mock me. Randy: You can come up with something better than that, can't you? OUT WIT Catherine (voice over): Things aren't what they seem.

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alive_in_wonderland — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:11:23 -0500

Thanks! I listen to my ipod a lot while writing and when this song came on I knew it was perfect.

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sea witch — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:31:05 -0500

Set to Enya - The River Sings The queen sits on her throne, masses of people around her. A captive is brought into her in chains and thrown on his knees in front of her. "We've captured their general, your majesty." Cut. The general is pleading with the queen. "I am here to teach you about my people's ways, to find common ground, to make peace. Do not send me away. Let me be your captive." - "Very well." Fade. The two are walking in the garden courtyard. He says, "It's odd - you are the queen but you don't seem eager to be in charge." "Perhaps that's better than being too hungry for power." "Be careful, lest others try to take away what you don't hold on to." Fade. Scene of commoners gathering in the streets, rioting. Voiceover: "There are reports of all sorts of spirits rising up in the country... Field demons (show a peasant being possessed by a spirit he finds in a bottle in a field) - Fair ladies (show young men running into a hail storm to chase a laughing, beautiful, silver-haired temptress - Liders... " (Show a fire shooting across the night sky and down into a chimney - the house explodes in flame.) Fade. Shows a furious lord making a scene in a festive dinner hall. "I had no cause to imagine that the queen would be more interested in flirting with the enemy than properly entertaining a guest.” Shows the general getting in the man's face. "You are insulting the queen’s honor by questioning her motivations. And that is not something that I can take lightly.” “Her honor is not yours to defend.” General lowers his voice further. “I beg to differ.” Fade. Voiceover - Marigold: "I want to travel, to see the kingdom, to see Jula..." (Sweeping scene of desert sands meeting a cliff. The wooden doors of Jula. A brief glimpse of the city inside the mountain, with dwarves walking around, and nomads dancing around a fire. A brief glimpse of a lush garden setting. Cut. The general kneels in front of Marigold, holding her hand in his. He rises and kisses her passionately. She cries, "I am treason!" “Who owns your loyalty?" Fade. Marigold is riding in a carriage through the night. It stops, and she looks out the window. She sees a woman washing clothes in the river. She looks up, but with black holes where eyes should be. Marigold withdraws in terror. Cut to Marigold in a temple where robed priestesses walk up and down around her. She throws herself on the stones in front of them. "Please help me! I saw the nightwasher! He's going to die unless you help me!" "We can help you. But it comes with a price." "Anything! I'll do anything!" The priestesses exchange a satisfied glance. Cut to [some dramatic way, yet to be determined, in which the leading man gets rescued from his execution.] Cut to where he is reunited with Marigold in a room overlooking a winter forest. They kiss passionately and fall to the bed. Cut to her asking him, "You're leaving, aren't you?" "I have to. But I will return." "Then I will wait for you." Fade. Scene of a springtime festival, people dancing, enjoying themselves, Marigold smiling benevolently and them cheering her. Cut to scene of Marigold standing in a vibrant Asian-inspired scene with lanterns, shop stalls, and fireworks, sweeping panorama. Cut to scene of her standing in a rose garden in front of a beautiful marble statue. In the meantime, there is a voiceover over all the scenes. "I hate all the Onycan people. I loathe and detest them. They are my enemy. They took away everything dear to me. But I have a job to do, and I am their queen. The spirits gave the power to me, and only they can take it away." Fade. Darkness, then her waking up in a panic in a graveyard, spirits howling around her, her screaming. Cut to her trying to open a locked door in a panic, with ominious music in the background. Cut to her standing in front of a burning rosebush that will not char, but is burning her and her dress; she is dragged away from behind, screaming, her hair loose. Fades to black. Standing in front of priestesses, dress torn, . Laughs darkly. "What do *I* have to fear from *you*?" Fades to black. Title screen.

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sea witch — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:34:06 -0500

Me likes.

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CJames12 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:39:55 -0500

Opening Helicopter Nature shot, a group of walkers are trekking over a set of hills, one trailing far behind the others. {Calm music is playing, setting the scene} (Scottish)Professors Voiceover: On the eleventh of August, 2007, in the ranges of the Lake District, three Gold Duke of Edinburgh teams were roaming. [Fade to Black] Heather sitting on a bus reading a book, Frieda sits next her, Freida: What you up to? {Music starts to rise} Professors Voiceover: What none of them knew, what none of their minders knew was that recently in the area there had been a few incidents in which walkers had gone missing. [Fade to black] Heather sits back in chiar Will:Finished your essay? Heather turns in her chair in the library to see Will Professors Voiceover: The pattern wasn’t noticed as they seemed too insignificant to mention. [Fade to Black] Following Heather as she treks up hill, a distance behind her group. A dishevelled walker pauses as he passes to mutter. Bobby:Stragglers used to be shot yeh know. Heather laughs: I was actually thinking something along those lines Professors Voiceover:With hindsight and a large map, had one pinpointed each of the disappearances over the country, they would have noticed that that the string crossed the hills, moving from range to range. [Fade to Black] Heather comes down some stairs dressed to go to a formal dance, she smiles at Will, who awaits her in a smart suit. Professors Voiceover: As it was, no one knew there was such a thing to look for- {Music reaches Crecendo} [Fade to black] Heathers team has stopped to wait, a bang echoes through the air. {Music Stops} Professors Voiceover: -so there was little to warning for the events of that day. Screen goes black.

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sea witch — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:40:03 -0500

I'd read/watch it. I'm a bit confused - moving truck, funeral? I think I missed a spot. They experimented with kissing and then her friend moved, and then someone else died? And then the brunette and short haired girl get together in the end? I'd still watch it. :)

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sea witch — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:40:56 -0500

Intriguing... I especially think the end is a great teaser.

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natanwrighter046 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:41:33 -0500

It would be really cool to have a small vision become a widely known movie

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Se'punto — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:28:12 -0500

Yup, they are out of the Dragonology book. The species, that is.

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FioreCairbre — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:36:29 -0500

Open with a scenic view of sweeping plains and snow capped mountains. Birds fly across the screen, followed by a puff of smoke and a dragon. Cut to scene of Palmer, Mayden and Skreech loading a ship. Zoom on on Palmer as he begins narrating. Simple panpipe music plays in the background. "This world is ruled by magic. Long ago, humans and their technology were in control. they advanced, and collapsed. Magical beings saw their chance to reclaim the world that was once theirs." Mayden: Where will you go? Palmer: Circque. Show quick cuts of various locations: cave on a snowy mountain, bathing chamber in a stone temple, ship deck, capitol street, underwater prison chamber, palace court. Cut back to ship, simple panpipe music continues playing. Mayden: How will you get there? Palmer: I'll walk. Fast paced, but not dramatic, music plays. Show quick cuts of various traveling scenes: walking through a village, riding a skybus, taking a gondola from a skyharbor to a station, a ship plowing through stormy water. Cut back to ship, simple panpipe music plays. Mayden: Room and board? Palmer: Kind-hearted people? "I'm a nobody from a small fishing village in the southern part of the country. I have no special talents or qualities..." Cut to ship. Simple panpipe music plays. Mayden: Wild animals? Palmer: Uh... run quickly? Dramatic music plays. Show cut scenes of mermaid court and the mermaid queen. Fade to quick clips of fighting scenes between various characters. A-rin creating fire with her scepter. Dren raising a water wall behind him. Peronia throwing ice daggers. Palmer lifting a spear as it transforms from an ordinary one to a fancily decorated one with an ice-tipped blade. Cut to A-rin. She's standing on a broken slab of concrete, the sun rising behind her and to her left. She's wearing angel armor. Music is soft but building into powerful music. "The Mermaid Queen is a vicious creature. Everyone who tried to bring back the men she stole has been killed or worse. She demands a gruesome sacrifice on the summer solstice of the young man she's captured. They're tied to rocks and thrown into the sea. No one knows what happens after that. It's safe to assume your brother's dead." Cut back to ship. Simple panpipe music plays. Mayden: Palmer, get back on the ship. Palmer: Okay. Cut to scene of Palmer and Skreech in the court of the Duke and Duchess. Palmer: She pulls it off well, faking nobility. Skreech: She's not faking it. Palmer: She's not? Cut to Mayden in court dress while Skreech and Palmer continue talking. She's walking towards the Duke and Duchess, her head held high and a small smile on her lips. Skreech: You can't fake nobility. You can fake being noble, but nobility is something you're trained to portray over years and years of practice. The way she holds her head, the way she speaks, even her facial expressions have been perfectly groomed for nobility. Cut to A-rin and Palmer sitting at a table. A-rin: Do you have any idea what you've gotten into? Mayden isn't just being nice to you; she has her own reasons for going to the capitol. If you bothered to stop thinking about yourself for once you might notice that. Palmer: You don't understand, I need to find my brother. Mayden has her own reasons, good for her. I've got mine. Everyone's a little bit selfish, if they're human. Mayden's a half-breed, and so are you. You ought to know that, being half angel. Fade to black, then fade in to Mayden standing on the edge of a cliff. Music cuts off entirely. Mayden: I've got no interest in saving the world or it's people. What I'm doing is based solely on a personal vendetta. It just so happens that my selfishness will benefit more than just myself. She jumps off, her taking on her mermaid form in the process. Show more clips of fighting scenes, no narration. Dramatic BGM plays. "Just because I'm a nobody from nowhere..." Cut to Palmer standing underwater, addressing the Mermaid Queen. His narration becomes his spoken words. Palmer: ...doesn't mean I can't do anything to help Mayden. You'll free my brother, and she'll take it from there. Dramatic music plays again. Show cut scenes from various points in the movie. Palmer and Mayden kissing, A-rin speaking with a snow spirit, Dren struggling against his chains in the underwater prison chamber, Naida creating a water-shield, Skreech and Mesi swimming to the mermaid queen's court. Lilly creating a fairy ring and speaking to various fairies. Dramatic music reaches climax, roll title: CRADLE BAY Cut to Mayden blocking Palmer from a cannonball. Sea foam explodes behind her as cannonball makes impact. The ship rocks wildly, Palmer clings to the railing. He looks up and Mayden is gone. Music fades out, roll release dates and credits. Fade out.

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lupus amans — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:45:43 -0500

Oh and it would be PG-13, mostly for violence, one sort of swear word, and a bit of kissing. Wow that was exciting. -Lupus Amans

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harrypoter4ever — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:23:08 -0500

very interesting. I think I would watch it.

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exohdrue — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:48:37 -0500

It would start with a scene of a funeral inside a church, Cut to a close of up Violet's (MC) face. Violet: "It used to be bearable." Scene change to Violet looking in the bedroom that is easily identified as a teenage boy's Violet: "But then it became too much." Flash to scene of Violet breaking down in the arms of her best friend, Dex, exclaiming "I lost everybody!" several times. Dex: "I tried to save her." Flash to scene of Violet collapsed on the bathroom floor, a bottle of bleach in her hand, trickling onto the floor. Dex: "But I came too late." (MUSIC: The Truth by Kris Allen) Cut to scene of Violet waking up in a new house, a man in his late 20's, Dex, and the man's wife, in the room, watching her. Cut to scene of Violet and Dex fighting outside, rain in the background, with Violet finally asking the blunt question. Violet: "What happened to me?" Dex throws his hands in the air and stammers for a way around the truth. Cut to scene of Violet alone, at night, in the previously mentioned room, tossing and turning as if she were having a nightmare. Voiceover: Dex: "I never wanted this for her, Aaron! There has to be another option!" Cut to scene of Violet reading an old, hand-written letter, the words playing over head and fade to scene in black and white (male in scene is Dex) Woman's voice: "His eyes are lifeless and I see what's about to happen. My chest starts to tremble, my arms shake, and I want to cry but I can’t. He pulls the gun out of his jacket, and turns it over in his hands." Cut to scene of Violet screaming, in her bed, asleep. FADE Title on the screen, SOMNIAC. (dramatic music & such) this is lame ^_^

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skeetibejeeta — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:50:32 -0500

The trailer of my story would be a mix of suspense, mystery, and romance. It begins with a dark-haired man (John) in medieval farmer's clothes running towards a burning cottage shouting his wife's name (Katherine). He reaches her body and catches a glimpse of a silhouette by the window that flashes flaming gold eyes at him. [Fade to Black] You see John before a group of men dressed in priest's clothing and he kneels before them. [Fade to Black] You see John, now dressed in priests robes, scoop up a baby boy from a burning house. [Flash of Light] You see a handsome young man next to an older John fighting off a possessed woman. [Fade to Black] John: I've found a lead. Another man's voice: My boy and I will take you. You see John and Peter shaking hands with another older man and a young man. Peter and the young man lock eyes for a moment, and the young man smiles. "Sam," he says. [Flash of Light] You see Sam and the other man leading John and Peter across rugged, difficult terrain. [Fade to Black] You see Sam and Peter standing very close, as Sam reaches up to touch Peter's face gently. [Fade to Black] You see John and Peter fighting a pack of zombie-like canines with Sam and his father between them. [Flash of Light] A male profile appears out of darkness, and a flash of yellow eyes is seen. Demon: "Hello, Peter."

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Foxstar2000 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:59:09 -0500

Begin with white that slowly fades in to stealers sitting in a circle around Dawnshine. Dawnshine: I'm leaving. White Flash to Dawnshine padding over hill and looking back once, then disappearing on the other side of the hill. Flash to Jaywing on top of Dawnshine, snarling. Flash to Dawnshine racing across moorland. Flash to "She's going back" with voiceover. Flash to Dawnshine growling and snapping at Smoke inside the den. Flash to Dawnshine meeting Oak. Flash to "To where it all began" with voiceover. Scenes begin flashing faster; Dawnshine speaking to Shiningpool surrounded by reeds, Dawnshine talking to Redgaze in the camp, Dawnshine standing in a pool of blood, Dawnshine talking to Leaf and Blaze with dialogue "Come with me!", Dawnshine holding Oak in her jaws and running through the forest with cats behind her, and then finally, Dawnshine lunging at Redgaze. Flash to white. Voiceover: She's going home. Fade in to Dawnshine standing at the edge of the cliff overlooking territories, with Oak behind her. Dawnshine: But where is home? Fade out white to information. Then flash to white. \ Dramatic music playing the whole time; I've had the feeling it would match Hedwig's Theme. Sort of. Rating... PG-13 most likely for blood and fighting.

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skeetibejeeta — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:59:28 -0500

Ah, it would titled WAYWARD SON, and rated . . . I would say PG-13 to R, depending on how it goes. The music would be low and quick with violins, and a drumbeat between each scene.

