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'DEATHSQUAD' New Project - Diary!

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Alright im working on 2 projects at the mo, 1 is a ww2 drama (ambitious i know) and that is slowly getting bits & bops ordered for.

Seeing as that will take a while to do, we have initiated another project that shall be filmed and mantained in the meantime called 'DeathSquad.'

I will use this thread to post the script, pictures and updates.

Why should i be interested i hear ya say well, because -

Its an ambitious perspective of an alternative UK beset by civil war, ruled by aggressive militias whose power is based on the crippled economy, fear, racism and genocide.

The story will follow a group of fighting men that are assigned to a socalled 'Deathsquad,' a political army unit, that carries out the most brutal atrocities. Each of the men have to fight their own demons as things around them descend deeper into madness, until the final moments of the film, where each man is at breaking point, and where anything can happen next!

In essence this will feature a lot of drama, action and brutality, with themes such as religion, war, racism and others being explored. So nope this won't be a film for kiddies or the faint hearted.

I will update later today with the working script, the length *gulp* will be 60mins +

Further more, this post will feature preprod info, audition information and others, so you cans can see (for those who want too lol) how it develops from scratch, into hopefully, an entertaining film.
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sounds deep, can't wait to see how it turns out.
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What time period, like modern?
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Yup, basically I'm seeking to have it take place in a 'modern' period in so much that men and weapons are circa 70s - to present day.

The project aims to draw parallels with the war on terror, genocides of the past, religious and political extremism and how we as humans can deal, and even accept genocide as part of our daily lives. Essentially a drama, it will follow the lives of militia soldiers, not the best trained, (there will be no counterstrike wannabe's among them)

The militias are like fiefdoms vying for control, so you could almsot describe it as post apocalyptic, almost.

Here is a sneak peak of the start of the film. Yep it will have trippy elements and unusual aspects, that really any interesting project should have.

I remember once, a chap preocuppied with mainstream dismissed all student films as weird for the sake of it, his limited brain capacity could not imagine that arthouse, and other story telling devices had and founded that which becomes mainstream... er... anyway heres some scenes.



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FADE IN



SCENE 1 EXT. COUNCIL FLATS, STREET.

JOHN stands in the street facing a young WOMAN, theyapproach
one another carefully, their faces reveal a passion they have
struggled to deny. She pauses momentarily before rushing to
embrace him. John's eyes glow in happy radiance.


SCENE 2 EXT. HOUSING ESTATE COURTYARD.

JOHN is in uniform, gun gripped, while soldiers rush past
him, they surround an OFFICER, who is shouting on a
megaphone, towards a crowd of protestors.

MEGAPHONEMAN
This is an illegal demonstration!
Disperse immediately, return to
your designated homes. I repeat
return to your homes!

The crowd chants and marches towards the line of soldiers.

CROWD
(chanting) End the war! End the
war! End the war!

A senior officer called ANDREW balefully eyes the scene, he
signals the soldiers to take aim at the crowd. The crowd
stops abruptly. JOHN is among the firing line, he stares
frantically into the crowd, desperately searching out
someone. In horror, he sees WOMAN, intermingled with the
crowd. JOHN lowers his weapon while other soldiers, their
guns aimed, look to each other in apprehension. We see
glimpses of a hardened veteran, PETE, a kindly faced man
called CHRIS and a seasoned sergeant, WILLIAM.)

MEGAPHONEMAN
This is your last warning!

JOHN is about to drop his gun and rush to grab WOMAN, but it
is too late. The senior officer gives the order to fire.

ANDREW
Fire!

CUT TO BLACK.

Cut to Black, the TITLE 'DEATHSQUAD' smacks with white font,
amidst the sound of gunfire and screaming.

FADE IN



SCENE 3 EXT. HOUSING ESTATE COURTYARD.

Many of the crowd lie dead, there bodies scattered. A few
survivors are being beaten by soldiers, their agonised
expressions we catch in slow motion.

NARRATOR
Racial and Religious strife have
devastated the economies of the
world. Nations have descended into
anarchy, street battles occur daily
with rival militias taking over
large parts of the country.
Scotland in one such victim, struck
by disease and poverty, it's people
are at war... with themselves.

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I loved it it.

You must know alot of people to be able to do this.
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I know a few people but not enough to guarantee anything with this film? i.e. its success etc, so im gonna have to work for a lot of it eek!

Here are the scenes the follow the last script excerpt, in my next post ill put up the whole script.

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SCENE 4 EXT. OUTSIDE GRIM OFFICE BUILDING

A car draws up outside an office building, marked the
'Administrative Headquarters' of 'Force A-16'.' A burly
sergeant called WILLIAM and a younger corporal called CHRIS
get out the car and head towards the building. WILLIAM
marches quickly while CHRIS jogs to catch up. WILLIAM
suddenly stops at the door and turns angrily to CHRIS.

