Barry Crane is a young adult who is your average bloke/white collar worker. He lives on the outskirts of London (in one of the quieter parts because he doesn't like the noise of the traffic on the main roads) in a small house which he has only recently moved into. He works in paper manufacturing and is highly bored by his job so he often nips out during work hours to get a tuna and lettuce sandwich. He can not afford the rent for his house own, so he allows his old friend Gregg to live there. However, Barry is often short tempered with Gregg because he feels as though he has held him back for his whole life. (They met at school at the age of 8.) Lately the two have been having more and more arguments but will have to start working together as they face the end of the world. Barry has no family left. He was the youngest of two siblings, a brother and a sister. His brother perished in a plane crash at the age of 22 and his sister was murdered by a man who was never again seen on the face of the earth. His parents both owned a butchers after not keeping to the family tradition of traveling entertainers. For generations before his parents (on his mother's side) his family warred against another family of traveling entertainers. This family practiced the art of black magic and Barry's family did not approve of the torment they put humans through night after night. Barry's mother was kicked out of the family union after refusing to keep to the legacy of becoming an entertainer after meeting Barry's future father. They opened a butchers and had two children. (Barry's brother and sister.) On a dark thundery night, Barry was born upstairs at the butchers, at which point a group of the old family enemy broke into the house and performed a ritual on Barry after killing his parents. Barry was left with a tattoo on his chest saying "what you want to see isn't always what you want to see." Barry always thought this related to his parents murder, but as he grows up he starts to have visions that he doesnt understand. It is only as he gets older that he sees what is going on. (It actually turns out in the end that Barry's family was the evil family, and the so called enemy actually have given Barry the gift of visions so he can stop the end of the world.) In relation to thriller conventions, Barry, as a result of being brought up by his brother on a rough neighborhood works well in danger although a quiet sophisticated individual. A typical type of character used in such films as the James Bond collection and The Transporter (Corey Yuen 2002.)
Shots will start high angle showing his general confidence and power, but as he starts to have a vision, they will become more low angle to show that he cannot deal with his visions. This is where Gregg helps him out.
The music in the opening will be based on what I believe to be in Barry's mind at that moment in time. Getting the audience even closer to his feelings and emotions.
Barry will be played by an average, maybe slightly smaller actor. This is because we want his build and body shape to hide his inner power so it is a shock when it comes out.
Second Character- Gregg
Gregg is less important in the opening of the film, but if the film had been completed, he would be the unsung hero of the film. He was generally a slacker at school and still is. He has always been in the shadow of Barry, although they are both respectful to each other. He is allowed to live in Barry's house providing he pays his rent. There is not a lot to say on this character that is actually needed, because he is only in the opening for ten seconds or so. His role in the story is basically to help Barry through his visions, however as it goes on and on he becomes more important.
Gregg will be played by a fairly big guy, based on the fact that he is lazy.
Perhaps none of this seems needed. But, to fully write a story for even just the opening of a film, there has to be a huge story behind the characters. If you go into extreme depths i believe that you can use this to your advantage and be more creative when it comes to constructing the shots and music. It was part of our planning, so it is on here.
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