Today we had part two of our scriptwriting workshop with the legendary Mark Grindle, for which I had to write a synopsis. Here it is:
The film opens with a live-action scene of a woman sunbathing in a deckchair. We are then shown a close-up of what the UV rays are doing to her cells, damaging the DNA (which, if the cell were allowed to multiply, would lead to a tumour forming). The cell reacts by starting to produce a special tumour-suppressing protein. We see the various stages of the protein production, from the DNA unzipping to the amino acids binding together into a protein.
The protein then resolves the problem by repairing the damage done to the DNA.
(If possible within the time frame, an alternative storyline could also be shown of the other possible resolution to the story: if the damage done to the DNA is too severe, the protein initiates the self-destruction of the cell)
One the damage has been healed, the protein is disassembled. However, the pieces from the destroyed protein are reused and recycled into new proteins. The CGI element ends with a scene of the protein production process starting again – the camera then cuts/zooms out to the woman sitting in her deckchair, unaware that any of this has happened.
Not much has changed since I wrote it last night in preparation for the workshop, except for the last section featuring the woman, which Mark thought would bring the story full circle to a more satisfying conclusion. I’m really happy with it. Can’t wait to get started on the script.
Cell Shading 