WILLIAM
I mean where the f*** is he?

CHRIS
Who?

WILLIAM
(furious) The Captain!

CHRIS grins at WILLIAM.

WILLIAM (CONT'D)
That's enough of that you wee
bastard, I'm serious.

CHRIS
Aye sorry sir, well HQ said we'd
find him here... (smirk) so...

WILLIAM
Aye a bet your head he's up there,
probably wanking under his new
desk, praying he won't have to get
his hands dirty!

CHRIS
What does he 'actually' do?

WILLIAM
Files death certificates, like...
mine and yours.

CHRIS
(Horrified) Eh? No!

WILLIAM
Aye!

WILLIAM and CHRIS enter the building.



SCENE 5 INT. RECEPTION

As they enter they are approached by a civilian dressed
OFFICIAL. The OFFICIAL gestures them to stop and salutes.

OFFICIAL
Hello Sergeant? The Captain told me
he was expecting you, he asks if
you would wait for him here.

WILLIAM
(sighs)f*** off...

Official grins.

OFFICIAL
(normal accent) By the way two of
your boys were here earlier, but
the Doc's borrowed them. He thinks
they might help to get our...
(slyly) 'shiny new' prisoner to
cooperate.

WILLIAM
New Prisoners? Who are they?
Pakies? Lothian? (chuckles) Dysart?

OFFICIAL
Nope. It was an internal outfit I'm
afraid... rebels...traitors. They
set an explosive outside the Town
Hall. It Injured two guards,
smashed all the windows. We caught
one alive but the other was killed.

WILLIAM
Why the Town Hall? It's empty this
time o' year? Everyone knows that.

OFFICIAL
Aha... make's it a waste to target
eh? Well I suppose that's why doc's
playing with our 'guest' right now.
To find out why.

WILLIAM
(To CHRIS) Well it must be a
special occasion if they brought
Doc in? (TO OFFICIAL) So where is
he?

OFFICIAL
Interrogation wing, Room C.

WILLIAM
Cheers. (salutes)

WILLIAM and CHRIS glance cynically at each other walk out the
reception area.

CHRIS
So whose that? Why no introduction?

WILLIAM
Party-Member... there all f***'
nazi's, the less you meet, the
longer you'll live.



SCENE 6 INT. STONE ROOM 'INTERROGATION ROOM C'

A thin but hardened man called PETE and JOHN are standing
either side of the DOCTOR, who is placing a rubberised Gas
Mask to the face of a PRISONER, who is seated on a chair. The
DOCTOR controls the oxygen level entering the mask, at times
causing the PRISONER to suffocate. PETE and JOHN are in the
midst of conversation.

PETE
...(to JOHN) But all the niggers
and Pakies are against us! Like
this petal (points to PRISONER) and
the other f*** threw a grenade at
me! So that is your proof!

DOC limits the oxygen further causing the PRISONER to spasm,
whose grotesque shudders distract JOHN.

JOHN
(To PETE) It was a rock? Not a
grenade!

PETE
Aye but it could have been a
grenade!

JOHN
Aye well, it's two nil... so our
sides in the lead! Well... two when
this one dies.

DOC
Look! Will the two of you please
shut up!

PETE whispers angrily over DOC's shoulder to JOHN.

PETE
Don't you get it John? That's all
part of there plan! Two nil means
nothing to those bastards.

DOC taps PETE on the shoulder.

DOC
Peter! If you're quite finished...
Can you bring me that bottle over
there. (points to Bottle Spray)

PETE grabs the bottle spray,

DOC
Come along then!

PETE gives DOC the bottle spray. DOC removes the gasmask,
revealing the battered face of PRISONER.

JOHN
Don't you get it John? (nagging
impression) Don't you get it
John...

PETE
Look man, the liberal bastards let
the rags start the war, and now the
liberals are paying us to fight the
war... but see if I was in charge/
DOC INTERRUPTS

DOC
Shut up! You do realise I am
conducting an interrogation here!?!
And you two are just spouting
rubbish! Continual rubbish!

DOC turns back to inspects PRISONER who is nearing death.

JOHN
Muslims and Liberals are not the
only enemy...

PETE
Aye, but they should be the first
to go.

DOC slaps PRISONER to wake him up, PRISONER murmurs to DOC's
relief.

DOC
So then, 'Robert' let's learn a bit
more about you than your name eh?
Why did you attack the town hall?

PRISONER
(shakes head)

DOC
Oh... (sarcastically) well, you
heard that gentleman! This poor
young man knows nothing... well
this makes your life a little less
relevant 'Robert.' Are you sure you
have nothing else to say? (Prisoner
stares blankly) Right... well I'm
off, you two (TO PETE & JOHN)
remember, to finish off the 'job'
before you go.

DOC gives the bottle sprayer back to PETE, gathers some
documents and is about to leave when JOHN stops him.

JOHN
I'm a soldier, not an assassin!

