Short Form Story Structure
Scene 1
(Terrorists test camera equipment)
Scene opens with a black screen and the sound of voices. The characters discuss their doubts over what they are doing whilst the camera man sets up the camera. As the camera man removes the lens cap the characters come into view. The room is messy and unprepared with a green screen half set up in the background and people walking in and out of shot with equipment.
Scene 2
(Terrorists are shown to be stressed and disorganised)
One of the characters is portrayed as the leader, ordering the other characters to clean up the place and to pull their act together. He also dispels the other character’s fears over what they’re about to do. One of the characters suggests the use of a gun arguing that they will have no leverage in their video without one. Another character argues that they do not need to use guns and that their computers are their weapons. The leader decides in the end that a gun is necessary if they are going to be feared.
Scene 3
(Terrorists show their video to the world making their demands)
The lead character talks whilst the other terrorists stand by his sides in silence. The hostage is kneeling down on the floor in front of them. The leader presses the gun to the hostage’s head as he delivers the closing lines of his speech. The background is a computer generated screen with a matrix-esq style. The centre of the screen displays the words ’1337 H4x02z’ meaning elite hackers.
Scene 4
(Terrorists wait for response, getting stressed out)
Terrorists become stressed with waiting and decide they need to take steps to keep themselves occupied and relax in order to relieve pressure. They send one of the characters to fetch their cannabis.
Scene 5
(Terrorists relax and talk to Brian, Brian put on their mask)
The terrorists sit in a circle and smoke their cannabis, eventually passing it to the hostage. The terrorists talk to the hostage and they agree on their goal, but the hostage does not agree with their methods. They soon dissolve into laughter, doing a mockery of terrorists, pretending to execute each other and wearing their masks.
One of the terrorist members will be deported to the states for computer hacking to access top confidential government information. They abduct the lecturer and hold hostage in order they can demand the release of their member.
Characters
Leader – T3hM4n
- Main terrorist character, keeps the group together, is the final say
- Has brought all the cyber terrorists together and has masterminded the scheme
Doubter – Qu4nd42y
- Doubts whether they are doing the right thing, always questioning the groups decisions/actions
- Under-confident
- Fears capture
Maniac – P5ych01d
- Believes the group will not have power unless they use a gun, the poser of the group
- Overconfident
- Feels he has something to prove
Camera Man – 6u2u
- Very little onsceen action, mostly portrayed as a voice
- Has technical knowledge of video production
