Teen Superhero Film Idea - The Elements of being a Superhero

It was Milly’s first day at school at Merriweather Academy. The Academy was a fairly average school; with average grades, average teachers, average students. It was apparent from the start the Milly would be an outcast. When she was just five she discovered she had these supernatural powers – she could control the element of Fire. It was like she was the chosen one, and she had to use her powers for the greater good. Milly could heat things up, set them on fire, burn things to the floor, dry out anything physically possible...she could even juggle with fire (not that that helped society, it was just a trick she learnt). Despite loving her powers, she still had a part in her mind that hated them so much; she found it hard to make friends because she dreaded getting close to anyone.

It was Lauren’s first day of school at Merriweather Academy – and she was very excited. She strode down the path and towards the entrance, floating along with the soft gusts of wind that were pulling her in the direction of the school. She wasn’t going to let her superpower to Air get the better of her; she wanted to make the most of having a chance at living a normal life, with normal surroundings. For too long she’d been cooped up in a mental institute, after she had discovered her element, Air, and had tried to convince everyone that it was true. Lauren laughed as she discreetly levitated and zoomed along to the entrance. She’s lucky she managed to persuade everyone that she was normal and it was just a phase she had went through, so she didn’t want to get caught and be sent to the operation table as part of an experiment.

It was Kate’s first day of school at Merriweather Acadamy. The shy, withdrawn girl hurried up the stairs, clutching her books in her left arm and her lunch and bag in her right arm. She went around the corner and into the girl’s bathroom, and dropped her bags next to the sink. Looking up and into the mirror, she stared intently into her reflection. She pulled around with her cheeks, her jaw, her eyes and mouth. Why did she look so normal but inside could be so far from it? Kate’s head dropped to the sink, blinked, and the tap began to run. She blinked again and the water froze in time, but you could still hear it running like a jammed television program where the picture stops but the noise still continues. Being in control of the element of Water was her escape, she could play around with it on her own and it would keep her occupied – she could forget about her glossophobia (fear of speaking in public or to anyone in general).

It was Sam’s first day at school at Merriweather Academy. As he wandered down the long, dull corridor, he contemplated running straight back through those gates again. Sam felt isolated, trapped amongst normality. What kind of superhuman would want to involve themselves in normal people? Sam’s stared outside of the window and over towards the huge pile of boulders that were supposed to be some kind of ‘sculpture’. His eyes turned green and each one split and crumbled in front of his eyes. He began to feel the ground rumbling underneath him, and the lockers shook violently either side of him. Sam turned his head towards the sound of frightened and confused screams coming from behind the canteen door. Having the power of Earth, one of the key elements, was dominating Sam’s life. He can never feel a strong emotion without causing some sort of natural disaster.

·         Hero/es

·         Situation

·         New opportunity

·         Goal

·         Conflict

Four new kids starting a new school think they’ll be outcasts and isolated because of their most deadly secret – their superhuman powers where they control the earth’s most important elements, Fire, Earth, Water and Air. But what they don’t know is that they’ll find each other for a reason, and it’s not just a coincidence, it’s to save the world. #tweetpitch