DOC
You will do it for the party...
(checks JOHN's rank) private...

JOHN
(intimidating) Oh is that right?

WILLIAM and CHRIS enter the room, WILLIAM has overheard.

WILLIAM
Aye that is right private! Don't
you worry Doc we'll take care o'
things here.

DOC
Hmm, thank you sergeant, (TO JOHN)
well goodbye.

DOC leaves the room, the soldiers stand in an awkward silence
which is broken finally by the PRISONER.

PRISONER
You will never defeat us!

Infuriated, PETE grabs the PRISONER's nose.

PETE
(mocking) Eh? What's that? Can't
hear you?

PRISONER
(Squeaks) Freedom!

PETE lets go, and sprays the bottle into the PRISONER's face,
causing the crippled man to howl in agony.

CHRIS
What the hell's in that bottle?

PETE
(winks) Insecticide!

WILLIAM
(TO JOHN) What did you think you
were doing?

JOHN
I just...

WILLIAM
That Doctor is a party member... he
could have your family lynched,
(furious) just like that! (clicks
finger)

PETE
(Shouts overhead) I'll get in the
party one day... when I've killed
enough of these bastards, (slaps
screaming prisoner.)

CHRIS
So whose the prisoner?

JOHN
His name's Robert.

PETE
He's a terrorist, and worse than
that, he's a traitor. (disgust) One
of our own people turned against
us. (TO PRISONER) But we got you
eh?

PETE clenches his fist and punches PRISONER. WILLIAM seems
strangely disconcerted at the scene of torture. PETE
unsheathes his machete, stretches PRISONER's ear out and
slices it off. WILLIAM stares intently as blood oozes out the
prisoners head. (DISSOLVE TO SCENE 7 FLASHBACK)



SCENE 7 INT. EMPTY STONE ROOM.

(SILENT - MUSIC ONLY) WILLIAM is standing among a group of
armed men in black hoods, one of them, pointing accusingly at
WILLIAM holds a scroll which he reads aloud. After
sentencing, WILLIAM is stripped naked and humiliated. The
soldiers take turns to beat him, at first WILLIAM remains
defiant, but finally breaks down, curling onto the floor, he
begs to be spared. The scene is intermingled, with shots of
WILLIAM lying naked, alone in the room, to shots of his
tortured face, screaming, as the soldiers keep beating him.

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Okay news from the front! *Drum-roll*

Pre-production planning, immediately begins with how much it may cost for costumes and props.

In our films case, the most immediate concern in that regard lol is uniforms and guns!

So as the script nears completion (um appx 70 pages 12K wds+) we have been looking at deals.

We have £200 for clothes, as a limited company (ltd) as opposed to a pretend one lol we can access wholesalers and special discounts ur average punter cannot. (i put some tips on setting up a ltd company on the tuts forum)

So wever going for a grey tunic, with grey trousers and mountain caps for the main characters er army side, with camo parkers and black berets for their elite units.

For the other side, they have black tunics, trousers, and baraclavas, while their elite units have peak caps and red face scarves. Notice for these guys we obscure their face, so we don't go recognising the extras.

So thats 20 tunics, 10 grey 10 black, 10 mountain caps, an assortment of peak caps, berets, baraclava's etc and some other goodies.

Our conceptual artist (who also prepares the storyboard for this project) has done these illustrations to give ya an idea where we're coming from.



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I see Nazis!

Actually, looks like a good storyline you've got so far.
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Ha! Just between me and u Epsilon ;) I intend to have duel usage of the Swedish Jacket (we ordered 25 of them 40" chest up, 10 in black 15 in grey) for use in this film. But the 15 grey i have left, i will adapt for use in the future ww2 film.

However for our film we are going far out with the production wardrobe, to really paint a surreal and yet all too familiar picture as it were.
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Yea, as I went down further it looked more and more like Nazi's. But the script is reminding me of 1984, especially with the interogation part.
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Ah your hitting the nail on the head major barnes, that is a big element, and so is the idea of fascism and nazis too of course. here is a little bit more of the script (pretty intense stuff huh)

Plus barnes i really appreciate u giving comments on the script as we go, everyone else feel free. After all its a lot quicker to change a film before its produced, if u get my drift. hehe

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SCENE 8 INT. STONE ROOM 'INTERROGATION ROOM C'

WILLIAM jolts out of his thoughts. PETE is showing off the
ear to the others, while the PRISONER shrieks. WILLIAM
suddenly breaks past the others, draws his sidearm, and aims
to the PRISONER'S temple. The PRISONER stops wailing, both
men look deep into each others eyes, WILLIAM is struck with
reflection, he fires. Bloody brains splatter into the wall.



SCENE 9 EXT. OUTSIDE GRIM OFFICE BUILDING

WILLIAM stumbles out the building, stops and he looks afar at
memories unseen. Behind him, his comrades scramble after
him.
CHRIS looks to JOHN and PETE wondering who should approach
him. Electing himself Chris smiles meekly and approaches
WILLIAM, patting him reassuringly, he attempts small talk.