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Alpina'sQuill — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:01:18 -0500

*A girl is sitting in the middle of a high school cafeteria. While everyone around her is eating and texting and cuddling with their boyfriends and talking about how awesome their new computer/phone/outfit/shoes are; she is sitting alone, writing.* Girl's narrative: "I don't know what is really going on, I just know that something is happening that should be stopped. And I think the teachers know, too, but they aren't saying anything. I need to tell some one." -FADE TO BLACK- Narration from new voice, the MC (a girl): "You may think it's okay to be passive when you know something bad is going on. But silence can hurt people as much as slanderous lies all over the news." *The screen pictures her going about her day, doing math equations, solving codes, skate boarding ect.* "There seems to be more questions in this school than there are answers on the paper. I started off wondering what the school was trying to pull off by portraying themselves as a utopia. But by unlocking the first clue, I got in too deep to get out." *MC is standing in dark school hallway, opening a locker. It is empty. Suddenly a gloved hand covers her mouth and slams her face against the next locker* *Shadowed figure of ANTAG says in her ear*: "We have a new sleuth at school, I see. Good luck with that." *MC is shoved into locker and the door slams closed* -FADE TO BLACK- -Title of novel fades into the screen- (I watered down the dialogue a bit. I'm not paranoid. I just don't want to give all of my good lines away. xD That was cliche, and I could do another type of approach. I would change the 'unlocking the first clue' line when I'm feeling more creative. That made it seem cheesy. I don't like writing treatments and scripts. *headdesk*)

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Alpina'sQuill — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:04:27 -0500

Oh and my movie would only be rated PG-13 depending on if there was language in it or not.

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Alpina'sQuill — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:05:19 -0500

Eh of course I never write suggestive stuff so language by itself probably wouldn't make it PG-13.

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rainstorm. — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:38:01 -0500

I like how the person giving the hurricane updates is named Irene, when Hurricane Irene hit recently xD

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rainstorm. — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:38:56 -0500

Did I totally just respond to the wrong post? Wow I don't even know how that happened. That failed. Sorry. :S

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121612rose — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:41:52 -0500

Shot of a girl, mousey brown hair and green glasses standing w/ dog next to mailbox, boy lurking behind a tree, sandy hair. Girl VO: My name is Vanessa Long. That's me. The boy? That's my best friend Brendan. Just watch. It's about to happen. B goes up and startles V, she grins, he takes her by the elbow (gently) and leads her to his car down the street. The car drives away. V VO: If you're wondering why I didn't protest, it was because I loved him. Maybe I still do. I don't know. Cut to shots of them getting out of car, cabin in a ring of evergreens, her being locked in a bedroom in the cabin, pounding on the door, Brendan letting her out, the dog (still with them) jumps on her, and she looks surprised he didn't kill it, fade to a final shot of her looking into a sunset a few feet from the cabin's porch, him in the doorframe, watching her. V: Why here? Why Evergreen circle? Why not somewhere in the mountain? B: I didn't want to scare you. I wanted you to be with me, unafraid. I wanted you to love me. V turns away from sunset, looks him in the eye. V: Too late. She goes inside, leaving him heartbroken-looking in the doorway. FADE TO BLACK Words in white writing: Evergreen Circle

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AmberxTAATx — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:52:09 -0500

My trailer starts off with a black screen that starts turning into water (like going from the bottom of the ocean to the top) as my MFC is narrating: "Nothing is more powerful than one's heart..." Then the screen shows Ezmeralda (Ez) on a TINY island with a heart-shaped ruby in her hand as it zooms in on it and she adds; "Especially mine." And she looks straight at the camera and we see her emerald eyes. Music starts as the screen cuts to various swordfights/battles throughout the book. A male's voice says "you have no idea how important you are." while you see Antony (MMC) and Ez running, then a man grabbs Ez and it cuts off with another man's voice shouting "Give me the Heart!" Then it changes to Antony about to kiss Ez as he is narrating; "The more I loved you...the more I began to hate you." and as he finishes the line it shifts to Antony pointing a pistol towards (not at) the camera and fires as the screen goes black. As it immediantly comes back we see something dark blue swim fast against lighted water and then another ship battle between 3 ships and different scenes. "Who am I?" Ez shouts at someone off screen, and adds "what am i?" Lastly the scene is Ez and a man at the head of a galleon ship and he turns to her with a grin as she looks at the horizon and he says. "You're a pirate." then i want the screen to cut to black and the words come up in a blue fading into green that reads the title "Without Names or Guilt" end. i think i want it to be rate pg-13...as most of my novels are. But generally i don't think books or movies should have age limits...i was exposed to many horror movies at a young age and im fine (relatively;) ) So...yeah.

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Kadurantia — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:16:11 -0500

Characters: Nat (MC), Nat's Mother, Astrid (MC), Frances, Ramona (MC), Armand, Brimance, Rosie, Radio Announcer Scene: 1940s automobile rattling down a city street. Cut to inside of the automobile. Nat: I just...I want something interesting. That's why I came here. Nat's Mother: And I'm sure you'll find it. That's what university is for! Cut to inside the university greeting hall. Astrid: Nat isn't a name. Nat's a random assortment of letters. Cut to outside police station. Nat steps out of an automobile driven by Brimance. Brimance: Here's your stop. You can call her inside. Cut to a parlor where Nat, Ramona, Astrid, and Frances are drinking tea. Radio Announcer: ...another Council member, Fredreich Bluff, was found dead in his home... Cut to Ramona and Astrid, Nat in the background. Ramona: Whoever you are, you should stay out of this. Death is no business for the mortal. Astrid: No chance in hell. Cut to Armand holding a glass of wine. Armand: So, what would you like to know? Cut to Nat looking faint, blanket over her shoulders. Voice overs are quick and then blend into each other into garbling. Ramona: The point is, they *are* dying... Brimance: Ma'am, are you alright? Frances: ...She passed the Imports Act... Nat: What did you do? Astrid: No, I'm not a doctor, I just possess a basic knowledge of the way a human body reacts to death! Ramona: Nat, your parents are Court members, aren't they? Nat: Vasovagal syncope. Fainting. The main reaction of a haemophobic in response to the sight of blood. Cut to shot of Nat falling to the ground. Cut to Astrid holding out her hand. Astrid: My name is Astrid. Astrid Llewelynn. Cut to black with the title, "The Tattered Casebook of Astrid Llewelynn" Rated PG-13 for violence, language, mature themes, suggestive humor, and the use of alcohol.

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jamesbondbro — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:27:45 -0500

That's alright! Yep, I did it on purpose - I started planning this story while my power was out during Irene.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

1257250 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:43:26 -0500

So, I see all of y'all's awesome trailers for these action packed novels and my romance begins to look blah compared to y'all's action-adventure novels, but here we go, I guess. BTW, if you don't know what Jason Michael Carroll looks like, take a look at my profile picture next to the comment. That's him. You'll need to know that for this. *The screen starts out black with hot pink lettering that says 'What happens when you take a country singer' -Flash to Jason Michael Carroll dancing around the stage energetically, singing and having a good time *The screen goes back to the black and more lettering appears- 'and a 25 year old who has lived with the FBI since she was 11 who is thrown into an emotional situation' -Flash to a tall, brunette 25 year old woman in an empty auditorium, slumped against a wall, crying and clutching her cell phone. Only she and Jason Michael Carroll remain in the room. *The screen once again goes to the black screen that says this time 'and put them in a house together, and they fall in love?' -Flash to the two talking, then to the two walking into a house, Jason throwing his keys onto a small table by the door and showing her the house. -Flash to the two running around, laughing. -Flash to the two in the hospital, she is holding a newborn and he is by her side. Then, he says 'she's so beautiful. I wish she was mine.' -Flash to the two to the two kissing atop the staircase. -Flash to her standing in another house, and a tall, muscular, black man hits her in the face, and she is once again pregnant. -Flash to her standing on a scale, and in bright red, it says '69 pounds' and Jason says '69 pounds at two months pregnant is more than a diet. What's happening? -Flash to the two standing in the bedroom in each other's arms. She is wearing a tank top and there are bruises all over her arms and her face. -Flash to her baby in a car, dead and covered in blood -Flash to the two holding each other, crying -Flash to the beach. They are lying on their backs, side by side, and he reveals a ring. He says something that we can't hear, because there is music playing. The song is 'living' our love song' by Jason Michael Carroll. -Flash to her walking down the aisle in a wedding dress. -Flash to her in the hospital once again and she is this time holding his baby. He says 'I can't believe this is my daughter. She's just too beautiful.' *Flash back to the black screen and see the words 'And then she is diagnosed with cancer 6 years later...' appear -Flash to the two in the hospital, a 6 year old and two 5 year old twins right beside the bed that he is standing by and she is lying in. The doctor walks in and says 'Ms. Carroll, you have cancer. You have 3 months at most. I suggest you go and enjoy it while you can, 'cause it won't last long.' *The black screen appears and this time it says '... and he is shot.' -Flash to the two and their kids in a coffee shop and then a gunshot is heard and she screams. Blood covers them all as Jason collapses to the ground. -Flash to the two in the hospital, and this time, he's in the bed. He whispers in her ear, puts something in the palm of her hand and curls her fingers closed around it and he flat-lines. -Flash to the funeral. *The black screen appears one final time and the screen says 'Then, he shows up at her doorstep. -Flash to their house, she is standing in the doorway, the door open, and he walks up to her and begins to talk to her and his kids. -Flash to them walking outside together and towards 4 ambulances, all of which are screaming. -Flash to the inside of the first ambulance and see their first kid flat-lining. -Flash to the second one and see the twins flat-lining. -Flash to the third one and see the man we saw hitting her earlier flat-lining with marks all over his face. -Flash to the last ambulance and see her with a light pulse. She whispers 'I'm coming, Jason, calm down kids,' and then she flat lines and we see the two and their kids walking off together disappear. *Flash to a Bright White screen and red words, Huge and one at a time flash 'Obsessions of a Federal Drama Queen, Coming to theaters near you this fall, Rated PG-13' *The screen fades to black and we hear her scream 'You will never hurt me or my kids again! You killed Jason, This is just too far!' We hear five gunshots, two from different guns at the same time, the last shot, and hear five people collapse. Kinda got way carried away. This outlines my whole story! Thanks for reading!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

EagleEye7 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:46:05 -0500

I'm going to go ahead and give this a shot, it might help me visualize my novel better. *Slow, dramatic orchestral music plays* FADE in to a cliff ledge with a huge bald eagle perched on it, looking out on a large valley. The sky is obscured by an ethereal darkness, but you can tell it is night. EAGLE: Fate will decide something tonight. FADE to a scene of eagles flying over a lake. EAGLE VO: Whether it will be for the better... FADE to a scene of the darkness from the sky rushing forward in the shape of a dragon's mouth and arms, roaring. EAGLE VO: Or the worse... FADE to a scene of a human hand holding a delicately carved eagle necklace with ruby eyes and golden wings. EAGLE VO: Cannot be seen. CUT to darkness. EAGLE VO: The fate of our world... CUT to flashes of various scenes in quick procession. Ruby eyed and golden winged eagle rushing towards the camera, screeching. A pair of swords crossing with a ring, held by talons. The golden winged eagle looking down at a sword in a tree stump, a shield lying beside it and the light blue stone in the pommel glowing. Rushing, swirling darkness. A dragon's head with sapphire eyes rushing at the camera. Far off shot of hundreds of eagles rushing to meet an extending hand of darkness. A black male eagle with a crest of feathers atop his head face shot. He is smiling evilly. Flashes of light, sounds of ringing steel, eagle shrieks, and flashes of red blood. CUT to a scene of a girl with brown hair and green eyes putting on the eagle necklace. EAGLE VO: Rests with another. FADE to blackness. The title SHE FLIES WITH THE DREAMS OF EAGLES flares in bright white light. Possible rating: PG-13

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

IzzyRoxUrSox14 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:04:34 -0500

*drum* Cut to doctor's office, Tessa's mother's face shows shock VIVIAN: How is this possible? shot of Tessa looking at an X-Ray, her eyes are glassy ViVIAN (VO): She's a teenage girl! How come no one saw this before?! shot of Tessa laughing with her friends, scene slow TESSA(VO): I didn't think, of all people, it would happen to me cut to ice cream shop, Tessa and her brother Luke are sitting there, Tessa is looking down LUKE: This sucks. I come home and find my sister like this shot of Tessa looking around corner into kitchen, her mom is crying TESSA(VO): There wasn't even a way to make sense out of it shot of Tessa putting bandana on, tears on her cheeks TESSA(VO): But when it comes to breast cancer... shot of Tessa opening the door to the car, reveal shot of Luke, who has shaved his hair, he has a small smile TESSA(VO): Life isn't fair. *cut to black, sound of steady pulse plays over words* TITLE: Eight Words Said Without Emotion Rated PG-13 RELEASE DATE

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

KaitTheGrait — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:07:03 -0500

Set to some kind of epic music with soft elements here and there (maybe Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, though obviously cut in places since it's like 22 minutes long...) Black screen, a man's voice narrates: "To be honest I had the best of intentions." Fade in to a young, dark haired woman with glasses, working in a bookstore. She is staring intensely at a book hanging off of a shelf. Suddenly the book pushes itself into place. The woman falls back against the shelf behind her, gasping. Cut to a quarter-Asian man with neon hair extensions sculpting a face out of clay. The face winks. He stumbles back, running into other objects in the room which begin to come alive. A look of fear is on his face. Fade to black. Narrator (almost defensively): "The balance had to be kept. It was my only option." Fade back in to a red-headed dancer, packing up her belongings after a long night of dancing. She is about to leave the dance studio when she looks back, determination on her face. She sets down her belongings slowly, then attempts to make a running leap into the air. Suddenly she disappears and appears once more in another room, convulsing on the floor in pain, blood spreading across her stomach. Cut to a petite young woman with curly hair kissing a man passionately and in secret in the shadow of a large mansion. He starts moving too quickly for her and she tries to stop him. When he persists she fights back, hard. Suddenly the man disintegrates in mid air, leaving behind only dust. The young woman stares wide eyed where her lover used to be, a look of horor on her face. Fade to black Narrator: "Mortals really are stronger than they give themselves credit..." Fade back in to a young homeless man with dreadlocks sits in an alleyway, drunk as well as high. He stares up at a golden haired woman with green eyes and rows of long fangs similar to a venus fly trap. Her body is covered in bark. He reaches out for her, a look of confusion and curiosity on his face. A vine suddenly grows from the ground and stabs him through the stomach. Fade to black. Fade back in to a tall black man with a scar over a milky white eye. He is on a morning run through a wooded area. He pauses before a tree, staring at it. Slowly, he raises his hands and a flash of golden light explodes from his palms, comsuming the screen in white. GRIM'S SOLDIERS fades onto the white screen in thin red lettering. Narrator: "In hindsight, they probably weren't my best choice." 12-12-12 (Why 12-12-12? Cause I'm an optimist.) I thought about this all day at work.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

KaitTheGrait — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:12:33 -0500

This gave me goosebumps a little. I'd totally watch this!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Princess Teare — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:26:39 -0500

