Rebecca Barrett - TV Production blog

A lot of my inspirations and reference points writing the script came from other big Fantasy films and TV shows such as Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Game of Thrones and The Witcher. The world for each of these properties is rich and I really wanted to capture that with my writing. As I began writing for my initial concept/idea, I decided to make one clear rule for myself, no plot armor. In nearly all films that I can think of, main characters tend to make plot armor, a device used by writers to well, protect their characters in order to advance the plot. While this may make a believable moment where the character gets up from a fight, it does also create moments that aren't so believable. An example is from Game of Thrones from season 8, 'Battle of Winterfell when the Wights have broken into the castle and have Sam, Jamie, Brienne and Podrick pinned down and surrounded. If these were any other characters (not part of the main cast) they then would most likely be dead. So, I d

For this project, it was much more stressful to write as I was originally planning to write a six-episode series at about 30 pages (roughly 30 minutes each) per episode. But, I soon realized that I didn't have the writing power of the ability to stretch out this idea to six episodes when had only gotten to the second episode. So, because of this, I reached out to my university teacher to change to a feature-length script, something that I found much easier to write to as I only to write 60 pages rather than 180. Strengths: I feel that my strengths in my writing came from my descriptions of both the characters and the environment, I was able to create a world where the reader could step in and feel like they knew it. I knew from films like Lord of the Rings, that you want a world where the audience could feel as if they belonged in that environment, even if it was their first time watching the film, it's a great first impression on the viewer. My other strength as my character w

Writer's Statement Strapline: 'Only you can fight against your demons' Logline: The Chosen One of Andaras is thrown into a battle she didn't want, where she can choose to either fight and save her home, or fall victim to the dark forces against her. SYNOPSIS  A Fantasy feature film that follows a group of warriors, Kato Yua, Natalie, Ethlyn and Jang Ae-Yong following the destruction of their home, and the kidnapping of the Chosen One and the Protector of the Realm, Aria. Yua, Natalie, Ethlyn and Ae-Yong reunite months later to discover what caused the attack on their home, as well as the fate of the Chosen One and the Realm, as well as finding a way to defeat the Shadow Lord, a powerful being that as sealed away thousands of years ago, ith the singular goal of destroying Andaras and killing Aria. VISION  For me, this story, while it may look on the surface to be a typical good vs bad, it goes deeper than that. I decided to create this as a story of portraying mental he