Core Narrative 6

**Core**
Narrative #6 — Soapbox Revisited

**Go to the** Soapbox
Revisited **beat of your Macro-Story and come up with a story concept.**

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**My name is Eric Branson I am from the northern coast level 7,**
I currently live in Dubai section 1. I don’t have much time, but this is a
recording of what has been happening; Dubai is one big torture experiment,
those that know the truth are being hunted down and murdered. Lives have been
lost, there is death everywhere, the city is on fire. This is supposed to be
Paradise; We were deceived, it is all a lie they lured us here saying there was
opportunity, they told us we would be safe. When we arrived, we had never seen
such beauty, grand buildings, clear ocean water, extravagate plant life, exotic
animals, I heard this was how it used to be in other places before the
earthquake, America is a waste land filled with death and destruction. When we
entered Dubai, we were greeted by the most beautiful people I have ever seen,
with a grandiose smile welcoming us in giving us a home. They separated us according
to our Skill and Talents, those with talent went to Hollywood a luxurious part
of town where everything is so much better and they always seem so happy, no
one is sad in Hollywood; Hollywood is the place where the elite live as well as
the exceptional Actors, Producers, Directors and Models. I have a background in
medicine, so I was assigned to the Medics. Most people are not allowed to leave
their district unless they are working, although we have a little more freedom than
the labor workers, the medics and nurses are assigned to a Doctor, each Doctor
has about three or four nurses or medics under their supervision. We can travel
anywhere with permission from the Doc; but when dealing with patients we are
not allowed to give diagnoses, we can only transport patients, soon we started
having patients who couldn’t remember who they were or where they were from,
and it only got worst from there, we had a patient who forgot his native tongue
and could only speak Latin, when we asked his wife what happen she said he came
home one night and could no longer speak English but was speaking Latin, The
Bots came and got Doctor Stevenson when he came back home he didn’t recognize
his own wife and kids, his wife stated she saw nothing in his eyes when she
looked at him. Then the disappearances started happening, followed by blood curdling
screams in the middle of the night. We are told not to ask questions, yet the
Bots and Overseers are always smiling as if nothing is going on. But people
started asking questions, they stopped working, most of the police force
demanded answers which lead to civil war, the Bots had too much fire power
wiping most of the police force out, forcing the survivors to go into hiding,
those of us who refuse to comply are hunted and executed in the public squares.

Main
character

**Captain**
Smith an ex special forces medic and his wife nurse Abigail Smith, arrived in
Hollywood 5 min ago.

**(Living**
in America, the poorest, most toxic and violent country in the world. Capt.
Smith and his wife had to fight for survival scavenging for food fending off
bandits, murderers, and, corrupt government agents. As they traveled the
country searching for a safe place to settle, the couple came across Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson an older couple who were Brilliant and renown Doctors, one of the few
couples left who owned property and natural resources; Mr. Mrs. Anderson was on
the verge of a medical breakthrough finding the cure to any and every disease by
creating antibiotics that eliminates infections found in the body. The Smiths
were allowed room and board in exchange for their skills and service becoming
the Andersons personal assistants. The Andersons received an Invitation to live
in Hollywood Dubai the most prestigious and beautiful place in the world in
honor of their medical research. When a unexpected death befalls The Andersons
the corrupt American government seeks to attain the couples breakthrough
research  and local gangs began to target
the property seeking resources killing anyone who has claim to the Andersons
estate; With less than 24 hours The Smiths desperately take a CPU drive with
all of the Doctors research and head to the train that leads to paradise )

about/during
the event that targets the same demographic as the **Monkey Wrench Beat.**

**The**
Hero **—**
Who is your window into the story or your protagonist?

**When**
Capt. Smith and his wife Abigail entered Dubai seeing the Mayhem from the Civil
War, they too understood paradise isn’t what it seems.

**I**
thought the fighting was behind me, I left a world that required all my skills
to survive, and I did what I had to do to survive a place where the strong prey
on the weak, a place where you have to kill or be killed, there was no rest we
kept moving with no one to trust. Just when we thought we found happiness, a
place to start over, a place we thought was paradise; I should have known no
such place exist, death is slow here, it’s hidden behind the smiles, the
opportunities to build is a deception you won’t live to see. If we don’t unite,
if we don’t come together, they will destroy us one by one so that they can
live forever, this evil corporation is feeding off the energy of the innocent,
if I don’t protect them, if we don’t stand who will?