-open to an orphan house, all the children (aside from one, Alice) surronding a blonde -zoom on the blonde's neon green eyes, which focus on the alone child -flashes to Alice, holding the blonde's hand, looking in mirror up close (for the first time!) -flashes to theAlice and blonde smiling while doing holiday-ish stuff (stops on New Years) -Alice's birthday party -begin song from Umineko no Naku Koro ni (for episodes 1-4, full version) -Flashes in red to the blonde, on the ground, bleeding, eyes and mouth open, Alice leaning over, weeping -Alice in the stone castle, sleeping on the throne with Rowan poking her cheek, making her wake up. then the two playing -Alice in the Hale mansion (Where she takes the name Teare) -various flashes of a growing teare, her hair color changing to blue, then one eye changing to neon purple, then other neon green -flash of Teare holding a gun (looks to be age . . . 15) -at about 1:22 of the song, shows Teare(16) killing, steping over the bodies with her heels and summer dress. stops at 1:35 -flash of Rowan grabbing teares wrist, a shadow over his eyes, saying something, but not heard by the viewers. Teare replies heatedly, jerking away -Rowan grabbing Teare on the shoulders, teare throwing him back against a wall. Teare eyes widden, and she starts to shake until she flees at 1:51 -flashes red, shows teare training, undergoing another experiment, a ball. More killing, but this time, a camera pointed at her at the last second. . . 2:10 there's more song, and yes, this is a extened version. but I can't think of what should be shown next. . . or maybe that should be it. . . hmmmmm.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Princess Teare — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:30:30 -0500

Rate. . . . Pg 13, I would think. Title: Crimson Tears of Alice (OR the orginal name... Beautiful Crimson Tears Of Alice....)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Kingdom Roses — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:08:29 -0500

A soft, high-pitched version of Fur Elise begins playing. Long fingers stretch over piano keys. Fade to black as a small glass vial falls onto the ground, golden liquid spilling out of the open end. Cut to the piano keys again, but pan up to the girl playing (Ella). Her eyes flash gold before the music swells and it cuts to black. Open on Alyssa, obviously bored, wearing a really really ugly school uniform and staring out of a window. Slowly fade to black. Alyssa (voiceover): This is the story of how I met my four best friends and my two worst enemies (plus one albino), traveled the English countryside in a constantly breaking-down donut truck, and nearly died at least seven times (not counting that one time with the chlorine that Kara swears was an accident). The music fades out. Quick cut to Kara crammed between Liza and Stacy on a crowded train. Kara (dryly): You know, I'm not even going to worry about dying, because I think I actually died long ago and you two are my eternal punishment. Liza: Good, cause if you die Ella's gonna kill you. Cut to Alyssa and Liza thoughtfully watching an explosion in the distance. Alyssa: You know, I’m pretty sure that’s illegal.  Liza (shrugging): You know, I’m pretty sure I don’t care. Cut to Cain looking around at the group. Cain: Well, it's pointless, and it's stupid, and it's probably dangerous. But we're in it together. So theoretically, everything should turn out to be all right. Cut to Alyssa, Kara, and Ella huddled around a map of London. Ella: We can cut them off here and here. Kara: If we run like crazy. Alyssa: Is there any other way to run? Cut to the gang assembled around Ella's kitchen table. Kara: Argh! You are all completely insufferable! She storms off, slamming a door behind her. Footsteps are clearly heard stamping upstairs. Liza turns to Alyssa. Liza: Wait for it... A violin begins to be played very well and very angrily. Liza and Stacy begin laughing. Ella (yelling): I'm glad you've found an outlet for your emotions, Sherlock, but could you keep it down? We're attempting to infiltrate a criminal organization! The violin cuts off abruptly. Kara (Screaming from upstairs): Oh, screw you! General laughter from the assembled group (sans Ella). Fur Elise begins again, grander, faster, and louder. Quick cuts between scenes of general action. Running, fighting, jumping across rooftops, Kara spinning and completing a Rubix Cube urgently, Marcie firing gunshots into the air, ect, each eventually cutting to the other faster and faster until a fast cut to black. Alyssa (voiceover): God do I hate Ella James. Everything falls silent except for a steady throbbing, like a heartbeat. Slow-mo of Alyssa urgently looking over her shoulder. She looks back at Liza, who's fallen onto her back in front of her. Alyssa looks conflicted and extremely sorrowful before bending to pick up Marcie's (dropped) gun. Cut to her face as she aims the gun at Liza's ankle, squeezes her eyes shut, and fires. Fade to black. The melody of Fur Elise slowly and quietly begins again, as 'Tick Tick Tick' shimmers onto the back background, in time with the heartbeat in the background. Ella (quiet voiceover): It’s you and me against the world. We attack at dawn.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

rainsong — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:33:53 -0500

I've actually never imagined the movie trailer for my novel. Which I kind of strange really, as I have imagined how the movie’s poster would look like, and the experience of walking down the red carpet at the premier. I think my next staring into nothing session will be about think up the trailer!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

ColoredWords — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:35:41 -0500

Okay, here's mine: A young girl, about seven, is sitting on a chair at a kitchen table. A woman, her mother, sits down in the chair next to her and begins to speak. The girl looks at her mother, but there is no audio. The woman's mouth moves, and the girl moves her hands in response, signing something in sign language. Cath (in voice over): If I could say anything, I would tell people that my name, Cath, is not short for Catherine. It is short for something you will never guess. Scene changes to Cath, now twelve, sitting in a classroom. Cath (voiceover): But I cannot speak. I am mute. Teacher: And we have a new student. Can everyone say 'Hello' to Gabby? The new girl, Gabby, is looking down at the ground, but her eyes come up and the audience can see that she is blind. Cath (voiceover): I have never had a friend. Never had someone come over to my house, never played hide-and-seek, never played tag, never colored in a coloring book with another person. Scene changes to Gabby and another student (Sylvia) talking. Sylvia: Oh, her? That's Cath. Don't feel bad if she doesn't talk to you. She can't hear. Cath (voiceover): The whole world believes I am deaf, even my mother. I used to be, before the operation. Afterwards, I just...never learned to talk. I did not understand sound, and so they marked me as deaf. No one stops to double check. But I can hear. Cut to Gabby and Cath sitting on a bed. Cath is pressing words into Gabby's hand in their way of communication, and Gabby is saying the words out loud as she receives them. Gabby (interpreting Cath): Gabby, I am not deaf... Scenes change wildly, cut to a man (walking strangely) and a woman walking, the man pushing a baby stroller. Cut to the woman (Cath's mother, but younger), chasing the stroller down a hill, in the background (out of focus) the man has wandered into the road and is hit by a car. Cut to Cath running by herself in the woods. Cut to a young Cath watching someone's mouth move, unable to hear anything. Cut to Cath and Gabby sitting on the bed, both of them crying. Gabby: I'm going to teach you how to talk. Cath moves to take her hand to resume 'speaking'. Gabby (interpreting Cath): Okay, then. Teach me. Scene cuts to black, and Movie Title (Catharsis) appears.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Mitchell23 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:41:50 -0500

This sounds outstanding.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Mitchell23 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:56:11 -0500

I would love to both read this book and watch this move, it sounds amazing!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Mitchell23 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:59:13 -0500

I would love to both see this movie and read this book, it sounds absolutely amazing!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Bane.of.Orcs — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:59:36 -0500

Jason VO: They were created to fight for humanity, not against it. Cut to two men running down a cluttered alleyway in the middle of the day, three blue-furred wolves behind them. The two men stop, turn around, and raise their guns. They fire off a stream and watch as one of the wolves falls over, his head bloody. Brian VO: What happened? Cut to a group of men and women slowly backing up in a hallway, all looking at the metal door as something hit it, making a dent. They gripped their weapons tighter as the door is hit again, waking the metal squeal on its hinges. On the third hit, the door crashes inward, taking a portion of the brick wall surrounding the door jamb with it. The group starts to fire at the gorilla that was three times the normal size of its kin. Jason VO: *sighs* We treated them like crap. We thought we were better than them. Cut to a giant scorpion pinning a man to the floor. Three other men try to shoot it, one of them diving for the pinned human. Brian VO: I always knew that would be the end of Humanity. {Song "The End" by The Doors plays in the background} Cut to a desolate city with a few bombed out buildings and two men standing outside, looking at the city. The black cougar beside them growls softly. Brian: I think that once we go in there, we are officially on our own. Jason: There's no going back after this. Bellum: Well then, let's get in there and try to retake the world for the humans one city at a time. Cut to Jason, Brian, and Bellum running down the street, their faces masks of terror. The camera looks behind them to show a herd of forty Minotaurs chasing them. Fade to black with the words : A NEW APOCALYPSE in white.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

roh09 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:12:26 -0500

Sigh!! i have often dreamed about that. I have even imagined the soundscore. :P

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Isabubblefinbar — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:19:28 -0500

[It's a snowy night with ice icing the ground, the roads, sending cars to a test of grip as their drivers grip to the wheels harder than ever to stay on top. A beautiful, pale girl with natural crimson red hair is sitting in the back of the car, bags at her side. Her mother, with chocolate brunette hair, is driving. The resemblance is there.] Sara (the crimson-red haired): It's Ms. Gomez, she's leaving.... [Fade to a different scene of the movie] [It's a gym, like a dance studio kind of thing. Sara steps forward, it's quite dark and empty, like nobody had been in here for a while - a few days, give or take. It's the same dance studio she usually uses but in a totally different light.] Sara: Hello? [Nobody answers. She trots towards the girls changing rooms, peeks in but nobodys there. So she trots over to the male changing rooms, steps in and... she is surprised to see a young handsome man with just his boxers on. She jumps back in surprise, covering her eyes] Sara: Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! [Luke- the handsome young man- shuffled around for his clothes for a while, getting them on quickly, even though he did seem calm that the girl had just seem him in all his glory.] Luke: It's okay, I should of locked the door, really. [A few seconds silence, then Luke takes a deep breath.] Luke: Are you Sara, my student? [Fade to a different scene] [Sara appears from what looks like a classroom door, Luke emerging behind her. She's racing down the stairs, like nothing else in the world matters. From what it looks like, she's crying, she's a little bit upset.] Luke: Sara! [Pause] Sara wait! [He steps back, knowing that she won't come back. Not yet.] Sara: [Barely audible murmur] I know, it's not you, it's me. [Fade to a different scene] [They're in a posh garden, with oak trees and flowers and the dark sky is lit by fireflies and lanterns, Sara and Luke are standing rather close together, so close they could be almost touching.] Sara: Yet as they say, every rose has it's thorns. [She glances up into his eyes.] Luke: Oh don't start this again, Sara! We've been through it before. [He steps forward to take her hands into his. Their eyes lock, and for a few second, time seemed to stop. ] Stop me if you must. [He tilts his head towards hers, his face getting so close that their lips locked magically.] [Luke draws back nervously.] Luke: I'm sorry I- [Sara places her finger onto his lips] Sara: Shh, it's okay, I wanted it this time. [Fade to black and then the title is bold on the screen, with Sara and Luke in a dancing position to the side of it.] (I'm not really sure what the age rating would be since there's a little bit of violence because her father tries to attack her mother :S I'd probably say PG :) ]

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hippy_vampire — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:50:50 -0500

OMG this book must become a movie!

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hippy_vampire — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:53:56 -0500

No fare, that's my title! lol (really, it is...)

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Greentigerr — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:39:21 -0500

Challenge Accepted. Doesn't the fact that I happened to use it in my trailer mean there will be some ninjadropping involved in my novel which therefore requires a word? I'll try to work it in if I even get to that part in my story, but it might actually be a bit challenging since my narration style has been rather serious and none of my characters have any reasonable excuse for having ever heard of a ninja. And I'll doubtless make it two words, just to increase my wordcount. or a hyphenated word with a space inbetween.

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mrwaime — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:39:06 -0500

Opening fade in to a man sitting on a white horse in plate armor, a large sword in his right hand. He is sitting in silence, unmoving. His sword is dripping with blood, and his horse and armor are both splattered with a mix of mud and blood. Beyond him, a large army is running up a hill in the distance. Scene fades out. A woman's voice begins singing a celtic dirge. Scene fades in to Raphael standing at the prow of a boat. Gabriel's voice: Why did you choose to leave the continent? Scene fades out. A drum begins to beat in time with the woman singing, slowly. Word's in white appear on the screen: Seven men Image shows Raphael and Gabriel standing together. Words: Brought together by fate Flash showing Michael and Lucifer riding together, their hair wet with rain. Words: To a new land Flash showing Remiel and Raguel holding halberds and standing by a wooden door. Words: To fight Flash of Samael turning, holding his bow drawn and a grim smile on his face. Words: His wars. Flash of Arthur sitting on a throne, a golden circlet on his head, Yvain standing by his side. Drum picks up beat as singing stops. Montage flashes by. A saxon man roaring. Samael and Lilith kissing passionately in bed, naked. A rush of horsemen crashing into a line of spears. Raphael galloping on a muddy road, sword raised high. Arthur striking a kneeling man with blonde hair. Raphael leaning over Guinevere in a rich bed. Gawain and Mordred drawing swords together from horseback. Raguel standing over Michael, his halberd in his face. Drums and music stop suddenly as the image of an axe rising over a kneeling Samael, Lilith kneeling next to him. Thump of an axe hitting a block, flash of Guinevere wincing as Arthur looks on in a grimace. Darkness. Lucifer's voice: There can be no kingdom without justice. Michael's voice: Yes, but what is justice? Quick image of Lucifer and Michael's swords striking, both men snarling on a muddy field covered in bodies, rain falling. Large black words reading "The King's Guard" with a white citadel on a beautiful, blue sky day, flags blowing in the wind. Fade in again to man on horse, other man gathering around him shouting "Pendragon!" repeatedly. Michael and Raphael walk up to stand beside the horse, both covered in blood, Michael holding a hammer, Raphael a shield and sword.

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The.Babble.Fish. — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:41:40 -0500

I'd totally read that. Then stay up all night in front of the theaters to get a ticket. <3 (Nice to know there's another slash author on this site, too.)

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da.dragonwarrior — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:49:08 -0500

Hey that is how i started writing...i had these trailers running in my head..dialogues n all...then i thought the trailers make no sense w/o the story...so i started weaving the story

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ElektroKat — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:27:56 -0500

Best. Trailer. Ever. I'd watch it, if horror flicks didn't mess me up so much. The 'what did you do today' thing - brilliant!

