This is the main story, and what i eventually hope to bring to life with my Artwork in animation.
Ideas. Ideas. Ideas. It was fun really thinking out the process of this one and creating an actual plot and storyline.
(Apparently you can't insert documents, so, copying and pasting here.)
GOALAZO
by Remi Bashua
A treatment for
the Animation Project by Remi Bashua
The Theatre of Dreams, SURULERE, NIGERIA - SUNSET. The sun is
shining, and smiling on a brand new day in the streets of Lagos. At a soccer
dome, the main attraction of the city, a soccer ball sits at rest, in the
epicenter of the soft, green grass. A few seconds later, a shadowy begins to
approach the soccer ball. "Futbol!" Exclaims the main character. Meet
KO AKATA. A young 18 year old boy dressed in a soccer uniform and cleats. Ready
to go and practice, making his Soccer stardom dreams come true.
Across the field
from KO, as he is showing off his new skill to his adoring fans; is, The Goal
of the MamiWaterJuju tribe, MOOKUUWARI. Rumor has it that, this literal evil
Goal appears when a youth of pure heart is close to fulfilling their dreams. In
order to make the national squad for the soccer, a dream of KO's since he was a
little boy, he must first surpass the evil Goal in front of him, by
scoring.
Countless other
stars have to go through this tribute, as a rite of passage. The thought
process is, if an aspiring professional can't even conquer the challenge in
front of him, score on demon possessed goal net, how will he ever expect to
succeed in the pros. (African Logic)
The problem is,
KO has tried just about 100 times already, and his weak shots have been unable
to best goal spirit. He kicks the ball at the sprit goal at least 10 times for
the past 10 days. Each time KO does so, the Goal sprit uses its violent gust to
easily change the trajectory and direction of KO's weak shots. In order to best
the goal keeper, despite his physical attributes, and God given skill
&stamina; In order to best the goal spirits "Unholy wind"
ability, KO will have to demonstrate powerful leg strength and accuracy.
In preparation
for this moment, KO flashes back to how he jogged everyday for the past 2
weeks, with ankle weights. He has done plenty of leg lifts at the gym, and
improved his legs endurance on the stair-master in MR. OOKIS gym class. KO: I
got this! KO exclaims. No better time than the present. KO does his regular
ritual. Doing the tricks and flair that his favorite player; Thierry Henry has.
The infamous step-overs, the long surging runs, and finally the signature heel
flick over the head. As the ball curves from the sky downward, he kicks it into
the sky with intensity! just like the famous
soccer freestyler’s would do. As the ball travels downwards, KO locks on to his
menacing target, like a marksman. MOOKUUWARI the spirit goal of the wind, just
grinning and laughing maniacally.
KO focuses all
of his energy into his newly toned, stronger legs. The ball continues to drop
at speed. As it drops and picks up intensity, KO runs up towards it and
performs an emphatic bicycle kick, filled with power and zest. BOOM!! He puts
his all into the strike on the ball. So much so that there is a blaze of heat
streaking and emanating the aura around the ball. MOOKUUWARI stops laughing as
soon as he realizes the seriousness of the situation. He blows wind with all
his might. HUH!? The ball isn't Stopping!! He exclaims. There is just too much
heat and fire on the ball. The ball rips through the string of MOOKUUWARI’s
spirit net and into the ground. ARGHHH!! He cries. As the ball carries MOOKUUWARI
with him into the ground. On contact with the ground, there is a big explosion.
The goal spirit is incinerated in a burst of flames! KO stands tall and proudly,
with the fire blazing in the background, as if KO was in an action movie. KO throws
his right thumb up. Knowing what he had just accomplished. The realization of
his dreams, he exclaims... "GOALAZO!!!"...
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