Hello everybody,
I'm diligently working on a script for a weird idea that came to mind a couple weeks back; I normally handle, or attempt to handle, fairly straightforward and serious horror and sci-fi ideas, but this script has elements of a coming-of-age story mixed with a few low-key (VERY low-key) fantasy concepts. By the title, you might already have an idea of what the story may deal with, but let me add a few more details to peak your interest a bit further, starting with a logline:
Jake is a 21-year-old vampire who lures victims into his Chicago apartment for his parents and himself to feed on, but decides to change his life upon falling in love with a girl at his daytime job.
Themes include alienation, the desire to connect and reach out to people, and crippling expectations that are placed on you by your parents.
While it may not be obvious upon reading the script, I want to satirize the idea of parents dictating the way their children live their lives to be successful rather than letting children figure that out for themselves (and by children I mean young adults). It might not be that pronounced in the script because it's only 30 pages, but feel free to comment on this subtext along with the script itself:
Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9tmVlRjfCgBdmdPd0EwRnk0ZHM/view?usp=sharing
Would appreciate any comments on the story so far, any outstanding technical issues, characterization, themes, and most importantly whether or not you are interested to read more.
Thank you all for your time.
I'm diligently working on a script for a weird idea that came to mind a couple weeks back; I normally handle, or attempt to handle, fairly straightforward and serious horror and sci-fi ideas, but this script has elements of a coming-of-age story mixed with a few low-key (VERY low-key) fantasy concepts. By the title, you might already have an idea of what the story may deal with, but let me add a few more details to peak your interest a bit further, starting with a logline:
Jake is a 21-year-old vampire who lures victims into his Chicago apartment for his parents and himself to feed on, but decides to change his life upon falling in love with a girl at his daytime job.
Themes include alienation, the desire to connect and reach out to people, and crippling expectations that are placed on you by your parents.
While it may not be obvious upon reading the script, I want to satirize the idea of parents dictating the way their children live their lives to be successful rather than letting children figure that out for themselves (and by children I mean young adults). It might not be that pronounced in the script because it's only 30 pages, but feel free to comment on this subtext along with the script itself:
Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9tmVlRjfCgBdmdPd0EwRnk0ZHM/view?usp=sharing
Would appreciate any comments on the story so far, any outstanding technical issues, characterization, themes, and most importantly whether or not you are interested to read more.
Thank you all for your time.