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chronosaurus — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:46:45 -0500

[A 6-year old child appears with his father, a bearded, grizzled man] Father: And remember. Above all, never trust anything of what your dreams say. [The father starts to melt, and his eye falls to the ground.] Child: Dad, your face is starting to melt. Father: Then probably you shouldn't be listening to me either, you fool. [Cut to a workshop. The MC is talking with 3 of his friends. Butterflies & Hurricanes by Muse starts playing] MC: I just don't know what is happening to me. Ulises: It was just a dream, chief. Daniel: No, it wasn'. It was a nuclear winter dream. [Cut to the MCs dream. The city's reactor explodes, while he embraces Mariana and tries to fly away] [Cut to a pizza restaurant. The MC is talking with Mariana] MC: I need to stop this. Mariana: I know. But I worry about you. This dream are starting to destroy you. [Cut to the MC. He's now lying down on the street taking pills, while the entire scenery changes around him every time he takes one] MC: I need to stop this, I need to stop this... [Cut to a sanitarium. The MC is talking to one of the patients in a straight jacket] Patient: They say The Sandman runs this place. He put us all here!!!! [Cut to a camp. The MC is talking with his friends] Paco: You have to consider that you actually changed history Carmen: And that now you've lost your history yourself [Cut to a desert. The MC is talking with his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi] Obi-Wan: You need to solve this. Or you will perish. [Cut to the MC's bedroom. Heaven & Hell by Black Sabbath starts playing at the solo. The MC is in bed kissing Mariana, when she starts to melt] [Cut to the MC he's now an ogre, fighting a T-Rex in a swamp while saving a maiden] [Another cut. The MC enters a city filled with supeheroes, flying everywhere, and looks marveled] [Another cut. This time the MC is in a room filled with copies of himself and screams out of desperation] [Another cut. The MC is talking to a secret agent] Agent: They want us to believe that this is a dream. But I know the whole truth. They don't know who they messed with!!!! [Finally, the same desert from the previous scenes appears, an vanishes while the title appears]

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wingch — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:31:55 -0500

This is EPIC I would so watch this.

Why DO this?

LennyMerz96 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:56:19 -0500

It is an awesome inspiration to contact the writer and make them more inspired to write... Good Idea NANOWRIMO.

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nooneyouknow2012 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:33:46 -0500

Fred (voice over): "Didn't anyone ever tell you..." [during voice over] Flash to Seraphina scrambling away from a tornado of sand, flash to sand crashing down on a scared looking Alex Fred (voice over): "...the old ways are dangerous." [during voice over] Petyr looming over Alex and Sera menacingly, no eyes, flash to Seraphina trapped in a vortex of sand voice over stops, thoughtful Harry Potter-ish music plays Cut to Seraphina reaching for a small ancient looking book A flash of lightning, black out coming soon Rated PG....might be PG 13 when I'm finished...

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mycatduncan — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:51:41 -0500

(Trailer opens with a young black-haired girl dancing on a stage in the courtyard. There is a crowd gathered around to see her) Narrator: They thought they were regular children… (Image of a boy sketching on parchment with charcoal) Narrator: …They thought they were like any generation before them… (Image of a small beggar girl stealing food from a woman's basket) Narrator: …They were wrong. (The dancing girl is talking with her father as they play chess in a library) Father: You're sick, Clarisse. Clarisse: How? Father: Don't worry. You can be cured. (Image of the girl tied to a chair in a cellar) Narrator (with the father's voice): It was the Children's Plague of 301. Nearly all of your generation will die of the aftereffects if we don't act soon. There may be times where you…forget. (Image of the sketching boy untying the girl) Clarisse (whispering): Who are you? Boy (slowly): I don't remember. (Image of the two children up in a tree) Narrator: Now they will run to the only place that holds meaning… Boy (staring into the distance at a castle perched on a faraway mountain): I think we should go to Palace Peak. Narrator: They will find answers… Old man prisoner: They are rebels! All of them - the king, the queen, everyone you know! Narrator: …Answers that no child was supposed to find… Old man prisoner: You are not your parents' daughter. Clarisse (upset): Then whose am I? Narrator: They are the only ones who know… Falcon (the king): To our top agents of the rebellion, we gave the Princess of Tritel... Narrator: The truth is horrifying… Boy (to Clarisse): Do you really believe all that? Narrator: But will they act upon it? Clarisse (to the boy): How to we fight for someone we don't remember? Text on the black screen: (yet-to-be determined title) Underneath - History is meant to be told. I'm not sure I like it too much. XD

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JadedNight — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:07:43 -0500

Wow, I would totally watch this movie! :D

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harrypoter4ever — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:21:35 -0500

i would so read this!!

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harrypoter4ever — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:42:12 -0500

i would read that in a heartbeat

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Meilos — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:49:42 -0500

Really? :D Thank you!

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i am the moon — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:33:12 -0500

Thanks! :D Double kudos to me if I end up having enough time this month to finish it, eh? >.>

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i am the moon — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:33:29 -0500

Aww thank you so much. <3 I will be sure to get all of you free tickets, lol.

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i am the moon — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:33:38 -0500

Thanks! :D I like it quite a bit myself.

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i am the moon — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:33:56 -0500

Ahahaha *high five* most epic title ever, amirite?

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i am the moon — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:34:32 -0500

Haha I will send you an advance copy. :P I'm so glad you liked the trailer. Hopefully starting tomorrow night I'll have time to sit down and pound out the rest of the book!

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Phyre_Phoenix — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:43:34 -0500

Fade in from black to girl with long brown hair standing in the middle of the street staring at something off screen intensely/terrified and breathing hard. (Zoey VO) My name is Zoey Parker. I'm seventeen years old. Zoey turns as the grill of a truck fills her vision.( truck horn blares) (fade out white) (Zoey VO) And I'm dead...well not quite Zoey walking into a huge office building, a pair of double doors opening into a massive office, zoom on an ornate looking scythe. (Zoey VO) Who are you? Stunning dark haired man tugging on the cuff of his business suit walks across the room Man VO) I have many names but you may simply call me...Death Zoey VO) How did I get here? (Death VO) You were killed in that accident Zoey's family gathered at her funeral, Zoey and Death in the back, watching. Cut to her name engraved on the tombstone. (Death VO) But you weren't suppose to. Something went wrong. Cut to Death opening a huge book his finger running down and stopping on Zoey's name with her death age at 85. (Death VO) And you can't cross over till the date of your death arrives Zoey (throwing her arms up in the air looking at Death as he stands impassively): Then what am I suppose to do for the next 68 years?! Death (slowly grinning): I could use a secretary. Death VO: I own and run Forequis an international personnel relocating firm. Cut to the skyscraper once again the name Forequis the focus of the shot. Shot of people busy working. Zoey standing with Death looking bewildered. "Personnel relocating?" Death: Souls, Zoey. This is where it's decided where a soul goes after death. You'll organize all of my appointments, who I'm meeting with and when, it's all up to you, oh and of course," Cut to a massive harlequin great dane lifting his head from his spot on a huge pillow. "Taking my hell hound Hex for his walks." Cut to Zoey in business dress being overwhelmed with calls then with a leash in one hand tray of espressos in the other, ear piece in her ear, struggling to hang onto Hex while not spilling the coffees. "Hex! HEEEEXXXX!" Coffee and ear piece go flying up into the air Death VO: Oh there's....one more thing. Low shot of double doors opening three sets of legs walk across a hallway. Death VO: My brothers, War, Famine and Pestilence (Cut to each brother as he is mentioned) they've requested a board meeting with you, myself, and SIN Zoey VO: SIN? Death VO: The Corporation owned by all of our children, you might know them all as The Seven Deadly Sins Cut to group shot of all the Seven Deadly Sins in their personified forms. Zoey: What's the meeting about? Death (leaning in close to her): You and the fate of your existence. (fade to black) (sound of a phone being picked up) Zoey's voice: Good morning, thank you for calling Forequis, how may I direct your afterlife? (title fades in) The Death & Unlife of Zoey Parker

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AceIronHeart — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:20:57 -0500

Eh, sounds good, but I think its been done before.

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harrypoter4ever — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:22:30 -0500

wow. so many characters from various books. Those authors could sue you, but I would still read your book.

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EagleEye7 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:45:13 -0500

That sounds so cool. I'd totally watch that.

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harrypoter4ever — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:52:10 -0500

what's the name of it? sounds cool

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Dawnheart — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:46:58 -0500

dramatic white words on a dramatic screen, fading to black... dramatic turns, then more fades...dramatic music.....dramatic running...dramatic magic blasts in time to dramatic drum beats, dramatic running, dramatic evil grin from bad guy, and finally the dramatic title in a dramatic font. oh, yeah.

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Dawnheart — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:48:50 -0500

i agree!!! That's amazing!

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Dawnheart — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:50:33 -0500

oh this seems good :) that conversation doesn't actually happen in the book, does it? you just pulled lines from the book and put them in an epic trailer script? b/c isn't that what they do in trailers? your trailer is awesome!

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Dawnheart — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:51:50 -0500

OBI WAN KANOBI!!! YAY!!!

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Kelly The Red — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:20:14 -0500

My kind of movie. When is it coming out? Keep writing. Things come up, but this sounds really fun so don't let it slide too long.

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Kelly The Red — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:23:08 -0500

Oh YEAH! And the music SO makes it pop! Let me know when the movie come out. Finish the book first. I always like to read the book before seeing the movie.

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Kelly The Red — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:26:04 -0500

Wow. A lot going on. Sounds intriguing.

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Kelly The Red — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:28:21 -0500

WOW. I'm spellbound. Special forces, Magic mirrors, and a dragon? You got me hooked.

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harrypoter4ever — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:37:40 -0500

Screen is black Red stone castle appears in background then fades to black Fades into an elf's (S'reth) face Flash of white A thick forest appears A dragon and wolf are talking words appear on a black screen: One boy S'reth is running from something Fades to black S'reth in a forge receiving weapons words on black screen: Fights an ancient evil See Spectre in his lair S'reth: Come on Cairn!(wolf) See S'reth in a market trading S'reth and Lenwing(brother) fight Corothan(horse) carrying an unconscious S'reth fade to black Turns into S'reth riding Daedra(dragon) flash of white Corothan: S'reth move it! Damn! Spectre's right behind you!! Fade to black Spectre: Let me suck your soul! S'reth with a bloody fist clutching his bow Flash of blue fire Daedra: Surrender Spectre! We'll get the golden weapons and armour! fades to black words appear: Can they succeed Cairn: We're almost there! Hurry, we can get the Longsword! Fades to black S'reth: We will stop you Spectre! words appear on a flash of blue fire: On their impossible quest? Fades to black S'reth shoots Spectre, but he fails to kill him Flash of white S'reth staggers to the castle hall: Father, I have the Longsword He falls to the floor, his body thuds Fades to black S'reth wakes in the infirmary Klyle(Father): You only have one of fifteen of the items Fades to black THE QUEST Coming 11/8/12 Rated PG-13 for violence and language

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cookiequeen11634 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:58:47 -0500

Opens with Sophie looking down at a shimmering shard of glass, twirling it between her fingers. Rue: What do you think it is? [fade] Jeremy, yelling after a crying Sophie: Sophie! Please! Cut to Sophie sitting on her bed sobbing, holding the piece of glass in her hands. It starts to glow and Sophie is enveloped by a golden glow. Cut to black, Sophie's voice is heard: Where am I? Sophie stands in the middle of a field looking up at the blue sky. Tierce; Hello, Miss. Sophie gasps quietly. Cut to Tierce and Kendraa holding hands. Zoom on their rings. Kendraa (to Sophie): It's not safe for you here. Cut to Sophie and Tierce leaning into a kiss. Cut back to Kendraa. Sophie: Maybe not. [Flash Scenes] Tierce and Sophie running hand in hand. Kendraa screaming after Tierce. A man grabbing Sophie's arm and twisting. Sophie whispering, "Rue?" A little boy sobbing. Jeremy punching a wall. Sophie huddled on the ground screaming. Cut to Sophie and Tierce dancing slowly, no music. Sophie: Don't let go of me. Tierce: Never. The final shot is a building collapsing in flames.

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TheExtraEmily — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:07:47 -0500

Fade from black to Ella, camera close, only showing her eyes. "They're coming." Cut to show green monsters covered in blood crawling out from under her bed, they claw and cut open her arms and she screams. Fade to black. Fade up, Ella panting heavily, she looks down at her arms, to see herself holding a blade, and she realizes that she was the one who cut her arms, not her monsters. Fade to Ella covering her cut up arms with sweaters. Cut to Ella falling asleep in school. Cut to Ella being sent to the nursing station to sleep. Cut to Ella in the nursing station, hearing gun shots. Cut to Ella finding the dead bodies of three nurses. Fade to Detective Allan, "Ella, I'm the homicide detective working on this case. I'm gonna find who did this." Ella looking pale, at Detective Allan. "Whatever." Fade to Elijah, standing over the coffee machine. He says "Stupid scars." Ella stands beside him, "Scards fade you know." He looks at her, "Only on the outside." Flashes of clips; -The Monsters attacking Ella once again (But its really her hurting herself) -Detective Allan and Ella chasing a suspect down an alley way. -Ella leaning over Allan's shot body; "NO! I REFUSE TO LOOSE YOU! NOT ANOTHER! Please." now in a whisper, "please." Flash to Ella sitting on her bed, crying over a knitting project and her bleeding arms. She whispers, "Save me from the monsters." Black screen, white writing, blood dripping off of the letters that spell ; "Save me From the Monsters."

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plaidqueen — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:10:39 -0500

Paramore's *that's what you get* is playing at first. Only a black screen Music becomes quieter and screen shows a girl with milk chocolate skin (Annie) and long straight black hair with purple streaks in it. She has punk-like clothes and has headphones and iPod on. She's in a car looking out the window car stops and their is the sound of a lot of seat buckles unbuckling A voiceover has older woman's voice saying: OK everyone, we're here. Annie turn that iPod off Screen fades to eight children, a girl who looks exactly like Annie but with sweats and a tank top(twin; Amy), two little kids, a boy and a girl who also look like them(Cassie and Benji), an older boy who looks like them (Matt)and then three older teens who are tall, skinny and have blond hair(triplets; Zach, Fred and Alexandria) all sitting in a large, well decorated living room scenes of all the children fighting with each other in the same room flash on screen voice over of Annie's voice saying "why did you make us move here, Mom?" screen fades to the same children all crowding together, standing and staring into the screen as if they just saw a ghost screen changes to black and the music stops scene shows them all walking cautiously down a dark spiral staircase Matt says: what is this thing doing in the house? shows Zach pull a large metallic door with everyone behind him open changes to black screen and music stops scene shows all the kids in what looks like an elevator which is going down fast and they are all screaming"We're going to die!" elevator stops suddenly and everyone falls They look scared and confused elevator door opens voiceover of electronic female voice: Welcome to the California Spy Network. Please submit DNA for identification scenes flash e.s. posthumos dramatic music plays Cassie jumps off tall building in a city in all black clothing Amy and Matt are doing hand to hand combat and Amy runs toward Matt and flips over his head Benji is flying down long hallway in sneakers with flames coming out of them muscular teenage boy pins Annie down on a gymnastics mat, breathing hard Alexandria walks down sidewalk in heels wearing sunglass scene goes slow mo and screen focuses on glasses, which flash in green words that look like a code Fred is flying in the air while something explodes behind him screen goes black. music stops scene shows whole group in all black clothing, standing still Fred is jumping around singing loudly: WE'RE SPIES, WE'RE SPIES, WE KICK BUTT, BOOOO YAAAH! Everyone else turns to him and says: shut UP! screen goes black and white letters appear on screen that say California Spy Network letters fade until only the CSN is left release date scene comes up with Zach stuck to the ceiling everyone is jumping around trying to get him down Zach says: I knew there was a downside to this whole spy gig! The gadgets suck! Amy says: Guess you don't feel like Spiderman anymore, do ya? rating: PG-AWESOME! Just kidding it's PG-13

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the.mockingjay.pumpkin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:05:37 -0500

Wonderful avatar :)

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harrypoter4ever — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:43:07 -0500

i want to read it!

