Woah dude, this sounds epic. When you say sci-fi, are there going to be monsters and aliens and stuff? Also, how do you plan on doing a desert of ice? I'm intrigued.

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Yes.

Well, there are no elements of Science Fiction in the story right now, but the backstory I'm kind of coming up with as I go is somewhat Science Fiction. And I don't know about the ice desert thing yet. I'm going to be using artistic license for sure.

That's what I'm going for.

And I'm glad your interested guys!

Last edited by Legocloniac477 (November 5, 2013 (05:57pm))

I'm assuming you want only ice/snow stuff right? Anyway, here's some.

It's a bit cliche, but he could be crossing some ice, (slipping around a bit of course, and breathing heavily in the middle of all the falling snow.) it starts to crack, (sounds only first) then the ice breaks away right in front of his feet. He steps back, pauses for a second, then turns to go around it. It's not that dramatic, but I dunno, I guess it could be if filmed right. It's more just a small slow scene that you could add.

Another scene could be his walking across a flat-ish plain when suddenly the ground beneath him falls away and he rolls down a small tunnel. He then comes out only to continue rolling down a steep-ish hill. He finally stops, gets up, and continues on.

He could be in an unusually think snowfall with it and the strong wind swirling around him. He struggles on, stops, turns around, and looks at the ground where some small piece of him gear is lying from the last time he passed by. Then, by having the camera spin quickly around him, him looking back and forth, and other cinematic tricks, give the illusion that he is very disoriented and confused. He then begins to walk forward, but stumbles, switches directions, and the goes on. He walks on for a bit, but misses the other piece of gear lying on the ground signifying that he has been that way before as well.

He could be walking in the snow, and then hear faint whispers from his family/friends/whatever, he looks up, sees a very faint and distant, but humanoid form, runs forward, and finds nothing. He then continues to hallucinate different scenes, and each time his efforts are in vain to find what ever he sees/hears.

Really good ideas guys, thanks!

An idea is to make the film very quiet--I find everything seems much quieter when it snows.  So add little to no ambient noise, and emphasize the silence by making every noise the protagonist makes seem loud, like footsteps, heavy breathing, grunting, etc.  Also, I think keeping the protagonist unnamed and having him say very little to nothing would greatly enhance the film too.

I made a logo too, I would like to know what you guys think.

I like the font used in the logo, looks kinda icy, in an almost eery way! The kerning and weighting fits the subject matter which is a good thing is the font custom or did you find it? Either way I think it works well

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Last edited by Legocloniac477 (April 30, 2021 (02:49pm))

New logo=Even better. I like it.
I was looking forward to the simple one-man-wandering format, but if you truly think it'll make the script better to add extra outside conflict, then go ahead.

Good idea. Getting the plot down to the essentials, and then going from there is a good idea. If it makes sense, then add stuff. This kind of short works best when it isn't packed with things included just for the spectacle of having X show up, or X do this. So that was a smart choice.