ACT I Outline Draft 1
ACT I (DECOY OCTOPUS):
- Scene 1: INTRODUCTION (Pre-social stage) (2 page spread)
- Brief synopsis of Apollo (where he was born, personality, skills)
- born to live the life of an Artist (in this world, the artist is like a warrior)
- he loved to fight by using his imaginations
- paint pictures and convey messages through the art of fighting
- Picture: (split face – convey dual personalities; left & right brain)
- Scene 2: INDECISION (4 page spread)
- Apollo was sent out to find his “true path” to salvation and personal fulfillment.
- Picture: show the way of two paths and have The Elders point towards the Sea.
- It is ultimately Apollo’s decision, but in the end he picked the Sea against his Conscience.
- The sea ripped the boat apart.
~ Transition: (2 page spread)
(Transition – The Sea becomes hellish, with octopus tentacles raising up and grabbing people)
- Scene 3: ABANDONMENT (2 page spread)
- Apollo’s conscience decided to separate from Apollo’s body… forming a new self-image called Dion. As Dion got ripped apart… he says, “I won’t ever forgive you.”
- Apollo says, “I need you to stay… Or I won’t ever forgive myself for making this decision.”
- Scene 4: LIMBO (2 page spread)
- others don’t mind the brainwashing/easy life… but I do
- My fault for not listening to myself
(Emptiness in the lifeless pit of the Octopus)
- No motivation
- No room for creativity
- “Boredom is basically a “dark nature” in the mind.
Boredom is a state when the mind feels a sense of disinterest with the “Now” moment. Boredom is mostly a harmless state but prolonged boredom can lead to states of depression.”
- “I felt a strange emptiness within myself. I recalled longingly of the days drawing in my spare time, directing fighting sequences using my action figures, making short films with my camera…”
- Scene 5: SUBMISSION
(Selling my soul to the system, conforming to society’s norms)
- Snake torture chamber
- Scene 6: SELF-AWARENESS
- (Reflect back at whom I am, I grew up drawing, my personality is diff)
- Confidence arises from self-awareness
- http://www.calmdownmind.com/how-does-confidence-arise-from-awareness/
- Scene 7: THE GREAT ESCAPE (2 page spread)
- Kanye Graduation explosion
- (Found the Big Fish, found my true role, ticket to way out)
- Apollo decided to find Dion
- Kaam (Desire)
