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A 5 year old boy held captive with his mother in 10×10 foot shed his whole life struggles to adapt to the vast, complex outside world after they escape.
The story is told from the boy's POV. ?And it's a two part story. 1]Living in captivity in a 10x10 shed. Objective goal: escape the 100 sq foot world of the shed. 2]Living in the outside world. ?Objective goal: adapt to the infinitely greater and more complex world outside the shed. The inciting incRead more
The story is told from the boy’s POV. ?And it’s a two part story.
1]Living in captivity in a 10×10 shed. Objective goal: escape the 100 sq foot world of the shed.
2]Living in the outside world. ?Objective goal: adapt to the infinitely greater and more complex world outside the shed.
The inciting incident? ?When his mother, fearing further privations and their ultimate survival.(finally) devises a scheme to escape. ?That doesn’t happen until after the 1/2 hour time mark in the film.
The film was adapted by Emma Donoghue from her own novel, so one could say the concept was pre-tested, pre-sold as a book.
See lessWhen a couple and six strangers are trapped in an outback pub by a swarm of genetically engineered flying soldiers, they must fight for their lives, but first they must work out who or what is the real menace.
>>>they must fight for their lives, but first they must work out who or what is the real menace.I think what the you mean to allude to is that in the process of fighting for their lives (Act 2) they discover a greater menace behind the apparent menace (Act 3). ?That seems to be the Big ReveRead more
>>>they must fight for their lives, but first they must work out who or what is the real menace.
I think what the you mean to allude to is that in the process of fighting for their lives (Act 2) they discover a greater menace behind the apparent menace (Act 3). ?That seems to be the Big Reveal and a logline should never tip its hand on that plot point.
And as noted, it’s usually better to narrow the focus on a particular character as the protagonist.?
See lessWhen a young man converts to Islam for the love of a girl, he finds his life thrown into chaos when the mentor he befriended ends up being a terrorist, intent on bombing a train -with him omboard.
How does this current version of ?your logline map to the full plot itself? Is Act 1 about his falling in love? ?His conversion to Islam the turning point into Act 2? When does he realize he's been set up for a terrorist bombing? ?At the midpoint of Act 2? Sooner? ?Later? What does he do when he reaRead more
How does this current version of ?your logline map to the full plot itself?
Is Act 1 about his falling in love? ?His conversion to Islam the turning point into Act 2?
See lessWhen does he realize he’s been set up for a terrorist bombing? ?At the midpoint of Act 2? Sooner? ?Later?
What does he do when he realizes he’s been setup?