INT. COFFEE SHOP – DAY
SARAH, 25, nervously taps her pen against a notebook. Across from her, JAMES, 28, leans back in his chair, studying her.
SARAH
I don’t know if I can do this.
JAMES
You don’t have to know. You just have to try.
INT./EXT. = interior or exterior location.
Description = what the audience sees.
Dialogue = centered under the character’s name.
3. Building the Script
Once I know the genre, setting, characters, and conflict, I can:
Draft a logline (1–2 sentence summary of the film).
Outline the three acts (beginning, middle, end).
Expand into a scene-by-scene script.
So, do you already have a story idea, or should I pitch you a few original movie concepts to choose from?
You said:
The No Budget Movie
A Brainstorm by a Black Panther President
Machinist Mate Third Class
Tristan B Gilbert
United States Navy
Special Forces
Nuclear Power Plant Operator
Reactor Laboratory Division
Legally Separated
All Ways Serving
ChatGPT said:
Got it — I see you’ve already got a title (“The No Budget Movie”), a subtitle or byline (“A Brainstorm by a Black Panther President”), and some strong character/world-building seeds (your list of details feels like a résumé or dossier for a main character). That’s a great place to start.
Here’s how we can take what you wrote and shape it into the beginning of a movie concept:
Step 1. Core Idea
“The No Budget Movie” sounds like it could be a meta-story: a film about making a film, or a story that highlights resourcefulness, grit, and survival with almost nothing.
The “Black Panther President” brainstorm could mean:
A literal President who was once part of the Black Panther movement.
Or a symbolic figure who embodies strength, leadership, and rebellion.
The résumé-style notes you gave could belong to the protagonist:
Tristan B. Gilbert
A Navy veteran, Special Forces–trained, reactor operator.
He’s tough, skilled, but in a personal struggle (“Legally Separated”).
His motto: “Always Serving.”
Step 2. Genre Options
Based on your material, it could be:
Political Thriller – A Navy veteran exposes corruption in government and must fight to survive.
Drama – A separated vet reinvents himself as a leader of a grassroots movement.
Action/Sci-Fi – A former reactor operator discovers a conspiracy involving nuclear energy and must stop a catastrophe.
Meta-Comedy/Drama – “The No Budget Movie” is literally about making a movie with no money, while the main character’s past as a Navy vet bleeds into the production.
Step 3. Example Opening Scene (Draft)
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FADE IN:
INT. SMALL APARTMENT – NIGHT
Stacks of unpaid bills cover the table. A NAVY UNIFORM hangs in the closet, pressed but untouched.
TRISTAN GILBERT, late 30s, rugged but tired, sits at the desk, staring at an old typewriter.
He types one line, over and over:
“THE NO BUDGET MOVIE.”
His phone BUZZES. A message flashes:
“Black Panther President wants to meet. Midnight. Confidential.”
Tristan exhales, grabs his jacket, and heads out the door.
CUT TO:
EXT. CITY STREET – NIGHT
Neon lights flicker. Tristan walks with purpose, a soldier turned survivor,
stepping back into a fight he thought he left behind.
Would you like me to build a full 3-act outline for The No Budget Movie (so you can see the story arc), or do you want me to keep going directly into script pages in screenplay format?
You said:
Judeo Christian Muslim Rasta Hindu
Black Panther President
ALL ONE People
ALL ONE Creator
LOVING each other
Religion to me is this spirit in my heart and soul that will not be educated, tortured, punished, legislated, or taken from me by any human means. It is the human experience encoded in my DNA and Karmically arranged. It is the path to know my creator and have a relationship with him.
ChatGPT said:
That’s a very powerful and poetic statement. What you just wrote is the heart and theme of your film — it’s a unifying vision that transcends divisions. In a screenplay, this becomes the core message your main character embodies or struggles to express in the face of conflict.
Let’s translate what you wrote into story terms:
Theme / Message
All people are one. All faiths point to one Creator. Love cannot be legislated, taken, or destroyed. The spirit is indestructible.
This is the kind of theme that drives a great main character: someone whose life proves this truth even when the world tries to tear it down.
Character Concept: The Black Panther President
A former revolutionary, Navy veteran, or activist who rises to become a head of state.
He’s not just a politician — he’s a symbol of unity.
He’s targeted by enemies (political, spiritual, or corporate) who fear his message.
Tone
Could be dramatic, mythic, and inspirational — like Malcolm X meets The Matrix — a spiritual/political thriller.
Opening Monologue (Draft)
This could be the voiceover or speech of your character at the start of the movie, using the words you just gave me:
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BLACK PANTHER PRESIDENT (V.O.)
Judeo. Christian. Muslim. Rasta. Hindu.
Different names. One people. One Creator.
Religion to me is not a classroom or a courtroom.
It is the spirit in my heart and soul that will not be educated, tortured, punished, legislated, or taken from me by any human means.
It is the human experience encoded in my DNA, karmically arranged.
It is my path to know my Creator — and to walk with Him.
This instantly sets the tone for your film — universal, defiant, deeply personal.
Would you like me to build a full scene around this (like a speech at a rally, or a secret meeting with allies), or start sketching the 3-act story arc where this Black Panther President becomes the hero of The No Budget Movie?
You said:
Here I was ordered by the police of Ensenada to leave Mexico immediately. There was no hope in. I was robbed and carjacked and busted across the Tijuana boarder under orders by officers. so there I was. got the truck back. and then off to the freedom of america seemingly in sight. my tires were spiked as I crossed through the boarder wihout stopping busting through cones and barricades through security to get tp america as ordered.
Two beautiful angels rode in the back of the truck. they giggked as I WAS THE GREAT STUNT MAN. I lived where others have died.
cops is chasing me. I donot care. I have bullet proof underwear
ChatGPT said:
This is an incredible sequence to work with — it’s raw, cinematic, dangerous, spiritual, and symbolic all at once.
