Frankie
Frankie was always a fairly curious child. His personal pursuit of knowledge was far more appealing to him than the creation macaroni pictures and the consumption of PVA glue of which his peers were known to dabble in. It was only a matter of time before Frankie moved on to greater things.
Of course, the growth of his mental capacity didn’t make up for the lack of growth in Frankie’s legs. You see, Frankie being a child five years, three months and sixteen days meant he’d barely be able to see over the pedestal when receiving his Nobel Prize. These height issues became increasingly apparent as his projects became more and more ambitious.
Frankie’s tolerance towards his minute stature finally shattered when his height was restricting him from even reaching the tools in his laboratory. Instead of investing in a stepladder, Frankie chose to fit his workshop with something a little more… complimentary of the setting. Specifically, a taller, less intelligent servant, with a retro, sci-fi charm, employed for the sole purpose of fetching anything higher than Frankie could ever reach.
Frankie was always a fairly curious child. His personal pursuit of knowledge was far more appealing to him than the creation macaroni pictures and the consumption of PVA glue of which his peers were known to dabble in. It was only a matter of time before Frankie moved on to greater things.
Of course, the growth of his mental capacity didn’t make up for the lack of growth in Frankie’s legs. You see, Frankie being a child five years, three months and sixteen days meant he’d barely be able to see over the pedestal when receiving his Nobel Prize. These height issues became increasingly apparent as his projects became more and more ambitious.
Frankie’s tolerance towards his minute stature finally shattered when his height was restricting him from even reaching the tools in his laboratory. Instead of investing in a stepladder, Frankie chose to fit his workshop with something a little more… complimentary of the setting. Specifically, a taller, less intelligent servant, with a retro, sci-fi charm, employed for the sole purpose of fetching anything higher than Frankie could ever reach.
like it! the shortness has a real impact and resembles the frustration in a character to do great or great evil, as influence The film " big fish" on an emotional level in the sense of being 'too big for a small town' Also Something ive been meaning to suggest is in Tim Burton's early work, he made a short film similar to frankenstein Called Frankenweenie. you should check it out. also family guy episode, Quagmire's Baby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug2dflg4bco
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THIS!! The idea of how a little kid's determination to reach its goals is really good! Another influence that this reminded me of was Tim Burton's Vincent where the kid Vincent imagines himself as Vincent Price. I feel this helped intoducing a bit more of the character and I think that adding this to your screenplay story would work well.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see more!! Keep it up!! :p