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SongbirdJoy — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:45:23 -0500

A black screen is shown, a drum beat is the only thing that is heard. The screen flashes. A red-haired, teenaged girl wakes up in a dark cell. Five others, three boys and two girls, are standing around her. The scene flashes for a second and disappears. The next thing that is seen is the six looking around in another room. The beat gets faster as a black silhouette is shown. "Trust me," his voice is comforting. The beat breaks into an intense song while the scenes flash of running through woods, swimming through rivers and the six kids fighting. "You have a gift, use it," the same man's voice says. "We have to find them," A tall, dark haired boy and the red headed girl argue next to a flickering flame. "Someone already got hurt, we don't need another!" The girl screams. "They're part of who we are!" "We haven't even met them!" It flashes to a scene of the red-head tossing and turning in hersleep. Screams are heard overhead and she sits up, suddenly awake. "We can't fail" the boy's voice is overhead as the camera slowly moves across a grassy plain and ends looking on a white warehouse in the middle of the plain. It's followed by the name (still to be determined) and the release date.

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Arkady Adler — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:46:03 -0500

Squee. My trailer would be scifi and grungey. This is what I'm picturing in my sleep-deprived mind: [pan over a dystopian-ish brick city with dark clouds hovering above it, then zoom in on the nicer buildings nearby, finally on a glass skyscraper. Zoom to the top window, and to the brunette (Sakasa) before it. Then pan quickly back to the brick city, zooming to watch a black-haired girl (Tori) slip down a dark alley] TORI: I'm risking my life for a party. [Cut to a large gathering of masked people, and a single unmasked man (Jakob) in front of it. He holds out his hand] JAKOB: But it's not just any party. Welcome... to the Masquerade. [Cut to Tori running after Jakob, down a painted brick tunnel] TORI: What are you? [Quick jump cut to a masked, light-haired girl (Cara) fighting three guards at once, then to an unmasked girl (Nefertari) holding a gun on a blond-haired man (Crow), then to Jakob standing on a stage in front of a masked crowd] JAKOB: We're the future. [cut back to Sakasa in the window, she looks back over her shoulder] SAKASA: You cannot be unknown. It's impossible. [sharp jump cut to a underground tunnel, its walls painted with various murals, a crowd of masked people filling the streets of the brick city, then to Tori holding a device with a flashing blue light up to her face] [Cut back to the glass tower, this time to Jakob nearby the wall, surrounded by guards] JAKOB: I've never let impossible stop me. [Jump cut through several more action scenes, and then finally to an image of Tori, masked. Fade to black, text 'Masquerade' appears on the screen] So yeah, that's the best I could come up with. :)

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Kade Estella — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:59:40 -0500

This is what i came up with.... My rating would probably be PG-13, maybe R. CUT to Willow staring out the window:. She looks sad but a little scared. She is seven and all alone Willow: They are coming… BLACK BACKGROUND WITH WHITE LETTERS: When The War began. No One Could have seen how it would end… CUT to Adrian Jogging, We see Stasia attack him. She has a sadistic smile on her face. Stasia: You are going to be killed, or worse enslaved, just like your human loving father! BLACK BACKGROUND WITH WHITE LETTERS: No One Could Have Guessed that a little girl Flash To Willow screaming: I don’t know how to stop it! BLACK BACKGROUND WITH WHITE LETTERS: Would Be The Key to ending it all… CUT to Anna and Adrian fighting. Adrian: You have no idea what you are in the middle of! Anna: Neither do you! BLACK BACKGROUND WITH WHITE LETTERS: And Both Sides will do anything to win. CUT To Adrian sitting next to Anna. Adrian: You have more power then you could ever imagine… FLASH scenes: Anna looking shocked through a door crack Adrian being consumed by shadows Spiro laughing Stasia running down a hill Willow lying on the floor…. Fade to black. Fades into Nicky looking out of a window. Nicky: We are all in the middle of something we don’t really understand. Angels… Demons… -she looks up to look at someone offscreen- This can’t end well… CUT to black screen that has blood running down from the top of the screen. The Film name appears. CUT to Adrian standing across the room from Nicky. Adrian: You can’t stop it… So don’t even try. Fades to black: Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You. This voiceover would have both of them whispering. Anna (voiceover) : Are we going to be okay? Adrian (voiceover) : We Have to be….

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Mischief_Managed1977 — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:01:05 -0500

Okay, fine... Have to do this. *Fades in from black* Bomb sirens blaring, four girls walk out of a small, run down house carrying duffel bags. They're on a hill over looking a tiny town. *Fades* The girls are under ground, in the midst of a mass of people, now joined by a boy and a dark skinned girl. Over head the sound of bombs being dropped. *Actiony music starts to play with the next fade* A young man (Jonathan Blake) stands at a podium at the front of the room, wired with a microphone. "I have a job for you." *Fades* One of the girls, Lee, is sitting on an airplane staring at the ocean below. She's holding a backpack on her lap. The camera zooms in, inside the bag. Pieces of a rifle are neatly folded inside. *More music, louder* Shots fired in darkness. The sound of pounding feet. Lee runs through a snow-dusted graveyard, dodging graves, brushing them lightly with her fingers, a handgun held in one hand. She pulls out a cell phone and presses speed dial. "Minister Hander is dead." *fades* Softer music, Lee's waltzing in a red and blue dress. *quick cut, action music again* Passionately kissing a black haired boy(Gene). *Fades* in the blackness the sound of sirens. Something metal is dropped on glass. *Opens to a gray room* Lee is tied up in a chair and a man (Frank) is standing in front of her. "It's nice to see you again, Leela." Sad smile. Lee spits at his face. White letters on black screen title and release date. Two bullets fly across the screen; one grazes the top of the title, the other leaves a bloody hole in the middle of one of the letters. My guess, rated PG-13, at the least.

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Anukis820 — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:29:53 -0500

It starts off with a gust of wind going through a small town and towards a gazebo in the middle of the town center. The gust of wind circles the gazebo from the ground up, as it gets to the top it shoots up to the sky and you see a small cabin in the forest catching on fire, an old woman is standing outside, completely still, staring intently at the flames. As the flames get higher and higher they all of a sudden disappear and the screen goes dark. The darkness becomes a close up of a black artificial rose. The scene is now a wake of a beautiful woman in her 30s, a scar on her left cheek can still be seen through the make-up. A small 5-year-old girl looks inside with sadness... Cuts to that same girl, now 8, sitting by a window looking out to the street where people are all riding bicycles, there are no cars or trees in sight. She turns away from the window, closes her eyes, she's crying, wiping away the tears she opens them to see the woman from the wake standing in the middle of the room. The young girl whispers, "Mom?" A boy in his teens is furiously writing on a notebook at his desk. He looks outside at the trees rustling in the wind, at the car parked in the driveway... The same teen boy is now walking to school when all the trees start shedding dead leaves around him, he sees the neighbor's roses all dead. Across the street a man is trying to start his car with no luck. He stands looking around bewildered. The old woman from before is talking to a teenage girl by the fire, it looks like it is back in the 1700s. "Lucille, be careful what you wish for...." The year 1632 appears on the screen followed by 2001 and then 2041 with the faces of the characters flashing in between... Lucille is seeing standing in the middle of the gazebo from the beginning, surrounded by a mob of people, she closes her eyes and she whispers "I wish everyone would just leave me alone..." When she opens them she sees a bunch of clothes on the ground, the mob has disappeared. The title "The LeGrays" comes on the screen and fades away while a child hums "Pure Imagination"

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LoverofLiterary — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:47:00 -0500

[light appears] Kids standing in the doorway, exclaiming, "Trick-or-Treat!" and hold out bags. [man narrates] I shook my head and told them sorry and to go home, that i had no candy. i never expected them to do something like this to my angel. something like... [lights flash as horrific images fill the screen] But now I will have revenge. i will make them suffer like my wife did. i will make them pay for her death. [present time. opening door and greeting kids] I pour treats into the greedy children's hands, smiling as if i loved halloween. but i dont, because this is the day that my wife was murdered... murdered by kids like these. I welcome them into my "decorated" home, watching them squeal with fright. they will never know what they will soon go through. what i will soon do to them. they will play the survival game. [images of gore and blood too scary to type here flash across the screen before you see man smile and chuckle with delight] [a day later, children walk to his mansion in the middle of the night in the woods, feeling pulled towards him] [man smirks and laughs heartily as he watches the frightened faces of the children staring at him] man: "this game you will play -- the Survival Game -- until your last breath. or i will kill you myself." Rated: PG-13

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Turdlock — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:48:59 -0500

Your Icon makes me smile. And so does your trailer. :D

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PrussianAwesomeness — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:50:51 -0500

Matthew and Arya are in a forest. Matthew leans casually against a tree, waiting for whatever it is Arya is about to say. Arya: How old are you? -scene change- Matthew casually walks down the school's hallway, flipping his hair back as he winks at a group of girls [who all swoon] -back to forest- Matthew: 19 Arya: How long have you been 19? -scene changes- Matthew charges at another man, tackling him to the ground as he snarls and tries to rip the man apart. -back to forest- Matthew: -shrugs- a few hundred years. Arya: -stares at him- Okay, I'm gone. Goodbye. -begins to walk away- -screen goes black, blue words appear on the screen- If you can live forever... -flashes- José: -stares at Matthew incredulously- You're in love with a human? Matthew: W-well I wouldn't say it's love or anyth--- José: Is she hot? Matthew: ... José: -nods understandably- Don't worry, bro, I got your back. -flash- Genevieve: -glares- If you're really going to sacrifice the safety of this entire goddamn family just to save your little girlfriend that you've been dating for a day, you're a stupider than I thought - and that's saying something, because I thought you were dropped on your head multiple times as a human baby. She's a waste of your time and frankly, I'd rather not get killed because of her. Arya: ...I'm right here. Genevieve: I'm well aware of that. Arya: ... -flash- Arya and Matthew lean in to kiss; Arya is overcome by a fit of giggles. -flashes words appear on screen again- Why are you wasting your time like this? -flash- A van is speeding towards Arya. She looks up and screams, raising her arms for to brace herself for the impact. It never comes. She opens her eyes and comes face to face with Matthew. Arya: OH MY GOD HOW DID YOU DO; THAT YOU JUST SAVED ME! Matthew: -turns and runs off- Arya: WAIT COME BACK - HOW DID YOU DO THIS WHY ARE YOU LEAVING HOLY CRAP YOU JUST PUSHED A VAN OFF OF ME---Great, now people are staring at me. They must think I'm insane. I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY, MATTHEW - YOU GODDAMN PSYCHOPATH! -pouts angrily to self- -words- From a not very well known nanowrimo fic... Arya and Matthew stare at each other. Arya: I'm not scared of you. What's to be scared of? Matthew: -smirks- You really shouldn't have said that. Arya: Why not? What are you gonna do? Tickle me---really. Really? You're going to tickle me? You're actually going to tickle me? -Matthew moves forward, wiggling his fingers- Jesus Christ, Matthew, you're freakin' 200 years old, why hasn't your brain grown - don't you dare come closer. -backs away as Matthew advances closer- Tickle me, and I swear, I'll find a way to kill you. Or rip your hands off - whatever's easier. Matthew,stay away. No - no - urgh! -turns and begins to run, Matthew gleefully chasing her- Why am I dating a child? This is so stupid pedophilic; you're dating someone at least two centuries younger than you and I'm dating someone with the mental capacity of FIVE YEAR OLD. -runs off screen, Matthew still chasing her- GODDAMN MATTHEW, STOP CHASING ME - I CAN'T RUN FASTER THAN A VAMPIRE! -cut to black- -words- Afternoon. ...if it isn't obvious yet, my fic's supposed to be a Twilight parody of sorts. The story itself is a little seriouser than this fake trailer but yet, aren't the movie versions always slightly different?

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Psychickid — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:53:31 -0500

That seems intense and awesome! I would read it then see it.

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Walt3rd — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:44:35 -0500

Keeping to the question, I would say a large Winnebago.

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LightningRip — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:50:22 -0500

Hmm.. That would be a dream come true, having my book become a movie(only if it actually followed the plot though... I don't like reading a book and then watching the movie only to find the two plots with major differences @_@). I'll have to post mine later though, when I have some more written. :D

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mycatduncan — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:00:36 -0500

Mine would probably be either PG or PG-13 (but only for the one battle scene. It's more of an emotional novel than a bloody/intense one).

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St.Germain — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:19:05 -0500

I want to see this. Or read this. Or anything. Right Now.