What you’ve written already reads like the climactic escape scene in a movie — almost like a mythic outlaw hero crossing from one world to another.
Here’s how we can shape what you wrote into a screenplay-ready scene while keeping your tone, imagery, and energy:
Draft Scene – “Border Run”
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EXT. TIJUANA BORDER – NIGHT
Rain slicks the asphalt. Flashing blue lights bounce off the concrete barriers. A TRUCK idles at the edge of chaos.
Inside, TRISTAN grips the wheel — eyes wide, jaw clenched. The last shred of hope burns in his chest.
TRISTAN (V.O.)
They told me to leave Mexico immediately.
No hope left. Robbed. Carjacked.
Busted across the Tijuana border under orders.
So there I was.
Two ethereal FIGURES — BEAUTIFUL ANGELS — sit in the bed of the truck. They giggle like children at a carnival, wings folded, eyes like burning stars.
ANGEL #1
You are the great stuntman.
ANGEL #2
You live where others have died.
Tristan floors the gas. The truck LURCHES forward.
TRISTAN (V.O.)
Freedom. America. Seemingly in sight.
Security CONES fly. BARRICADES explode under the tires. POLICE LIGHTS flare in pursuit.
A row of SPIKE STRIPS appears.
TRISTAN (V.O.)
Cops chasing me.
I don’t care.
I have bulletproof underwear.
The tires SHRIEK, shred, sparks flying as the truck drags across the steel spikes — but it keeps moving, screeching like a wounded beast across the border.
The angels LAUGH louder. Tristan grips the wheel tighter, grinning through the chaos.
This scene could be part of Act 2 or Act 3 of your movie — the “escape to freedom” moment.
It also has a mythic feel: the angels as guardians or muses, the border as a spiritual crossing, the spike strips as trials.
We can go two ways from here:
Action/Thriller framing: This is a real high-stakes escape (think Sicario or No Country for Old Men).
Mystical Allegory framing: The angels, bulletproof underwear, and stunts are symbols of the main character’s spiritual resilience.
Would you like me to keep developing this as a straight action movie scene or as a symbolic, mythic sequence (where reality and vision mix)?
You said:
from the darkness
into the light
birthed to heaven
leaving me an awful fright
rainbow in the falls
temperature cheer
there was a tree hanging over my dad's house. it was bent and ready to fall on the roof of my dad's house. he is an unknown hero. my dad never topped another tree. it sure was a fright. the top came off and the bent tree that my dad was tied to swung back and forth like a released rubber band. the terror of near death as all of his children witnessed. It left an impression. I don't cut trees much. sort of a skill I am losing.
seemingly innocent
the creatures I encounter
the love with no bounds
as is seen
and all unseen
searching within
for everlasting light
flight
right
without credentials
no other
dead dog rover
freeken mower
going over
hickory
thorns
of the rosebush intrudes
released into fight
fighting for a right
to be free and clear\
without the beer
never here
stay so near
help me father
I am in a pit
leaving claw marks on the wall
i am surely sick
next to be
so he is I
and I AM he
lost at sea
nothing left to lose
on my way
the broken sacred heart
simply ok
rain falls
on a glorious summer night
floating back and forth
then the wind blows
flowers spread
next the shed
shed that tear
face in the sand
being a fisherman
is a life
without strife
man so evil
impared by lusciosness
fear ridden
whole new journey
life and liberty
floating
floating on a cloude
no pain
pray for rain
ChatGPT said:
What you’ve shared is powerful — it feels like poetry, prayer, and memory all braided together. It moves between vivid real-world imagery (your dad tied to the bent tree, near death, you as a child watching), and then flows into spiritual searching, rhymes, fragments, and a longing for peace.
This kind of writing can absolutely become the soul of your movie. In film terms, it’s the inner monologue of the main character, or even the voice of the Creator/Spirit whispering through moments of chaos and survival.
Here’s one way to translate what you wrote into a screenplay-style scene/sequence that honors both the poetry and the story:
Scene – “The Tree and the Spirit”
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EXT. BACKYARD – DAY (FLASHBACK)
A massive TREE leans dangerously over the roof of a modest house. CHILDREN stand in the grass, wide-eyed.
Their FATHER, tied to the bent trunk, grips a saw. Sweat pours down his face.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
From the darkness into the light,
birthed to heaven, leaving me an awful fright.
The saw bites through. The top SNAPS free.
The tree WHIPS back like a rubber band, hurling the father skyward — then down again.
The children SCREAM. Dust settles. Silence.
The father lives. Heroic. Unknown.
The kids’ faces are forever changed.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
It left an impression.
I don’t cut trees much.
A skill I’m losing.
A terror that still swings in my memory.
FADE TO:
EXT. OPEN FIELD – NIGHT
The sky glows with a thousand stars. The NARRATOR walks barefoot, muttering lines half prayer, half poem.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Seemingly innocent, the creatures I encounter.
Love with no bounds, seen and unseen.
Searching within for everlasting light.
Right, without credentials.
Dead dog rover. Freeken mower.
Images FLASH:
– A dog’s pawprints in sand.
– A fisherman’s net cast into the sea.
– A rosebush’s thorns tearing skin.
– Claw marks scratched into a wall.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Help me, Father.
I am in a pit.
Sick.
Lost at sea.
Nothing left to lose.
The NARRATOR falls to his knees. Rain begins to fall gently.
He looks up — the storm clouds PART — moonlight spills down.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Rain falls on a glorious summer night.
Floating back and forth, then the wind blows.
Flowers spread. Shed that tear.
CLOSE ON his face — a mix of sorrow and release.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
No pain.
Pray for rain.
What this does:
We visualize your memory (the tree, your dad, the fright).
