Storm Is Coming is a drama for the target audience of 18-40 years along with a mixed gender audience. The story revolves around seven people who were brutally killed at a film premiere at Tennessee. It’s loosely based on the The Dark Knight Rises shooting at Colorado. It focuses on the seven people before the shooting one by one so flashbacks will be used during the broadcast. This could interest the target audience for its clever yet very dark twist. As the story progresses, we get a much darker path for the characters as each of them committed one of the seven deadly sins. Sarah, an actress, has the desire for fame and money. Michael, a director, has the excessive desire for food. Keane, an accountant, betrayed a fellow employee for money. Chino, is unemployed and has been for years. Sam, an architect , is a rageaholic. Brad, was an ex-convict for killing his friend and his perfect family. Taylor, a lawyer, always loses a case because of his pride. This leads to a brutal death for all of them.
I believe this would fit well with the target audience because it’s a different take for The Dark Knight Rises shooting as they would feel sympathy for the characters at first but as the story progresses, they would feel like they deserve it. This could create some controversies but this is an unusual way for a radio drama which I intended to do.
This is an example of a short scene, the first scene in the series. It starts off where the shooting begins.
FIRST SCRIPT – STORM IS COMING
SCENE 1
STORM IS COMING – CINEMA THEATER
DIALOGUE FROM THE FILM IS BEING PLAYED IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE POPCORN NOISES ARE HEARD. THEN A DOOR BEING OPENED AGGRESIVELY IS HEARD AND SMOKE BOMBS ARE THROWN. PEOPLE STARTS SCREAMING.
BRAD: GET DOWN! EVERYBODY GET DOWN! NOW! HE’S GOT A GUN!
MAN STARTS TO FIRE HIS WEAPON AND EVERYONE SCREAMS FOR HELP.
(SILENCE)
ANNOUNCER: Act 1: Sarah.
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