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Gambling with Trust > Character development > The Extremely Helpful Dude
by: Jeremy H.
As long as you're timebending, how about a shadowy guy who gives her exactly what she needs before she needs it -- and who is NEVER wrong? For example, he hands her a bunny, which helps her hide inside a circle of children who want to pet it. He gives her a pill, which, after she's captured, puts her in cardiac arrest -- creating enough chaos for her to escape. And so on. It could get really rube-goldbergy, and funny too. Might make for some hectic action scenes, with him barking directions at her and tossing objects her way. Also: he helps fund her getaway by creatively slipping lottery tickets to her :-). So who is this guy? Her repentant future boss? A devious #3 in command? Somebody even more sinister? Ally or enemy? Hard to say...

557 days ago | 0 Thumb-ups

Perhaps I didn't explain myself clearly enough. The present boss is dead because Serene's future self comes back in time to kill him before he became overcome with greed and corruption. However, it is Serene's present self who is accused of the murder [not her future self] which is why she's on the run. If the present boss is killed, then the future boss no longer exists.

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557 days ago | 0 Thumb-ups

Hm, okay. I assumed the boss was still alive in the future since he's the one she wants to eliminate by traveling back in time. It's a paradox any way you look at it. I solved it in my own head by killing the *future* boss and sending his dead body into the past. But I figured you had your own trickery to explain why Serene would try to kill someone who's already dead. I agree: too much mind bending could be hard to handle, and putting the mystery exclusively into her own future self is a good way to go anyways.

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559 days ago | 0 Thumb-ups

We've already decided the mystery person from the future is her future self who is pretty much doing what you are describing from your first shot comment. I don't think bringing in too many people from the future will be a good idea. It could just confuse the audience more. The boss from the future is already dead - going by timeline logic because Serene is on the run as a result of being accused of killing him. If we ignore the logic there and the whole series won't make any sense.

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559 days ago | 0 Thumb-ups

Hm, I don't know what kind of story you have in mind, but I assumed he would be a "mystery man" from the future who popped in and out of nowhere, and therefore wouldn't be in her cabal at all. He hides his identity from her/us, so being 'in her circle' doesn't make sense. But, because his omniscient advice saves her life on many occasions, she takes what he offers seriously (though she never trusts him fully). The point of the mystery man from the future is that we, the audience, don't know if he's protecting "present Serene", sabotaging her, or grooming her to become her future, villainous self who kills her boss. Neither does Serene, obviously. If it were my story, the mystery man would be revealed to be her boss from the future. Lots of ways you could go with that, some of them quite convoluted.

Gambling with Trust > Blog: Production house genre shift

569 days ago | 0 Comments | 1 Thumb-up

After some discussion, Crafty Lion Productions has decided to shift our focus for film production to sci-fi, fantasy and gothic genre - and StarPol happens to be one of them.

Having said that, we're looking for any volunteers who might be interested in helping us make this happen.

Any position vacancies can be found at our official site - http://craftylion.com. Click on The Crew link for more information.

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569 days ago | 1 Thumb-up

Where exactly will this person be place? Remember, if she's on the run from authorities, it'll be extremely unlikely that she'll let this person into her circle of "accomplices".

Jeremy H. commented a shot

578 days ago | 0 Thumb-ups

Right, there would be constant tension between them as well. He must earn her trust. He saves her life to do so. Of course she never trusts him fully; she doesn't know his identity for certain. But needs must when the devil drives...

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578 days ago | 0 Thumb-ups

It's a thought but it's also a person who would be instantly regarded as suspicious by Serene - especially since she's a specially trained police officer. ;-)

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Gambling with Trust > Character development > The Extremely Helpful Dude
Still a very new area to explore. We can tell you one thing, the main character will be a survival and tactical police expert on the run from the government. Her name - Serene Yates. Her main rival will be her future self, coming back in time to kill her boss before he is overcome by corruption. Other characters will also need to be created and discussed. We are giving people a chance to help us create the characters so let your imagination run wild!

578 days ago | 7 Comments | 0 Thumb-ups

As long as you're timebending, how about a shadowy guy who gives her exactly what she needs before she needs it -- and who is NEVER wrong?

For example, he hands her a bunny, which helps her hide inside a circle of children who want to pet it. He gives her a pill, which, after she's captured, puts her in cardiac arrest -- creating enough chaos for her to escape. And so on. It could get really rube-goldbergy, and funny too. Might make for some hectic action scenes, with him barking directions at her and tossing objects her way.

Also: he helps fund her getaway by creatively slipping lottery tickets to her :-).

So who is this guy? Her repentant future boss? A devious #3 in command? Somebody even more sinister? Ally or enemy? Hard to say...

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Gambling with Trust > Character development > Which other characters?
by: (null)
I'd love to help with character suggestions but you'll need to either describe the plot in detail. Alternatively, give us some rough outlines of characters so we can suggest how they can be fleshed out?

640 days ago | 0 Thumb-ups

CFP, I do love the central idea of a fugitive-style story where the same character is both the pursuer and the pursued. It is a simple but strong idea which is memorable. If you can get some details down on paper, whatever you have in mind but haven't said on here, that would really help people help you make this a reality! :)

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