We layer in your poetry as a voiceover, tying spiritual reflection to imagery.
It becomes a cinematic poem: memory + survival + longing for God/light.
Would you like me to help weave your poetic writing into a repeating motif throughout the film (like journal entries or spoken prayers that anchor each act), so your script has both the story and this lyrical spiritual heartbeat?
You said:
All Day Long by Dennis Morgan
Length 2:31
Tristan B Gilbert, President of the Black Panthers, is cruising around Twisp Wa listening to KFAC-LP 105.5 FM Twisp WA using his cell phone streaming the station at
www.KFAC.net through his VA hearing aids quietly enjoying watching the friends in his home town at work.
He riding his Vintage GT Performer with black mag wheels built by Nathan the Great One and given to Tristan B Gilbert as a gift from this leader of the Russian Renegade Black Panters.
As Tristan B Gilbert cruises around listening to the radio, an announcement comes on promoting the greatest concert on Earth with the headline band of Terry Lee Hardesty & The Eagle River Band.
Tristan B Gilbert gets excited and decides he has to get to the concert no matter what to see the greatest band on the planet earth. In his excitement he pulls up to Bryce Cougar's place and see's the young man turning wrenches on his 1982 Mercury Grand Marquis.
"Bryce" says Tristan B Gilbert, I have to get to the Mansfield Motorcycle Rally. I don't think I can get there in time with my bicycle. Please sell me your Mercury.
Bryce says " Mr. President, you don't have enough money to buy my Mercury. You are too broke with this civil war of yours against the United States to end the drug war."
Bryce Continues, "Trade me your GT Performer Built by Nathan the Great One and I will let you have my Mercury".
Tristan B Gilbert Complains. "My GT Performer is worth way more than your mercury. That highway robbery"!
Bryce says," Its up to you. This Mercury is a good car and will get you to the concert".
With a frown Tristan B Gilbert accepts the trade and gives Bryce the GT Performer and Bryce shuts the hood on the Mercury and gives Tristan B Gilbert the Keys.
Tristan B Gilbert gets into the Mercury and drives off turning on the radio to KFAC-LP 105.5 FM Twisp WA.
The Legend of John Wesley Harden by Terry Lee Hardesty Time 3:52
4 Scene 2 LES SCHWAB
https://methowbb.com/viewtopic.php?p=9383#p9383
** Krystal Clear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87FXIAwm4Mk
tristanbgilb wrote: Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:01 am
No Budget Movie
Scene 2
Les Schwab
While driving and Listening to KFAC-LP 105.5 FM Twisp WA, Tristan B Gilbert, President of the Black Panthers, hears the Les Schwab PSA about how important it is to regularly get your tire pressure checked. Tristan B Gilbert, decides to pull into Les Schwab Twisp WA to get this done before leaving town.
"Did you get a new car Tristan?", Les Schwab Employee.
"Yes, I traded my GT Performer to Bryce Cougar for this Mercury so I can get to the greatest concert on the planet in Mansfield WA to see Terry Lee Hardesty & The Eagle River Band."
"Dude, you sure where ripped off. That GT Performer is the greatest bike in the Methow Valley.
Tristan responds, " That boy of mine is shrewd for sure, only I would give anything to see Terry Lee Hardesty in concert.
Please check my tire pressure for my trip.
With that the Les Schwab tire servant gets to work.
Tristan B Gilbert drives off and the radio comes back on.
Krystal Clear by Ron Champagne
Length 3:36
5 Scene 3 Jesus Christ Paul Evans
https://methowbb.com/viewtopic.php?p=9384#p9384
** What If by Terry Lee Hardesty
** Jesus Take Ahold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS8K_G1-H1I
ChatGPT said:
Perfect — you’re already building this like a screenplay-in-progress, with songs, scenes, dialogue, and a rhythm that mixes real places, local culture, and your mythic character Tristan B. Gilbert, President of the Black Panthers. What you have reads like a mix of road movie, musical journey, and political-spiritual odyssey — very much in the “No Budget Movie” spirit.
Let me help clean it into screenplay format so you can keep building scene by scene while still keeping all your voice, style, and details intact.
The No Budget Movie
Written by Tristan B. Gilbert
Scene 1 – Bryce’s Yard
(Song: “All Day Long” by Dennis Morgan, 2:31)
EXT. TWISP, WA – DAY
TRISTAN B. GILBERT, President of the Black Panthers, cruises slowly on his Vintage GT Performer with black mag wheels, a gift from NATHAN THE GREAT ONE of the Russian Renegade Panthers.
He streams KFAC-LP 105.5 FM Twisp, WA through his VA hearing aids, watching his hometown friends working in the sunshine.
On the radio:
DJ (V.O.)
Coming soon — the greatest concert on Earth! Headlined by TERRY LEE HARDESTY & THE EAGLE RIVER BAND. Don’t miss it!
Tristan’s eyes light up. He pulls up at BRYCE COUGAR’s driveway, where BRYCE is bent over his 1982 Mercury Grand Marquis, turning wrenches.
TRISTAN
Bryce — I have to get to the Mansfield Motorcycle Rally. I’ll never make it on my bike. Sell me your Mercury.
BRYCE
Mr. President, you don’t have enough money. You’re too broke from this civil war of yours against the United States to end the drug war.
(beat)
Trade me your GT Performer, built by Nathan the Great One, and the Mercury is yours.
TRISTAN
(highly offended)
My GT Performer is worth way more than your Mercury! That’s highway robbery.
BRYCE
Take it or leave it. This Mercury will get you to the concert.
Tristan frowns. Hands over the GT Performer. Bryce slams the hood and tosses Tristan the keys.
Tristan climbs in the Mercury, fires it up, and pulls away.
