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Shannon meets Beau
As Richiev asked:? What happens next?? What's the plot that follows from the situation?? What must the protagonist do when she is mistaken for the murderer?
As Richiev asked:? What happens next?? What’s the plot that follows from the situation?? What must the protagonist do when she is mistaken for the murderer?
See lessWhen her father is captured by the greedy owner of an underground casino, an unorthodox cat burglar must convince her professional poker player sister to join forces to take down the bad guy and rescue their father. — All IN
>>his primary goal is to free his daughter from jail.So the other event-goals are diversionary tactics, means to that end. The plot is about a professional card counter who stages a series of diversionary crimes and incidents so he can free his unjustly imprisoned daughter from the local jail.Read more
>>his primary goal is to free his daughter from jail.
So the other event-goals are diversionary tactics, means to that end. The plot is about a professional card counter who stages a series of diversionary crimes and incidents so he can free his unjustly imprisoned daughter from the local jail.
Okay.
How hard is that to do in a small reservation town (all reservation towns are small) with a small police force?? What is the risk factor is, the jeopardy that ratchets up dramatic tension, keeps the audience on the edge of their seats, wondering, fearing he will fail?? In a heist film, going into the 2nd Act, the odds have to seem overwhelming against the protagonist being able to achieve his objective goal.? The obstacles have to seem insurmountable.? ?As in “Oceans 11”, for example.? The fun in a heist movie is seeing how the protagonist (and his crew) pull off the impossible.
What makes it seemingly impossible for the card counter to succeed?
See lessWhen her father is captured by the greedy owner of an underground casino, an unorthodox cat burglar must convince her professional poker player sister to join forces to take down the bad guy and rescue their father. — All IN
>>> enough time to rob the casino?s bank and free his ? by the casino/bank owner ? wrongly imprisoned daughter from jail Well, which one is the primary objective goal?? ? ?What is the one that really matters?? Whatever the answer is should be the only goal? given the logline.? ?A plot is thRead more
>>> enough time to rob the casino?s bank and free his ? by the casino/bank owner ? wrongly imprisoned daughter from jail
Well, which one is the primary objective goal?? ? ?What is the one that really matters?? Whatever the answer is should be the only goal? given the logline.? ?A plot is the pursuit of one primary objective goal.? Not two or more.? Just one.? ?The other “goals” are subordinate stepping stones, means to the end, the end being? the singular objective goal.
At 51 words, the revised version is too long .? It needs to be trimmed down to the fundamentals of the formula.
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