Life Tracker (2013) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A documentary investigation examines DNA-based future predictions and whether knowledge of those predictions can undermine free will.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

A Future For Sale

Dillon leaves a Utah campsite and interviews people about Life Tracker Limited. Public reactions range from skepticism to fascination, while rumors expand the technology's possible social impact.

Key Events

• Utah Documentary Update — Dillon records an update after spending several weeks in Utah, then leaves the campsite to continue filming. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Utah campsite
• Street Interviews Begin — Dillon asks people what they think of Life Tracker Limited and its DNA-based future predictions. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Utah streets
• Public Reactions Diverge — Interview responses range from skepticism to fascination with the company's technology. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Interview settings
• Government Rumors Spread — Rumors suggest that governments could use DNA predictions, widening the debate beyond personal curiosity. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Interview settings
• Future Children Debate — People discuss whether the technology could predict the futures of children not yet born. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Interview settings

Readings Among Friends

Dillon films Scott and Bell as they discuss purchasing and interpreting their DNA prints. A reading complicates their apparently perfect relationship, while the costs and personal predictions increase the pressure.

Key Events

• Friends Discuss Readings — Dillon, Scott, and Bell discuss buying and interpreting their own DNA prints. Characters: Dillon Smith, Scott Orenhauser, Bell Osbourne Location: Friends' discussion setting
• Readings Become Expensive — The group confronts the growing cost of obtaining and interpreting the readings. Characters: Dillon Smith, Scott Orenhauser, Bell Osbourne Location: Friends' discussion setting
• Perfect Match Complicated — Scott and Bell are described as a seemingly perfect match, but a reading complicates their relationship. Characters: Scott Orenhauser, Bell Osbourne Location: Friends' discussion setting
• Scott Rejects Predictions — Scott becomes convinced that the predictions are a parlor trick, while Bell calls the result a fluke. Characters: Dillon Smith, Scott Orenhauser, Bell Osbourne Location: Friends' discussion setting
• Dillon Films Debate — Dillon films the group's continuing arguments about whether the technology can reveal the future. Characters: Dillon Smith, Scott Orenhauser, Bell Osbourne Location: Friends' discussion setting

The Date Revealed

A researcher explains why death-date information had been restricted. Once the ban is lifted, readings converge on June 8, 2015, creating widespread fear that the world may end.

Key Events

• Antidepressant Prediction — One person is told that an antidepressant may figure in their future. Characters: Dillon Smith, Scott Orenhauser, Bell Osbourne Location: Friends' discussion setting
• Research Restrictions Explained — A researcher explains that death-date restrictions limited studies of the prints' psychological effects. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Research interview
• Death-Date Ban Lifted — The ban on releasing death-date information is lifted, allowing the predictions to become public. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Research and media settings
• Common Death Date — Within 72 hours, readings point to June 8, 2015 as the death date for 99.9 percent of recipients. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Media settings
• Official Discusses Prediction — A public official speaks on camera about the shared death-date prediction. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: On-camera interview

Choice Against Prediction

The story turns from accuracy to free will. Dillon is called chosen, and a proposed sexual experiment challenges whether human action can disprove what a DNA print predicts.

Key Events

• Official Discusses Prediction — A public official speaks on camera about the shared death-date prediction. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: On-camera interview
• End Of World Fear — The shared prediction fuels fear that the world may end on June 8, 2015. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Public discussion settings
• Free Will Debate — The debate shifts toward whether knowing a prediction can control a person's choices. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Debate setting
• Anti-Reading Argument — A supporter of an anti-reading movement argues that predictions taint free will. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Debate setting
• Dillon Called Chosen — Dillon is told that his print marks him as chosen, intensifying the personal stakes of the debate. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Reading session
• Unresolved Sex Experiment — A highly rated reader proposes sex as a test of the prediction, but Dillon remains uncomfortable and the challenge is unresolved. Characters: Dillon Smith Location: Reading discussion

Story Breakdown

• Documentary Investigation — Dillon begins filming and gathers public reactions to Life Tracker Limited.
  • Utah Campsite Update — Dillon records an update after several weeks in Utah and leaves the campsite.
  • Street Interview Campaign — He asks people what they think about DNA revealing a person's future.
• Public Technology Debate — The potential consequences of DNA prediction expand from personal curiosity to social and governmental concerns.
  • Skepticism And Fascination — Interviewees respond to the technology with reactions ranging from disbelief to interest.
  • Government Use Rumors — Rumors suggest that governments might use DNA-based predictions.
• Friends Test Predictions — Dillon films Scott and Bell as the group buys, interprets, and questions their readings.
  • Expensive DNA Prints — The readings become expensive as the friends investigate their possible futures.
  • Complicated Perfect Match — Scott and Bell's apparently perfect match is complicated by a reading.
• Psychological Consequences — The film examines how restricted death-date information limits research into the prints' mental effects.
  • Research Restrictions — A researcher explains that death-date release restrictions limited psychological studies.
  • Antidepressant Prediction — One person is told that an antidepressant may appear in their future.
• The Shared Death Date — The lifting of the ban produces a startling common prediction and widespread fear.
  • June Eighth Prediction — Readings point to June 8, 2015 for 99.9 percent of recipients.
  • End Of World Fear — The announcement fuels fear that the world may end on that date.
• Free Will Challenge — The central question becomes whether human choices can resist or disprove a prediction.
  • Chosen By The Print — Dillon is told that his print marks him as chosen.
  • Unresolved Experiment — A reader proposes a sexual experiment, but Dillon remains uncomfortable and no conclusion is reached.

Directed by

Joe McClean

Key Cast

• Barry Finnegan — Dillon Smith
• Rebecca Marshall — Bell Osbourne
• Matt Dallas — Scott Orenhauser
• KImberly Adair — Abigail Wesson-Levitt
• Sean Ryan Fox — Struggling child