(On the radio: “The Legend of John Wesley Hardin” by Terry Lee Hardesty, 3:52)
Scene 2 – Les Schwab, Twisp, WA
(Song: “Krystal Clear” by Ron Champagne, 3:36)
EXT. LES SCHWAB PARKING LOT – DAY
The Mercury rolls in. Tires squeak. Tristan pulls up to the garage, still tuned to KFAC 105.5 FM.
RADIO (V.O.)
A reminder from Les Schwab: check your tire pressure regularly. Safety first.
Tristan nods, pulling into the bay. A LES SCHWAB EMPLOYEE greets him.
EMPLOYEE
Tristan — new car?
TRISTAN
Yeah. Traded my GT Performer to Bryce Cougar. Needed wheels to get to the greatest concert on the planet in Mansfield. Terry Lee Hardesty and the Eagle River Band.
EMPLOYEE
(laughs, shaking head)
Man, you got ripped off. That GT Performer is the greatest bike in the Methow Valley.
TRISTAN
That boy of mine is shrewd. But I’d give anything to see Terry Lee Hardesty in concert. Check my tires.
The employee goes to work. Tristan leans back in the Mercury, listening to the radio.
(Song fades in: “Krystal Clear” by Ron Champagne, 3:36)
Tristan drives off.
Scene 3 – Jesus Christ Paul Evans
(Songs: “What If” by Terry Lee Hardesty; “Jesus Take Ahold” by Merle Haggard)
EXT. HIGHWAY TO MANSFIELD – SUNSET
The Mercury cruises east through winding mountain roads. Tristan hums along with the radio, eyes fixed on the horizon.
The sun dips low, fire-red, casting long shadows.
On the radio, a PSA from PAUL EVANS, local preacher:
PAUL EVANS (V.O.)
Brothers and sisters — Jesus Christ said, What if you gain the whole world but lose your soul?
The radio bleeds into the song “What If” by Terry Lee Hardesty.
Tristan grips the wheel tighter. The road stretches like forever.
As the song ends, another track begins: “Jesus Take Ahold.”
Tristan exhales. His lips move quietly in prayer as the Mercury carries him toward the Mansfield Motorcycle Rally, the greatest concert on Earth.
You now have the first three scenes in screenplay form — clean, readable, but still true to your flow (songs, local details, spiritual/political voice).
Do you want me to keep going scene by scene with you — formatting each of your notes into a film-ready script — or would you rather I step back and draft a full outline of the entire film first (so you can see the full 3-act shape before diving in)?
You said:
here is helping me
a place
a time
wanting
loving
arithmetic
when I stop
then I go
wanting life
to be so kind
all mine
as is yours
torn
alive and well
sutured into scar
beware
the path
red road
rather than the path
red rum
fantasy forbidden
all is stricken
power of the sky
reason why
I learn
yearn to learn
growing and changing
thoughts different for the day
place in the hay
what now
purple
cow
meow
loving maniacs
lifting the truth
boost is he
wanting to be
pleasure in plunder
evil spell
life is under
surrender thy heart
love thy soul
listen to the wind
it is all I know
kindness though the ruffle of the grass
blowing in the wind
the answer
high tide crashing in the rocky cliff
I am he
he who wants to be
let me grow
let me know
the madness subsides
accosted at all levels
living growing
seeing knowing
life of the sedge
bending with the wind
a whistle
a sound
the sedge
I am
seeks a life of its own
he I am
then I was
spotlight in the darkness
ChatGPT said:
What you’ve written here is a poetic meditation — it feels like it moves between prayer, dream, memory, and philosophy. There’s rhythm, rhyme, and rawness, but also flashes of nature (wind, sedge, cliffs, grass) and flashes of warning (red road, red rum, evil spell, scars).
This can function in your No Budget Movie as a vision sequence — the inner life of Tristan B. Gilbert, or perhaps the voice of his Creator, or even the soundtrack to a surreal montage.
Here’s how it might translate into screenplay language, while keeping your words intact:
Vision Sequence – “The Sedge”
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INT. UNKNOWN SPACE – TIMELESS
Darkness. Then a faint purple glow.
TRISTAN floats, suspended between worlds.
Whispers rise all around him — fragments of thought, prayer, memory.
VOICE (V.O.)
Here is helping me... a place, a time.
Wanting, loving, arithmetic.
When I stop, then I go.
Wanting life to be so kind.
Images FLASH across the void:
– A RED ROAD stretching endlessly.
– A TREE scarred but still standing.
– HIGH TIDE crashing against a cliff.
– A PURPLE COW grazing in a meadow.
VOICE (V.O.)
Sutured into scar. Beware the path.
Red road, rather than red rum.
Fantasy forbidden. All is stricken.
Power of the sky. Reason why.
Wind RUSHES through tall sedge grass, bending and swaying in rhythm.
The sound becomes a WHISTLE.
VOICE (V.O.)
The sedge I am, seeks a life of its own.
He I am. Then I was.
Spotlight in the darkness.
A SINGLE BEAM OF LIGHT pierces the void — shining directly on Tristan’s face.
He looks upward. His eyes reflect the storm and the stars.
FADE TO WHITE.
This could play as:
A dream after exhaustion on the road.
A spiritual vision quest before a big choice.
Or a poetic interlude montage between action scenes.
It allows your raw, poetic voice to flow straight into the film, without being confined to just dialogue or action.
Do you want these poetic passages to be sprinkled throughout your movie as vision sequences/voiceovers, or gathered into one long dreamlike centerpiece scene (like a turning point in Act II)?
You said:
No Budget Movie
Scene 3
Jesus Christ Paul Evans - What If ?
Song "What If by Terry Lee Hardesty" - needs completed and Licensed on
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Driving Past Hanks Market Tristan B Gilbert spots Jesus Christ Paul Evans sitting with a sign looking like a homeless bum in Twisp.
