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Monstrousappetitepitchbook Brianspayd
Monstrous Appetite:
Cooking & Combat
Presented by Brian Spayd
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CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
The Depths
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Shot Description Example
“The Hero meets Ernest”
6) Medium shot, Hip level, Static.
6) Off-center shot of the man eating and
1) Wide Shot, Eye Level, Tracking. drinking his coffee while recollecting
a. Enter through the front door of the diner. being a regular at the diner when it was
A seamless shot tracked forward up to the owned by the Hero’s family members.
counter. Where an older man(Ernest) is 7) Wide shot, Eye level, Static.
enjoying his coffee while the owner(Hero) 6) Side shot of the counter showing both
is tending to things behind the counter... characters one standing behind the
2) Medium Shot, Eye Level, Static. counter and the other sitting on a stool
a. Hero asks the man enjoying his coffee if eating the food. The Hero asks if the
he wanted white, wheat, or raisin today. man knew his parents. Oh, and what his
He replies. “I’ll have the usual.” The name was…
Hero is perplexed by this statement and 8) Medium close-up, eye level, static.
asks saying. “I don’t think I’ve had you 6) The man laughs telling the Hero his
in here before. I always remember a face.” name. And then begins giving some
3) Medium close-up, Eye level, Static. backstory to the Hero’s parents and the
a. Man sipping his coffee laughs and says. diner itself.
“is that right huh?” And then promptly 9) Montage of old images and old footage.
says. “I will have some wheat please.” 6) Kind of original McDonald’s or Dwarf
4) Medium shot, shoulder level, static. House style images of a bygone era of
a. The Hero while doing multiple things diners. Some footage of the Hero’s
begins toasting him some bread and asks parents serving food happily and a final
the man what he means by earlier. scene showing the Hero’s father side
5) Medium close-up, Eye level, Pedestal. hugging the Hero’s uncle.
a. Close up of the Hero asking the man if he 10) Medium shot, eye level, pan shot.
had been to the diner under its old owner. 6) A panning shot from the old man telling
While a pedestal shot pans down from his the remainder of the story and the
eyes to the plate of food being placed on Hero’s reaction to the insight into the
the table. diner’s past.
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Storyboards
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Storyboards
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Storyboards
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Storyboards
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Storyboards
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Storyboards
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Mood Board
Character Board
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FADE IN:
INT. HERO'S DINER BACKROOM - DAY
A slow zoom-out from the darkness
reveals a mysterious pit that has
opened inside a food pantry. The
pantry is spacious and stocked with
Monstrous Appretite: mysterious ingredients. A light
Cooking & Combat appears at the edge of the darkness
in the distance illuminates the
chasm. The light begins slowly
Written by approaching the camera as a figure
Brian Spayd appears. Hero, wielding a torch is
hauling spoils back from the
mysterious place they have been.
CLOSE UP ON HERO
HERO
Oh, man! This was
quite the haul! I
think I'll try making
some dumplings out of
these imps.
TIME CUT:
After some time traveling through the cave,
Hero stops suddenly dead in his tracks.
Rolls away a stone laying on the side of
the cave wall and reveals a brightly lit
area. This area has high ceilings glowing
with a strange light and plenty of flora
and fauna to behold. It appears almost like
they are outside.
JONES (cont'd)
Holy hell it is bright in
here. This is amazing!
FADE OUT:
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References Used References Used
• The Elder Scrolls – Bethesda Softworks • Washington Photos – Smalltownwashington
• Minecraft – Mojang • Northwest America Photos – Google Images
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo • 1950s Patterns – Google Images
• Earthbound – Nintendo • Phong Nha Cave – Getyourguide
• Mother 3 - Nintendo • Big boy Menu – Google Images
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo • Greetings from – Google Images
• Dragon Quest Monsters – Square Enix • Dungeons & Dragons Book – Dungeons & Dragons
• Dragon Quest Franchise • We Can Do It – Google Images
• The Sword in the Stone – Disney • Coca Cola Ad – Coca Cola
• Orcs Must Die! – Robot Entertainment • Elden Ring – From Software
• Undertale – Toby Fox
• Cooking Simulator – Big Cheese Studio
• The Lord of the Rings – J. R. R. Tolkien
• Stardew Valley – Concerned Ape
• Lair of the Dark Horde: Food Frights – Reiss O’Brien
• Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady
• Underground Fantasy – Part One: Caves – Jennie Ivins
• Generic Chef Poses – Getty’s Images
• Stranger Things – Netflix
• Overcooked – Ghost Town Games
• Scenic Views – Google Images