There is a great starting but no ending. In all the stories i wrote, not one has an ending, not even one. How sad is that? Anyways, even now that i'm in middle school doesn't make it any easier to have determination to finish any of them. But, this time about the indie film thing, i'm more determined than i am, though i got really frustrated about it sometimes. Writers' block. It happens.
So, I've already gotten my hands on a the cast, the storyline and video cam. All that's left is the right place. I originally wanted a place big enough for the whole cast to fit in, but it was just not quite possible. What was the solution?
I'm thinking of using my own place. It's not that big, but where else can we film it? Okay. So this is the filming style that we're gonna use. Ever watched 'Quarantine'? Yes, we're gonna shoot it in the 'found footage' style. And, i'm gonna be the one who's holding on the camera, making me part of the characters too. LOL. Well, if you intend on shooting a film that would please yourself, why not shoot it yourself?
As for the plot, since we're all pre-teens, might as well put the picture on pre-teens. And you'd think to yourself, how would any horrific thing happen to a group of kids? THINGS HAPPEN. SO, i thought up the storyline like this : What would bring a group of kids together without the presence of their parents? GROUP PROJECT. And so, i started on the story. A KHB project in school led three classmates in search for a spot in town that they can use to promote it, like how promoters promote their new-built house. Meanwhile, one of their classmate who recently moved from China to here due to family problems, joined the group of three for the project, telling them that he has just the place that would promise an A for the project.
The characters are :
Royce Lim (M) IRVING 15 years – KHB project group memeber
Pamela Lim (F) JOAN 13 years – Sister of Royce
Liu Yen De (M) KENDRICK 15 years - Moved here from China /KHB project member
Tami Yong (F) KELLY 15 years – KHB project group member
Selene Chong (F) Valerie 15 years – KHB project group member (me)
Jane Yap (F) LYDIA 20 years – Royce and Pam’s older cousin
Lina (G) ZOE Long-haired ghost
Wendy (G) CHELSEA Skinny ghost
Kid (G) RACHEL Kid ghost who runs around laughing
Hands (G) MICHELLE Ghost that shows fingers
To ace this project, they'd have to take pictures, videos as documentaries on the spot they've decided on. Yen De, who's the guy who supplied them with the spot, used his late third aunt's house, which was a house out of the town's view. Even though the house is no longer occupied by anyone, a caretaker is hired to keep the place in order.
The horror begun when Yen De suggested that they sleep-over at the house so that they would finish the project earlier. And that is when Jane, older cousin to Royce an Pamela comes in as the only adult amongst the group members. Her job is just to act as their baby-sitter and because Royce's younger sister, Pam was tagging along too. The horror begun when they had their first night there and danger had strike when the only adult was lured out of the house, leaving the rest of the group alone. Before they knew it, they found themselves horrifically trapped inside the house with unexplainable things happening around them. One by one, people start vanishing, unknown shadows lurking around every corner they turn to. Only one night in the house had felt like a year in a small cage playing cat and mouse with something beyond reality. And the proof of everything that happened was caught in the video cam, revealing EVERYTHING.
The hidden secret behind the house:
Yen De’s third aunt who was also previously from China migrated here with her husband to look for a better life. Her husband was cheating on her therefore, she killed her husband’s affair partner in the forest outside her house and then hanged herself out of depression and frustration. Husband came home sometime later, finding his wife hanging by a rope in their living room’s ceiling fan. After pulling her down, he checked for her pulse and there was none. He gathered himself up and covered her with a blanket before calling the police. Halfway during his call, he heard something from the living room and told the officer to hold the call for a moment so that he could check what made the noise, but there was nothing. Just when he was about to get back to the phone, he saw that there was no body under the blanket that he had put on his wife a few minutes ago. He caught something moving fast and tried to reach for the phone, but before he could do that, he had already lost his life.
His heart was ripped out. No one knew except for the caretaker as he was there when everything happened. And there were a whole lot of things that he didn’t mention too. E.g. before Yen De’s aunt and her husband moved in, there were already 3 occupants before them. And 3 of them still hasn't left the place yet.
So, basically that's what i thought of. I'm now working on the script, and believe me, it's hard work! So, i hope that everything will succeed and happen as i've planned. PEACE
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