CHRIS
(To WILLIAM) Aye... so then, the
Lothian Legion are ordering those
Chinky rifles too eh? (fake laugh)
Big batches... just like us! Ha!
Never thought you'd get killed by a
Chinese take away did ya eh?

WILLIAM dabs his wet eyes. Meanwhile PETE and JOHN watch
on.
PETE pierces the ear attaching it to a necklace. JOHN watches
in horror, as PETE grins wickedly at him. WILLIAM snaps out
of it, and turns to his men, shouting like his normal self.

WILLIAM
Aye don't you worry boys, the
Lothian Legion, they have more
money but they don't have the men
or training ours have. We're always
killing them two to one. There dumb
as well, mind they destroyed their
own UN food Convoy thinking it was
ours? (chuckles) The war will be
over before Christmas...

CHRIS smiles adoringly at WILLIAM.

CHRIS
Aye Sergeant... You've still got
it.

WILLIAMS satellite phone rings, the men draw up close as he
answers.

WILLIAM
Hello? Yes Sir... Your kidding? How
could they manage that?
Yeah we'll get there! That's it
boys... Lothians launched another
offensive at Balwearie...

The men murmur in dismay...

WILLIAM
It's back to the front... Get in
and get your s***!

The men run back into the building, WILLIAM shakes his head.



//NEW MATERIAL TEST SCENE 10 EXT. FIELDS & FOREST

The men are crouched low, amongst dozens of others, by
thickets of cover, walls, hedges and trees. They are sitting
anxiously. WILLIAM is on his satellite phone.

WILLIAM
Captain Andrews? Hello sir! Force
A-17 are deploying now, engineers
have planted explosives in a wide
arc across the anticipated path of
enemy attack. (exchanges nervous
glances with CHRIS) The company is
understrength, we have just under
one hundred men holding area...

PETE hands the map to WILLIAM who unfurls it messily.

WILLIAM
IN area... Beta, Six-four, Alpha
three-six. Right? Yes, any
intelligence? We're facing who?
Terror Division!? It's no an actual
division eh! No... good what? light
vehicles?

PETE dabs camouflage to his face, he is sitting with JOHN.

PETE
(Whispers) I mind when those
Lothian bastards took the Sergeant
prisoner. Tortured him for days,
that's why he goes funny sometimes.

JOHN
How did he escape?

PETE
Don't know? Prisoner exchange
maybe?

A well dressed, vain looking LIEUTENANT approaches the men.

LIEUTENANT
You men... Where is your commanding
officer?

The men look to one another confused. WILLIAM approaches.

WILLIAM
Are you Lieutenant Harris?

LIEUTENANT
Why yes I am? How did you know
that?

WILLIAM
Well, HQ told me to expect you...
Force A-12, Company B, its yours...
Your the Commanding Officer.

LIEUTENANT
(confused) Oh... right well of
course, lets prepare the attack
then.

WILLIAM
HQ said we are to defend this area
(points angrily to map)

LIEUTENANT
Oh sorry! (confused) Right, well
show to my tent. (Whispers to
WILLIAM) I'm having a nap for now,
long journey, wake me if you hear
the enemy.

WILLIAM struggles to hide his horror at the LIEUTENANTS
ineptitude and motions JOHN to him.

WILLIAM
Take the Lieutenant to his tent.

JOHN
Yes Sir.

LIEUTENANT
Well? Did you forget to salute?

JOHN
(TURNS TO LIEUTENANT) Oh sorry sir,
(salutes)

WILLIAM
Wait private! (grabs JOHN's hand in
mid salute.)

BANG, a shot rattles across the camp, as men jolt for cover,
guns primed, the LIEUTENANT stumbles over, clutching his
bloodied stomach. WILLIAM crouches beside him.

LIEUTENANT
Sniper? Here? Already.

CHRIS and PETE rush to the man's side.

WILLIAM
(TO CHRIS) Get the medics! Now!

JOHN, scanning the horizon, sees figures moving in the
undergrowth.

JOHN
I see them! Um... there hiding out
there?

WILLIAM
(Shouting) Alright men, keep your
heads down, (TO PETE) Get some
rifle grenades down there
(POINTING)

The soldiers crouch about, watching as small explosions tear
into the distance, with little visible effect.

JOHN
Think we got any?

WILLIAM
Aye, there just skirmishers,
snipers and s***-artists.

A man in the uniform of a medic approaches WILLIAM.

MEDIC
The Lieutenant is dead sir, your in
charge.

WILLIAM looks struck by the new responsibility, but his
thoughts are interrupted by the distant sounds of tank track.

JOHN
I see them! Enemy APC's, two of
them straight ahead!

CHRIS runs up to WILLIAM, and whispers into his ear.

