It was time to start writing the script. To write the script I used the free downloadable software, Celtx. This software allows you to write scripts in the way in which they are supposed to be written.
I had a lot of fun writing the script. More fun than I thought I would. To get me started I needed a few ideas of what I am going to write. I wanted to use something with as little dialogue as possible, and something which would have a question flowing through it. The question being something a long the lines as the classic 'whodunnit?'. Instead I wanted the focus to be something more materialistic.
I tried asking my flatmates in what they would of liked to seen in a short film. They came up with ideas like a twist, good music and possibly a dead body. Everyone likes to see dead bodies.
Most dead bodies occur in films with hit men. I decided to have my two central characters with an occupation which will only later be found out. I decided not to name them in the script by their christian names, but only simply by 'Driver' and 'Passenger'.
A love interest is also briefly introduced, whom also helps tie the short story together. However, I wanted my main focus to be on what lies within the car boot (hence the title) and the journey from what story to the next. I also wanted to highlight that even though coincidences may not happen for a reason, in this case they let you understand the bigger picture. This may all sound confusing now, but the script at the end of the day is going to be how it is 'visually told'.
What's in the car boot?
The still shot below is of Quentin Tarantino's 1991 classic Reservoir Dogs. I picked out this particular shot because I had envisioned this to be the shot which really asks the question, 'whats in the boot?' The shot really has the emphasis of there being something important in there.
I am looking forward to the final outcome of the script, and whether or not the script will ever make it on the sceen.
