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This romantic, sci-fi action fantasy is set in a medieval world where war is common and survival is a daily struggle. The young heroine, Betha must persevere to overcome beasts, barbarians, ice Vikings, mythical creatures, elves and savages throughout the kingdom who all want her head.
Is this for a feature film or a series?
Is this for a feature film or a series?
See lessA crazed sidekick searching for a new villain sets her sights on a mild-mannered journalist with a powerful secret.
Furtherless:It seems to me that having her uber-boss get caught and imprisoned is a too easy reversal, a? lucky break.? And nothing should be easy for the protagonist.? The antagonist gets all the lucky breaks in drama, the protagonist gets none.? A protagonist must earn success the old fashioned waRead more
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It seems to me that having her uber-boss get caught and imprisoned is a too easy reversal, a? lucky break.? And nothing should be easy for the protagonist.? The antagonist gets all the lucky breaks in drama, the protagonist gets none.? A protagonist must earn success the old fashioned way, through hard effort, suffering and persistence.
It might make for an entire movie by itself for the sidekick protege to plot, to connive, to struggle to overthrow her boss.? An origin story, perhaps.
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See lessA crazed sidekick searching for a new villain sets her sights on a mild-mannered journalist with a powerful secret.
You seem to have a convoluted plot story.? Which isn't necessarily bad for the script.? But when it comes to the logline, all the twists, turns and reversals have to be stripped down to the essentials.So what are the essentials? Well, there needs to be1] A clearly defined, interesting protagonist...Read more
You seem to have a convoluted plot story.? Which isn’t necessarily bad for the script.? But when it comes to the logline, all the twists, turns and reversals have to be stripped down to the essentials.
So what are the essentials? Well, there needs to be
1] A clearly defined, interesting protagonist…
2] Who as a result of an inciting incident…
3] locks into a struggle for specific, clearly defined, objective goal…
3a] A struggle that an audience can get behind, root for her to succeed. (Batman)
or
3b] A struggle that an audience will find fascinating to watch even if it violates their moral sensibilities. (The Joker)
4] The struggle has stakes. Serious stakes: there is something important to be gained with success, lost with failure…
5] But her goal is in serious doubt because she faces a seemingly insurmountable obstacle or foe (antagonist) — the odds are be overhelmingly NOT in her favor.
Finally, the combination of the above ingredients must create the most important logline element: an irresistible hook, aka: the grab, the juice, the je ne sais quoi — that certain something that stimulates curiosity, fires up the imagination, makes the script an irresistible read.
Now then. Supervillain’s are a dime a dozen. So how does your supervillain stand out from the mob of supervillains clamoring for screen time? What is there about her that’s new, different, that’s never been seen on the screen befor?? What is there about her that makes her story hook material? (And also has franchise potential. A super-somebody without franchise possibilities is DOA in development.)
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