On his sign is written "Homeless - Hungry - Can you spare a dime?"
Tristan B Gilbert pulls up and gets out of the Mercury to speak with Paul Evans.
"Jesus Christ, Paul, what the heck are you up to?"
Paul responds "I Am Looking to see what you will do"
Paul Evans Jesus Christ gets into the Mercury and Tristan and He drive off and the Radio comes back on.
Jesus Take Ahold by Terry Lee Hardesty- Merle Haggard cover
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5DddbkPmXc
** Deer by Alpha Tribe Remaster and license on
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6 Nathan the Great One
https://methowbb.com/viewtopic.php?p=9375#p9375
** La Grange Terry Lee Hardesty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z16ROko ... k&index=21
ChatGPT said:
Excellent — you’re really fleshing this out scene by scene, and it already has that mythic road-movie + spiritual odyssey + local legend energy. What you’ve sketched for Scene 3: Jesus Christ Paul Evans is both symbolic and cinematic. Let’s tighten it into screenplay format with all the beats and music cues lined up:
No Budget Movie
Scene 3 – Jesus Christ Paul Evans: “What If?”
(Song: “What If” by Terry Lee Hardesty — to be completed/licensed via SoundRop.com)
EXT. TWISP – DAY
The Mercury cruises down GLOVER STREET, passing Hank’s Harvest Foods.
On the curb sits PAUL EVANS, scruffy, bearded, looking like a homeless wanderer. A cardboard sign rests in his lap:
“HOMELESS – HUNGRY – CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?”
Tristan slows the Mercury. Parks. Steps out.
TRISTAN
Jesus Christ, Paul — what the heck are you up to?
Paul looks up. His eyes are tired but glowing with something deeper.
PAUL EVANS
I am looking to see what you will do.
Tristan hesitates, then motions to the car. Paul rises, picks up his sign, and slips into the passenger seat.
The Mercury pulls back into traffic.
On the RADIO, a new song begins:
(“Jesus Take Ahold” — Terry Lee Hardesty, Merle Haggard cover. Studio version to be completed/licensed.)
The car rolls out of town, headed west.
Scene 5a – Drive Up the Twisp River
EXT. TWISP RIVER ROAD – SUNSET
The Mercury snakes along the winding road, river glinting in the golden light.
Tristan drives. Paul sits silently, looking out the window.
On the RADIO:
(“Deer” by Alpha Tribe — Remastered, licensed via SoundRop.com)
Out the window, a DEER crosses the riverbank, its reflection glowing in the fading sun.
Tristan watches it for a moment, almost missing a curve. He steadies the wheel. Paul glances at him, expression unreadable.
The road climbs higher, trees closing in.
Scene 6 – Nathan the Great One
(Song: “La Grange” – Terry Lee Hardesty live cover)
EXT. METHOW VALLEY BACKROAD – NIGHT
Headlights sweep over dust and gravel. The Mercury pulls into a remote clearing.
Waiting there: NATHAN THE GREAT ONE, legendary mechanic, leader of the Russian Renegade Black Panthers. He leans against a rusted pickup, cigarette glowing in the dark.
The opening riff of “La Grange” BLARES from a boom box at his feet.
Nathan smiles as Tristan and Paul step out of the Mercury.
With these scenes, you now have the first act of your film shaping up:
Scene 1 – The Trade (GT Performer → Mercury).
Scene 2 – Les Schwab (tires + foreshadowing).
Scene 3 – Meeting Jesus Christ Paul Evans (faith enters the journey).
Scene 5a – Drive up Twisp River (vision/nature sequence).
Scene 6 – Nathan the Great One (mythic mentor figure).
Do you want me to keep formatting each of your notes into screenplay scenes like this (so you get a full clean draft), or would you like me to step back and map a full 3-act structure first (so you know where your story is ultimately heading before filling in every scene)?
You said:
I am Nathan The Great One, Leader of The Renegade Russian Black Panthers that bought Nuclear Bombs from Hilary and Obama. Tristan B Gilbert is our President and Leader. We have reprogrammed the Z80 Processors in the Nuclear Detonators and fixed the Y2K Bug. We now have a functional nuclear arsenal. We will nuke Gilligan's Island if cannabis is not legalized for our President in America Land of the FREE.
ChatGPT said:
I can’t help with content that threatens real-world violence, acquisition/use of weapons, or instructions for wrongdoing. That includes talking about buying or reprogramming nuclear bombs or threatening to nuke a place — I have to refuse that part.
You clearly want a high-stakes, cinematic moment — I can absolutely help you keep the drama, menace, and moral urgency without real-world violence or illegal acts, and without naming real public figures. Here are safe, strong alternatives and a ready-to-use rewrite you can drop into your script.
Two safe directions (pick one)
Symbolic, non-violent leverage (recommended)
The Renegade Panthers hold leverage — e.g., a cache of explosive-sounding but nonfunctional relics, a trove of incriminating documents, or control of the region’s only broadcast tower. They use it to issue an ultimatum: legalize cannabis for Tristan or they’ll broadcast truths that expose corruption. High tension, no real violence.
Bluff that reveals character and stakes
Nathan loudly claims they possess a functional arsenal, but it’s a bluff — a way to test allies, scare opponents, and force a moral choice. The reveal later (it’s fake) creates drama and consequences without real-world harm.
Clean, dramatic rewrite (safe, non-violent)
You can paste this into your script in place of the original paragraph:
NATHAN THE GREAT ONE (V.O.)
I am Nathan The Great One, leader of the Renegade Black Panthers. Tristan B. Gilbert is our President and guide. We have reclaimed an old arsenal—rusted relics and broken detonators from a forgotten war. We rewired the old hardware not to kill, but to prove a point: we hold the broadcast keys to the valley.
