Thomas Hatchman – S3381278 – RMIT University
FILM TV 1 – Task 1 – Week 1: Character Exercise.
Week 1
Group Task – Story Idea Practice:
In mid sized town, somebody is dressing in disguise and fighting crime-a-real-life superhero or a masked vigilante?
1. After the conclusion of Vice’s career as a stand up comedian at Showtime, he took on a superhero job fighting real life crime. After seeing a job application on a shop window of a costume shop late one night after his regular stand up show, he decides to change his career pathway. After taking up the job he meets James, a soulless but successful accountant after fighting a thief who robbed a bank. The two become friends after Vice’s great success, and James decides to quit his job and become Vice’s Robin Hood. The two become best friends and decide to save the world from evil.
My Story Ideas Exercise 1: 2 x Story Ideas
1. Butcher, Alexander is 55 years old and lives by himself. His life is uneventful and could even be thought of as boring. That all changed the day his sister went missing. His best friend is implicated and his brother is nowhere to be found. A sudden knock at his front door helps him solve the mystery.
2. Fiona has always been overweight. Ever since she was a child she was teased and tormented and now at 27, lives a lonely and miserable life looking for love. That all changed the day she met George at the cash register on a visit to the supermarket. Some unexpected mishaps turn her hope into disappointment until she finds herself back at the pizza parlor and her life changes forever.