concepts
"Life would lack poignant drama without the use of imagination and we probably would not have the courage to follow our dreams and desires. Without imagination we would be condemned to live a purely instinctive life. We would still be deficient in social compassion and empathy. We would have no thought of the great beyond and never contemplate our existence."
"The man who has no imagination has no wings." – Muhammad Ali
There is a creature sitting alone on a busy street. people pass him by, all blurs of motion, no one notices or acknowledges him. No one can see him. This is because he is what the world considers not real, imaginary in fact. Imaginary, yet he is as real though perhaps to most unseen. He comes and goes out of peoples lives, he is what we fathom an imaginary friend. Not a fictional character created in the minds of young children out of boredom or loneliness, but a creature as real as you or I, visible to any such mind that is willing look beyond the convention, the set and the routine. They might not linger forever, but they are an accompaniments to life that are not always understood.
synopsis 1
Moving away from the typical concept of an imaginary friend, the protagonist acts as the creator or more accurately the instigator of the imagination. He is a tall slightly obscure looking being, with a solitude persona. He walks down a bland darkened grey street, people are walking by and alongside him, yet none are aware of his presence. He goes unseen and is unbothered by this as if the is the only one around.
He comes to a bridge and begins to cross, his finger trailing across the rail. As his finger glides across it leaves a yellow streak on the bridges wooden railing. A young boy at this point is noticed following him. The imaginary friend comes to a halt at the very peak of the bridge. He turns around a greets the boy. The boy stares at him, baffled and a little scared. The imaginary friend stares back. As he stares he holds out a closed fist. The boy watches, curious yet weary of the strange beings behavior. Slowly the protagonist opens his hand to reveal a small seed. The boy attention is fixated on it, and slowly the seed begins to glow, as it does the surroundings begin to change. Nature begins to spurt from the bridge railing and colour begins to seep into the otherwise dreary environment. The protagonist closes clenches his fist, as he does the nature recoils back and disappears. To the boys astonishment the protagonists holds out his hand once more in a manner that indicates for the boy to take the seed from him. The boy is reluctant, but the protagonist quietly insists. The boy holds out his hand and the seed is exchanged. As the seed touches the child's hand the expression of the creature changes from its gentle yet placid nature to one much more callous. The protagonist then disappears into the vastness. The boy looks around confused, only to realize that he is now the keeper of the seed. As he begins to walk, he notices a yellow line is trailing behind him, and now he goes unnoticed by the passerby.
synopsis 2
v_01
- being moves through the streets stealthily yet cautiously.
- he moves through people and people move through him, as he is not human, they can not see him.
- he keeps on moving through the streets searching for something, the whole time clasping something in his hand.
- he comes to a bridge in a more desolate area.
- he begins to cross
- at the top he comes across a boy who can see him.
- he looks back over his shoulder, as if paranoid.
- he stares at the boy, the boy stares back
- he holds out his hand to reveal the seed
- the environment begins to change
- he closes his hand and the environment recoils
- he urges the boy to take the seed, ever second becoming more and more scared
- the boy takes the seed, and just as he does the being is pulled by a dark force and disappears
- as he disappears he smiles at the boy
- the seed then erupts and blackness engulfs the screen
v_02
Moving away from the typical concept of the imaginary friend, the protagonist acts as the creator or more accurately the instigator of creativity. He exists in a human form, but is not human, or at all from this world. He is a tall slightly obscure looking being, with a solitude persona. He moves through the dreary darken streets, people are walking by and alongside him, yet no one is aware of his presence. He goes unseen by all, people walk straight through him, as he moves stealthily through the streets. He moves with purpose and a slight sense of urgency as he clasps something in one of his hands at his chest.
The protagonist seems to be looking for something, or someone, what exactly is unknown to the audience. He stealthily moves through the environment, eyes always scanning for something. He comes to a bridge and begins to cross, his finger trailing across the rail. As his finger glides across it leaves a yellow streak on the bridges wooden railing. A young boy at this point is noticed following him. The imaginary friend comes to a halt at the very peak of the bridge. He turns around a greets the boy. The boy stares at him, baffled and a little scared. The imaginary friend stares back. As he stares he holds out his hand to give the boy something. The boy is reluctant at first, the imaginary friend nudges forward, reluctantly the boy holds out his hand to accept.
The protagonist hands the boy what appears to be a seed. And taps the boy on the forehead. As the boy opens his hand the world around him begins to change. nature begins to spurt from the bridges railing anding color to the otherwise dreary scenery. creatures like fireflies begin to form around him. The boy looks around in awe. The imaginary friend smiles watching the boys contentment. A slightly sly look upon his face. A bit of time passes and the boy clasp his hand shut. Everything recoils. While the boy is consumed with the world that he is experiencing the protagonist has a slight suspicious look on his face, he is happy but still concerned over something. Content with his experience he snaps back into reality to hand back the seed to the protagonist, just as he does how ever, something snatches the protagonist and he disappears. Just as he is being pulled away he smiles sweetly at the boy, the seed has been passed on and is safe. Just as this happens darkness erupts from the seed and the screen in engulfed by blackness.
v_02 background story
In this version the protagonist is a being that acts as the keeper in a way of creativity and imagination. If i was to create a back story to him, he would be a character that holds the key to a power force, the imagination. Possessing it in the form of a seed, he is being chased down by a foe that wither wants or want to heed him from passing on creativity. He is a character that is placid, yet gentle. He is not easily angered and is concerned more so about passing on this powerful gift that his own survival. This is what he is trying to do in this narrative. He idea is that he can only be seen by children, although he is an entity in this world, he is what we would most closely identify as an imaginary friend. Childrens minds as they are in developing stages are often more open to strange and absurd concepts. This is why he had to wait till he found a child that could see him before he could pass the seed on.
questions/comments/concerns
- is the appearance of the child too random?
- does the beings disappearance need to be further explained?
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