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LightningRip — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:14:53 -0500

Ooookay I got sucked into making mine XD - (fade into screen of blue waves, sound of waves hitting beach in background) Kaena VO: One girl. (fades to scene of Heather riding in the backseat of a car, skyscrapers zooming by, Heather tuning out her parents droning on in the front seat as her iPod plays 'So What' loudly) Kaena VO: One war. (fades to Heather tacking a poster to a pink wall, scowling at the color as her iPod plays once more) Kaena VO: An impossible quest. (fades to Heather and Cassy staring at each other, a few feet apart, bobbing in the ocean) Kaena VO: To save them all. (fades to Heather leaning against surfboard, Cassy and Nick standing across from her as the waves roll in around their feet) Cassy: But how? Heather: It's not like I have a choice, Cassy! Nick: Then we're coming with you. Heather: No way! Nick: Why are you always so stubborn? Heather: Why are YOU always so stubborn? (fades to Cassy rolling her eyes at Heather as they kneel on sand with an unconcious Nick laying before them) Cassy: It worked. Heather: Well, obviously. Cassy: AND I now have more to tease you two about, endlessly. Heather: .....I didn't think of that, dang. Cassy: Of course you didn't. Heather: Oh shut up, Cassy. How are we supposed to stop them now? We can't just leave him here. Cassy: Oh, he'll be awake before nightfall, I gurantee it. (fades to eery blue-green water, with rays of sunlight streaking down towards the sandy sea floor) (eery singing echoes from the front of view, underwater) (cuts to view of Heather's face, facing the singing.) Heather: They can't get past here or they'll be heard on land. Cassy: Sing, Heather! You can counteract it, I KNOW you can! I've heard it before! Heather: But the humans on shore! If I mess up, just once.... Cassy: Sing your song Heather, not theirs. Sing your song, and the humans will be fine. But not if they hear the others' song first. (fades into black as a chilling, but beautiful song begins) (words appear in bright, carribean sea blue: THE MERMAID CHRONICLES - BOOK 1 [beneath that, same color] A NEW BEGINNING) - I don't know what song for the end part yet... Probably PG-13 rating. :3 *scurries back to writing*

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HollyAnneH — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:22:13 -0500

Wow this sounds spectacular! I want to read it and then see the movie so badly! Please once you are done this submit it to a publishing company! It needs to be published

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Will64 — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:42:12 -0500

mine would have this scene ewhere this giant 10-story worm thing pops out of nowhere and starts killing stuff. It would be playing hysteria by muse

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Izzy_Gulley — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:09:24 -0500

It starts out black and you hear a young man, in his older teens, ask: "Quick. Without thinking tell me..." It would begin with a bright flash of light, some kind of quiet philharmonic music playing. Maybe, for you video gamers, the background music from Assassin's Creed:Brotherhood playing. (City of Rome by Jesper Kyd. Look it up to see what I mean) Then you hear the same young man finish his question as a white script text shows in a glittering flourish, "Do you believe in magic?" As the light fades, you find yourself hovering just above the cloud line, a few loose feathers floating through the air. (If you're listening to the OST, this is 1:46 by now) For a few seconds, even though it seems to last forever, the camera pans around and you see nothing but the see of clouds and the sky. The camera looks down as you begin to fall, it flashes white again. The same kind of text this time reads: "Even if you don't, we believe in you" without the young man's voice reading it. (Imagine your favorite chase scene music now. For me, The Brotherhood Escapes- Jesper Kyd) Suddenly the camera is hurrying through this futuristic city scene, but everything and almost all the people are pale gray of white. It becomes faster and faster as, gradually, more of the people begin to show in color. All of the people in color smile at you and hurry you along. Suddenly it blacks out. The music stops suddenly. You hear someone panting as if they were running. The same voice from before whispers in a winded way, "Not to sound cliche, but you better start believing. Because there are such things as magic and guardian angels. And we believe in you." Ghosts: Another Dawn FYI: The voice over would be my main character, Leolin.

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mobsterbunny — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:14:52 -0500

This also sounds like a cool movie. But a trailer that would make me feel a little creeped out.

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JustinCase — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:45:23 -0500

I don't know who the actors would be, I would most likely choose by their voice and if they can look as much as I picture my characters looking (if that makes any sense) Note: there would be a song playing through most of this trailer, so I’m putting the words you would hear during the different parts in parenthesis, like this (Hang on!) I’ll put them on the right, so if you don’t care, you can ignore them easier. You hear a girl panting, and the screen is moving back and forth as she runs. She appears to be in a prison, and you hear an evil laugh behind her. The screen fades to black. “And in other news” fades in to a TV screen “Authorities are not commenting on the Peterman Prison Massacre, but we do know this: only one person survived.” The TV is turned off, and it pans to the left, and shows a young woman in her twenties with black hair, blue eyes, covering her mouth. Then she says “Would they still be alive if I hadn’t run?” Screen fades out, and the song (Hang On, by Plumb) starts playing in the background. (I’m so stubborn, it’s how I got here) It fades in, and two people, a woman with long pink hair, and a man with green dreadlocks are standing with their backs to her, and she says “But I’m only human!” Fades out. (So alone, feels like forever) Jumps to two women, one with gold hair and eyes, the other with black hair and black eyes, and they’re both smiling. The one with black hair says “Remember us?” (Wanna swim away) Jumps to her looking down at her arms, and strange lines crawl down her hands. (and breathe the open air) She clenches her fists. (I feel so afraid) She looks up, a smug smile crosses her face (then I hear you say) She changes into a giant wolf, and the scene fades out before the chorus starts. (Chorus starts) The woman falls off a cliff, and manages to grab the edge, it fades out. (Hang on, when the water is rising) Fades in to a man with white hair, red eyes, and in a black butler outfit is running across barren plains towards a cliff. (Hang on, when the waves are crashing. Hang on!) Fades to black. (Just don’t ever, let) “Don’t let go!” (Go) Fades in. She smiles sadly, and lets go. The screen fades, and the words “Hang On” shimmer across the screen. Then the information screen after that comes up, and near the bottom there is a “Rated PG-13 for violence.”

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3rdstar — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:12:45 -0500

A slow cello crescendo rises over the black. Fade into a superimposed : We fought for them. Cut to an overhead shot of a man in plan clothes walking through a throne room, ivory tiles striped with onyx. Fade out. Fade into the next superimposed sequence as violins, harmonizing, a slow dirge : We fled their grasp Two men and a woman walk through a forest, slowly. The shorter man stumbles. Final superimposed part: Into exile. And with our parting, we suffer. The tempo increases as the cello rolls into a pedal point, where the violins soar over with vast sustains. The montage goes from the pouring of black water onto a stone moor, to the three heroes overlooking the ocean from a high bluff, a tower floating through the sky, ornate with intricate carvings; a dozen airships rising along the shaft. The heroes walk down a long glass tunnel submerged beneath the ocean, an orange glow emanating from a massive city in the deep. A boat being rowed in the early morning dusk. A clash of swords between one of the heroes and a man with absurd hair dressed in a dark robe in a blue glow with a flickering black floor. Cut to black and silence. Violins resume their initial melody for two measures before the cello slides back in as the title fades in (no caps): weakness

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I Can't Write For My Life — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:55:11 -0500

Thank you! I like yours to! Draco is so awesomely evil lol!

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Chautona — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:04:59 -0500

Book is going like gangbusters and so far it's working with this whole thing. Just got those poor sailors some food and water/wine. WOOT. Thanks for the encouragement, guys!

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Princess Binky Lemontwist — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:05:28 -0500

R U SERIOUS!!?!?!?!?! Your word count is like... supernatural! YEESH! Do you write in your sleep too? Or do you just not sleep and write 24/7?!

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TheAuthoress — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:01:11 -0500

Ahhhh, thankkkk you. Those are totally the first two lines of my book. :D Heyheyhey friend me and whenever I finish this, I might poke you to proof read draft 3. :D (I need people I don't know so well reading my drafts, yay)

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TheAuthoress — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:04:15 -0500

Thanks! Haha. I might eventually publish this as an ebook. :D I'm so glad so many people are interested. :D

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Silath1996 — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:28:26 -0500

XD I'll try not too - looking a sixth forms at the moment, and GCSE's, mocks, blah blah blah... but I'm getting back asap, if it kills me. I, myself, want to know what happens - though I know some, my characters write most of the story themselves...

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MorganNatalia — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:05:02 -0500

Start: The This Preview Has been Approved For Appropriate Audiences by the Motion Picture Association of America [Cue Music] [Cue producing studio card; for laughs, we'll say Sony Pictures Classics] Fade up: We see a desolate landscape. Wind blows through dusty foliage. Camera pans to close up of Saoirse Ronan as TEGAN PEART. Narrator: In a world of chaos, in a world dominated by uncertainty and fear, how do you survive? Can you survive? Gary Oldman as DAVID PEART: Promise me you'll survive, and promise me it won't be on the backs of the innocent. [Cut to] Elegant city building Tilda Swinton as ALICE PEART: We must rebuild, Mr. Sotheby. You will be my leading man in this effort, and if you succeed, I will reward you....you will be our next president. [Cut to] Dingy shop front owned by the Robespierre family Kaya Scodelario as ASH ROBESPIERRE: I don't like this, there is something really, really wrong. [Mike Bailey as PETER BOOTH is in background nodding agreement] [Cut to] Peart Family home; INT. Gary Oldman as DAVID PEART: There's so much I've learned, so much I want you to know.... [Cut to Montage of Footage] Narrator: From Sony Pictures Classics and acclaimed director David Yates comes the remarkable story of a young woman who has to fight to reclaim her life in a new, dangerous world. Starring Academy Award nominated Saoirse Ronan, Kaya Scodelario, Mike Bailey, and based on the bestselling novel by Morgan Pfohl, "The Phoenix Earth" in theaters near you summer of 2014. [Cut to close up of Ronan] Saoirse Ronan as TEGAN PEART: It's too soon to say it, but I must say goodbye. [Fade out] [End trailer]

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punkprincessholdmyhand — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:58:12 -0500

The movie trailer for my novel would probably be something to evoke a feeling of, "Oh, my gosh. I have to see that movie." The songs playing in the background would probably -- crossing my fingers here -- be something off of, like, a Katy Perry CD, but along the lines of "The One That Got Away". It would depict the following: Irvine Voice-Over: (as she gets ready for school) That's me. My name's Irvine Coronet, and I'm from Southern California. I've lived here all my fifteen years of life with my mom, my older sister Henley, and as of a couple months ago, Henley's daughter Porsha. Henley was only eighteen when she got pregnant, and my mom wasn’t very happy about it--especially since Henley didn’t know who the father was. But, as always with my mother, she decided it wasn’t her responsibility to take care of it, and pushed Henley in my direction. (record scratches) Irvine’s Mother: (screaming) Are you almost done up there?! Irvine: (stomps her feet on the floor and shouts) Shut your face, ma! [scene change] Shane: Hello? Irvine: I missed the bus. Shane: Again? It's your first day of school, Stickers. Irvine: Yeah. I know. [scene change] Irvine: (turns off the car radio) So, as you were going to say before you decided to attempt a change of subject? (she smiles innocently) Shane: (sighs) He didn't. I didn't tell him. (Irvine looks relieved) Why would you even jump to that conclusion, Irvine? We promised not to tell. Irvine: I know. But he's your best friend. I mean... You guys tell each other everything. (she leans back in the seat, folding her hands over the purse on her lap) Shane: I know. But you're my best friend, too. I have to respect that, or else what is friendship worth? Irvine: (looks at him, then back to the windshield, with a smile on her face) What is friendship worth. And then a bunch of assorted scenes throughout the novel--Shane motioning for Irvine to run before his mom catches her and decides to beat her until her flesh is raw and breaking out in welts, Irvine and Shane with their arms wrapped around each other, Irvine and Shane kissing in the ocean at the beach. My movie would be rated PG-13, mostly because there will be a lot of kissing, a lot of cursing, and a lot of screaming.

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punkprincessholdmyhand — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:39 -0500

Oh. Irvine is a girl, Shane is a boy. If my novel ever becomes a movie, and it happens soon enough, I would like Irvine to be played by Claire Holt.

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Ashaff15 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:51:56 -0500

I think that sounds like an AMAZING storyline. plus, i think that would make a great movie. When you finish your story, could you email it to me at ashaff15@yahoo.com? I would love to read it all the way through. sounds amazing. . . truely.

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ALWoolsey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:35:26 -0500

Thank you so much. I wasn't sure if my story sound pretentious or boring or anything, but I'm glad you liked it. I probably won't get around to finishing my story soon (I haven't even started with the main plot; I never knew I could stretch things out for so many words!), but when I do, I'll definitely remember to e-mail you. What is your story about? Maybe we can exchange. ;-)

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Ashaff15 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:35:59 -0500

my story. . . . well i dont know how to explain it. alot of things happen and its so off base, that its kind of funny. There is this main girl named Claressa (claire-essa) and she finds out she is a witchling (witch in training) but she has a power she cannot control. Every time she gets scared or bullied, she kills the people around her. Idk how to explain it, but heres the prolouge. ~prologue~ When the softness of the air hit her small delicate lips, she shivered, unaware of the dangers of the night. The streetlights flickered on and off, letting her know that the light of the city might just go out that night, leaving the city with a blanket of darkness. She turned, her long, flowing, hooded cape swiftly riding the air. She moved quickly, speeding up her pace. She was getting frightened more by the hour. “Must get away. Must get away before he sees me, must get away.” She thought, spinning and twirling around corners, weaving her way through the maze-like city. After what seem like an endless journey, she halted, eyes wide with fright. There, crouching on the ground was a man. “One of them,” she thought, eyeing his clothes. She turned to leave, hoping that the man had not noticed her presence, but it was too late. “Claressa,” he spoke softly, in a deep moaning voice. “What do you want from me?” she snapped, head drawn back from the thick smell of alcohol on his breath. He stumbled up, a small, rounded bottle in his left hand. “Oh come on Claressa, you know me.” He said, moving one of his hands up to brush a stray strand of hair out of her face. “I want. . .” he whispered softly, “You-“ Claressa jolted back, taking short and deep breaths. “Kettson, I don’t like you.” Claressa said honestly, backing away slowly. Kettson moved closer, as if they were trapped in some kind of hypnotic dance, but she was struggling to get away. “Come on Claressa, you know you want me,” he said as he flung his body on Claressa, kissing her cheek. “No!” she screamed, pushing the drunk boy off her fragile little body with all her might, making him land a few feet away. He quickly got back up. “Oh, I like feisty girls. Especially pretty ones.” He said, striding towards her. Claressa stumbled backwards, full of terror. This was it, he was going to hurt her. He was going to touch her in places she didn’t want touched. She screamed, loud and fearful, but no one came. Kettson laughed hysterically. “Help does not come to those that are in no need. You are perfectly fine here with me.” He smiled, crawling on top of Claressa’s body. “How can you resist me? I’m a very sexy man. Girls’ dream about sleeping with me, but you’ll get the first chance.” He smirked. He licked her neck lightly, flicking his tongue at the start of her ear. She could feel her eyes turned crimson, like the color of blood. He gripped her waist, obviously trying to seduce her, but failing miserably. She felt a great amount of power growing deep within her chest, clawing its way out of her small little body. She smiled, poison running through her veins. He went to kiss her, and she flashed an even brighter smile. “Wrong move,” she thought. He grabbed his head. Placing her hands on his neck, she twisted it to the left, waited for a crack, and threw his lifeless body against the brick wall, a puddle of blood pooling out of his limbs. She walked away, her hooded cape flickering out behind her as she vanished into the night.

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Jacqueline Rochow — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:24:28 -0500

Opening shot shows human Captain Kowal striding in front of her troops five, who are standing to attention. One is human, one is a cheap-looking dinsaur-alien type, and due to executive meddling, the small robot probe has been turned into a flying comic relief robot and the lobster-looking-alien into a more human Rubber Forehead Alien. "I am Captain June Kowal, and from this moment on, I am your captain!" Cut to spaceship launching off, to cheers. Cut to spaceship in space, with one of the humans saying something obvious like, "We lost the signal! We're stranded!" and the other saying, "We need to find a habitable planet." What would follow would be various action and sex scenes, probably culminating in the time the crew decides they need to kill the captain. Yes, I expect a lot of executive meddling.