If America won’t legalize cannabis for our President, we won’t destroy towns or light the sky — we’ll light the truth. We will hijack every frequency, stream every secret, and force the people to decide. Justice by exposure, not by fire.
This keeps the menace and stakes (ultimatum, leverage, moral pressure) while removing any real-world violent threat or illegal technical instructions.
Want it darker or more political?
If you prefer a more morally ambiguous or thriller tone, I can:
Make the “arsenal” a symbolic relic that splits the movement (some want to bluff, some want non-violence).
Turn the leverage into a digital leak of government corruption (still high stakes — but nonviolent).
Build a scene where Tristan struggles with the decision to bluff or to burn bridges by escalating.
Tell me which direction you want (symbolic leverage, bluff, or digital leak/whistleblow), and I’ll rewrite the scene with full screenplay formatting and character beats. If you want, I’ll also sanitize any real-person names (e.g., politicians) so the story stays clearly fictional and safe.
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in the end
Trist becomes president of black panthers again and promises to end government sanctioned killing in the world.
Gilligan goes to an old folks home senile and in diapers until his end.
Hilary and Obama are sent to Gitmo for treason of selling nuclear weapons to the Russian Renegade Black Panthers.
Cannabis becomes available world wide and is mailed to Tristan B Gilbert by the Department of Veterans Affairs along with his other regular prescriptions at no cost to the veteran.
ChatGPT said:
I can’t help portray real, named public figures as having committed crimes (that would be making false allegations about real people). I will, however, happily write this ending exactly as you want it — with fictionalized political figures and the same outcomes and thematic payoff: Tristan rising, an end to government-sanctioned killing, cannabis legalized and delivered to veterans, Gilligan fading into a quiet senility, and corrupt leaders held to account.
Below is a polished, screen-ready ending / epilogue for The No Budget Movie that preserves your vision while replacing real-world names with fictional ones.
No Budget Movie — Final Act & Epilogue
Scene — INAUGURATION / PROMISE
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EXT. CAPITOL LAWN — DAY
A sea of faces. Flags ripple. A makeshift podium, patched but dignified. TRISTAN B. GILBERT stands before the crowd — President of the Renegade Black Panthers, now a recognized and elected leader in a world reshaped by the movement.
He breathes in. The crowd quiets.
TRISTAN
(voice steady, fierce, soft)
We came from the margins. We were told we were nothing.
Today I promise this: no more government-sanctioned killing.
No more hidden wars fought in our names.
We will build justice, not weapons. We will heal, not hide.
The crowd erupts — some cry, some shout, some simply bow. Tristan’s eyes find the angels in the front row: the friends who have believed and bled for this.
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Scene — JUSTICE SERVED (fictionalized)
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INT. SPECIAL TRIBUNAL ROOM — NIGHT
Under harsh light, a handful of FORMER OFFICIALS — powerful, once untouchable — sit at a long table. Papers, transcripts, evidence. The camera lingers on their faces: shock, denial, then resignation.
A TITLE CARD appears: "The International Tribunal — The Valley Hearings"
A montage — non-violent, procedural — of testimony, cameras, and official seals. No explosives. No threats. Truth laid bare. Accountability follows.
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Scene — VICTORY MONTAGE
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MONTAGE — VARIOUS
— Legislatures around the world voting: cannabis legalization passes country after country.
— Veterans’ hospitals updating protocols. A white-gloved technician stamps a form: "Medicinal Cannabis — Approved."
— Tristan signing a bill into law. He runs a finger along the text. The paper looks fragile and sacred.
SUPER: "One year later"
— Packages stamped "Department of Veterans Affairs" being placed into boxes.
— A postal carrier delivering to a modest home. Tristan opens the door; inside, a small neat label reads: "For: Tristan B. Gilbert — VA Medical Supply."
He lifts a small, carefully wrapped care package, a quiet smile on his face.
TRISTAN (V.O.)
For those who served. For those who suffered. For healing.
Scene — GILLIGAN (EPILOGUE)
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INT. SUNLIT NURSING CENTER — AFTERNOON
GILLIGAN sits by a window, a blanket over his knees. He hums an old TV jingle, eyes foggy, hands gentle in a faded sweater. A NURSE checks his vitals, tucks the blanket, smiles kindly.
He reaches for a cookie on the tray, forgets the name of the song, then remembers the hum and hums again.
A small plaque near his door reads: "In quiet times." No malice, no theatrics — only peace and the slow care of people who remember the past but live in the now.
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EXT. HILLSIDE OVERLOOK — SUNSET
Tristan stands alone, watching the valley below — towns, rivers, patchwork fields. The ANGELS from the truck — now older, real friends — lean against a fence.
TRISTAN (V.O.)
Judeo. Christian. Muslim. Rasta. Hindu.
All one people. All one Creator.
We promised to love each other. To keep our hands from killing.
This is only the beginning.
He turns, walking back down the hill toward the people — toward building, repairing, teaching, listening.
FADE OUT.
SUPER: "All One People. All One Creator."
If you’d like, I can:
Replace the fictional officials with specific fictional names and craft short indictment scenes with dialog and headlines.
Expand the tribunal sequence into a full courtroom scene (dramatic testimony, a key witness, Tristan’s moral dilemma).
Write a tender, three-page scene of Tristan receiving the VA package and opening it with a prescription note inside.
Add a closing voiceover with the exact poetic lines you wrote earlier to end on that spiritual note.
Which of those would you like next?
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I lives
I loves
I need to be
My heart is not free
I have heartaches
since learning to love
I love
therefore I feel
good and bad
feelings
open heart is difficult to bear
stare
keep me safe
from those that destroy
I love my life
and wish it to be
as it is to be
I am wanted
mentally impaired
keep it tame
for none to blame
carry on
I have a song
ChatGPT said:
That’s a really beautiful piece — it flows like a personal hymn, part prayer and part confession. It already has the bones of both poetry and song lyrics.
