I just finished a script for my second short film. Unlike my first film which was a short story, my new film is essentially a scene from a larger story. The story involves two boys that have been captured by a terrorist group. The story leads off with the two boys in a room forced to play Russian Ruellet. We find out in the end that each boy had attempted to give thier life for the other(they have not met before). It is a very powerful scene of human emotion.
I had my friend read it and his question was "what was the purpose of the game?"
The purpose of the story was not to create a good back story, but to create a great scene.
My question to you guys is does it bother you to watch a scene and not have a lot of back story, or can you just enjoy the scene?
Think about your favorite scene from your favorite movie, would you like it if the rest of the movie wasn't there?
I had my friend read it and his question was "what was the purpose of the game?"
The purpose of the story was not to create a good back story, but to create a great scene.
My question to you guys is does it bother you to watch a scene and not have a lot of back story, or can you just enjoy the scene?
Think about your favorite scene from your favorite movie, would you like it if the rest of the movie wasn't there?