Caitlyn Kurz is our scriptwriter, who wrote the synopsis and script for the film, based on animatics by Emma Shepherd.
Log Line
A group of hapless monsters try their best to fulfil their dream of fitting in with humans, but soon find fitting in can be a nightmare.
Leading a normal life can be hard enough as it is, but it would seem almost impossible for a group of ancient monsters to do the same, when even the most mundane situations turn into the most challenging tasks. Follow the grisly tale of a vampire ballerina, T Rex basketball player, mummy businessman, and a kinky dragon as they try to make their way in this challenging world.
INT. Ballet Studio
Shot of a group of girls in pink fluffy tutus, faces bright and smiling while doing Ballet warm up exercises. In between those girls stands a very befuddled looking Vampire, dressed also in a tutu, his movements entirely out of sync with the rest of the group. Still unsure of the routine, his head darts around a couple of times in confusion.
(OSS)
The group stands in front of a big mirror, two girls on each side of the vampire, excitedly looking at their reflections, apart from the vampire, frustrated and angry that he can not see himself.
INT. A male public restroom - DAY
(MS)
Shot of cheerful male inside a bathroom stall enjoying his time on the toilet. His hand begins to fiddle for some toilet paper only to find that there's none left, his mood dampens, his head hanging low. Only seconds later, his expression changes again to a smile.
A piece of assumed toilet paper peaks through from under the other side of the stall wall.
(CU)
Shot of his hand moving under the stall wall, pulling the piece of paper into his stall.
Male on the toilet now happily pulling more and more of the supposed toilet paper towards him, ending up with more than enough paper on his arms.
INT - Basketball hall - DAY
(WS)
A team of eager basketball players competing fiercely in a tournament. A large T-REX stands in the middle of the crowd, now holding the ball, a bright smile on his face.
Overjoyed the T-REX makes his way towards the other team's basket. He dribbles along, blissfully unaware that each time the ball bounces back up, more and more blood appears on the bottom of the ball.
Shot of T-REX from the back, holding the bloodied ball high into the air.
T-REX now facing the camera and his team, his eyes wide.
A shocked expression on T-REX'S face as he notices the brutally mangled bodies lying across the field. A thick flood of blood making its way across the field.
Shot of T-REX'S face, looking more than unhappy, big droplets of tears flowing down his dino cheeks.
INT. MALE PUBLIC RESTROOM - DAY
Male continues to pull more and more paper into his stall, now almost tangled in all of the paper.
PAN TO LEFT
In the neighbouring stall sits an old mummy also getting on with his business, blissfully unaware of what is going on in the stall next to him. A few moments later, he finally turns his head, noticing his bandages disappearing under the stall wall. Angered, he pulls back on his bandages with full force.
INT. BALLET STUDIO - EVENING
Shot of an empty bright spotlight
A ballerina jumps gracefully into the light, safely lands back on her feet before twirling off screen.
The Vampire jumps into the light, landing on his feet in the middle of the bright spotlight.
(CU) (SLOW MOTION)
The Vampire begins to twirl, sparkling at first, not noticing dozens of blisters and wrinkles forming on his body. His skins starts to crack open further and further, resulting in bright flames igniting on his arms and head. Just before the second twirl comes to an end, the distraught vampire starts to turns into a pile of ashes.
EXT. - Fairytale highlands - NIGHT
A knight in shining silver armour is standing in front of a dark shimmering tower, his eyes fixed on golden hair hanging out of the top window, reaching down all the way to the bottom of the tower.
PANS TO
Bright shining light emanating from the top window.
Shot of the knight climbing up the hair with all of his might.
The window from inside the castle, the knight has finally climbed all the way to the top. He reaches the window sill, but topples over, landing rather ungracefully inside the Castle.
(The sound of a whip can be heard off screen)
Shock and confusion clouds over the knight's face as he looks up from the ground.
Shot of the rest of the room - A rather unhappy dragon in a gimp mask is standing in the middle of the room, tied up in the princess's hair. She's holding a large black whip.
Shot of dominatrix princess winking sexily at the camera.
Shot of the dragons face, looking more and more unhappy as he carries on with his business.
Upon watching the situation unfold, the knight starts to blush.
INT. A public restroom - DAY
As the tug of war continues, the male pulls at the paper with all of his powers combined, so hard that he doesn't just pull the rest of the paper into his stall, but also the mummy from the neighbouring stall who is now lying next to his feet.
Male looking down at the mummy, a puzzled expression on his face.
PANS TO LEFT
The male turns his head to looks down at the paper in his hands, moments pass.
He turns his head back to the mummy, his eyes forming into tight slits as a devilish smile breaks out across his features. With deliberate slowness, he begins to move the hand with the bandages to his backside (out of shot), and begins wiping deliberately slowly. His eyes stay on the mummy throughout the entirety of his actions.
END SCREEN - WHITE NOISE, - FIN
Close up of the princess cracking the whip.
Dragon tied up in her hair, looking excited
PAN TO
The knight tied up in her hair as well, next to the dragon. He winks at the camera. (Sleazy music can be heard off screen)