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An excessively long list of ideas I had for short films, during a period where the ‘short’ medium had a lot of my attention. (Part 4 of 6.)
An excessively long list of ideas I had for short films, during a period where the ‘short’ medium had a lot of my attention. (Part 3 of 6.)
An excessively long list of ideas I had for short films, during a period where the ‘short’ medium had a lot of my attention. (Part 2 of 6.)
An excessively long list of ideas I had for short films, during a period where the ‘short’ medium had a lot of my attention. (Part 1 of 6.)
Horror amusement park recreating the Pripyat amusement grounds (dilapidated carnival rides) with a lot of walk-around areas specifically designed to be creepy and feature little else—the apparent lack of life, occupants, and rules.
Short film, “Twisted Game Show”: Akin to Ninja Warrior and Minute to Win It, except the three-strike system isn't a mere triplet of tallies; instead, three members of the contestant’s family are in cages and, with each loss of a challenge, a family member dies right in front of them (spike through the head, electrified, etcetera).
The interior atmosphere would be sophisticated and warm, and leaning heavily into the vaporwave aesthetic, to capitalize not only on the frosted glass windows but the “nighttime in a city” theme, which all but guarantees the interior design emulate the late-eighties, early-nineties; pleasant and retro but clearly metropolitan.
Prison or jail with massive bulletproof glass windows, so that the public can watch the convicts like it’s a human zoo.
Corndog hamburger. Bunk bed air mattresses. Single-use licensed car siren. Mental Olympics. Playground for adults. Etc.
Dumb Idea: Print-off a bunch of yellow labels that simply say "do not remove label" and stick them to things in various, undeserving stores.
The Law of the Strong Conclusion: The finale of a creation should not be a summary. Summaries suck; finish your story on a succinct or sustained note; finish it quick enough that you leave the audience hanging on a breath. Capitalizing on the exhilaration of the climax—or the subsequent catharsis—requires shutting the door before all the air is sucked out of the room.
Guy gets in a fight over a girl; he beats the other guy with the PVC pipe. Everyone is disgusted with him. The PVC suddenly, miraculously, drops from his hand. He picks it up and throws it over the cliff, realizing that the PVC is evil and manipulative. Then, as if in defiance to his vengeful action, PVC pipes spawn in everyone else's hands, and they get rage in their eyes…
Mirror App – It’s just a reflective-looking picture, so it looks aesthetically like a mirror, but it’s $0.99 and useless.