Romantic Pixar Short Creation
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
This is a ruff idea:
Please see the images attached of what the character should look like
Asher’s- heart should be empty
Anna’s heart should be ice
I’m ILLUMINE — Screenplay (Condensed Edition)
ACT 1 — E
FADE IN:
INT. ARENA — NIGHT
ASHER (late 20s, global star) commands the stage. The crowd worships him — yet his chest reveals only a hollow gold outline where a heart should be.
Backstage chaos — assistants swarm him. He slips away.
INT. DRESSING ROOM
Silence.
He touches his chest — no heartbeat.
Just a fading flicker.
ASHER (whisper)
Where did I go?
CUT TO:
INT. LONDON NIGHTCLUB
ANNA (late 20s, stunning, composed) glides through luxury. Admired by all, connected to none.
In the bathroom mirror:
A crystalline ice heart over her chest.
She hides the fear. Mask back on.
She is adored. She is alone.
END ACT 1.
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ACT 2 — Lightning
EXT. ARENA EXIT
A storm brews.
A bolt of gold lightning slams into Asher’s chest — he collapses.
His heart pulses — then fades.
EXT. LONDON ALLEY
Anna reaches a cab — blue lightning shatters her ice heart, cracking it open. She gasps alive.
SPLIT SCREEN — BOTH
Their hearts pulse — one gold, one silver-blue — beating together.
They look up.
Somehow… they sense each other across the world.
A thin glowing thread forms between the cities.
FADE OUT.
END ACT 2.
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ACT 3 — Recognition
INT. LONDON NIGHTCLUB — NIGHT
Asher arrives in a tux — searching.
A faint glow under his shirt guides him.
He sees her.
FIRST EYE CONTACT
His heart flashes gold.
Her heart melts slightly.
She panics — flees.
MONTAGE — MULTIPLE NIGHTS:
• Night 2: She smiles before running.
• Night 3: A laugh escapes as he teases.
• Night 4: He doesn’t show. Her heart refreezes slightly.
EXT. NIGHTCLUB — LATE
Anna locks up… turns…
Asher stands under a streetlamp — hoodie soaked, heart glowing.
Anna (low)
What do you want from me?
Asher
Just to get to know you.
She touches his chest —
He covers her hand —
BOOM — light explodes.
They lift off the ground, rising into clouds — together.
END ACT 3.
⸻
ACT 4 — Hearts in the Sky
They float over a sleeping London — glowing, laughing.
They dance through Paris lights.
Skim over Amsterdam canals.
Across the Atlantic, hearts synchronized.
PRE-DAWN — LOS ANGELES
Below them, Hollywood glitters.
They land gently atop the H of the Hollywood Sign.
Close. Breath shared.
At the same time—
ASHER & ANNA
I’m just hap—
Anna finishes:
ANNA
…to feel.
Asher’s heart fully solid gold now.
Anna’s — warm, alive.
They sway — a slow dance in sunrise.
Finally —
They kiss.
Soft but certain.
Their hearts flare — illuminating the city.
Two souls.
One light.
FADE OUT.
TITLE CARD:
ILLUMINE
END
Please see the images attached of what the character should look like
Asher’s- heart should be empty
Anna’s heart should be ice
I’m ILLUMINE — Screenplay (Condensed Edition)
ACT 1 — E
FADE IN:
INT. ARENA — NIGHT
ASHER (late 20s, global star) commands the stage. The crowd worships him — yet his chest reveals only a hollow gold outline where a heart should be.
Backstage chaos — assistants swarm him. He slips away.
INT. DRESSING ROOM
Silence.
He touches his chest — no heartbeat.
Just a fading flicker.
ASHER (whisper)
Where did I go?
CUT TO:
INT. LONDON NIGHTCLUB
ANNA (late 20s, stunning, composed) glides through luxury. Admired by all, connected to none.
In the bathroom mirror:
A crystalline ice heart over her chest.
She hides the fear. Mask back on.
She is adored. She is alone.
END ACT 1.
⸻
ACT 2 — Lightning
EXT. ARENA EXIT
A storm brews.
A bolt of gold lightning slams into Asher’s chest — he collapses.
His heart pulses — then fades.
EXT. LONDON ALLEY
Anna reaches a cab — blue lightning shatters her ice heart, cracking it open. She gasps alive.
SPLIT SCREEN — BOTH
Their hearts pulse — one gold, one silver-blue — beating together.
They look up.
Somehow… they sense each other across the world.
A thin glowing thread forms between the cities.
FADE OUT.
END ACT 2.
⸻
ACT 3 — Recognition
INT. LONDON NIGHTCLUB — NIGHT
Asher arrives in a tux — searching.
A faint glow under his shirt guides him.
He sees her.
FIRST EYE CONTACT
His heart flashes gold.
Her heart melts slightly.
She panics — flees.
MONTAGE — MULTIPLE NIGHTS:
• Night 2: She smiles before running.
• Night 3: A laugh escapes as he teases.
• Night 4: He doesn’t show. Her heart refreezes slightly.
EXT. NIGHTCLUB — LATE
Anna locks up… turns…
Asher stands under a streetlamp — hoodie soaked, heart glowing.
Anna (low)
What do you want from me?
Asher
Just to get to know you.
She touches his chest —
He covers her hand —
BOOM — light explodes.
They lift off the ground, rising into clouds — together.
END ACT 3.
⸻
ACT 4 — Hearts in the Sky
They float over a sleeping London — glowing, laughing.
They dance through Paris lights.
Skim over Amsterdam canals.
Across the Atlantic, hearts synchronized.
PRE-DAWN — LOS ANGELES
Below them, Hollywood glitters.
They land gently atop the H of the Hollywood Sign.
Close. Breath shared.
At the same time—
ASHER & ANNA
I’m just hap—
Anna finishes:
ANNA
…to feel.
Asher’s heart fully solid gold now.
Anna’s — warm, alive.
They sway — a slow dance in sunrise.
Finally —
They kiss.
Soft but certain.
Their hearts flare — illuminating the city.
Two souls.
One light.
FADE OUT.
TITLE CARD:
ILLUMINE
END