The Sentient (sci-fi movie)

Quincy Pictures has launched with ‘The Sentient,’ a sci-fi thriller short with a trio of Oscar-nominated crew members. ‘Sentient,’ directed by Gabriel Scott from his own script, has more than 80 vfx shots in nine minutes of film time, with Digital Sandbox contributing all the VFX. Allene Quincy and Nik Isbelle star with Quincy exec producing. Company wants to make ‘The Sentient’ into a full-length feature. Crew included Oscar nominees Randy Kerber as composer, Scott E. Anderson on VFX and Rick Kline, who’s been nommed for 11 Oscars, as sound mixer.

 

Excerpt from Quincy Pictures’ The Sentient:

JUST THEN — a TROOPER — moves swiftly to the front — clutching a large BATTERING RAM — when suddenly —

INT. HOTEL ROOM — CONTINUOUS

WHAM! — The door SPLINTERS off the hinges, and the TROOPERS storm in — chaos erupts — voices yelling — frenzied action — everything happening fast —

The POINT MAN grabs CHLOE, dragging her across the floor — she won’t go quietly — when suddenly — WHAM! — he jams the RIFLE BUTT into her temple — lights out —

BACK TO

The TROOPERS charging into the bathroom — TZARA moving hard and fast — no wasted movements — she is too much for them —

The POINT MAN swings his GUN around — too slow — TZARA grabs the BARREL, swinging him into the tile wall, then wrestling him to the ground —

AN AWKWARD AND BRUTAL STRUGGLE

TZARA wraps her arms around his neck, slowly and painfully CHOKING the life out of him — arms and legs flailing — suddenly his body goes limp —

Like that — TZARA slides out from under the POINT MAN’S dead weight — eyes all over — spotting the dead troopers — stalled now — only for a moment — then —