1st Summoning (2019) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A documentary investigation into Harrison and October 6 draws a filmmaking crew toward an unseen and increasingly dangerous presence.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Documentary Takes Shape

An independent filmmaker prepares expensive equipment for a documentary about Harrison. The research identifies October 6 as a potentially significant date.

Key Events

• Project Preparation — An independent filmmaker unpacks expensive equipment and checks memory cards before filming begins. Location: Filmmaker's workspace
• Commercial Ambition — The filmmaker hopes the documentary will achieve wider commercial success than an earlier film. Location: Filmmaker's workspace
• Leslie Offers Encouragement — Leslie encourages the filmmaker as preparations for the documentary continue. Characters: Leslie Location: Filmmaker's workspace
• Crew Equipment Check — The crew prepares cameras, microphones, a GoPro, and a drone for production. Location: Filmmaker's workspace
• Harrison Investigation — The documentary project focuses on Harrison and a mysterious event connected to October 6. Location: Research area

Warnings at the Church

The crew visits Second Baptist Church and meets Pastor Youngblood. His sermon and family history provide both context and ominous warnings about evil.

Key Events

• Second Baptist Church — The crew arrives at Second Baptist Church to investigate Harrison's history. Characters: Pastor Youngblood Location: Second Baptist Church
• Warning Sermon — Pastor Youngblood warns that evil forces can tempt, manipulate, and corrupt people. Characters: Pastor Youngblood Location: Second Baptist Church
• Church Interview — Pastor Youngblood agrees to an interview with the documentary crew. Characters: Leslie, Pastor Youngblood Location: Second Baptist Church
• Youngblood Family History — Pastor Youngblood describes ancestors who came after the Civil War and helped establish the community. Characters: Pastor Youngblood Location: Second Baptist Church
• Disturbing Church Records — The filmmakers notice disturbing images and records inside the church. Location: Second Baptist Church

The Presence Inside

Disturbing church images and records lead the filmmakers to return after dark. An unseen presence causes the crew to flee in panic.

Key Events

• Disturbing Church Records — The filmmakers notice disturbing images and records inside the church. Location: Second Baptist Church
• Night Search Planned — The filmmakers decide to return after dark and secretly search for more evidence. Location: Second Baptist Church
• Secret Church Entry — One crew member enters the church while others keep watch and film outside. Location: Second Baptist Church
• Unseen Movement — Something unseen appears to move inside the church during the search. Location: Second Baptist Church
• Presence Encountered — The crew hears or encounters a presence that was not Pastor Youngblood. Location: Second Baptist Church
• Panic and Escape — The crew flees the church in panic, convinced something was inside. Location: Second Baptist Church

Obstacles on the Investigation

The filmmaker insists on continuing the October 6 investigation despite the encounter. A damaged radiator hose and a missing drone obstruct the crew's progress.

Key Events

• Panic and Escape — The crew flees the church in panic, convinced something was inside. Location: Second Baptist Church
• Investigation Continues — Despite the frightening encounter, Leslie insists that the investigation must continue on October 6. Characters: Leslie Location: Road near Harrison
• Vehicle Breakdown — The crew's vehicle breaks down because of a damaged radiator hose. Location: Road near Harrison
• Drone Disappears — An attempt to obtain aerial footage ends when the drone disappears. Location: Nearby facility
• Abandoned Facility Entered — The crew finds a way into the abandoned facility and begins documenting it. Location: Abandoned facility

Signs in the Abandoned Facility

The crew enters an abandoned facility and finds sigil-covered papers and disturbing images. Their search for the missing drone suggests that someone may have taken it.

Key Events

• Abandoned Facility Entered — The crew finds a way into the abandoned facility and begins documenting it. Location: Abandoned facility
• Sigil Covered Papers — The crew discovers papers marked with the same sigil and images linked to possession or occult activity. Location: Abandoned facility
• Facility Cameras Set — The crew sets up cameras to document the abandoned location. Location: Abandoned facility
• Drone Search — Two crew members search for the missing drone after the facility setup. Location: Area near abandoned facility
• Drone Taken — The crew reaches the crash site but discovers that the drone is gone. Location: Drone crash site
• Watched and Trapped — The crew remains trapped in a dangerous investigation, unaware of what is watching them. Location: Abandoned facility

Story Breakdown

• Documentary Ambition — The filmmaker begins a new project hoping to achieve broader recognition.
  • Equipment Preparation — Expensive cameras, memory cards, microphones, a GoPro, and a drone are prepared.
  • Commercial Hope — The filmmaker wants the new documentary to reach a wider audience than the earlier film.
• Harrison Mystery — Research connects the documentary subject to a mysterious event and the date October 6.
  • Local Investigation — The crew investigates the history of Harrison.
  • October 6 — The date becomes an important reason for continuing the investigation.
• Church Testimony — Pastor Youngblood provides religious warnings and historical background at Second Baptist Church.
  • Warning Sermon — The pastor warns that evil forces can tempt, manipulate, and corrupt people.
  • Family History — He explains how his ancestors helped establish the local community after the Civil War.
• Nighttime Intrusion — Disturbing evidence leads the filmmakers to secretly return to the church after dark.
  • Hidden Records — The crew notices disturbing images and records inside the church.
  • Unseen Presence — Movement and a presence inside the church trigger a terrified escape.
• Investigation Obstacles — The crew continues despite practical failures and growing danger.
  • Damaged Radiator — The vehicle breaks down because of a damaged radiator hose.
  • Missing Drone — The drone disappears during an attempt to obtain aerial footage.
• Occult Evidence — The abandoned facility contains evidence that deepens the mystery and increases the threat.
  • Abandoned Facility — The crew finds a way inside and sets up cameras to document the location.
  • Repeated Sigil — Papers and images display the same sigil and suggest possession or occult activity.
• Unseen Threat — The crew becomes trapped in an investigation while remaining unaware of what is watching them.
  • Empty Crash Site — The drone is absent when the crew reaches the place where it crashed.
  • Dangerous Investigation — The available events end with the crew still inside an increasingly dangerous situation.

Directed by

Raymond Wood

Key Cast

• Hayley Lovitt — Leslie
• Jason MacDonald — Pastor Youngblood
• Buddy Campbell — Crockett
• Teddy Cole — Mark
• Brook Todd — Ryan