Spec Scripts
Nightshade
Clara Belladonna, a seemingly-introverted student at Arizona State University, tries to take some time off from her job as a vigilante, but plans change when unexpected guests arrive to the party.
I first wrote about Nightshade for a treatment assignment at The University of Winnipeg after I decided to change up my original idea two days before the due date. I’ve really grown attached to Nightshade’s concept, as she’s a relatable and expressive character with plenty of potential for character development.
This spec-script is more of a proof of concept than a full-blown story, mainly because I had developed the world and lore fairly well by the time I wrote this script (and I the twelve-page limit for the assignment wouldn’t do it justice). The feedback I got from my classmates was extremely useful, and even helped me figure out that there’s a lot of things working with this.
I haven’t had the time to write out a full blown script because of school, but this is definitely a project I could see myself undertaking in the near future.
Dropbox link to the full script
Renegade: The Last Shot
Axel Palmer, a young, hot-headed, and volatile private investigator, is given one last opportunity to live up to his name stake when his father’s old partner asks for him to help investigate a corrupt alternative energy company in the retro-futuristic city of Yaderzast, Alaska.
Printing out the first draft of this 30-page script has probably been the closest I’ve emotionally felt to giving birth to a child. I had an idea about writing an heavily 80’s inspired buddy cop film that took place in a retro-futuristic city for a while leading up to the creation of this, so it was incredibly satisfying to develop this into a script.
Axel’s character is meant to have a bit of attitude, along with some personal issues he’d have to realize in order to get through the story. Like most 80’s buddy cop movies, his actions usually end up rubbing his stoic, no-nonsense partner the wrong way, creating a fair bit of conflict — which always keeps things spicy.