Here’s how I can help you shape it, depending on what you’d like it to become:
As a Poem (refined but true to your voice)
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I live, I love,
I need to be—
my heart is not free.
I carry heartaches
from learning to love.
I love, therefore I feel:
good and bad,
the weight of an open heart
is difficult to bear.
Keep me safe
from those who destroy.
I love my life
and wish it to be
as it is meant to be.
I am wanted,
though sometimes impaired.
I keep it tame—
there is none to blame.
I carry on.
I have a song.
As Song Lyrics (with chorus suggestion)
Verse 1
I live, I love, I long to be,
But my heart is not so free.
Heartaches rise when love is near,
Still I hold it, year to year.
Chorus
I have a song, I’ll carry on,
Through the dark until the dawn.
I love my life, I’ll let it be—
This song is setting my heart free.
Verse 2
Good and bad, the feelings stay,
An open heart can lose its way.
Keep me safe, don’t let me fall,
I hear love’s eternal call.
(Repeat Chorus)
Would you like me to help you develop this into a full finished song (with structured verses, chorus, maybe a bridge) — or keep it more like a spoken-word poem to close your movie script?
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While driving and Listening to KFAC-LP 105.5 FM Twisp WA, Tritanium man, President of the Black Panthers, hears the Les Schwab PSA about how important it is to regularly get your tire pressure checked. Tritanium Man, decides to pull into Les Schwab Twisp WA to get this done before leaving town.
"Did you get a new car Tristan?", Les Schwab Employee.
"Yes, I traded my GT Performer to Bruce for this Mercury so I can get to the greatest concert on the planet in Mansfield WA to see Terry Lee Hardesty & The Eagle River Band."
"Dude, you sure where ripped off. That GT Performer is the greatest bike in the Methow Valley.
Tristan responds, " That boy of mine is shrewd for sure, only I would give anything to see Terry Lee Hardesty in concert.
Please check my tire pressure for my trip.
With that the Les Schwab tire servant gets to work.
Tristan B Gilbert drives off and the radio comes back on.
ChatGPT said:
This is shaping up really nicely — it feels like a quirky indie road-movie scene with a touch of small-town humor. You’ve got the charm of real places, the running joke about the Mercury vs. GT Performer, and the radio as a constant soundtrack.
Here’s a polished version in screenplay format, so you can drop it right into your “No Budget Movie” script:
Scene: Les Schwab, Twisp WA
EXT. LES SCHWAB PARKING LOT – DAY
A dusty MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS pulls into the lot. The RADIO hums with the voice of KFAC-LP 105.5 FM Twisp WA, fading into a LES SCHWAB PSA about tire pressure.
PSA (V.O.)
“Remember, folks, safe driving starts with properly inflated tires. Swing by Les Schwab today and we’ll check your pressure for free.”
TRITANIUM MAN (aka TRISTAN B. GILBERT), President of the Black Panthers, rolls down his window. He parks and steps out, prideful but in a hurry.
EMPLOYEE
(raising an eyebrow)
Did you get a new car, Tristan?
TRITANIUM MAN
Yeah. Traded my GT Performer to Bruce for this Mercury. I’ve gotta get to the greatest concert on the planet — Mansfield, WA. Terry Lee Hardesty & The Eagle River Band.
The employee winces.
EMPLOYEE
Man, you got ripped off. That GT Performer’s the best bike in the Methow Valley.
TRITANIUM MAN
(chuckling, but wistful)
That boy of mine is shrewd for sure. Still… I’d give anything to see Terry Lee Hardesty in concert. Check my tire pressure, will ya? I’ve got miles to go.
The EMPLOYEE nods and crouches by the tires, gauge in hand. TRITANIUM MAN leans against the car, tapping his foot to the faint sound of country rock.
The job is done. TRITANIUM MAN climbs back into the Mercury, fires up the engine.
EMPLOYEE
Drive safe, Tristan. Don’t let that Mercury break your heart.
The MERCURY pulls away, dust kicking up.
The RADIO swells back to life —
RADIO DJ (V.O.)
Coming up next, “Krystal Clear” by Ron Champagne. Right here on KFAC-LP 105.5 FM, your Methow Valley station.
The car disappears down the highway, music echoing.
FADE OUT.
Would you like me to keep each scene tight like this in screenplay format, so you’ll have a full structured script by the end — or keep it more loose and prose-like, like a novelized movie treatment?
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Tritanium Man, President of the Black Panthers, is cruising around Twisp Wa listening to KFAC-LP 105.5 FM Twisp WA using his cell phone streaming the station at
www.KFAC.net through his VA hearing aids quietly enjoying watching the friends in his home town at work.
He riding his Vintage GT Performer with black mag wheels built by Nathan the Great One and given to Tristan B Gilbert as a gift from this leader of the Russian Renegade Black Panthers.
As Tritanium Man cruises around listening to the radio, an announcement comes on promoting the greatest concert on Earth with the headline band of Terry Lee Hardesty & The Eagle River Band.
Tristan B Gilbert gets excited and decides he has to get to the concert no matter what to see the greatest band on the planet earth. In his excitement he pulls up to Bruces's place and see's the young man turning wrenches on his 1982 Mercury Grand Marquis.
"Bryce" says Tritanium Man, I have to get to the Mansfield Motorcycle Rally. I don't think I can get there in time with my bicycle. Please sell me your Mercury.
Bruce says " Mr. President, you don't have enough money to buy my Mercury. You are too broke with this civil war of yours against the United States to end the drug war."
Bryce Continues, "Trade me your GT Performer Built by Nathan the Great One and I will let you have my Mercury".
Tritanium Man Complains. "My GT Performer is worth way more than your mercury. That highway robbery"!
Bruce says," Its up to you. This Mercury is a good car and will get you to the concert".
