I brainstormed around 20 ideas. All if which where entirely too ambitius for myself. I settled on an old idea that I would like to retool a bit. An adaption of Lewis C Carols Alice in Wonderland.
I believe this would be great way to gain a strong sence of my aesthetic, practice technical abilities on a budget, and include a lot of people from the community.
I hope to gain more directorial skills in making this. Especially with organizing and scheduling a film shoot.
here is a scene from the script I started.
Alice walks through the forest.
ALICE
Cat? CAT!?
Alice appears in a botanical garden. The Rabbit goes around the corner but Alice is to busy looking at the flowers now to notice.
ALICE (CONT’D)
Who made this place?
I’ll describe the flower’s voice as the “Whitest woman you have ever heard”.
Alice looks down at a flower swaying around like a snake.
ROSE
Well. We all did. She did, and she did, you did sorta, I did, and most importantly. Trista.
ALICE
Who?
ROSE
O! M! G! You don’t know Trista!? Girls!
ALICE
You can… talk?
ROSE
Of course I can talk.
ALICE
No. Right. Of course you can talk.
IRIS
If there’s anyone worth talking to.
DAISY
Or about! Other then Trista.
PANSIES
How do you not know Trista?
ALICE
I just… Don’t.
DAISY
What kind of garden do you come from? One where there’s no Trista?
ALICE
Well, I don’t come from any garden…
DAISY
Oh, do you suppose she’s a wildflower?
ALICE
Oh no, I’m not a wildflower. I’m a huma-
ROSE
What kind of flower are you?
ALICE
I’m not a flower. I’m Alice.
DAISY
That’s a pretty name for a flower.
ROSE
She’s not a flower remember?
DAISY
You have wonderful petals Alice!
ALICE
This is my dress. Once again. Not a flower.
Alice pulls up her dress a bit.
DAISY
Hahaha! Just look at those stems!
IRIS
A little… petite.
ROSE BUD
I think she’s very beautiful…
ROSE
Hey Bud… zip it.
ROSE BUD
Rightoroony.
ALICE
I’m not a flower!
ROSE
Girls. Trista is performing in a bit!
IRIS
Oh Alice you have to stay!
The flowers all murmur about Trista.
ALICE
Is she… a performer!
ROSE
She’s a star!!!
A bell is heard. Curtains are pulled. The flowers all go silent.
ALICE
Is thi-
IRIS
Shut up!!!
Alice goes quiet. She watches the performance.
A woman dance onto stage. TRISTA. Dressed in a flower costume.
She does a poppy dance, singing number. As soon as she begins the flowers SCREAM.
Alice looks unimpressed.
It ends. The flowers all look towards Alice.
ROSE
So?
ALICE
I just… It wasn’t bad…
IRIS
Aha! Just as I suspected! She’s nothing but a common mobile vulgarism!
FLOWERS
Oh no!
ALICE
A what now?
IRIS
a weed!
ALICE
I’m not a weed! I’m a person.
DANDELIONS
Spoken like a weed!
ALICE
That doesn’t make any sense! And aren’t Dandelion’s a weed.
The flowers stop.
TULIP
Um…
DANDELIONS
Look. We payed our dues. Get her!!!
Idea brainstorm
Alice in Wonderland Adaption
Neo Noir done in old noir style. So Retroneo Noir? Thats an oxymoron.
Vampire Goodfellas
Man addicted to protesting but not really into the actual causes
New take on Taxi Driver
After Hours like film set in Seattle
High School Wes Anderson
Redo of first movie She’s a Rainbow
Redo of viking movie I made first quarter.
Guerrilla Film making journal.