Creative Notes:
Teaser Trailer
Godstone
A series of mysterious events leaves the crew of a mortuary vessel stranded on an arctic planet, where a supernatural entity with the power to raise the dead seeks to use them for its own purposes.
Synopsis:
Garth Adams and Vance Montcalm--crew members aboard the mortuary vessel Our Lady of Mercy--awake from a cryogenic sleep to find themselves in a world of trouble. Their captain is dead and they have veered off course into a desolate region of outer space. Beyond the reach of an outpost, their only hope is to land on a mysterious uncharted planet. If only one of them knew how to fly the ship...
There is an unexpected addition to the crew as Garth and Vance encounter a stowaway hiding within the morgue--a beautiful young militant identifying herself as "Sam." Though they find themselves on opposing sides of a bitter conflict, the three lay their differences aside for the sake of survival. In a harrowing landing sequence, Garth and Sam each take a turn at the controls as the ship touches down roughly on the planet surface, damaging the landing gear and destroying the communications satellite.
The planet has the appearance of an arctic wasteland and our protagonists now face the threat of starvation with stores of food in short supply. Their attention is drawn to a point along the horizon, where a peculiar green light radiates brilliantly. Investigating its source, Garth and Sam discover a tropical forest in the middle of the frozen tundra. Inside the forest lies an enigmatic orb inhabited by an intelligent life force. Its vast power proves dangerous when misused. In a fast-paced conclusion, our heroes will battle a malevolent horde of the undead while acquiring insight into mankind's oldest enigma: The origin of life itself.
There is an unexpected addition to the crew as Garth and Vance encounter a stowaway hiding within the morgue--a beautiful young militant identifying herself as "Sam." Though they find themselves on opposing sides of a bitter conflict, the three lay their differences aside for the sake of survival. In a harrowing landing sequence, Garth and Sam each take a turn at the controls as the ship touches down roughly on the planet surface, damaging the landing gear and destroying the communications satellite.
The planet has the appearance of an arctic wasteland and our protagonists now face the threat of starvation with stores of food in short supply. Their attention is drawn to a point along the horizon, where a peculiar green light radiates brilliantly. Investigating its source, Garth and Sam discover a tropical forest in the middle of the frozen tundra. Inside the forest lies an enigmatic orb inhabited by an intelligent life force. Its vast power proves dangerous when misused. In a fast-paced conclusion, our heroes will battle a malevolent horde of the undead while acquiring insight into mankind's oldest enigma: The origin of life itself.
Latest Work
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Trailer 2 - Teaser Trailer11/30/11
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Test Movie 3 - Rough Cut11/29/11
Creative Notes:A small re-edit of the rough cut. Higher Resolution as well. -
Script 8 - Jonathan's 9th Draft12/17/11Creative Notes:Going for broke here with the 2011 contest winding down. New opening and end sequences. More background info provided for characters. More mysteries explained. Landing sequence shortened. Scene descriptions in smaller blocks. Closer to authors' original vision for the script.
All Work
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Trailer 1 - Sci-Fi, Thriller10/31/11
Creative Notes:A story and character based trailer.
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Test Movie 2 - Rough Cut10/31/11
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Script 7 - Jonathan's 8th Draft08/25/11
Creative Notes:Major dialog overhaul. Differences may appear subtle, but more than 100 lines have been edited or omitted for a smoother read. The story maintains its integrity. All scene additions from previous version have been scrapped. This version has one new scene appearing in Act 3--a little atmospheric foreshadowing just for fun (p. 61-2). -
Script 6 - Jonathan's 7th Draft06/28/11
Creative Notes:Act I dream sequence re-introduces a discarded back-story and adds depth to Garth's character. New scientific element to the cryogenic process opens the door for two supernatural occurrences later on. -
Script 5 - Jonathan's 6th Draft05/31/11
Creative Notes:New intro sequence explains the origin of the orb and establishes important thematic elements, slightly different ending, minor dialog fixes throughout -
Test Movie 1 - Dialogue Read05/07/11
Creative Notes:First Dialogue Track. -
Script 4 - Jonathan's 4th Draft04/29/11
Creative Notes:Extended intro, dialogue more polished, overall premise strengthened, different tone than previous versions. Thanks to all who provided feedback! -
Script 3 - Jonathan's 3rd Draft03/30/11
Creative Notes:New opening sequence. Edits based on suggestions in reviews. Characters more sympathetic towards each other. Edit dialog to make it less formal. Other minor fixes. -
Script 2 - Jonathan's 2nd Draft01/30/11
Creative Notes:Just formatting fixes due to the terrible conversion to .rtf.
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Script 1 - Jonathan's Original Draft01/27/11
Creative Notes:First draft