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A screen-obsessed 11-year-old gets trapped inside the dusty book left to him by his Grandfather where he must learn to visualise the fairytale world around him, play through the story, and imagine his way to the very last page.
Great idea! As for the primary antagonist, I was going to have it as like his deepest fear realised in an imaginative fairytale way - like a dragon or something but I feel like this is a bit cliché and I was running out of words so I wanted to suggest that his primary obstacle is actually his own inRead more
Great idea!
As for the primary antagonist, I was going to have it as like his deepest fear realised in an imaginative fairytale way – like a dragon or something but I feel like this is a bit cliché and I was running out of words so I wanted to suggest that his primary obstacle is actually his own inability to imagine the world as described by the words of the book. Visually, I imagine this actually being represented on screen by him existing in the white spaces of a book where an illustration would go and it’s only populated by things when he imagines they’re there. The words on the page exist until the final confrontation, when everything is blank. I guess up until that point, the thing at the end is “the most terrifying monster ever imagined” as that leaves it up to the protagonist to imagine.
Still kinda working through this one, it’s an interesting one!
Thanks for your comments, as always.
See lessAs a joke a lonely programmer creates an AI girlfriend that works with VR sunglasses, but his life becomes serious as he tries to hide his growing affection for his digital companion from his worried friends and family
Her is amazing! I think you'll find it a very useful reference point.
Her is amazing! I think you’ll find it a very useful reference point.
See lessAs a joke a lonely programmer creates an AI girlfriend that works with VR sunglasses, but his life becomes serious as he tries to hide his growing affection for his digital companion from his worried friends and family
Not dissimilar to 'Her'? I love that movie and think it's a subject that has enough depth for more exploration. I like the idea of him being able to see her too. What's his goal? I feel like it should start out as "to get better at talking to real women" then there's an obvious reason why he's doneRead more
Not dissimilar to ‘Her’? I love that movie and think it’s a subject that has enough depth for more exploration. I like the idea of him being able to see her too.
What’s his goal? I feel like it should start out as “to get better at talking to real women” then there’s an obvious reason why he’s done this. I think saying “as a joke” diminishes the investment for the audience a little. If he was so lonely, he created a virtual girlfriend to practice on, I feel he’d get more sympathy.
“his life become serious” – in what way?
Whilst the VR glasses are a great idea, I’m not sure they’re essential for the logline. Without the full explanation you’ve written below, it’s difficult to imagine how they work or their relationship to the MC and the VR girlfriend, so it detracts from the logline slightly.
“A lonely programmer creates an AI girlfriend to practice talking to women with, but when he falls for her and chooses her over real women, he must adjust her coding to make himself fall out of love with her.”
How’s this? I feel like the second part of Act II will be a great descent into All is Lost. Gradually adjusting the code so she treats him like the women do at the start of the film. Painful but necessary and solely under his own volition = devastating to watch.
I’ve taken out the “worried friends and family” bit. You’ve said he’s lonely, so make him lonely. It’s also got hints of ‘Lars and the Real Girl’ in – another brilliant film.
Love this idea! Hope this helps.
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