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I don't really know if this fits in this category, but I'm writing a story that I hope to turn into a movie fairly soon. I don't have a full story line for some of these yet, but tell me what you would be most interested in. Also, let me know if they're too sad. I'm really better at comedy, but I just thought I'd take a shot at drama for a change.
A. A story about a boy and a girl who fall in love after being introduced to each other by their fathers, who are old friends. Their relationship gets serious, even though the girl's father doesnt approve and feels akward about the situation. Then, the boy is involved in a car accident and taken to the hospital. The next day, the girl goes to visit him and sees that other than some cuts and bruises, he seems fine. Shortly after she gets home, her roommate tells her that she's just heard that the boy had just died from internal bleeding. I don't know the rest of the story, but it will involve the girl's family helping the boy's family deal with the agony of losing their son and it will have some kind of lesson about love and friendship.
B. A story about a man whose wife is murdered and his infant son is kidnapped from their house one night when he was gone for a very short amount of time. The man spends twelve years looking for his son and after he discovers that the man who stole his son passed him off as a child put up for adoption, he goes looking for the couple who adopted him. Then, he must choose between bringing his son home or allowing him to stay with the adopted parents who raised him.
C. A story about a man with a wife, a daughter, and a son who are involved in an accident together and taken to the emergency room. The daughter dies, the wife is declared brain dead, and the son is near death from damage done to his heart. The man gets to the hospital and the doctors tell him that they want to take his wife off of life support so they can give their son her heart. The man doesn't want to let her go, but if he doesn't, he will lose the only member of his family with a chance of survival and he has only minutes to make the decision.
Wow, you are really good at this! I would be most interested in B. Oh and not that your story lines are bad, but you should remember that drama doesn't always have deaths in them. It could be a family secret, and someone on the outside might know it. It could be a tangled love triangle. It could also be a very well known family have a surrogate mother. Oh and remember that coincidences are not always good!! Oh and don't forget that drama is not always sad, it could start out funny and as the story progresses the plot thickens making a transition in the story! For C. I suggest that you should portray a back story to the family and how the parents met. That will really show the relationships in the family and the agony of being a husband and father. Its up to you how the story progresses. Since you are good at comedy really intertwine your skill into your stories, you should always know you strengths and weaknesses.For A. When. Writing the scene in the hospital,( you don't need to follow my advice) maybe hint that the boy already knows hes going to die, but doesn't want to tell the girl he loves that. So instead he.gives her false hope. In your story lines remember that the portraying relationships, really helps the reader or watcher, what the character is really feeling. Their emotions and the cause of it. Hope this helps!! Good luck, I would love to see these story lines grow into a production!!
(Rating: 5) Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to read all of the ideas as give me your opinions on all of them. You've got some good ideas and I appreciate your giving me advice on how to be a better writer. Your advice is awesome.