The basis of "Dreamstate" (working title) is that there is a person who has trouble differentiation dreams from reality... Now that I think about it, it sounds similar to inception. However, the idea doesn't focus on that, as the character, Christopher, is unaware of this. He doesn't really know what's happening throughout. Things happen around him, there's no back story, he's just thrown in and he accept it. It's like the narrative of a dream, think about it. A dream seems to make sense at the time, but it's only afterwards that we begin to question it and realise how weird it was.
Now, let's focus on what happens in the storyboard. We begin with a tilt shot, moving down, revealing a house. It is dark and the sound of crickets can be heard. There is an ominously dripping kitchen tap. It drips into a puddle in the sink. We see the water droplet his the water and cause ripples, this represents the distorted reality which is yet to come. Christopher enters the kitchen and pours himself a glass of water, which he carries into his bedroom and places on his bedside table. We have a canted-birds-eye-view shot as he enters his bed, implying that something is wrong. Christopher closes his eyes and goes to sleep. Almost seamlessly, he is thrown into this dark world. Scared and panicking, he looks around. Something is watching him. We have a POV shot, looking through the bushes, towards Christopher. Chris turns his back, nothing's there, turning back, a masked figure is directly opposite him. Up in his face. The figure grabs Chris' hand and a bright light begins to blare out at the points of contact. They look at each other, Chris is scared. A smile can almost be seen, etching its way onto the mask. The light bursts, Chris is sent flying. He is blasted backwards and emerges on his bed. Its a mess. He gets up and begins his walk to the bathroom, he needs to wash the sweat off his face and calm down. As he leaves his room, we see a fous/defocus of the water by his bed, it turns blood-red. Chris opens his bedroom door and is confronted by a bright light and the figure again. There is a build of noises and the atmosphere intensifies. There is a soundbridge used and a school bell is now heard. Christopher wakes up to discover he's been asleep in a classroom, alone. He looks around. There is a POV shot, out of a nearby bag, looking towards Christopher. Chris notices this bag and opens it. Inside the bag lies the mask looking at him.
This is where I've ended the story, for now. I may add to it or change it, if I decide to develop it further.
-BW
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