Preparation for nine stills of my film script

Collect images of Grand Theft Auto, how I can apply to my script. Embed video of GTA

For my 9 Still frames, I have decided that to fit my macro, I will need to incorporate the video gamed visual style of both films, in order to add my own creativity, I was going to base my nine still frames visually off of the hit game franchise Grand Theft Auto. I chose this as Drive has the idea, storyline and violence based off of GTA, but wanted to include the visual elements of video games into something the viewers could actually see.

I wanted to make it a first person Grand Theft Auto, found in the latest edition of the game, which can be seen in the clip below:

I will take notes of what is onscreen during Grand Theft Auto's first person gameplay, including the Minimap, Weapons and wheel/status bar.

Below are screenshots of Grand Theft Auto and the franchise behind it that I can use as inspiration, presented in mood-board format.

I will incorporate elements such as the HUD (minimap, health, stamina etc.) into my 9 key stills as visual elements of style.

I also believe that this image, found in my moodboard above will help me with how to light my stills as it is very close to the neon lighting found in Drive:

(above: Grand Theft Auto 5 Screenshot, below: Drive Screenshot)

I believe that incorporating the visual aspects and style of Grand Theft Auto into my key frames will help emphasise all of the hyper-realistic violence and make my film look more like Grand Theft Auto than Drive already was.

I will also take the screenshots into consideration when settling upon a final location

Drive prequel script

Film Script - Research and Basis

Upon researching the "style over substance" for both Scott Pilgrim VS The World and Drive, I found that the visual styles had a similar aim. Both Scott Pilgrim and Drive feature elements of a video game.

Scott Pilgrim integrates these elements into real life by making violence video game styled by making defeated enemies drop coins, Scott gains a "1Up".
Drive; however, brings video games to life rather than introducing the visual elements. Watching Drive is like watching the theatrics of a video game being played, keeping the little animations out and keeping the footage relatively realistic, aside from the action.

To write my script, I decided to merge the two and make a script that involves the film representing a video game with video game styled elements. To do this, the film will be made in first person, like video games often are played, this will make the action more, incorporating some video game style graphics/animations into the film. This could also demonstrate the childlike mindset of the young Driver.

Reboot, Prequel, Sequel research

Prequel:
A film made after the most recent, that sets up the story and is chronologically before it

Sequel:
A film made after the most recent that is a continuation of the story

Franchise:
A series of films

Reboot:
Revival of an old franchise

Terminator
Star wars
Star trek

All SciFi - action genre
All have dystopian futures (some sort of disruption
Same director (J.J.Abrams)
Iconic soundtrack - Identifiable, familiar, major franchise
Dystopian - Sci-fi action
Same director - J.J Abrams - Specializes, style - lens flares
Sequels - Continue narrative, characters: Consequences - Cause and Effect
All reboots - remade, new storyline - different actors
Hollywood recycle old ideas,are running out of ideas

Geeks - old fans, loyal = have kids, 2nd generation

Male Audience
St = 60s
Sw = 77
Term = 84

Due to piracy, they have to remake old films so people buy them.. Could be why indie films are rising

Task: creative artifact - script and 9 still scenes that are costumed, lit etc. Disruption or resolution scene. Make reboot, sequel, prequel. Need to prove conclusion.