PORT ROBINSON ROAD
Port Robinson Road is a thriller/mystery/drama film in development from filmmaker Dave McRae. The film is based on true events from Dave's second year of College from November 2000. The screenplay, in which Dave also wrote, is complete.
The story centers on a group of young men and women who are in College, going about their everyday lives, when a sudden and unexpected journey falls into their lap, one that would change their lives forever. The story is one that has never been, or rarely been done before. Port Robinson Road is not a Horror film, it is not to be confused with the main stream Hollywood Horror films of today. It is also not to be confused with the unsuccessful and embarrassing Hollywood attempts at the subject matter of the paranormal. Port Robinson Road takes what is often looked at as a silly, sex obsessed, partied out generation and throws it out the window. The story of Port Robinson Road focuses on a journey to discover the truth to a mystery, and to open people's minds to a topic many refuse to take seriously. The story of Port Robinson Road will remind believers, that not everything we see in life is real, and remind cynics and skeptics, that not everything real in life we see.
Dave McRae began writing the screenplay in late 2005.
"It was my first attempt at a feature length screenplay. I have written many short scripts over the years, 20 pages, 30 pages, 40 pages, but nothing of this magnitude. It was an intense experience that had me up until the wee hours of the morning. Even now, ideas still pop into my head that I sometimes think I should add to the script. I am almost positive that once on set, many wonderful ideas will come to me that aren't written down. This is the blessing of being in the moment, in the zone and surrounded by the atmosphere of seeing your story come to life."
The screenplay was completed in 2007, after 7 drafts. McRae says he has based the story in the script on the real life experience from that College year.
"When I first sat down to write the story, I was a little naive. I wanted everything that had happened during the experience to be in the screenplay. All the little details that I thought were important I was almost certain I needed in there. Then it dawned on me as I sat staring at the computer screen, close to 75 pages, that I hadn't even hit the middle yet. If I had continued at the rate I was going, the screenplay would have been 500 pages long. I realize now you have to pick and chose things that are important, interesting or entertaining. You have to remember that your audience wants and needs to be entertained. The trick is to entertain without them even knowing it. With the story of Port Robinson Road, I not only need to entertain my audience, but I also need to captivate them on a spiritual level. This is not to be confused with a religious level. There is a difference, a big one."
Dave McRae continues to push forward with the exposure of the story of Port Robinson Road in hopes of finally bringing this much needed journey to the big screen.
Port Robinson Road is a thriller/mystery/drama film in development from filmmaker Dave McRae. The film is based on true events from Dave's second year of College from November 2000. The screenplay, in which Dave also wrote, is complete.
The story centers on a group of young men and women who are in College, going about their everyday lives, when a sudden and unexpected journey falls into their lap, one that would change their lives forever. The story is one that has never been, or rarely been done before. Port Robinson Road is not a Horror film, it is not to be confused with the main stream Hollywood Horror films of today. It is also not to be confused with the unsuccessful and embarrassing Hollywood attempts at the subject matter of the paranormal. Port Robinson Road takes what is often looked at as a silly, sex obsessed, partied out generation and throws it out the window. The story of Port Robinson Road focuses on a journey to discover the truth to a mystery, and to open people's minds to a topic many refuse to take seriously. The story of Port Robinson Road will remind believers, that not everything we see in life is real, and remind cynics and skeptics, that not everything real in life we see.
Dave McRae began writing the screenplay in late 2005.
"It was my first attempt at a feature length screenplay. I have written many short scripts over the years, 20 pages, 30 pages, 40 pages, but nothing of this magnitude. It was an intense experience that had me up until the wee hours of the morning. Even now, ideas still pop into my head that I sometimes think I should add to the script. I am almost positive that once on set, many wonderful ideas will come to me that aren't written down. This is the blessing of being in the moment, in the zone and surrounded by the atmosphere of seeing your story come to life."
The screenplay was completed in 2007, after 7 drafts. McRae says he has based the story in the script on the real life experience from that College year.
"When I first sat down to write the story, I was a little naive. I wanted everything that had happened during the experience to be in the screenplay. All the little details that I thought were important I was almost certain I needed in there. Then it dawned on me as I sat staring at the computer screen, close to 75 pages, that I hadn't even hit the middle yet. If I had continued at the rate I was going, the screenplay would have been 500 pages long. I realize now you have to pick and chose things that are important, interesting or entertaining. You have to remember that your audience wants and needs to be entertained. The trick is to entertain without them even knowing it. With the story of Port Robinson Road, I not only need to entertain my audience, but I also need to captivate them on a spiritual level. This is not to be confused with a religious level. There is a difference, a big one."
Dave McRae continues to push forward with the exposure of the story of Port Robinson Road in hopes of finally bringing this much needed journey to the big screen.
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