Here's a really nice update for you guys, with some new/old info.
The film will run thirty minutes total, but will be split into two fifteen minute segments. Now we've noticed one big problem with this film and its length; everything seems to go by really fast. We have to essentially set up, develop, and conclude an entire world of story in thirty minutes, which will make it feel kind of rushed.
We're trying to counter the multiple short scenes with the news that things do develop, and we're both very happy with how they do. While the first part is very story-oriented, the second part will develop our characters. The same idea with the mysteries is that part one will set everything up, while part two will answer all the questions.
The 'real world' idea will also come into play moreso at the end of part one and most of part two. This is the main reason that we decided to keep the amount of fight scenes to a low two; so it doesn't take up precious time. I think the fight scenes will, in total, take up no more than three minutes.
Another thing that I think ends up helping the 'rushed' feeling is the fact that we only have... six characters in total, and only three of those characters will appear on-screen in either part of the film. This will allow us to write short scenes, but still focus on development.
And yes, there's a girl at the root of this film. But we put a little twist on it. I think you'll enjoy it, especially since she drives the plot in such a large way but never actually appears in a shot.
The script for the first part is finished, and clocked in at a low fourteen pages (leaving room for a one minute fight scene). I'm going to revise that tonight so I can start working on part two tomorrow, which I hope to have finished and revised by Thursday night when we start filming.
And just a little tidbit, something we're discussing (but have not yet confirmed) is the possibility of producing a longer version of the film sometime later on, with a (hopefully) larger budget. We're still talking, since school would prevent us from filming on most days, but we've all shown interest in penning a longer, better developed version. We're throwing around the idea of a 60-minute version sometime next year.
More updates coming soon!