Gates of Dawn (Film)

CORRESPONDING MACRO-STORY BEAT: All In: midpoint. World has learned to accept new reality

SHORT STORY SYNOPSIS/LOGLINE THAT INCLUDES A CLEAR BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END:

An Orangutan fearful of the end of his tribe seeks to find a way to unite them in a forward. With the Help of a Human Scientist who discovered a way into their world since the divide, they take down the leader to help bring the tribes together. Only to be betrayed at the end when the scientist true intentions are discovered. Petra and her scientific team start researching on how the newly discovered portal works and let it revealed that more humans are coming. Diego, the new leader of his tribe kill the humans and figure out a primitive way to destroy the portal only it’s too late. Petra had already figured out how it works and set the message to the other side. More portals start to open up.

GENRE: Farcical Post-Apocalyptic SciFi Adventure

PROTAGONIST:  Diego(Orangutan) Leading intellectual Ape in his tribe. Diego Wants to protect his people by adapting human ways to improve the world. He is met with difficult things as most of the tribes want to drop Human things.

 

ANTAGONIST: Leo & Petra :Leo, The Tribal Leader of the Orangoutang, want to bring down everything that Humans build and restart the world in an Ape World. He trades with some of the other animals but feels that the Orangoutangs are superior to All.

 

2nd Antagonist: Dr Petra Ludlow. Scientist - Who comes over with a scientific crew to create multiple entries for a mass movement for humans and crops and hunting.

 

MAIN SUPPORTING CHARACTERS W/ DESCRIPTIONS:

Ena - Leo’s wife and queen of the tribe. She supports her ruler but sees that he is flawed.

 

Mocha -

PRIMARY LOCATIONS WITH DESCRIPTIONS: Brazil, forest area surrounding the city. The area has slowly begun to be taken over by plants and wildlife as humans no longer occupy the area.

 

ADDITIVE COMPREHENSION:

x Origin Story – Historical Event

_ Origin Story – Character

_ Origin Story – Organization

x Character Reveal

_ Anticipated Showdown

_ Storyworld Reveal

x Other Micro-Story Reveal

TARGET MARKET: Males - 15-40

THOROUGH DESCRIPTION OF THEIR MEDIA HABITS: According to MPAA stats, adults 40-49 are going to the movies more than ever, but young people 18-24 still make up a disproportionate number of theater goers. Males especially love action and low brow comedy.

MEDIUM: Film

WHY IT WORKS IN THIS MEDIUM: The CGI used will be beautiful in hooking the attention of the audience. After the success of films like Planet of the apes and the Jungle Book, the story will just add to the list of success as a film.

PLATFORM: Theatres, DVDs, Streaming services.