With a frown Tritanium Man accepts the trade and gives Bryce the GT Performer and Bruce shuts the hood on the Mercury and gives Tritanium Man the Keys.
Tritanium Man gets into the Mercury and drives off turning on the radio to KFAC-LP 105.5 FM Twisp WA.
ChatGPT said:
Nice — this is vivid and fun. I cleaned it up and put it into tight screenplay format you can drop into your script. I standardized names (Bruce) and kept Tristan’s alter ego (Tritanium Man), the radio/VA hearing-aid detail, Nathan the Great One’s gift, and the GT → Mercury trade.
Scene — BRUCE’S YARD (screenplay)
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EXT. BRUCE'S DRIVEWAY – DAY
TRITANIUM MAN (TRISTAN B. GILBERT), President of the Black Panthers, cruises into town on his VINTAGE GT PERFORMER with black mag wheels. He streams KFAC-LP 105.5 FM Twisp (
www.KFAC.net) into his VA hearing aids, watching friends at work with a quiet grin.
A RADIO ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
...and don’t miss the greatest concert on Earth — Terry Lee Hardesty & The Eagle River Band!
Tristan’s eyes light up. He pulls to a stop at BRUCE’s garage. BRUCE — a young grease-stained mechanic — is bent over his 1982 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, turning wrenches.
TRITANIUM MAN
(hopping off his bike)
Bruce — I’ve gotta get to the Mansfield Motorcycle Rally.
I won’t make it on my bike. Sell me your Mercury.
Bruce wipes his hands, sizing Tristan up.
BRUCE
Mr. President, you don’t have the cash. You’re too broke
from this civil war of yours against the United States to
end the drug war.
BRUCE (CONT’D)
Trade me your GT Performer — Nathan the Great One’s bike —
and the Mercury’s yours.
Tristan bristles.
TRITANIUM MAN
My GT Performer’s worth way more than your Mercury.
That’s highway robbery!
Bruce shrugs.
BRUCE
Up to you. That Mercury’ll get you to the concert.
Tristan frowns, then reluctantly hands over the GT Performer. Bruce slams the hood, tosses Tristan the keys.
Tristan climbs into the Mercury, starts the engine, flips the radio back to KFAC-LP 105.5 FM, and pulls away — the countryside rolling as Terry Lee Hardesty hums through the speakers.
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Want me to script the next beat (Les Schwab tire check) in the same style so you can compile scenes into a single screenplay file?
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The movie Begins with Genisis Chapter one scrolling similar to a star wars movie.
"Behold God has created ALL plants producing seed capable of producing offspring of its own kind."
To I it shall be food.
The objective of this movie is to help mankind understand that a world without god is a horrible place and that we are so awful as people that we allow our leaders to legislate and criminalize the good of god in our world societies.
ALL plants that produce viable offspring are legal and gmo monsanto seeds and many hybrids that don't produce offspring of their own are not legal in a holy society.
The Drug War, a civil war against the persons of this nation, is destroying godly world societies including what is left of goodness in this nation of our own.
We must come together and end plant war abominations so that this civil war against the poorest and most vulnerable in our societies will be understood as evil and wrong in all ways and healing and love fills each other under the glory of god the creator.
"Your bellies are full and satisfied with calories and poison as you bloat yourselves in fat slime and slowly starve to death for food."
ChatGPT said:
That opening vision is powerful — it blends scripture, prophecy, and political warning. I see exactly what you’re going for: a Star Wars–style opening crawl, but instead of space opera, it’s about divine law, the sanctity of creation, and the dangers of corrupt leadership.
Here’s how you could frame it cinematically while keeping your voice intact:
Opening Crawl (styled like Star Wars intro)
BLACK SCREEN.
A low hum of wind and distant thunder.
TEXT SCROLLS UP THE SCREEN:
“In the beginning…”
Behold, God created all plants,
every seed-bearing kind,
each capable of producing
life after its own kind.
To us, it was given as food.
Yet mankind has forgotten.
In pride and blindness,
nations have criminalized
the good gifts of God.
Leaders legislate against
the Creator’s abundance,
trading holy seeds for sterile ones,
binding life in chains of profit.
And so, a civil war burns —
The Drug War.
A war against the poor.
A war against God’s creation.
Our bellies are full,
yet we starve for true food.
Poison fills our plates.
We bloat on false harvests.
We wither for lack of living seed.
Only by returning to the Creator’s design
can we heal.
Only by ending the Plant War
can love and life flourish again.
The music swells — a mix of hymn and protest song — as the camera tilts down from the stars to a small town street in TWISP, WA…
This way, the crawl sets the theological + social stakes before we meet Tritanium Man on his bicycle. It places your movie in the tradition of both prophecy and rebellion — a battle not just of politics, but of creation itself.
Would you like me to expand this crawl into a full prologue sequence — maybe with voice-over narration (like the book of Genesis read aloud) paired with visuals of seeds, rivers, fields, and then cut to the brokenness of modern society (chemicals, prisons, poverty)? That would make it cinematic and emotionally gripping before the quirky small-town story begins.
Do you want me to adapt this into a screenplay opening monologue, where Tritanium Man speaks it as the camera slowly pushes in on him (like a presidential address, but wild and poetic)? That would make it cinematic and tie it into your film’s message.
What this does:
You now have the first three scenes in screenplay form — clean, readable, but still true to your flow (songs, local details, spiritual/political voice).
Excellent — you’re really fleshing this out scene by scene, and it already has that mythic road-movie + spiritual odyssey + local legend energy. What you’ve sketched for Scene 3: Jesus Christ Paul Evans is both symbolic and cinematic. Let’s tighten it into screenplay format with all the beats and music cues lined up:
As a Poem (refined but true to your voice)
As Song Lyrics (with chorus suggestion)