CHRIS
(WHISPERS) Sarge... I just checked
them men, none have AT launchers?
Most only have one or two mags
each! No machine guns/

CHRIS is interrupted by WILLIAM.

WILLIAM
Shh... we've given ourselves enough
time, the rest belongs to the
enemy. (SHOUTS) Men, keep low, mark
your targets, limit your fire.

Grabs CHRIS.

WILLIAM
Give the bastards at HQ a call,
demand reinforcements, password
Alamo.

JOHN sees dozens of enemy fighters, approaching with the
vehicles.

JOHN
Sarge! There's hundreds coming?
There's more than one company, I
repeat more than one company!

CHRIS stares at WILLIAM, lost for words.

CHRIS
You mean to fight this out?

WILLIAM
You have your orders.

Explosions erupt around them, as the APCs fire rockets and
shells into the soldiers position. Men tumble in agony, as
clouds of fire erupt in all directions.

PETE
Hold it steady boys!

JOHN
Here they come!

WILLIAM
Fire at will boys! Fire at will!

Enemy soldiers charge into their positions, many firing from
the hip. In the bloodbath that ensures, the defenders, who
aim well and maintain discipline take a devastating toll on
the attackers. One by one however the defenders succumb to
the overwhelming numbers, their position becoming
increasingly hopeless. Finally a melee ensures, where the men
fight with machetes, bayonets and fists to the death. Then
suddenly the enemy attack is called off. Fighting as they
fall back, the few remaining defenders, stare in
astonishment, as the enemy dissolves back into the horizon.

WILLIAM, wiping his blood smeared face, is helped up by JOHN,
while CHRIS and PETE help an injured MEDIC reach WILLIAM.

MEDIC
(Injured) Sir? Reporting... thirty
three dead, forty two injured...
leaving us with... 25 able men.

CHRIS
We're out of ammo too, but there's
loads to scavenge from the
Lothians.

PETE
Aye look at them all!

Scanning over the battlefield, we see dozens of corpses.

PETE
We must have killed, what? Two
hundred!

WILLIAM
They had us? They could have beaten
us? Why did they fall back?

JOHN pats WILLIAM on the back.

JOHN
Who cares! You won! They'll have to
promote you now!

WILLIAM
(grins) Aye, I suppose they will!

Medic rushes to WILLIAM.

MEDIC
One of the enemy prisoners sir? An
officer? Wants a word?

WILLIAM looks over the MEDIC's shoulder, sees the enemy
officer, lying wounded on the ground.

WILLIAM
(TO MEDIC) Alright.

WILLIAM wanders past MEDIC, and crouches by the
ENEMYOFFICER.

WILLIAM
What have you got to say?

ENEMY OFFICER
(Grabs WILLIAMS hand, gasping in
agony) The third one got away...
the third one got away... (dies)

WILLIAM drops the dead mans limp hand. PETE shouts angrily
overhead.

PETE
Off and f*** your Pakie fannie ya
dead shite! Sergeant don't bother
with him, he's just saying the same
bullshit the other guy told doc...
mind the one you shot in the head?

WILLIAM
(concerned) What? (angrily) What
did the other prisoner say Pete?!

PETE
The prisoner we took in the other
day eh, said there were three of
em' but we know there were only
two... Anyway he claimed the third
was carrying some doomsday
weapon... you know the usual
propaganda designed to scare you.

WILLIAM
JOHN? Why didn't you tell me?

JOHN stands, staring distantly. WILLIAM shakes his head at
PETE.

WILLIAM
(PETE) You think Lothian would
mount an entire offensive for a
f*** pretend third man!?
(TO CHRIS) Get me Headquarters... we
have an emergency!

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Wow! I like it. the story sounds nice and I like the costumes!!!
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Coming along nicely, tell the artist he's really good.
Losing consciousness,
in the arms of an angel,
I find only peace.
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Thanx man, yeah the costumes, well the drawings look great, and those are the outfits were using in the production, but man we gotta make sure the men we put in em' look okay. See many of the film-makers here are young, and its hard to get a 25 year old man built up or older to be in yer movie yeah? Well im 24 with the pysique of an 8 year old girl so lol, that and my er social circle are quite similar. So im gonna have to go get some brutish men to fill those clothes for them to look as good as in those illustrations.

The Illustrator UFP is Gavin, he does all the artwork and craftsmanship for this production, the rifle these guys are holding btw is this

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As you will know this is the cheap of the cheap of airsoft rifles, sure a lot of kids can get one easily, but try getting 10! lol the cost goes right up, so we have to use these BUT not like they are, we gotta make em' better.

