[Sidney Rushing]

Horror Screenwriting Course
Lesson One Assignment

I watched the movie Heart Eyes because it was a slasher film that mixed drama with comedy.
The Concept: What if any one in love celebrated Valentine’s Day and died from a slasher’s knife as a result. If he catches you expressing love on this day it is kaput. So you either have to escape or claim you hate the person next to you.
Terrorize the Characters: Ally has been dumped horribly. However, Mason steps into the picture. There is a connection there and she feels it. However, she fights it, until she sees her ex and now she wants to make sure her ex knows she is happy. So, she fake kisses Mason and the chemistry is there. The killer spots the two and he pursues them relentlessly to kill the two lovers in their house, in the police station and at the merry go round. He stalks them at every angle for a night on Valentine’s. The killer is notorious and has a track record of kills.

Isolation: Ally and Mason are trapped in her apartment, at the merry go round and in the police station — no one is around because of errands or the killer has murdered them.

Death: The deaths are all by slashing or machines — mostly slashing.
Monster/Villian: This is a savvy, powerful and skillful slasher. He is omnious. He has a knowing.
High Tension: The impending doom increases as the isolated spots get tighter. He know traps them in van at a movie theatre with few escape ways
Departure from Reality: This one stays pretty realistic.
Moral Statement: Even the broken hearted deserve to explore love without a death judge. Second chances.

My Project:
Concept
MOVIE DATE

Concept: Movie dates get slashed in a theatre and no one can figure out who the killer is.

Terrorize the characters: This concept plays on the fear of the dark, the unknown and isolated places.

Death: They will die during the movie.
Monster/Villain: A failed screenwriter.
High Tension: All escaped exits are sealed off.
Departure from Reality: Realistic.
Moral Statement: Working on this.

[Sidney Rushing]

I, Syd Rushing, agree to the terms of the release form.

[Sidney Rushing]

I have written about 14 scripts. Syd Rushing. I hope to gain the essential story elements of horror to rock my scripts. I have worked almost every job imagniable to survive and graduate from college.