Thursday, 9 February 2012

STORY TELLING UNIT: Pre writing practice

Today we got put into groups of two. I was put into a group with Jonny. We had to come up with all the information for the story by practicing pre-writing to make the story full and the characters more realistic.
This was our attempt



Title: Race

Genre: Drama/Action

The Idea: Set in London 2018, the government has set forth an act to separate all races into different areas in which they are not allowed to leave. The penalty is death. 


Daniel and Nikki are a happily married couple until they get separated due to the act. In the heat of the moment Daniel swears he will see his wife again. After Daniel gets transferred to the “White District” he quickly becomes friends with another man; Matthew who has also went through a similar experience. Secretly meeting underground in London Daniel and Matthew create an army to fight back against the government in order to get back to their families and restore order. In a desperate attempt for freedom, Daniel and Matthew’s army devise a plan to attack the government. This turns into a full-blown riot against White District and the government.


Unknown to Daniel and Matthew the other districts have also created secret armies and when they see the images on the news they break out and join in the fight for freedom. As Nikki watches the news in shock she sees a familiar face and breaks down in sadness unable to do anything about seeing her husband Daniel being beat to death by the authorities. Through the monumental riot the world see what Britain has come too and the government is forced to step down, Nikki continues in her husbands footsteps and takes control of the fight to restore order.

Theme: It takes one person to truly believe in something worth fighting for but their message never fully gets across until someone dies for their cause.

Characters: Daniel – White British male ex army in his 30's. Daniel is a hardworking, brave individual who loves his wife, and wants to have a family. He left the Army after finishing his last tour of Iraq where his brother was killed.

Matthew – White British male in his 20s. Matthew was adopted at a young age by a family of a different race and was separated from them when the new government came into power. Matthew is a smart individual who has just finished university-studying Law.

Nikki – Black British female who is married to Daniel. Nikki is very protective over her husband and wanted him to leave the army before he actually did. Nikki is an experienced midwife and good with kids, she also wants to have a family.

Setting: London 2018, the BNP have taken over the government and forced all races living in Britain to be separated into different Districts around the country according to their skin colour. 


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