The excerpt I posted below is from an as-of-yet untitled screenplay that I am currently working on that will contain, hopefully, some pretty graphic scenes, as well as a psychological element that I feel is missing from a lot of movies that I have been seeing lately.
But, as well as these elements, I am incorporating comedy into the script, which will balance out the tone of the screenplay, and, hopefully will not destroy the tension contained within the script.
Essentially, I want to write a story about the duality of man, as it is a topic that I feel is discussed in several works, but not entirely as I view it. Especially in the world of today.
What I am looking to do is create a story around a character that has a less-than-normal private life, but a standard personal life, without isolating a changeover, or anything of the sort. I want this guy to be disturbed when you see him alone, I want him to be the subject of a twisted world in which gruesome things happen.
But at the same time, I want to show this character as a normal person when he was with his friends, or out in public. He acts as though nothing is wrong, and carries on his life with the secret that he holds. I am hoping to delay, as much as possible, the worlds colliding, even when things get so out of hand that it's hard to believe he can keep his composure.
I think his deadpan reaction to the goings-on in the first scene will help this be plausible, as it almost seems, right off the bat, that this character is used to this kind of thing. The scene I wrote today almost plays like a scene from my previous screenplay (if you haven't read it, I'm sorry, but I may post my favorite few scenes here for public consumption). This character is able to switch from pseudo-psycho to normal guy in a split second.
And although these scenes are littered with comedic moments, I feel as though, if I can keep the pacing tight, these scenes will add tension. It sounds strange, but when you are given hints to the insanity of a character, and that is shelved briefly, it leaves you wondering when it is going to explode, and when things are going to get messed up. That is my goal.
Hopefully I can pull it off.
H.
But, as well as these elements, I am incorporating comedy into the script, which will balance out the tone of the screenplay, and, hopefully will not destroy the tension contained within the script.
Essentially, I want to write a story about the duality of man, as it is a topic that I feel is discussed in several works, but not entirely as I view it. Especially in the world of today.
What I am looking to do is create a story around a character that has a less-than-normal private life, but a standard personal life, without isolating a changeover, or anything of the sort. I want this guy to be disturbed when you see him alone, I want him to be the subject of a twisted world in which gruesome things happen.
But at the same time, I want to show this character as a normal person when he was with his friends, or out in public. He acts as though nothing is wrong, and carries on his life with the secret that he holds. I am hoping to delay, as much as possible, the worlds colliding, even when things get so out of hand that it's hard to believe he can keep his composure.
I think his deadpan reaction to the goings-on in the first scene will help this be plausible, as it almost seems, right off the bat, that this character is used to this kind of thing. The scene I wrote today almost plays like a scene from my previous screenplay (if you haven't read it, I'm sorry, but I may post my favorite few scenes here for public consumption). This character is able to switch from pseudo-psycho to normal guy in a split second.
And although these scenes are littered with comedic moments, I feel as though, if I can keep the pacing tight, these scenes will add tension. It sounds strange, but when you are given hints to the insanity of a character, and that is shelved briefly, it leaves you wondering when it is going to explode, and when things are going to get messed up. That is my goal.
Hopefully I can pull it off.
H.
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