#wip: pluto

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PLUTO AS AN IMAGINED NETFLIX SERIES + (PARTS OF) TITLE CARD

tina can you please actually write instead of avoiding it by making graphics and daydreaming did anyone hear something?? no ?? ok good.. anyway... ive been seeing amazing netflix mockups of wips lately and decided to give it a try for pluto!

read below the cut for more info + taglist !

template i used for the netflix bits here. & if anyone's curious, the font i used for 'Pluto' is called NoMark

Here is pluto: the netflix series!!!!!!!!!! everyone close their eyes and imagine it... and pretend it's there and that it's good. okay. alright. i imagine the title card & credits bit to be more sophisticated- that's only a rough idea of how i imagined it hehe. writing scripts for shows & film is actually one of my writing dreams! visual media has been something i digest much easier than novels nowadays (just stating facts 😔 creating this blog is a part of my process of trying to get back into reading and Literature in general) and while things like shot composition and other aspects of filmmaking i'm less knowledgeable on, screenplays i find really interesting

Episode List

1. MORSE — Javi takes in a runaway. A young writer recounts his harrowing ordeal following his recent arrival to the town of Fell Island.

2. SWALLOW'S EDGE — Elsa adjusts to her new life, but her past keeps a tight grip. An experienced hiker finds themselves in a rocky situation.

3. WHAT'S IN A NAME — An odd presence visits the diner. A park ranger investigates a rumour surrounding the woods.

4. WONDERLAND — A chance discovery makes Javi question his decision. A determined mother shares her story and searches for her missing daughter.

5. FROM THE WOODS — Elsa tries to get closer to Nico, but her intentions are not what he thinks they are. Cosette puzzles over what she saw.

tv pluto is a bit different than book pluto in that book pluto is, in my head, much shorter than how i imagine tv pluto to be (about 2 seasons, 8-12 eps max?? 😗), and so there would def be more content added that focus on the interpersonal reationships in tv pluto. things like storylines etc would have to be shuffled around & adjusted as well because tv and word are different mediums after all. also pluto employs the framing device - there's an outer story, concerning the customers & employees, human and non-human (wink wonk), and then they spill their tales, the inner stories; the idea of exploring that concept on tv pluto, especially with the added advantage of visuals, is cool!! and ,,, a little bit ambitious tbh since the outer story is also complex-if not more-than the inner stories. that being said the tales told during the episodes are pretty short and won't take too much of the episode time so actually hmm there'll be enough room for everything i imagine. the show would have the same vibes as these images

(CURSED™️). lots of scenes would b framed as if you were just looking in, a bystander watching these people, or watching thru the pov of the town itself as it watches its organisms' every move. notable songs in this soundtrack (i will post a link to the spotify playlist soon 🤪🤪) include strange fruit by billie holliday, and you are my sunshine, sung by johnny cash (after seeing annabelle: creation that song has not ceased in reminding me of demons LMAO). i'm a big fan of innocuous enough songs being turned into songs being paired w things that r the complete opposite of its original vibe u kno it's so Unsettling

❤️ pluto taglist @carlyiswriting @berinswriting @nightmares-and-fireflies @aetherwrites @oasis-of-you @odysseywritings @haldimilks @chloeswords @isherwoodj @avi-burton-writing @themillionthdraft @ryns-ramblings @kitblogsthings @writingbyjillian @pamsdrabbles @piyawrites @bijouxs @ravens-and-rivers @spencers-tomes

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PLUTO BY MARTINA SANTI — A WIP Introduction + Opening Lines

WIP TAG | CHARACTERS

A collection of horror stories set in the mysterious town of Fell Island, told by various characters in a small diner on the edge of town. To scare, or to entertain—at its core, these stories serve as a distraction from the fact that once they get past the entrance, they can’t seem to get back out . . .

Recurring characters include the grumpy (but secretly soft) owner of Pluto’s Diner; a clever, teen runaway; a cheery waitress with a secret; and many more. Send an ask/reply/dm to be added to the taglist!

P.S. I had so much fun making the cover for this that I made another one; still campy 80s horror but more modern & film inspired!!

gen. taglist = @hydrancheas , @hekat-ie , @mxxnwrites , @radiomacbeth , @sprigofbasil , @gutblood​ , @zarinaelahi​ @saltwaterbells

pluto. taglist = @nightmares-and-fireflies

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WRITEBOARDWALK FERRIS WHEEL DAY 1 — PROTAG [ ELSA OKANO , PLUTO ]

I pressed my ear against the soil, and it pulsed and shivered and trembled and whispered. “Elsa,” it said, “Elsa, Elsa, Elsa. My flesh. You have come h o m e .” wip intro

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WRITEBOARDWALK FERRIS WHEEL DAY 5 — ANTAGONIST [ CORY CLAYTON / MISTER CLAY MAN, PLUTO ]

Elsa gasps as her fingers begin to sink into his skin, rubbery and moist to the touch. "I love it when I'm so soft I'm good enough to chew," he murmurs dreamily. She tugs her hand free at last and he touches his cheek, his flesh shifting like disturbed putty. Like soft clay. She clutches her hand, revolted, and backs away.

He hums. "Something wrong, Elsa? Don't you want to find out how I keep our skin fresh?" wip intro

pluto taglist @carlyiswriting @berinswriting @nightmares-and-fireflies @aetherwrites @oasis-of-you

general taglist  @hydrancheas , @hekat-ie , @radiomacbeth , @sprigofbasil , @bloedendans ​ , @zarinaelahi​  , @veiliza​

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WRITEBOARDWALK FERRIS WHEEL DAY 6 — FATHER FIGURE [ JAVIER MORALES, PLUTO ]

They come like thunderous knocks to Elsa's chest, pulling the air from her lungs and sending her back reeling against the wall. [. . .] This is how Javi finds her—head low, cheeks stained with tears, arms around her knees, crumpled. She feels his arms around her before she even hears his feet on the floor, and then he's holding her to his chest, soothing.

"I'm here," he whispers. "I'm here, kiddo." wip intro

pluto taglist @carlyiswriting @berinswriting @nightmares-and-fireflies @aetherwrites @oasis-of-you 

(yall are probably sick of seeing me in ur notifs i know HAKSJSK just 1 more day left in the event!!!!!) general taglist  @hydrancheas , @hekat-ie , @radiomacbeth , @sprigofbasil , @bloedendans ​ , @zarinaelahi​  , @veiliza

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Strange . . . every time I try to access a map to this place, my phone keeps glitching . . .

Here is a map of the small ol town of Fell Island, the central setting of my wip, Pluto. (wip intro here). Non-glitchy clear version of map & taglist below the cut.

taglist @carlyiswriting @berinswriting @nightmares-and-fireflies @aetherwrites @oasis-of-you