Post by MJ on Jan 2, 2013 21:38:47 GMT -6
First off, I've been waiting to get my hands on MOTM for a while now, Mwahahaha! Secondly, I hope you guys enjoy this one 
For the first MOTM of the new year I've decided to go back to what we at the VPN do best: Create and tell stories. Inspiration can strike at any time and be trigged by almost anything. The idea for my series Edge of Vision came to me after I was wasting time on a random story generator and came up with the result "This is a horror/drama. The story is about a psychic who is constantly opposing a murderer with demonic blood. It starts in a ghost town. The story begins with someone getting lost and ends with a funeral. It takes place in a large city in the future." Of course, Edge of Vision developed over time but you can still see how that odd little prompt was the foundation of the series overall.
This is the inspiration for January's MOTM! Below I have listed 5 prompts from each category of the same story idea generator I mentioned above. Your task is to create an overview of a movie using one of those prompts!
Rules/Guidelines
1. What I would like to see you include in your overviews are:
- A title for your movie
- The prompt you chose
- Main genre and secondary genere if there is one (eg. Fantasy/Comedy, Modern/Horror, Science Fiction/Action, etc.)
- Character names and descriptions of all characters mentioned in your prompt, minimum (if you want to include more, go for it!)
- A full summary/outline of the plot for your movie (can be written out in paragraphs or dot points and include all the major events in the plot)
2. I'll be looking mainly at writing, creativity of ideas, and if you used all the elements in your prompt when judging these so there's no need for casting or graphics. At most you could maybe have a graphic of your title, but even that's not really needed.
3. You need to use all the elements mentioned in your prompt. For example, if you choose prompt 1. "The story is about a sickly monk with non-human ancestry. It takes place in a school in a lost kingdom. The story begins with a birth. The return of an ancient evil plays an important part in the story" under the Fantasy category your movie would HAVE to include a sickly monk with non-human ancestry, have a decent portion of the story set in a school in a lost kingdom, begin your movie with a birth (either the opening scene OR have it as the event that is the catalyst for everything else that happened), and have the return of an ancient evil as an important aspect in the plot.
4. I will be giving extra points to people who attempt to create something for one of the more ridiculous prompts and actually manage to turn it into something awesome XD
5. These's no restriction on who can pick what prompt so if you really, really want to use the same prompt as someone else feel free to
6. Have fun!
Fantasy
1. The story is about a sickly monk with non-human ancestry. It takes place in a school in a lost kingdom. The story begins with a birth. The return of an ancient evil plays an important part in the story.
2. The story is about a herbologist and a philosophical witch-hunter. It starts on our world after a disaster brought about the return of magic. The story ends with an apocalyptic event. Recovering magical artifacts and knowledge is a major part of the story.
3. The story is about a quiet pharmacist, an unambitious noble, and a compassionate king. It starts in a magical universe. Magic is increasing in power, and that plays an important role in the story.
4. This is a murder-mystery with an undercurrent about man's need for freedom. The story is about a neurotic alchemist who is constantly annoying a disloyal fisherman. It takes place in a hovel in a city-state. The story begins with an argument, climaxes with somebody breaking something important, and ends with someone being slandered. The effect of magical races on business is a major part of the story.
5. The story is about a boatman who must work with a gladiator. It starts in a primitive police state. The story begins with an infiltration and ends with someone giving a test. The return of an ancient evil plays an important part in the story.
Modern
1. The story is about a hypocritical newscaster searching for purpose. It starts in a cemetery. The story begins with the revelation of a dark secret and ends with someone putting on make-up. International crime plays a major role in this story.
2. This is a party comedy with an emphasis on man versus his inner demons. The story is about a tactful cleric. It takes place in a house. The story begins with treason and ends with someone pretending to be someone else.
3. The story is about a self-righteous novelist and a cheerful traveler who is in debt to a philanthropist. It takes place in a tourist town in Italy. The story ends with a journey. The role of technology in the modern world plays a major part in the story.
4. The story is about an infamous fire fighter who is mysteriously connected to a veterinarian. It takes place in a computer store. The story begins with someone losing a job and ends with someone reading a book. The question 'is man alone in the universe' plays a major role.
5. The story is about a traitor, a materialistic philanthropist, a zoologist, and a fear-ridden daycare employee who has a crush on a zookeeper. It starts in a warehouse. The story begins with an unveiling and ends with somebody breaking something important.
Science Fiction
1. The story is about a rabble-rouser. It starts in an outpost on a fog-shrouded planet. The story begins with a keepsake and ends with a critical injury.
2. This is an odd-couple-teams-up tale with a focus on predetermined destiny. The story is about a secret agent with big dreams. It takes place in a planetary empire in a solar-system-spanning theocracy. The story begins with smuggling, climaxes with a lie, and ends with a prayer. The fact that space may be the last frontier is a major part of this story.
3. This is an epic drama. The story is about an inexperienced spy whose species has odd reproductive habits. It starts on a desert planet in a galaxy-spanning nation. The difficulty of cross-species communications is a major issue of the story.
4. This is a crime drama. The story is about a park ranger, a shifty astronomer, a network engineer, and a professor. It starts in an interplanetary federation. The critical element of the story is someone making a life-changing decision. Virtual reality addiction is a major part of the story.
5. This is a tale about man's need for a challenge. The story is about a starship engineer who is best friends with a philosophical reporter. It starts in a small city on an arctic planet. The story begins with the passing of a test, climaxes with someone writing a book, and ends with violence. The creationof artificial life plays a major role in this story.
Free For All (mix of the above genres)
1. This is a tale about the frailty of human life. The story is about a bookstore owner who is constantly annoyed by a humble hunter. It takes place on a world of forbidden magic in a magical alternate universe. The crux of the story involves an invasion of privacy.
2. The story is about a bullying anthropologist who has a mysterious admirier: a narrow-minded ranger. It takes place in Brussels. The story climaxes with a premonition. The need to protect someone so a prophecy comes true is an important part of the story.
3. The story is about a school of xenoarcheologists. It starts in a village in Africa. The story begins with the discovery of a lost item and ends with smuggling. A sudden increase in dangerous monsters is a major plot element.
4. This is a tale about man versus his inner demons. The story is about a willful bookstore owner, a baseball player, and a militant queen who is best friends with a treasure-hunter. It takes place in a small city in Australia. The story begins with treason and ends with a birthday celebration. An ancient prophecy plays an important role.
5. This is a city-smashing monster story with a focus on the flaws of man. The story is about a generous detective who has a mysterious admirier: a talk show host. The story begins with a demotion, climaxes with an invasion of privacy, and ends with somebody breaking something important. A spatial anomoly plays a major role in the story.
