2020

The animation process generally starts with an initial story or idea. This is the preliminary story that I wrote last year for my Narrative Construction class. I thought I would post this work to show how I develop my ideas. The story is far from perfect, and most of the things the hackers do are not actually possible, which is why I decided to set it in the future.


"2020"

The Government is corrupt. Nobody can overthrow them, the people are too afraid. Anyone who opposes them is taken away, completely erased from existence. Once they have been taken, no one knows what is done to them. Their files and records are deleted, and they are left as mere memories, only remembered by the people who knew and loved them.

Fear is used to control the people, and here in the year 2020 everything is computerized. If anyone steps out of line, they will be caught and punished – or simply removed from society. There are ten leaders, only ten people who cause such chaos and fear. They make the decisions and the people who work for them follow without question. They have control over everything, yet there are three people they themselves fear.

These three people are a group of friends. A brother and sister, and their best friend, who they consider to be family. Their parents were strong, and believed the government should be brought to justice. They were some of the first few people to be taken away and 'erased'. At the time this happened, they were around the age of seventeen and without question they would try to achieve what their parents couldn't. They would bring the government down.

The three of them are seen as a major threat, and of course the government wants them eliminated. But they are smart. They have been hackers since they were ten, and at that age they thought it was just fun. Being brought up in a generation where computers were everything, they learned quickly. Unfortunately for the government, they are now three of the best hackers they have come across. There is always a team of agents, several possibly, hunting them and they want them dead. But in a society where everything is computerized, it is not easy to find them. Years ago they hacked into government files and erased everything about their lives. They left no trace of who they are. They are only known by their hacker names: link, zero, and alias.

They live together in an abandoned building, wired up with computers and cables everywhere. They have almost been caught twice by the team that is hunting them, both were close calls. They are much more careful now, staying inside during the day and only going outside at night. Before leaving they check all their cctv feeds to see if there is anyone suspicious. Also they have easy access to the roof from their room windows and if they climb up there they can see for miles. These tasks have become a strict routine over the years.

Since their parents were abducted they have been hacking into government files and deleting small things, that would probably go unnoticed. However, an important file was accidentally removed in the year 2015 and this is when the government started to realise what was happening. Months later the elite team of government agents and spies were sent after them, and some of the best government hackers were used to try and stop them interfering. But they were too good.

They know enough now about the ten leaders personal lives, enough information to exploit them and destroy their regime. The people may live in fear of them, but they do not know a lot. They have done far worse than take away the lives of people who oppose them, but the people have no idea, and if they found out it would turn everyone against them. And this time there would be too many people to take away, they would not be listened to any more.

From various sources, the hackers know that on Friday, 1^st October 2020, the ten officials will all be together in one room. It sounds simple but that is enough information for them to completely destroy their lives. They will hack into their security system and lock the doors so that no one can enter or leave. They will display the information they have gathered on their computer screens, not only in that room, but on every public computer screen in the world. The technology has been there for a while, and now they have discovered how use it to their advantage.

The leaders start to panic and try to leave the room. Many of them are arguing about the information. One man cannot handle the pressure, he knows his family will have seen what kind of man he really is.

A crowd is gathering outside with torches, shouting and screaming. Mayhem.

It is now the year 2022. A new government is running the country, a government that wants the best for it's people and listens to their opinions. Although, they now have a new system where the important files are not completely computerized, for obvious reasons. Everyone remembers link, zero and alias. Nobody knows who they really are and that is the way they want to be remembered.