Back story:
In the past, a bother and sister were recruited and trained by SBR (the agency).
They soon realized that the agency was evil, so they escaped. Now they are being chased by SBR, because SBR will not allow someone to leave them. To avoid be captured together, they went their separate ways and vowed never to see each other again. Somehow, though, they have a special connection, it could be due to some special experiment done by SBR, or maybe just a sibling bond...but somehow they have a connection to each other. Now that they have escaped, they are always on the run, and they support themselves by taking jobs helping people. The help might be for good, might be for bad, might be with good intentions but ends up bad. Regardless, they always act with skill, precision, and professionalism. Their reputations are well known in underground circles. But they must keep on the move to stay ahead of the SBR.
Rules:
-Movies are to be no more than 20 minutes in length, including credits. No minimum time is required.
-It is allowed for the two characters to appear in the same episode, but they can never willingly/knowingly interact.
-Both characters wear long black coats and black hats (fedora for the male).
-We never see either's face.
-Their dialogue should be kept to a minimum, and if they do talk, it is in a low whisper.
-The characters names are not known and should not be revealed.
Options:
-The episodes can feature either character. (See RULES above for restrictions about both characters together.)
-The brother carries a silver zippo lighter, which he flicks as a nervous habit. It is a gift from his sister. This can be used in the story if desired.
-Both heros have a copy of a picture (of the two of them) from when they were kids. This can used as a prop if it suits the mood. (This pic will be provided to all via internet download. Print and use as needed.)
-The movies can feature as much or as little of the back story as desired by the storyteller
-Plot elements that CAN be included (though not required) are; heros being sought out /chased by SBR agents, heros taking/resolving a freelance "muscle" job, investigating the status of the sibling, having a "link" with the sibling, hero trying to destroy the SBR.
-The subject of cigarettes came up but was never resolved. We have votes FOR and AGAINST the use of cigarettes. (My suggestion would be this...let's say our hero is a smoker, hence the zippo lighter, but he is trying to quit. If anyone includes him smoking in their movie, at the end of the episode he should
throw out the pack with a vow to try "once again" to quit smoking. This way, if he is not smoking in the next one...he is doing well with quiting. That might even be worked into the dialogue. If he is smoking again next time around...well, relapses happen. If he DOES smoke, he smokes Dunhill brand cigs.)
-Hopefully, we will have some music created to suit all different types of moods/settings. These MP3 files will (again, hopefully) be available for download by anyone working on the project and you can incorporate them into your movie as desired. This will help form a consistant musical theme throughout the project, BUT you can always opt to create different music if you wish.
-Please try to incorporate something indentifiable of your local region so we can show our characters "getting around." Perhaps include a title overlay at the beginning showing the city and state.
thank you John-B
See ya in the chat tomorrow.