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ALWoolsey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:52:53 -0500

That is interesting. It's usually pretty hard to write scenes like that and not make it seem like you're glorifying it, but I think you did a good job of emphasizing the creepiness. Do you know what exactly the power is? Is it physical or mental? I am interested in seeing where your story goes. :)

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ALWoolsey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:53:50 -0500

Oh yeah. I saw in your profile that you like The Hunger Games. I've only read the first book so far, but I loved it.

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Ashaff15 — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:42:30 -0500

Thanks. Her power is kind of a mixture of physical and mental, but mostly menal since she has no control over it, but in the same sense its physical because its is activated by somehting outside of her body, so i guess both. And yeah, ive only read the first book to. I tried reading the second, but the first half was so slow paced, i decided not to finish it. Did you know that they are making a movie about it? I dont think its going to be as good as the book, but it should be interesting to see what approach they take to it. :3

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Ashaff15 — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:43:58 -0500

p.s. The best thing i can write about is grusome scenes. I'm usualy a mellow person, but i sometimes get really angry at people at my school, so i take it out in writing. :)

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ALWoolsey — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:45:28 -0500

I haven't started reading Catching Fire yet, but I'm looking forward to it. I'm slightly nervous because I've heard some conflicting things about the sequels, and I'm worried that they won't be as good as the original. I don't mind slow-paced books, and even if I don't like the book I'm reading, I usually try to finish it, but I suppose I'll see. I'm really excited for the movie adaptation; the trailer looked really good. Anyway, back to writing, I totally understand what you said about gruesome scenes; I feel the same way a lot. I feel like I'm kind of snobby about it, but sometimes, my classmates can be so irritating.

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peachitalianice — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:54:00 -0500

Oh, that's so sweet! I want to read it!

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gottafinishmybook — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:13:58 -0500

rating: PG13

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Telcontar — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:10:13 -0500

FADE IN Sweeping view of a foreign planet to the instrumental segment of "Transatlanticism" by Death Cab for Cutie. The planet is bare and rocky. Cut to black. Lyria (voice over): Our people are dying. We don’t have much time left. Muses have shared every story in history except their own. The universe has a right to know where their stories are coming from. Eschen (voice over): You’ll destroy everything we’ve ever lived for. Lyria (voice over): But I’ll give us something to die for. All this over flashes of: 1) Ansuel and Rysa embracing, 2) an old man looking lost and confused in the bustle of a city street, 3) Hores and Ilures arguing in the snow, 4) Frankenstein’s monster rising from the table, 5) Lyria materializing in the middle of an enormous library, 6) close-up of Eschen in a 19th century Swiss pub 7) sweeping view of Eschen standing on the edge of a cavernous, smoldering crater 8) mourners silhouetted at a funeral. Then as the music rises, show 1) Lyria and Eschen sparring in a dark, abandoned hotel lobby 2) Frankenstein’s monster throwing Hores across a room 3) Eschen and Mars in 19th century attire running up a hill to a large stone house 4) Mars on trial in a large marble hall 5) Lyria and Eschen arguing at night in the stony wilderness of an abandoned planet. They are yelling - Eschen: “We are all going to die!” Lyria: “But we don’t have to be forgotten!” 6) Quick side-view of them facing each other in tense silence, then cut to black. The word “Museum” fades in as the “Transatlanticism” instrumental ends and you hear DCFC singing, “So come on, come on.”

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Telcontar — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:42:22 -0500

Haha wow, this format makes everybody's novels seem really awesome! (And I'm sure that's because they are :P). I for one didn't think that my book would ever make a decent movie, but looking at it now... lol there might be something there. Btw, add in the side view at clip six, Eschen whispering "I think we do" before the cut to black ^_^ Writing up a trailer script when I should be writing = bad Telcontar! But on the other hand, this thread is awesome, so.... no regrets!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

FreakierThanThou — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:30:52 -0500

OPENING: Dramatic music plays while we see a futuristic city, the sun rising over it. I'm thinking of Two Steps from Hell: Undying Love LACEY: (VO) Our city has been here for as long as anyone remembers. We've had kings and presidents, anarchy, dictatorships, and finally, peace. In that peace, our city grew beyond our wildest dreams. KALINA and VAREN doing their first experiment. It becomes clear that Kalina is using magic. NEWS REPORTER: A scientist claims today that he can transfer the consciousness of a dead person into a new body. LACEY: (VO) Science and technology advanced. Medicine. LACEY meets the aliens at the spaceport. LACEY: (VO) Space travel. It was all in our grasp. ISAAC and his team on an alien planet. ISAAC enters through a force field to meet THE KING. LACEY: (VO) But we didn't know what we were reaching towards. THE KING: I am here to protect my people. ISAAC: Alexandria isn't in danger. THE KING: Are you sure? Music stops Cut to a hospital. DOCTOR: He's gone. ISAAC: We need to know what this man knows. GENERAL: Get him back. Whatever it takes. Cut to a bed. BASIL opens his eyes. New music starts: Rainer Maria's "Catastrophe" on the lyric "and our eyes could go at any time" BASIL: I don't remember anything. LACEY: You brought the wrong person back. KALINA stares at her hand. There's a light in it. "How will you look for, how will you look, how will you look for me?" LACEY (VO): You won't even say how you did it. You couldn't have made a mistake? BASIL and ISAAC get out of a car and approach Isaac's house. "Catastrophe keeps us together." ISAAC: (VO) We're something like a family. Scroll through the faces of all the characters ISAAC: (VO) Not a real one, that's obvious. But these past couple of months... It's changed us, for the better, I think. LACEY throws something against a wall ISAAC (VO) So she'll forgive you. RICHARD: There are people out there who can do magnificent things, things that shouldn't be possible. But for them, it is. Various visuals: the mist monster, Basil's confrontation at the end, Whitney and Amar kissing, the lights in the cemetery, the aliens driving. "Do you think we could go on forever, when the architects of the war are handing out the swords. But I've got a plan, I'm gonna find you" (The last part should be on Isaac and Kalina hugging.) Music stops. Silence. KALINA: Do you trust me? LACEY: Close up, no answer FADE OUT to a visual of the city again. The title Alexandria appears over it. The first song begins to play again RICHARD: (VO) When everyone knows the truth, no one will be able to lie anymore.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Ashaff15 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:33:06 -0500

haha, so are you saying sometimes you write gruesome stories about your classmates? haha i could see me doing that, expecially this one girl in my first hour, who makes fun of everyone. Well anyway, im really excited because im on my last chapter (i have decided that if i cant get to 50,000 words, i at least want to finish my story and print it) and i have to have it done by thursday, so my mom can read it (live with sister, parents are divorced-ish) and im kind of lacking descriptive words. do you know how to get out of that? and also, do you know how many floors the eiffel tower has?

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

SudsyStar — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:31:25 -0500

A teenaged girl in a hospital room, Renee, her head bald, she is wearing a blue gown. Zoom in on slightly younger teenaged girl, Evelyn, sitting next to her. A flatline is heard. Tears fall from the younger one's eyes as she grabs the older's hand and begins to sob. A group of nurses hurry into room. CUT to Evelyn carry a suitcase in an airport. She is walking towards a twenty three year old woman, Dana, and embraces her. Evelyn, voiceover: Dear Mom and Dad, I love you. I know that I can only say that so many times, but I'm just going to keep saying it. I need to escape these memories. I'm sorry. Zoom to Evelyn's face, now tear streaked, as she clings to Dana. CUT to Evelyn, sitting in a booth across from Renee. Renee: You're the only one who can see me. I need you. Evelyn: *sighing* I'll do it. CUT to Evelyn, standing over a grave stone that reads 'GRACE DEMITRI, June 15, 2003 to July 7, 2008' with tears in her eyes. Renee, voiceover: Sometimes, there are things that you don't want to know, but you need to. CUT to Evelyn, sitting in a hotel lobby with a raven haired girl, Sammy Hytre, twenty something, wearing a bikini and thigh high boots. Sammy: Your sister wasn't proud of this job, but she needed it. CUT to Evelyn, standing on a beach as she spreads Renee's ashes into the ocean. A red streaked sunset in the Background as Renee, dressed in a gauzy white dress, comes to stand behind Evelyn, slightly transparent, tears in her eyes. Renee, voiceover: Sometimes, the one love are lost so you can discover a deeper meaning. A vicious trade, but it must be done. CUT to Evelyn, sitting in a hospital room, sobbing, as another flatline is heard. Zoom on the necklace she is wearing, a gold heart engraved with 'Forever' Renee, voiceover: Sometimes forever just isn't enough. FADE to black as white letters spell out 'Never Enough' ~~~~~~~~~ It's not as good as some of the others here (you guys are all amazing at this!!) but it's a start!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

kimby — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:17:11 -0500

In Between: The movie.... Starting song: "Teenage Dirtbag" from Wheatus -MC-NOLA ANDREWS (16 year old girl) getting out of her mom's car- front seat. Lexie (14 year old dressed to the nines Nola's little sister get out of the car)- Both girls wave goodbye to the car. -NOLA hanging out with her friends (a blonde/pink haired girl and a Bieber banged hipster). Typical teenage girl stuff. -NOLA on a pebbled beach looking out onto the bay at dusk. She is totally at peace. -Hear a male scream, someone falling from the cliff on the other side of the bay, and NOLA throws stuff out of her pockets and dives into the water. -NOLA swimming and grabbing middle aged man underwater. -Soda pop like explosion from the bay water, pushing Nola and the middle aged man back onto the cliff, hanging there. -NOLA in a hospital gown, soaking wet, sitting scared in a corner, screaming "Don't Touch me!" -NOLA in the back of a VW van with two teenage boys driving. -E, one of the boys, "Look you're the leader of our people. You were raised human. But you're a Mixer." -JUN (the other teenage boy from the VW) and NOLA standing outside a "M*A*S*H" like bathroom on the edge of a stream in the forest, holding towels, wearing pjs, both have wings (Jun has pretty orange butterfly wings. NOLA has grey moth wings). Jun smiling and elbowing Nola in the arm. Nola looking like she has a crush. Her wings flutter. -ONIO, an ice creature, attacking NOLA in a high school hallway. NOLA is too scared to move. -ONIO crushing NOLA's wing. -Nola looking at her mom, dad, Lexie, Austin (her brother), and E who are standing around normal American kitchen. NOLA's wings are out. This shot is from behind. "I can't stay here. I need to protect you guys." -NOLA, wings totally out, underwater vomiting ice at two mermaids attacking her.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

AussieGrl303 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:05:00 -0500

Thanks :)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

acole799 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:15:40 -0500

I don't believe I would allow my novel to be made into a movie because they would inevitably butcher the whole thing...

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Fizzybobnewt — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:19:47 -0500

In a forest, looking from high above. A tiny bug skitters out of a bush, into the clearing, and takes a deep breath. Then it unleashes a foghornlike blast of sound that sends visible shock waves through the air, just as the dramatic background music starts. A legion each of bugs bursts from the bush and a nearby tree, racing toward each other until they clash and begin fighting. There are often fizzles of electricity, but mostly they use swordlike appendages. A robotic voice-over: "We're not the bugs. The bugs just fight our battles." Dramaticish pause. "Who are we? Well, we're all around you. You just don't usually notice." As he says this the camera zooms out drastically. We are looking at a forest. We are looking at lots of trees. A montage of scenes flash(es?) by - mostly involving bugs fighting or fire. There is a wooden room with bugs suspended in green bubbles - a flaming bug shooting across a branch and jumping off as it breaks off the tree - that same bug smacked out of the air by a team of butterflies. Voice-over saying: "I wouldn't call it playing with fire." "But I bet you would." Screen abruptly goes black and music stops. Words zoom from audience's direction on to the screen: Branching Out. In the background there is the crackle and pop of fire.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Psychickid — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:56:08 -0500

I love it! I love anytime the fourth wall is broken. This trailer seems like a good teaser, I would have to get the book to find out more!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

WeepingAngel73 — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:56:56 -0500

Yeah, Karen and Matt!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd love to see them in your movie/novel!!! ;)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Psychickid — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:20:14 -0500

Ah! This seems hilarious, I would read and watch it in a minute and drag all my friends. Keep up the good work!

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

St.Germain — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:21:38 -0500

First, the cast: Rapunzel "Zel" Van Toren: Mid-twenties. Knee-length red hair. Uncast. Ciarán MacClellan: Mid-twenties. Irish. Colin Morgan. Leighton Edward Blackmore III: Thirties. Creep-tastic. Cillian Murphy. Setting: Steampunk. Coming soon to theaters… The Tower. Zel sits in a dimly lit prison cell. Zel: [not looking up] Ciarán MacClellan. And what brings you to my corner of this godforsaken tower? Ciarán: [Outside cell] Look, Zel, I need your help. They sit in a tavern. Zel: [Off screen] What is it you intend to steal? Ciarán: The Devil’s Heart. Zel: You’re joking. A large red stone sits on a velvet cushion in a glass case. They stand beside the case. Leighton Blackmore appears behind them. Blackmore: It’s said it was stolen from Lucifer himself, when he was banished to hell. And that great misfortune would befall he who possessed the heart. Quick flashes ensue. Bullets smashing through train windows. Zel and Ciarán run through a winding tunnel. They slide down ropes down the side of a bell tower, the bells chiming above them. They jump off of a cliff into a lake. They walk through shin deep water in a cave, lit only by their lanterns. Zel: [Voice over, singing shakily] Dark deep, beneath the sea, until their slumber ends. Run now, don’t look down. The Old Ones rise again. More flashes. A train run across a two thousand foot high trestle bridge, nearing a town perched on the side of the mountain. Zel and Ciarán ride horses through a bright meadow. Zel leaps forward on a collapsing bridge. They surface rapidly in a lake, gasping for air as they break the surface. Outside the prison cell, still dimly lit, Zel punches Ciarán in the nose. Ciarán: [Holding nose and blinking watering eyes] Yeah, I deserved that.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Smartiez101 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:56:46 -0500

Title: Under Golden Wings Rated: PG (maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe PG13, but they'd have to add words or a bit of more violence or something) Trailer: [Black Screen] V.O.: What if you could control minds? (flashes to Kristen smirking in an interrigation room) [back to Black Screen] V.O.: ...or see the dead? (flashes to Kristen standing in a crowd of angels) V.O.: for a price? (scene changes to Kristen arguing with Raevin) Kristen: I'm telling you, it's TRUE!! Raevin: We've already given you your second chance, Kristen. Kristen: *stomps foot in rage* WHY WON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME? Raevin: BECAUSE YOU'RE BEING A FRICKIN' IDIOT!! (changes to Kristen in a wearhouse by an angel. They're standing by a table, covered by a cloth.) Angel: Are you sure about this? Kristen: *grim look on her face* positive. Angel: Michael will be furious. Kristen: *smirking* I'll take care of Michael. Angel: ...If you're sure. *peels off cloth to show silver armor and hands the armor carefully to Kristen* [Black Screen] V.O.: What if you knew everyone was after you? (screen flashes to Trinity running up a mountain, panting) (screen flashes to Trinity sitting in a cave, thunder booming and rain pouring outside) (screen flashes to Raevin standing in the same cave, Trinity gone) [Black Screen] V.O.: What if you had everything? (screen shows Mr. J leaning back in a lawn chair, surrounded by people doing his will) Mr. J: Thank you, thank you. V.O.: ...just to lose it? (screen shows Mr. J in an abandoned barn, sitting against his old, hijacked car) [Black Screen with white words]: "Under Golden Wings, coming to YOU in (insert year and month here)"