So for a start, we will remove the scopes (easily done) and we shall spray these guys with a kind of shiny metalic paint, (from garage stores etc) and will in effect attempt to make them appear more hefty. We may make some further custom modifications also. With small adjustments from here or there. (so they all have the same weapon) yup, though we legitimise this in the story, with the remark a character makes, that the chinese have swamped the scottish arms market with cheap smalls arms. (because this model of cyma airsoft rifle is based on an indiginous chinese rip off of probably an H&K assault rifle of the 70s but correct me if im wrong)

Also Gavin will do a storyboard which will probably be 50 pages approximately of 4 boxes, which i will scan and make available online.

The idea is to let u guys give me a hand lol during the start to finish of this films development.

I will video auditions also, so you can see some highlights for the parts, give your opinions etc.

The first major download will be the 2nd draft, which i hope once its hosted some of u brave souls will read, and give me tips, crits, or other advice.
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Cliff hanger!

I was kinda hoping the Lt was shot in the head.
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Okay dokey, and heres the next part of the script, a bit more plot this time, though after this bit we do have another big action scene hehe.

Also latest developments are that the M36 swedish jacket, we can get
in grey no prob, but the ones in black are a prob, and we can't die the
grey ones to make black too cos (there so damn rare) that we really
have to preserve them (for our later ww2 film cos these jackets look
just like the german field jackets.)

So we need a new jacket for the Lothian black uniforms, and well, basically we're using another tunic, just like the swedish m36, but instead
of 6 pockets (4 front 2 back) it has just 2 front and 2 back (that is no
breast pockets.) So should still look pretty cool.

Also I am trying to order a whole sale CYMA airsoft order for us to adapt for use as props but theres trouble, as the cheapest guns we wanted have been sold out! Bah, so more news on that soon.


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//NEW MATERIAL TEST SCENE 11 INT. HQ COMMAND ROOM
DOORWAY

WILLIAM is standing, in parade dress, with documents, outside
the office door of Captain Andrew. Two Guards stand by either
side. WILLIAM is about to enter, when he suddenly overhears
from inside the room.

V.O ANDREW
Get out!

The office door opens, and a sinister looking MAN, in
civilian clothing steps out. He holds in his hand a small
photograph, that he crunches and drops in front of WILLIAM.

MAN
I think the Captain's free to speak
with you now.

The MAN shuffles past WILLIAM, who stands listlessly before
crouching down and picking up the photo. Unravelling it, he
sees the face of a smiling young girl. The guards watch
suspiciously as WILLIAM slips it in his pocket, and enters
the office.



//NEW MATERIAL TEST SCENE 12 INT COMMAND ROOM

Sitting behind a desk adorned with national ornaments, sits
ANDREW, an influential captain of the army.

ANDREW
Ah Sergeant, I have already been
told the contents of your report.
(gestures for WILLIAM to sit down)
You present little information we
do not already know from the
Doctor's interrogation.

WILLIAM sits down awkwardly, eyeing ANDREW with distrust.

WILLIAM
Lothian are sacrificing hundreds to
find this 'third man.'

ANDREW
William... old friend, still as
sceptical?

WILLIAM wipes his face, clearly agitated.

ANDREW
The reason you are really here, is
to push for your promotion no?
Which given your performance in
battle yesterday, would be most
deserved.

WILLIAM
(beseeching) Make me lieutenant
sir.

ANDREW
You have been promoted,
congratulations, 'Senior Sergeant.'
(leans forward to shake hands but
WILLIAM stays seated.)

WILLIAM
(bitter) Maybe next time.

ANDREW
(bitter) perhaps.



//NEW MATERIAL TEST SCENE 13 INT. HQ COMMAND ROOM DOORWAY

WILLIAM storms out the office, moments later ANDREW runs
after him.

ANDREW
Wait?!

The two door guards block WILLIAM's exit, WILLIAM stops,
turns to face ANDREW.

WILLIAM
(furious) What!?

ANDREW approaches close to WILLIAM, the men exchange a
peculiar glance, WILLIAM sees something in ANDREWS eyes,
that signifies something is not as it seems.

WILLIAM
(calmed) What, sir?

ANDREW
Most of you didn't! Well, if you
can collect a few of your motley
comrades, gear them men up and have
them meet me in the courtyard
please.

WILLIAM
(urgent) Why!?

ANDREW
(resigned) I am not as powerful as
you might imagine, I am no
Kingmaker William.

WILLIAM turns around, the guards are perplexed by the strange
conversation.

WILLIAM
(betrayed) You could have made me
Lieutenant!

ANDREW
(sighs) The party requires my
return to combat duty (chuckles
sadly.) They've demoted me to
Lieutenant, I am to lead the newly
formed 41st Deathsquad.

The mention of 'Deathsquad' alarms the guards.

WILLIAM
(shocked) I don't understand? What
did you do to get demoted?

ANDREW
I am to clear my office today...
while you and the remainder of your
platoon will come under my
immediate command.

WILLIAM
(furious) What did you do Andrew?

ANDREW steps close to WILLIAM, grabbing his hand, he says
quietly but firmly.

ANDREW
The greatest evil is done by those
with good intention.



