Trials By Fire
Trials by Fire is a virtual reality thriller film, utilizing Unreal Engine, that will immerse the audience into the life of Charlie as she is trapped in a twisted game show ripped straight from her childhood.
In the 1990s…
Trials by Fire was a popular medieval themed game show made for kids. Teams would compete in skills based challenges and knowledge in order to prove their worth to become a knight for the Kingdom of Halifax and serve under Lord and Lady Halifax. Unfortunately, a series of murders and one unfortunate accident maiming a child resulted in the closure of the show. 20 years later, Charlie Moorehouse, a journalist who was a former contestant on Trials by Fire and dealing with past trauma tied to the show, receives a letter inviting her to travel back to the studio in a special reunion episode. Charlie is forced to relive and experience a twisted nightmarish version of her childhood if she is to survive the night.
Script
Trials by Fire, originally written as a six part miniseries, was then converted into a 152 page film script with a time close to three hours of content.
Attached is an excerpt from the short film.
The short film and “pilot” script are available by request.
Short Film Production
Single still image showcasing an unreal figure standing in the dark with a lone spotlight lit above them.
This short film would function as a vertical slice for the user experience, the pipeline production, and the story. Keeping virtual production practices in mind, source control and onboarding documentation were done on Github.
Image showcasing the Trials by Fire Short VR Film Production Pipeline.