Script Fairy Tale Noir: References

This Post will focus on some of the references I included in my script that have connections to Rumpelstiltskin or any fairy tale.

• Rumpelstiltskin Story: I added a couple of references in my script obviously the first one is the story is based on Rumpelstiltskin.

• Millers Daughter: The Main protagonist in the original story was only known as the Miller's Daughter in my story the main antagonist whose name is Betty Miller. Betty is also reference to the actress Elizabeth Burbridge who played the Miller's Daughter in an American version of Rumpelstiltskin (1915).

• Brothers Grimm: For my script I knew i wanted the main detectives that would run through  other stories to be based on the Grimm brothers so I took the names of the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm and gave them to the Detectives William and Jacob, I gave William the last name Grimsby. Jacob was given the name Friedrich which was the first name of one of Jacob's Lecteurs Friedrich Carl von Savigny. I also took the name Wilhelm and made it the name of a street.

• Spinning Wheel: The main plot of Rumpelstiltskin was that Rumpelstiltskin was able to spin gold on a spinning wheel, which is used for the name of the club in my script "The Spinning Wheel".

• Other Fairy Tales:  One of the other characters is based on Snow White which Bianca Snow, a Waitress at The Spinning Wheel as her name actually means White Snow also her fate at the end of the script mirrors Snow White as they both collapse when they are injected with poison.

• Other References: The three boys at the beginning of the scripts are referenced to Stand By Me leads even their names are taken from these characters more specifically  Teddy Duchamp,  Chris Chambers, Gordie Lachance. Also William and Jacobs call sign is 1812 which was the year when it was first collected by the Brothers Grimm.

That is all the references that i included in my script through the research I did.

Scripts Fairy Tale Noir: Rumpelstiltskin

For my second script writing fairy tales into film noir films and my first story is about Rumpelstiltskin entitled "What's My Name". So for this post i'll just give general information on the story and research I found about it.

Introduction:   

Rumpelstiltskin is a fairy tale popularly associated with Germany (where he is known as Rumpelstilzchen). The tale was one collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales. According to researchers at Durham University and the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, the story originated around 4,000 years ago.

Name: 

The name Rumpelstilzchen in German means literally "little rattle stilt", a stilt being a post or pole that provides support for a structure. A rumpelstilt or rumpelstilz was consequently the name of a type of goblin, also called a pophart or poppart, that makes noises by rattling posts and rapping on planks. The meaning is similar to rumpelgeist ("rattle ghost") or poltergeist, a mischievous spirit that clatters and moves household objects. (Other related concepts are mummarts or boggarts and hobs, which are mischievous household spirits that disguise themselves.) The ending -chen is a German diminutive cognate to English -kin.

The earliest known mention of Rumpelstiltskin occurs in Johann Fischart's Geschichtklitterung, or Gargantua of 1577 (a loose adaptation of Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel) which refers to an "amusement" for children, i. e. a children's game named "Rumpele stilt oder der Poppart".

Name	Rumpelstiltskin
Also known as	Tom Tit Tot Päronskaft Repelsteeltje
Data
Country	Germany England Sweden Netherlands
Published in	Grimm's Fairy Tales English Fairy Tales

Scripts: Festival Research

For this post I'm going to talk about a few scriptwriting competitions/festivals that if I so chose I could send in my script.

1. The UK Film Festival Script Competitions: This year the festival is running two competitions First the Feature Script Competitions 2017/18 and the 3-Minute Script Competitions 2017 which both close January  9,2018. There are rules are  A) For The 3-Minute Script Competitions-The Script Only. B) For The Feature Script Competition-The Script Only, in addition you may also include (however this is optional)  a 1 page synopsis, A treatment /Outline of the script (up to 5 pages preferably including logline and pitch paragraph)

1. PAGE INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY COMPETITION: Submissions Feature Film Script, Short Film Script,Original TV Pilot. Rule are as follows:  Amateurs only:  All writers of submitted material must be 18 years of age or older on the date of submission, and each writer or writing team may not have earned more than $25,000 or the foreign equivalent (jointly or individually) for work as a screenwriter and/or fictional television writer.  Only original screenplays and teleplays are eligible.

EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE:  January 15th 2018   $39
REGULAR ENTRY DEADLINE:  February 17th 2018  $49
LATE ENTRY DEADLINE: March 17th 2018  $59

LAST MINUTE DEADLINE: April 17th 2018   $69

1. BAFTA Rocliffe Competitions: Four Competitions run through year: TV Drama, Comedy, Writing for Children, and Film. Open to UK Residents Only. All entries receive feedback. Win in-depth script report, industry introductions, and more. Deadlines vary depending on script type. Competition opening dates: TV Drama 4 January 2018; TV Comedy 13 March 2018; Children’s Media 29 May 2018; Film 14 August 2018.

Entry Fee: £45

Submit: pitch, treatment, character breakdown, 10 page extract of script. Check website for full submission details and rules.

Script Godly: Reincarnation

Overview: A big part of my whole script is about reincarnation and that is basically what fuels the story and the characters, as obviously the main characters bar one are reincarnated gods. So for this  post i will talk about reincarnation such as what it is and basic information from buddhism guides etc.


What Is It: Reincarnation is the philosophical or religious concept that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body or form after each biological death. It is also called rebirth or transmigration.