//NEW MATERIAL TEST SCENE 13 COURT YARD

JOHN, CHRIS and PETE are milling about waiting impatiently,
drinking and eating on the go.

JOHN
How long is the Sergeant going to
be? You think he's in trouble?

PETE
What the f*** are you on John?
Sarge's a hero! He'll be getting
new rank bars!

CHRIS
(laughs) Aye Sarge took no chances
eh, dressed to the tees, all
buttoned and shiny!

PETE
(joking) He's going to ask the
captain to the dinner-dance!

JOHN
Or he's asking about the third
man...

There is an awkward silence.

JOHN
Look 'Robert' the 'prisoner', said
the third man got away, then a
Lothian officer says the same.
There's obviously a connection
between the attack and our enemies.

CHRIS
But we know Lothian sends man
bombers all the time.

JOHN
And the doomsday weapon?

PETE
Aye well that's obviously bullshit,
I mean how could a 'third man'
escape our soldiers if he
was carrying a f*** WMD?

CHRIS
He'd need a wheelbarrow!

The men chuckle.

JOHN
(Angry) Or a car... a van... a
building to hide it in?!

CHRIS and PETE are started by the suggestion, the men fall
uncomfortably silent, until ANDREW and WILLIAM, with soldiers
accompanying come to join them.

ANDREW
(shouting) Gentleman, you have been
selected by your sergeant, to join
the newly formed 41st Death-Squad!
Congratulations!

The men stare at ANDREW then WILLIAM in complete surprise.

ANDREW
You men are under my command, and
will be glad to know, as a reward
you have all gained automatic party
membership.

The men clap soberly, WILLIAM salutes ANDREW and steps up
to his men.

WILLIAM
(cold) Go the armoury, get your kit
and meet us at the firing range.

The men scramble out the courtyard.



EXT. SCENE 14 FIRING RANGE.

ANDREW stands facing three erected wooden posts in the
courtyard. WILLIAM walks beside him.

WILLIAM
Andrew? How the f*** did we end up
a DeathSquad?

ANDREW, ashen faced, cannot return WILLIAM's glare.

ANDREW
(sarcastically) Because we're doing
so well in the war against Lothian,
HQ thought, to make things fair, we
should execute some of our own
men...

WILLIAM
(horrified) What!?

ANDREW trembles nervously.

ANDREW
The 41st Death-squad has been
assigned to shoot deserters
William, and will do so every
day... of every month.

WILLIAM
Why did you pick us!

ANDREW
(prophetically) I've probably saved
you and the rest of your mens
lives.

WILLIAM looks disgusted.

WILLIAM
Why did they demote you?

ANDREW ignores the question.

ANDREW
To become a Deathsquad your men
will have to be initiated.

WILLIAM
What initiation?

ANDREW
Just an execution...

WILLIAM
(sigh) f***... (draws handgun) And
you want me to pop their heads?

Andrew draws and examines his own handgun.

ANDREW
No. It's alright. I need the
practice... (unconvincingly) it's
an officers privilege...

WILLIAM
It's no privilege.

Three deserters enter the firing range, cajolled by soldiers
the deserters are tied to the wooden posts. As PETE, JOHN and
CHRIS return, they are staggered at the sight before them.

CHRIS
Sir? What's going on!?

PETE
(horrified) Take a guess man!

JOHN
(points to prisoners) Sir? These
are our men!

ANDREW
These are deserters, our president
of the party has ordered all
traitors in the war, regardless of
rank or age, are to be punished
with death.

WILLIAM takes his cue and gestures to the men to form a
firing line. A soldier delivers ANDREW a document listing the
'deserters' crimes. We cut between the nervous executioners
and their terrified victims. ANDREW files past the deserters,
identifying their faces with the documents he holds.

ANDREW (CONT'D)
Prisoners, A-17-353 and A-17-354,
Hmm, it says you two are brothers?

The two deserters nod sadly. The third begins to weep. Andrew
leans over to the weeping man.

ANDREW
(whispers) It's alright son, it'll
be over soon.

Andrew steps in front of the firing line and reads from the
document.

ANDREW
You men stand accused by the
Secular Freedom Party of the Fife
Alliance, of high treason against
Scotland. You have been condemned
to death by firing squad. Your
certificates were signed by the
Warrant Executions Officer, Colonel
Beddingfield, by order of the
President, by Article 24, under the
treatise of 'Rules Governing
Treason.' You may if you wish, make
any final statements which 'shall'
not be recorded.

The prisoners shake their heads. JOHN shudders in shock when
suddenly he sees the WOMAN standing beside a prisoner.
She says something to JOHN but her words are silent, JOHN
awed by the sight of his lost love, dreamily lowers his gun.
CHRIS is alarmed and nudges JOHN.

CHRIS
John? Wake up? Lift your gun...

JOHN jolts back to attention, WOMAN has now vanished.
ANDREW nods to WILLIAM.

