Over summer I began to get some idea's down, trying to get ahead I mocked up some idea's and sent them off too for feedback and as always, the first idea's are always the worst, to some extent!
After spending a couple weeks writing the next big Hollywood movie a couple days after sending the ideas off for approval, I was struck in the fact with what felt like a brick. which was in fact the harsh reality of a lecturer putting into perspective what I was proposing suggesting
"These story ideas fall into that dangerous film category of the "long film squashed into a short"".
Which was sadly the way things were going. A couple weeks on and a few more story idea's killed since the first idea's I proposed I wrote up a couple new ideas that we're more promising.
The premise and synopsis of the chosen idea..
Synopsis
Time is running out for conductor John Bairstowe as his half
mile long oil freight train accelerates out of control
descending into a densely populated city.
Unable to interfere Bairstowe is torn between saving the
lives of thousands and that of his kidnapped daughter whilst his oil cargo
advances
towards the city like a rolling explosive Bairstowe becomes
overwhelmed with indecision.
Premise
- The story of a rugged freight train driver manipulated to
play a key role in a extortionists act of terror
- Transporting 47 tank cars of oil and instructed to divert
from his original course the man heads towards a densely populated area
unknowingly risking the life's of thousands to ensure the
safety of his kidnapped daughter
- The driver becoming lulled into a false sense of security
the locomotives speed increases on the run into the city, reaching for the
breaks
unaware they we're
disengaged he spirals into a state of confusion and panic
- Despite being torn between the safety of those in the city
and that of his daughter his efforts
to prevent disaster are futile, with the train barreling
down the line into the heart of the city crossing an explosive on the track
sparking a fatal blaze.
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