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Steampunk avi8or — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:44:01 -0500

Title: Consciousness Rating: PG 13 because there is some blood, battles and killing. Trailer: (Man's lips talking, seen from the side) Mr. Bower: They can strategize, they have the minds of soldiers inside. Quick shot of Union drones running. (Teen girl's lips talking, smiling, seen from the side) Beatrix: You always told me a machine has a Consciousnesss, not a mind. Zoom out, show Mr. Bower walking with Beatrix down a hallway seen from behind. Mr. Bower: That's true, Beatrix. Shot of a sick girl in a dingy bed holding Beatrix's hand. Diane: Put my mind into a machine. Beatrix voicing over the rest of the trailer saying: This machine can switch the minds of two beings, mechanical or organic. This cannot get into the wrong hands. The Confederates will do anything to steal my father's invention. *dramatic music* Quick shot of Wren pouring something from a phial into a teacup. Quick shot of Confederates running. Quick shot of Axel standing on top of a Grouper (a battle machine). Quick shot of Confederates running. Quick shot of Diane's body. Quick shot of the Confederates fighting the Minotaur (another battle machine). Dramatic shot of Beatrix and Axel jumping out of the zeppelin. Screen with background made of rectangular patches of silver metal nailed together, a metal plate with CONSCIOUSNESS stamped into it falls onto the background, making a clanging noise. Black text appears below saying when it's coming and stuffs.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Stazz — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:20:20 -0500

Title: Untangle the God Rating: I'm thinking PG-13 for swearing, thematic elements, and a few mild sex scenes. And the trailer: Black screen. Slowly, gradually becoming louder and more ornate, piano music filters into hearing and the screen fades in to a dark-haired man -- Sal -- playing the piano from behind. Almost before we can get a clear image of him, the view fades out again. The music continues. Sal: One. Fade in to a fierce-looking girl playing a flute in the park. Sal splashes through a stream, stops, sees her, and grins. Fade out again. A flute joins the piano. Viva (the girl): Two. Fade in to a dorm room – Viva talking to another girl. Cut to the second girl talking to two more. The music grows louder and sweeter as a cello, a trumpet, and some kind of quiet drum join in. Voice over, three different girls’ voices: Three. Four. Five. The trailer speeds up, showing in increasingly rapid succession a blue-haired teen and a grimy, shy-looking older man in a mechanic’s shop, a blond man holding a cat-like black man with a worried expression on his face, a blonde woman and a much smaller woman in a café, three teens – a sullen girl, a nervous boy, and a timid younger girl – with an older man talking to them, a middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman holding a heated conversation in a shop of some sort, a young man caught in a split second of dance by a grinning swaggerer, an older man unearthing a set of bagpipes from his closet, and a middle-aged man reaching for a piece of paper. Voice over in appropriate voices: Six. Seven. Eight, nine, ten, eleven. Twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one. More instruments are added to the sound while the volume gradually increases until there can’t possibly be any more: a violin, spoons, a harp, a guitar, a French horn, and bagpipes all join. Towards the end, a warm tenor voice comes in, singing one drawn-out, heartfelt ohhh, hallelujaaah… The screen blacks out right before the man touches the piece of paper, and the music in the background – which is really in the foreground at this point – stops a split second later. There is the quiet sound of someone breathing as the screen slowly fades back in, focusing on the piece of paper in the man’s callused hands. He opens it. Fridays at 7 PM 1012 Infinity Ave. He turns it over, and the movie information is written on the back in the same hand. Fade to black. Movie's probably not as interesting as the trailer would make it out to be. XDD

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

harrypoter4ever — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:03:40 -0500

I'm a Ravenclaw. Or maybe Gryffindor.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

maggiep — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:24:49 -0500

I am intrigued :)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

bookmonster — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:27:07 -0500

Whoa, I just got shivers reading that.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Angryman — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:54:02 -0500

To be honest, I have NO idea what any movie trailers to my stories would look like, barring one. It's a bit of fanfiction for the Soul Edge/Soul Calibur game series. The best movie trailer I see is actually a teaser. A couple of sword slashes in a dark room, followed by a narrator saying my take on the Soul Calibur quote: Transcending history and the world, a tale of souls and swords, once again retold.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Arya Svit-Kona — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:25:36 -0500

Title: The Isle of Time Rating: PG/PG-13 Black screen. Epic music starts, preferably something by Two Steps From Hell. Voice over: When legends become fact, a chance is given for the free peoples of Argonia to reclaim what was once theirs. (cut to a group of people around a table) Daniel: The Isle of Time, it's real. (cut to Nepheram speaking) Nepheram: If we can retrieve what lies on the island, our freedom will have a higher chance than ever before of returning. Voice over: But they are not the only ones with knowledge of this. (cut to two men speaking) Lucian: If they manage to retrieve this device, they will no doubt be able to force me off the throne. Elsil: Which is why, my lord, you need to retrieve it first. Lucian: (nods) Summon Leif. Voice over: Heroes will be sent. (cut to two young men (Dustin and James) preparing to leave) (cut to Leif riding out a set of castle gates) Voice over: Paths shall cross. (cut to Leif fighting Dustin and James) Voice over: And destinies shall unfold. (quick shot of Leif fighting a pair of demons) (quick shot of Dustin and James staring up at a forest filled with sparkling lights) (quick shot of the Leif looking at an island from the prow of a boat) (quick shot of Dustin and James stepping out of a boat and onto a beach) Voice over: All the while, an assassin is known to be on the loose and who's side he's on has yet to be discovered. Fades to a dark forest where a figure can be seen running through the trees. Camera follows the figure as he leaves the forest then pans to a view of a castle. Scene changes to the person creeping through a stone hallway. Camera moves to a slightly ajar doorway with light spilling out from the edges. The person slowly pushes open the door and the camera moves down to his hand where a silver knife can be seen. Er.... trailer makes the story look like it's the exact opposite of what it really is. Poor movie goers are going to be in for such a shock.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Mikiki — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:02:35 -0500

Starts out with a taxi being hit by a cement truck in an intersection. Taxi is crushed by the truck. [slow motion, sparks flying] Cut to a little girl wearing a bright red dress being hustled into a large, church-like building, tears in her eyes and clutching very few bags in her hands, voiceover saying "Celeste Brooks, age eight. No relatives remaining, no foster homes willing to house her." [Fades black] Three kids, two boys, one girl (Celeste, Fletcher and Owen) all going into a bus. They're teenagers now. Voiceover of a man saying "A very strong, very important house is willing to adopt you all. This house is made just for children like you, ones who wish to contribute to the fine country that has taken you all into its arms when you had nowhere else to go. Now it is your turn to help us." Cut to a Celeste opening her eyes on the bus, seeing a beautiful forest out of the window. She clutches Fletcher's hand tight. Cut to the bus rolling past a security gate, guards glancing at the children in the windows and then back at the bus driver, exchanging looks. Cut to Celeste being separated from her friends in a large, open, white room. Celeste is standing alone in front of three people dressed in white lab coats, her friends and everyone else gone. One of the people, a man, says, "Ah, Celeste Brooks, is it? I see you're the special one of the bunch." [Music booms into action] [Scenes flash for only a few seconds] Celeste being thrown into a cell. Celeste gasping for air in a watery darkness. Celeste sitting up, eyes wide and full of horror, electrodes taped to her forehead. [Slow motion] Celeste looking over her shoulder and seeing wings on her back. She screams just as the music stops, and the screen goes black for a few seconds. Fades to a scene of Celeste standing on a hill during a storm, pain pouring down and lighting flashing in the distance, unfolding her wings slowly. [Music suspenseful] Cut to Celeste shaking her head, saying, "I'd rather not see the science of the monster I've become." Cut to Daniel holding a gun pointed at the screen, the barrel smoking. Cut to Dylan getting stabbed in the chest. Cut to Celeste standing in the middle of at least a thousand dead bodies of people. Cut to Celeste's mother standing on an empty road, wearing only a tattered white dress as the sun beats down. Heat waves seem to engulf her as she says, "You can't survive. We'll all be dead." [Fades black again and music pauses, then opens to a scene of Celeste sitting on a couch, fuddling with her thumbs. She's sitting across from Dylan and Daniel.] Celeste gulps, then looks up to the boys. "I got a message on the computer." Dylan leans forward. "From who?" Celeste shrugs. "Don't know. It didn't say." Daniel asks, "What message was it?" Celeste hesitates. "It said," She inhales deeply. "It said that the end was coming." "And?" Daniel urges. Celeste bites her lip. "And it said I was going to trigger it." [Scenes begin to flash on screen.] Celeste with a knife at her throat. Daniel shooting a man with pitch black eyes. Celeste jumping off of a high rise, her wings spread out. Dylan screaming Celeste's name at the top of his lungs. A girl with black eyes jumping at Celeste, with teeth like a shark. Celeste's mother reaching out her hand. Celeste in a graveyard, sitting at her mothers grave, her wings spread out, crying. A man (Walker) screaming angrily "Catch them!" Fletcher with pitch black eyes. Daniel jumping off a cliff. Dylan getting slammed against a wall, a gun pointed at his head. Celeste crying over a dead body. Dylan pushing Celeste against a wall and kissing her. The screen turns black, and the title flashes on screen, A B N O R M A L A N G E L S. Scene turns to Celeste, Daniel and Dylan, wings spread out, standing on a hill and overlooking a destroyed city. (Buildings flaming, fallen skyscrapers, smoke rising high in the air.) Celeste stands there, dirt and blood smeared all over her face. All is quiet except for the very faint sound of wind and the character's breathing. Celeste: "I never wanted this." Dylan: "None of us did." Daniel: "The war's not over yet." Celeste looks to both of them and grabs their hands, clutching them tight. "We've been killed, turned into avian-human crossed mutants, caused the apocalypse and killed at least a million people on our own." Dylan sighs. "And it's only the beginning." Yeah. It's like Maximum Ride (well, the characters are, anyways) but it's got a whole different storyline.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

frenziedmythology — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:42:34 -0500

Let's have a go at this: Title: Ancient Calling Rating: PG-13 for intense action/violence Opens up to see a whole army of men wearing silver helmets and holding spears, with swords at their waists. Turning the camera to the opposite side will reveal the opposing army, this made up of raggedly dressed men (and even women) holding swords and spears, some sitting on horses, but their eyes are not on their opponent. They are facing behind them, to a bunch of pillars surrounding a stone face statue. On top of the highest pillar, (for they were made from low to high so people could get to the top,) we see a woman with her black hair in a pony-tail with an iron sword fighting a man with silver armor and also an iron sword. We see them jumping from the highest pillar to the next lower one, then back up, semi-flipping so they almost resemble Yoda fighting Count Dooku. When they jump to the lower pillar, their swords and eyes lock, and the armor-clad one moves his barely visible mouth. "Ah. You ARE good with the sword." FADES TO BLACK Next scene shows a group of brown cloak clad men with crossbows firing arrows at a man who needs to shave with a woman clutching his back, and he's jumping from the wall to the pillar next to the wall, using two knives to stick in each time he landed, carefully avoiding the arrows. We see him jump to the pillar and then turn so the archers can't fire upon him any more. Next the archers fling a con at the pillar, and then another, until the entire bottom quarter of the pillar was covered in black liquid. Then they shoot a fire-arrow, which creeps along the pillar at an alarming rate and when it gets to the bottom, the pillar starts bursting into flame, exploding it. FADES TO BLACK Next we see a good looking man with blondish hair and a sword, standing with a single line of nomads, who are dressed poorly. The line that he's standing with has their swords drawn, and a couple hundred behind them, women and children, are huddled in fear. The head nomad says to the man: "So you came out here to die for us. Great." FADES TO BLACK Now, the scenes move rapidly with intense music going just as fast. A brutal prison guard swings a club at a man dressed royally and the man royal falls. FADES A man dressed in a grayish cloak holds up a sword. Lightning comes and the man's beard moves around with the wind. FADES A bloody face calls out "CHarge!) FADES (Sounds of a battle are heard as the next scenes come) A man throws fire from his hand and knocks a stone rock from its resting place, all singed. FADES A huge rock mechanism turns and twists, with Aren, the blonde, Aledra, the man who was shooting fire, and two other people going along for the ride. FADES A skeletan's face is shown, roaring. FADES Two men, Aren and the one jumping from wall to pillar, are shown fighting three men. The one jumping from pillar to wall holds two knives, and Aren holds a long, curved, golden sword. Title, Ancient Calling, appears in letters with a flourish, and below the rating, PG-13 for intense action/violence, flashes beneath that. FADES Then, we see the blonde man from before with the woman with the black pigtail, dressed in blue robes, sitting by a fire together. Blonde: I can't do this, Aledra. Woman: Yes, Aren. You are the only one who CAN do this. You were called centuries ago. You have an ancient calling. Shows in the shadows the two kissing. Next, the golden curved sword used by Aren flashes on the screen, and the words: Ancient Calling PG-13 for intense action/violence appears over it. END TRAILER (Also, the music that I think would be cool for this trailer would be Exit Calypsan: Intro Ice cave by Falling Up.)

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Sherendaze — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:41:20 -0500

That sounds epic. :O I can totally picture that as a trailer.

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Sherendaze — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:42:24 -0500

[quote=jhanneanderson] The trailer for my movie would be ominous. It an older man(Meagan) eating dinner with his wife (Torah). Torah: So what did you do today, Meagan? [Fade to Black] You see the man dragging bodies from a pickup truck into the woods outside his home. He opens a hole in the ground and drags the body deep within the earth. [Flash of Light] We see a room full of cages, in which people are held. Woman: What the hell are you doing you sadistic prick? [Man ties her down to a table and begins to sew her mouth shut. She is then thrown into a cell which is strewn with dead bodies.] [Fade to black. We hear other people screaming and see flashes of actions that are too gruesome to tell. We later see him with an empty room, cleaning up blood.] Fades to dining room again. Meagan: Oh, nothing. [/quote] That is intense. Sounds epic, can totally picture that as a trailer :O

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

Sherendaze — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:42:55 -0500

Agh sorry I can't delete the double post

Re: IN A WORLD... WHERE YOUR NOVEL BECOMES A MOVIE... what would your trailer look like?

kunaineck — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:56:46 -0500

My book already has a trailer. lol. It was made by the AMAZING E. Husher. Sure, it has pre-existing movie clips but dangit, I LOVE it to bits! Trailer: http://vimeo.com/30299977