Now that I've done my research about various genres and have chosen something to do with the sports drama genre, I can now decide what kind of plot I want to do. I wanted to do something that I could somewhat relate to. As a varsity cross country and track runner, I've always been scared of being injured, since if I get injured, I won't be able to run for a long time, and I would lose lots of progress. With this said, I wanted to create a film that exposed and made this fear come to life, not to scare me, but to embrace what could be in an alternate reality.
Plot
A plot that I've been thinking about is about a high school track star who's won many races for his team. He is widely accomplished. The basic plot of the film would be about him getting into an accident where he gets physically impaired and then trying to get back to where he previously was in his physical and mental state.
I'm thinking that the film would start with some shots of his medals and trophies to introduce a the character's accomplishments. These medals and trophies would give more background about the character. This would take inspiration from "The Wrestler" as I have researched in my previous blog post, where the camera scrolled past lots of magazines of a man's accomplishments.
A shot from the movie "The Wrestler" (shows the magazines across the entire shot)
This would be similar to my shot because instead of scrolling past magazines, it would be looking at medals. This would be cross-cutting between him on a phone call with his friend, who is convincing him to go mountain biking. The track star has never been mountain biking before, so he is hesitant. But he eventually goes with him. The credits would play in a subtle way like in "Ali" where it would be off in the side and in a subtle white text.
Next, there would be more credits as the main character bikes over to the mountain biking park. This scene would have music play over it and have a series of long shots. This would establish his setting as in more of a wealthier neighborhood.
After a little bit of riding in the bike park, he would have a terrible crash with the music leading up to this point and stopping as he collides with the floor. I'm thinking of either using rotoscoping to make a cool effect with the crash or just cutting right before the character hits the floor so we won't actually have to hit the floor from a bike crash.
Right after the crash and the climax of the song, there would be either silence or the sound of the bike wheel continuing to spin. This would be accompanied by a black screen with a big font for the title. I'm still deciding what the title will be. It would be something similar to a synonym to broken. Or maybe it could be "Back on Track" as this can be seen in two ways: the main character getting back onto the running track or the main character getting back to where he was (getting back on track).
The film opening would end with the main character in the hospital. This is probably my biggest concern as I don't have access to any hospitals. However, I could probably get away with just a close up shot of the character's face and a heart rate monitor beeping in the background. I still need to decide how the character will be impaired. Will he hit his head and become mentally ill? Will he become blind? Will he break his legs? I'm thinking that he should still be able to run, but give him an impairment that will give his life a difficult time in doing everything. This will make the plot more interesting.
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