**The**
Physical Goal **—**
What do they have to accomplish by the end? What is the need?

**They**
must regroup fight their way through the capital, destroying all of the bots
insight**.**

**The**
Emotional Goal **—**
What is their emotional need?

**They**
are in search of their freedom a place of happiness

**Personal**
Obstacle **—**
What is their “fatal” flaw?

**They**
have limited resources to war against the elite.

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**The**
Villain **—**
Who is trying to stop your protagonist? Who is your antagonist?

**The**
Bots who run the security for the city, the Producers and Directors who have
attained financial security and comfortability and last the agents of the Self
Indulgent.

**Justification**
**— Why does the**
antagonist believe he/she is justified in their actions?

**Because**
they believe there must be the haves and have nots, and as long as the Self
Indulgent are feeding of the energy of the weak, they will be in power.

**Supporting**
Cast **—**
Quickly describe some main supporting characters.

**1.**
Abigail
Smith The Nurse and wife of Capt. Smith.

**2.**
Eric
Branson a medic who is on the run from the Elite.

**3.**
Doctor
Stevenson the one who had his memory wiped.

**Locations**
**— Describe the**
primary locations used in the story.

**The**
entire city of Dubai and Hollywood

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  **On**
 the verge of a Stasis=Death moment, a flawed protagonist has a Monkey
**Wrench**
 and Enters a Bizzaro World with the New Relationship; but when the Venti
 Failure happens, he/she must Remember the Soapbox to defeat (or stop) the
  **Barely**
 escaping death, a battle wearied solider, enters a city recovering from a
 civil war, to find that the true killers are the most welcoming, when the
 deception of paradise creeps in he must remember that happiness can lead to
 misery.
**Medium** — With which medium
 will this story be created?
**This Story will be presented in a**
 short film.
 Why does it make sense
 for this medium? How does the story take advantage of the medium?
**It works in this**
 Medium because it’s a transition piece between two civil wars, its more about
 quality than quantity or the duration of the film., I want the viewers to get
 a glimpse of the main character in action in a world that has yet to be
 explored The New America. I want you to feel the exhaustion of leaving one
 warzone into an entirely new one.
**Platform** — On what platform
 to you see this story being delivered or experienced?  **Platforms like reddit, also every social**
 media platform, as well as film festivals.
 Why does it make
 sense for this platform? Does the story take advantage of the platform? **It**
 makes since because it’s a short but impactful part of the story, and our
 demographic from 17 – 31 like to watch Short Films. Yes I think it is a
 driving platform

**Additive**
Comprehension **—**
What is this story’s Additive Comprehension? What new story information does it
add to the overall puzzle that is so valuable that it makes an audience want to
migrate to it? Examples may include:

1. **Origin Story**
2. **Major Death**
3. **Character Reveal:**

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    *You get to meet Capt. Smith and his wife Abigail which uses the*

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 Character Reveal to broaden our demographicconsidering they are a
 mid-thirties – 40-year-old couple who have a powerful story that keeps the
 audience engaged. Secondly you have Eric Branson who is a mid-twenties EMT
 who gives you a little more insight into the mysteries of Hollywood.

1. **Anticipated Showdown:**

```
    *You don’t quite get the showdown, but you do get the last feeling that*

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 war is coming from Capt. Smith’s self moti speech.

1. **Story world Reveal:**

```
    *One of my favorite parts is the peek into The New America that has*

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 become a new third world country, that is filled with poverty, murder,
 civil war, and collapsed government filled with gangs and militia around
 every corner.

1. **Other Micro-Story Reveal**

**This**
would be a One Off, although it would make a great series.

**Bowl**
of Serial **—**
Is this Core Narrative Micro-Story a one-off story or a series? Circle one. **1. One-Off Story**

**2. Series**
Type
of Series **—**
If this is a series, circle the type of series it will be.