PERSONAL DJINN

THE SCRIPT

• A student begins to have a Jinn follow her.
• She battles this Jinn.
• This twist ending will shock you, and it will shock audiences.
• Carefully placed details from the beginning, and compassionately created characters will make this short film a truly unique experience.

REASONS WHY AUDIENCES NEED TO SEE THIS

• This short film will accurately portray a struggle many teens throughout the world go through.
• This short film shows that teens like the main character can make it through this struggle.
• This short film accurately shows signs of this struggle dispelling myths about it.

WHY DID I WRITE THIS?

• I wanted to write something that many could relate to, but something that’s meaningful to me as well. I’ve always been captivated by Persian mythology and wanted to put a modern take on it.
• I also wanted to write something that’s rarely been accurately portrayed on the big screen.
• It’s a hopeful script, that shows that people going through the struggle portrayed in my script make it through.

HOW COULD YOU WRITE YOUR OWN SCRIPT?

• Form a location and community, optional, in your head. Form a character.
• Now think of a conflict for that character.
• Now form some supporting characters. Do they help or harm your protagonist?
• Start writing. Introduce your location, then your community (if you have one), then your character, and then your conflict.
• How does it build up? How does it climax?
• How does it resolve? Does it resolve at all?

WHAT GIVES ME THE AUTHORITY TO WRITE THIS?

• https://www.haikudeck.com/p/52ca727765
• That’s a ten slide presentation on the struggle my main character is fighting.
• kmgeniushour.wordpress.com
• This is the link to the wordpress I made for this project.

WHAT GIVES ME THE AUTHORITY TO WRITE THIS CONT.

• Anderson-Moore, Oakley. “How to Pitch Your Film: A Step-By-Step Breakdown.” No Film School, 22 Mar. 2017, nofilmschool.com/2017/03/how-to-pitch-your-movie-tv-series.
• Burnett, Kathryn. “Writing a Short Film.” Filmsourcing - Sharing Filmmaking Resources, 4 Apr. 2017, www.filmsourcing.com/writing-a-short-film/.

WHAT GIVES ME THE AUTHORITY TO WRITE THIS CONT.

• Maiuro, Travis. “Five Do's and Don'ts For Writing Your Short Film.” ScreenCraft, 16 Aug. 2017, screencraft.org/2017/08/16/five-tips-for-writing-short-film/
• Manville, Scott. “4 Keys To Writing A Strong Synopsis When Pitching A Screenplay.” Script Coverage | Hollywood Script Doctors | Script Reader Pro, 21 Sept. 2018, www.scriptreaderpro.com/pitching-a-screenplay/

WHAT GIVES ME THE AUTHORITY TO WRITE THIS CONT

• “Writing Short Films: 7 Rules Successful Filmmakers Follow.” Raindance, 5 Nov. 2018, www.raindance.org/7-rules-for-writing-short-films/

WHY AM I PITCHING MY SCRIPT TO A BUNCH OF SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND NOT A24?

• On top of learning how to write a script, I promised that I’d learn how to make a pitch.
• I wanted to do this to get my work supported, and so I could improve as a writer.
• If all goes well, I may legitimately try to pitch this script one day.
• Thanks for watching!