What Reincarnation Isn't: According to buddhanet.net reincarnation is not a simple physical birth of a person; for instance, a person called John being reborn as a cat in the next life. In this case John possesses an immortal soul which transforms to the form of a cat after his death. This cycle is repeated over and over again. Or if he is lucky, he will be reborn as a human being. This notion of the transmigration of the soul definitely does not exist in Buddhism.

How Does Reincarnation Work? : Depending on the religion or philosophy, the soul can appear incarnate in humans, animals or plants as it works its way toward an eventual escape from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. Most religions that believe in reincarnation consider it the path to purity and salvation.

Reincarnation In The Western World:  
Recent studies have indicated that some Westerners accept the idea of reincarnation including certain contemporary people who were from Catholic families,modern Neopagans, followers of Spiritism, Theosophists and students of esoteric philosophies such as Kabbalah, and Gnostic and Esoteric Christianity as well as of Indian religions. Demographic survey data from 1999–2002 shows a significant minority of people from Europe and America, where there is reasonable freedom of thought and access to ideas but no outstanding recent reincarnationist tradition, believe we had a life before we were born, will survive death and be born again physically. The mean for the Nordic countries is 22%. 

The belief in reincarnation is particularly high in the Baltic countries, with Lithuania having the highest figure for the whole of Europe, 44%. The lowest figure is in East Germany, 12%. In Russia, about one-third believes in reincarnation. The effect of communist anti-religious ideas on the beliefs of the populations of Eastern Europe seems to have been rather slight, if any, except apparently in East Germany. Overall, 22% of respondents in Western Europe believe in reincarnation.

Script Godly: Fenrir

Overview:  When writing the script I wanted the doctor to be the main villain and having wolves attack the hospital and technically be foot shoulders, it made sense to have Fenrir from Norse Mythology attacked as the villain as it was cool design and character choice but also to be an strong villain for the climax.



Name: Fenrir 

Pantheon: Norse

Deity Type: Monstrous Wolf


Background: 
In the Prose Edda, additional information is given about Fenrir, including that, due to the gods' knowledge of prophecies foretelling great trouble from Fenrir and his rapid growth, the gods bound him, and as a result Fenrir bit off the right hand of the god Týr. Depictions of Fenrir have been identified on various objects, and scholarly theories have been proposed regarding Fenrir's relation to other canine beings in Norse mythology. Fenrir has been the subject of artistic depictions, and he appears in literature.


Fenrir and Other Wolves in Norse Mythology:
Something I attempted to do was hint that the wolves are connected with Fenrir more so than just his pack and alot of people also looked at this idea.

There’s good reason to think that many of the other wolves mentioned in Old Norse literature are actually Fenrir going under different names. One Old Norse poem states that he swallows the sun during Ragnarok,a feat which is elsewhere reserved for another wolf named Sköll (“Mockery”). Another old Norse poem repeatedly mentions a wolf named Garmr who breaks free from chains at Ragnarok; which applies to Fenrir.

In another source, we find the wolf who consumes the moon called by the name of “Moon-garmr” (Mánagarmr).Thus, the moon-eating wolf, who is elsewhere called Háti (“Hatred”) would seem to be another extension of Fenrir. It appears that it was ultimately Fenrir who, in addition to killing Odin and destroying much of the world, ate the sun and the moon during Ragnarok.

Script Godly: Honos

Overview: Similar to Alexis I wanted Mac to be a minor god specifically something to do with war or fighting as in the script he would be one who would be the fighter of the group, so at first I looked at Celtic god's but I couldn't really find anything until I came across Honos a roman god which fight what I was looking for and I liked having the connection Greek and Roman gods working together has.

Name: Honos

Pantheon: Roman

Deity Type: God of chivalry, honour and military justice.

Symbol: Depicted in art with a lance and a cornucopia.

Unlike of gods that I have or will talk about, there is alot of information about Honos at their but I've added what I feel needed to be add even if its on the small size.

Script Godly: Iris

Overview: For two of my main characters Mac and Alexis I wanted them to be gods to introduce this concept to Danny, I did however imagine that some of the higher up gods wouldn't do any collecting of new gods and they would leave it to Minor gods so this lead me to look into minor gods for Mac and Alexis to be. I eventually settled on Iris for Alexis as what  Iris is goddess of was something fun I could include in the script.

Name: Iris

Pantheon: Greek

Deity Type: Goddess of the Rainbow/ Messenger Of The Gods.

Symbol: Rainbow

The Reason I picked Iris was particularly due to her being the goddess of rainbows and I thought incorporating Rainbows into Alexis fighting and design really got me invested.
Representation: Iris is represented either as a rainbow, or as a beautiful young maiden with wings on her shoulders. As a goddess, Iris is associated with communication, messages, the rainbow and new endeavors. This personification of  a rainbow was once described as being a link to the heavens and earth.

In some texts she is depicted wearing a coat of many colors. With this coat she actually creates the rainbows she rides to get from place to place. Iris's wings were said to be so beautiful that she could even light up a dark cavern, a trait observable from in the story of her visit to Hypnos (God Of Sleep) in order to get a message Alcyone.

Though Iris was principally associated with communication and messages, she was also believed to aid in the fulfillment of humans' prayers, either by fulfilling them herself or by bringing them to the attention of other deities.