WILLIAM
Right boys, take aim, f*** hell
Pete... for the heart not the
head!!

PETE aims for the chest.

ANDREW
Very smooth Sergeant. (chuckles)

WILLIAM
s***!... Steady now... Aim! Fire!

PETE and CHRIS fire, but JOHN does not. Instead of a deserter
JOHN sees WOMAN standing tied to the post instead. CHRIS
nudges JOHN again but to no avail, finally after shaking his
head in bewilderment JOHN sees the deserter once more. JOHN
aims, but just before firing, closes his eyes. The shot
strikes and kills the deserter. ANDREW and WILLIAM are
perplexed by JOHN's odd behavior. ANDREW draws his sidearm,
and one by one fires a round into each of the deserters
heads, finally he approaches JOHN, who is trembling in
confusion.

ANDREW
(Whispers) You can't close your
eyes son.

ANDREW steps back from JOHN and shouts to the others.

ANDREW
That was not easy I know, but get
used to it, this will be your new
job, seven days a week, 12 months a
year.

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oops bloody double post!
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Update!

Costumes comprise at the moment of 20 Size 40" + Swedish Jackets (in the style of ww2 that Epsilon recommended) that I intend to have dual usage of in our film Deathsquad, and the later ww2 film.

Also are german mountain caps, peak caps galore and other peculiar items.

We negotiated a price with the wholesaler and entered an arrangement to provide trade services for 'credit' with his company, as a result we will be able to double the number of items we can purchase.

As regards to that we will probably examine ways to increase the range of costume items available to the production.

Also in further news, the Airsoft Gun we were going to use, we intend to replace with the CYMA Ak47 airsoft gun, that we shall artistically modify to increase the look of realism.

We are trying to attract funding, so far me and 2 others have put £85 in the kitty each, but will expect to put nearer £150 as we gone. Local community organisations may give us up to £150 also.

We are arranging a meeting with a range of local newspapers to announce this project, which should be presented in an article, to let known that we are seeking contributions from local business.

In this case, with the articles publication, we hope to lobby local business for more pennies. (to help with the cost of hireage)

Which at present will no doubt be some 20 days of photography.

As for music, we have 2 bands, one is a brass orchestra that we have access too, that we seek to negotiate to give us some sweeping PD compositional music. The other is a Scotish folk band, violins, flutes and double bass etc, that we hope to get incidental music from. (these will all be original and live recorded.)

Anyway keeping u boys up to date, we're still in preproduction very much, work continues on this level and with finance.
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Okay cowboys, here is some more preproduction artwork, that forms part of our pitch to financial contributers.

Pic 1
The scene of the battle (described earlier in this thread in script extracts)

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Pic 2
The character ANDREW see's a terrible vision amidst battle,

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Pic 3
During a riot, (start of script) JOHN fails to rescue a woman he loves.

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Pic 4
The 'President' meets with the 'General'

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Pic5
The character PETE discusees his future with MISSY

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Pic6
Soldiers march on parade for the 'President'

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Soon when the full script goes up this will all make sense :)
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The 'President' meets with the 'General'
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And is shot in the head by a clumsy soldier.

Again, the drawings look very good, I hope you can capture them on film as nicely.
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Alright me hearties, here is a pic of a rush job we did with the new costumes.

You remember the dude, with the blue arm band (well we didnt have one of those at hand but) we got our clothes in.

20x tunics with 6 pockets (ww2 style)
10x tunics with 4 pockets (ww1 style)

5x peak caps
12x mountain caps
10x bizarre black leather baseball caps

So its a good start for our war movie.

Here is a pic, of Gavin, dressed up in some gear, with a sig assault rifle.

Note the pouches are for a mosig nagant, but lets be liberal on that for now


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Alright here we go, the script is now complete, of course minor adjustments may be made if during production we face difficulty.

This is the script for an 80 - 90 minute film, it in fact may be the first genuine feature length script posted in the forum possibly? I would love to have some of you chaps read it and see what you think, i understand of course its a long read ;)

What i can say is that you may well never read anything quite like this!

http://www.newagefilm.co.uk/DeathSquad-Revision2.txt
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Alright! Been a while since updating, but ive managed to get some stuff in now to help get this film project back on track!

Here is a picture, photo / concept, of the scary guys in the movie. These masks they put on (only when their about to torture or commit atrocity against the civilian population.)

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(Oh incidentally i have enuf costumes for 12 of these guys in the leather jackboots.
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Is there now actually any point inposting the film, we've seen it all pretty much.
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Now don't be a troll Freed! If you ain't interested in the thread - fiiine lol, folks like to take a peak in it sometimes, and no harm in updating it with a pic with more coming soon, of its preproduction progress.

Edit// Oh btw freed in actual fact u may be confusing this thread for that other weird terrorist type satire i did. This is a project diary for a feature, as yet uncompleted.
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