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Premise

An alien fights to escape a dystopian society thriving


on oppression.

Logline

A female alien breaks free from a mind-control device used


to produce efficient workers. In order to escape and reach
freedom, she must think quickly to avoid being captured by
the ruthless guards.

Step Outline
The first scene starts off looking deep into the black abyss of space. Slowly, a large space station
comes into view and we cut into the interior of the station. There are several sections within the space
station, each section has multiple portals that are various colours and are labeled with different
numbers and letters. !

There are crowds of commuting aliens moving in an unnaturally systematic way to different portals
and parts of the ship. A few bulky guards dot the station, patrolling between the orderly workers and
standing watch on raised platforms. The scene cuts to focus closer on the aliens who pass by, their
zombie-like expressions remaining unchanged and a strange device can be seen on their skulls. The
guards wear identical heavy armor, the ones patrolling the ground are armed with batons while guards
on the raised levels are equip with rifles. !

We then focus on a female alien, zooming in on the device on her head. The device, called a
Compass, is directing her towards her designated portal according to her assigned profession. We
see her walking in line with several other aliens when her Compass begins to make strange noises
before suddenly shutting down. !

Focusing back in on her face, her zombie-like expression turns to confusion as she regains control of
her body. Glancing back and forth to gain her bearings, she realizes her position and begins to
calculate a way to escape while remaining hidden among the commuters. She notices a group of
escape pods on the other side of the large lobby, the entrance hatches are all open and screens
indicate that every pod is present and operational. She tries to redirect towards the pods, but a guard
notices her and realizes she is no longer under the control of the Compass. He shouts at her to stop.

Step Outline
The protagonist sprints across the room, dodging the guards attempting to grab her or bludgeon her
with batons. As she nears the pods after outrunning the bulky guards briefly by swerving swiftly
through the commuters. We cut to looking over the shoulder of a guard on one of the higher levels.
He raises his rifle, though the scope we see the protagonist running as the guard attempts to line up
a good shot. The crosshairs focus on the protagonists body for a moment and we hear a gunshot. !

The protagonist falls out of view behind a wall that leads to the pod bay and the guard announces
proudly that the target is down. The guards on the ground floor, still struggling to wade through the
groups of commuters, arrogantly assume that she is dead or incapacitated. They leisurely walk
around the crowd to collect the body for disposal or reprogramming. As they approach the pod bay
the guards stop, noticing a small pool of blood on the ground that is smeared in the direction of the
escape pods. There is one pod hatch that is closed, the screen with displaying ejected in red
blinking lights.!

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Segment was taken from the following video clip:!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cvu5dHPwWQ

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