[Fleur Olivier]

Fleur’s Villain Track:

What I learned doing this assignment is that I need to spend more time in the head of my villain so I understand what makes him tick. He lives by “a different set of rules than most people” and I have to understand how and why those rules developed.

1. Ask the Villain Track questions to discover your Villain’s plan, decisions, and actions.

A. What might be the Villain’s plan to accomplish an evil outcome or to annihilate the hero? The plan could be pre-existing or created on the spot.

Will’s goal is to create wealth at the expense of the planet and his fellow humans. He isn’t the only person in the world of the series who operates like him but he represents the 1%. He realizes that the planet is in decay and that human life on it is limited. His secret goal is to milk the planet and use his wealth to retreat to SpaceX’s Residential Space Stations.

With his mother as a rare Natural Storyteller (one who understands their power from birth), he understands the Storyteller’s rhetoric but uses his power not in service to the planet but to manipulate. Unbeknownst to Will, his estranged father is a well-known cult leader.

B. How many ways can the Villain attack or destroy the hero?

Because he was raised by a Storyteller, he understands how they operate and that they cannot intentionally harm anyone. Will, however, can harm The Storytellers yet he has to be tricky as they have the ability to avoid dangerous situations.

He can also use the media to manipulate public opinion and create a smear campaign against The Storytellers, thus allowing for violent attacks on Storytellers.

Will can use his daughter, Alice, to manipulate his mother. (Alice was raised by Will’s mother until recently)

C. What advantage does the Villain have and how can they exploit that in this movie?

Extreme wealth and power, control of the media, greed, lack of morals.

D. What would be a “fitting end” for this Villain where they pay for what they’ve done?

Good question. Death, as seen by The Storytellers, is being released back into the All so it isn’t a fitting end. Nor do Storytellers believe in non-consensual taking of lives. A fitting end would work to repair some of the damage his companies have done and use profits to create solutions to environmental problems. Or perhaps he dies and leaves control of his companies to his sister, Ree.

2. Include labels with each step of their plan.

Progress – Will’s company introduces an expansive virtual world called “Oyster” designed to create virtual enjoyment in a world that is falling apart.

Backlash – The Storytellers notice that Oyster has created a veritable “Zombie Apocalypse” with people walking around with VR goggles. They decide to unify and become public about their views that are in opposition to Omega Corp and Oyster.

Retaliation – Will uses the media to create a smear campaign against the Storytellers, manipulating public opinion and leading to several attacks on Storytellers.

The “Big Guns” – Maya comes out of reclusion and confronts her son. She also finally tells Will who his father is, an infamous cult leader.

Gaining Power – after visiting his father and being told that his father is proud of who he is, Will’s drive is even stronger. (Action here)

A Worthy Opponent – at the beginning of the season, we see Will’s sister, Ree, on the streets, doing drugs, and rejecting and being rejected by society. With help of one of the Storytellers named Luisa, Ree turns her life around. Once sober, she approaches Ree and her niece, inviting them to see another vision for the planet. (Action.)

Retaliation – Will continues his mission of fear and control. He sets fire to lands that he wants to develop and devises the Phoenix Project – a development company that takes burnt real estate and builds beautiful and “environmentally safe” homes.

Needs more work here…

Develop your own set of labels, but make sure you clearly show decisions, plans, and actions your Villain takes.

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J

[Fleur Olivier]

Fleur Olivier’s Conventions!

What I learned doing this is that even though I’m working on a dramatic TV series spec, the conventions of action films can help me think in terms of plot and moving the story forward.

Concept: With the world on the brink of disaster, a band of super-humans called the Storytellers emerge to coax the planet back into balance, one human at a time.

Highly Skilled Heroes: “The Storytellers” a band of super-humans

Demand for Action: Earth’s environmental demise

Mission: To serve humanity, uplifting humans from victim consciousness to Storytellers.

Antagonist: Will Adams, a phoney Storyteller with a multi-national corporation.

Escalating Action: The Storytellers’ goal is to ignite the creative powers of humans to change the trajectory of planetary extinction.

[Fleur Olivier]

I, Fleur de Lisa Olivier, agree to the terms of this release form.

[Fleur Olivier]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Lisa but I go by Fleur.

I’ve written eight scripts, most of them spec scripts for TV.

I’ve recently finished a pilot and treatment that was developed after studying plant medicine from a curandero in Mexico.

I’ve worked with an amazing script consultant who always says that my character development and themes are strong but my plot work needs help. She told me that she generally works with people from LA who are strong in plot but weak in the areas where I have my strengths. According to her, the plotting is the easy part but it’s not easy for me. That’s what I hope to gain from this course – a little cross-training. Or, perhaps finding a writing partner who loves a good beat sheet:)

Happy learning…

Fleur

Vancouver, Canada