Core Narrative 5

TITLE: Whispering Pines

CORRESPONDING MACRO-STORY BEAT: This is a backstory of Sheriff Pines prior to our monkey wrench major release feature film, Banishing.

SHORT STORY SYNOPSIS/LOGLINE THAT INCLUDES A CLEAR BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END: Sheriff Pines struggles to overcome her grievance with a recent loss of her child, and the fact that the man accused of being responsible continues to walk the streets of Salem freely. As a woman of the law, and the lack of physical evidence, she must respect the Justice system and make peace with reality.

GENRE: Crime, Drama, Mystery

PROTAGONIST: Sheriff Pines, Donna

ANTAGONIST: Richard Pines (Husband who no longer wish to dwell on the tragedy and constantly gets in her way, which led to their divorce. He is a middle age man who’s easy going and prefers to live a simple life).

MAIN SUPPORTING CHARACTERS W/ DESCRIPTIONS: Dale Lewis. The man accused of being responsible for the death of Sheriff Pines’ child. He is an Older man who occasionally is in conflict with people in Salem. He lives in the outskirts of town and enjoys hunting on his property.

PRIMARY LOCATIONS WITH DESCRIPTIONS: Salem, a city divided by its natural features and neighborhoods. Rich with pine trees and vast wooded land, it is also full of many mysteries.

ADDITIVE COMPREHENSION: This story establishes and plants a major seed for the mysteries of the missing children in this town. The fact that Sheriff Pines personally dealt with this she now has a personal motive for solving the future missing children of Salem.

MEDIUM: Independent Feature Film/Micro Budget Film.

WHY IT WORKS IN THIS MEDIUM: The main idea for this story to live in this medium is not only to have an interesting film, but also to have a connection for future fans of our storyworld. Because it is mostly drama and performance driven, this can be achieved in a micro budget form without the heavy production budget for higher cost visuals.

PLATFORM: Online Streaming

WHY IT WORKS IN THIS PLATFORM: It is available for anyone to see and any point.