Where Ideas Come From

So, I was watching "Jesus Christ Superstar" by Andrew Lloyd Weber, and there is a scene where Jesus is led before Caifus (spelling bad today) and he is led away and in passing he sees Judas and he takes a minute and puts a hand on his chest and in that instant forgives him.

My idea... two brothers, they are young, twins, or possibly best friends, one is taken away by the police he is crying, reaching for his brother. The other one stays put until his brother is out of sight. The two grow up to be men, one has the "All-American" type childhood, the other has more scars and pain than even he knows what to do. One has guilt "blood on my hands" his whole life is driven to be worthy, to erase the blood from his hands, the other has resentment not at the brother, but the family or system or situation that caused the rift.


Ideas come from many different places and in the weirdest times. Like the middle of a movie, the shower, or during a boring car ride, or while listening to music. Write them down immediately. Write down everything that comes to mind, and what you were doing or listening to when the idea struck. The story of Jesus and Judas may have nothing to do with what will happen in the course of character and plot development, but then again, it might.

Later, we'll brainstorm these ideas.