The second idea was formed from the discussion with Phil.. I am really pleased with this idea, it has something fascinating about it.. The only the thing that bothers me, is that i feel a little guilty because Phil has contributed a large amount of the idea...
So in this story, the robot will be played by a Saint Bernard dog.. Now i have had a few ideas regarding the dogs story, for example, what is his purpose, and what makes him special etc..
Sub idea 1
Its the future and guide dogs for the visually impaired have been replaced by these robotic dogs who have brains that function similar to humans... They are all modeled on one prototype, so are all identical. However there is a mistake at the factory that makes them and they somehow produce a superdog...
Unknown to the manufactures, the dig is sent to a new owner.. This is when the trouble starts. The blind man who has been given the dog decides to go for a walk.
The man lives in a large town, but on the outskirts near the woods.. Anyway, whilst on this walk, the dog, who has super hearing, hears the screams of a woman and makes his way to the point of interest, unbeknown to the blind man... After an hour or so, emerging from the woods, the man and his robotic companion come to a small clearing where they see a group of vehicles parked in a circle with their lights pointing towards a tied up couple...
The dog realises that a murder is about to take place... Because he is so adavanced he can speak, tells the old blind man that it could get a little bumpy... The dog takes on the bad guys, with the blind man swinging from the collar... Using grappling hooks, rocket launchers, explosives and other gadgets he defeats the bad guys and saves the people...
However they were blind folded the whole time and think that its the old blind man who has saved them.... The scene cuts to the newspaper headline for the next day 'blind man takes down 10' end of scene....
I dont really like this idea its too long and i think the storyline is too confusing...
Sub idea 2
After being disowned by its owners, (trevor) name of dog, probably will be changed... Gets picked up by a mad scientist, who experiments on him.. After waking up he finds that his skin is now metal and he feels stronger and full of energy... He breaks free from the lab and into the city... Whilst running he discovers new things he has acquired such as, propellers that come out of his head, extreme speed, guns in his paws as well as grappling hooks, blades that fire, and fire breathing breath plus much more....
He decides that these powers could help others and starts to fight crime, similar to batman or superman... Always hidden and always protecting...
Im leaning more to this idea because it is shorter and seems like it will be a lot more fun to design...
The research for this is....
ROBOCOP
Inspector gadget
K-911
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Hey Matt,
ReplyDeleteDon't waste time 'feeling guilty' - that's the point of those story workshops, right? Not so I can impose my creative will on you, but rather because writing works best with feedback... the actual mechanisms of your story - i.e. how it works, hey, there's a world of possibilities there, right - and this unit is all about the 'telling' of the story...