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Identiical Twins living in the Post-Apocalyptic Caribbean have their village attacked by pirates, one of them is taken and the village is destroyed; unable to make contact one devotes his life to saving his brother while the other slowly becomes identical to the very pirates that pillaged his town.
>>He?s going to know, but it?s not going to stop him from doing what he has to do to survive. My concern with this it that in the 3rd act, it seems to be a weak choice for a leading character -- even if he's the bad guy. (The pirate is the villain, isn't he?) A character might act to merely surviveRead more
>>He?s going to know, but it?s not going to stop him from doing what he has to do to survive.
My concern with this it that in the 3rd act, it seems to be a weak choice for a leading character — even if he’s the bad guy. (The pirate is the villain, isn’t he?)
A character might act to merely survive in the 1st Act, but during the course of the 2nd Act, he should grow through his character arc (for better or worse) to be able to act for some purpose other than merely to save his skin.
So that at the climax in the 3rd Act, he willingly risks all — including his life — for some cause, some purpose, or (strongest and best of all choices) to save the life of someone else (a stakes character or stake community).
See lessBlue collar forty something finds time in his harried day to be a loving husband, caring father, dependable son, mob enforcer, and a violent sadistic killer all while masking his true identity.
The basic problem with this logline is that it describes a general situation, but it does not describe a specific plot. Given the man's multi-persona character and general situation then what? What is the inciting incident? What is his objective goal? Who opposes him? What is at stake?
The basic problem with this logline is that it describes a general situation, but it does not describe a specific plot. Given the man’s multi-persona character and general situation then what?
What is the inciting incident?
See lessWhat is his objective goal?
Who opposes him?
What is at stake?
Blue collar forty something finds time in his harried day to be a loving husband, caring father, dependable son, mob enforcer, and a violent sadistic killer all while masking his true identity.
The basic problem with this logline is that it describes a general situation, but it does not describe a specific plot. Given the man's multi-persona character and general situation then what? What is the inciting incident? What is his objective goal? Who opposes him? What is at stake?
The basic problem with this logline is that it describes a general situation, but it does not describe a specific plot. Given the man’s multi-persona character and general situation then what?
What is the inciting incident?
See lessWhat is his objective goal?
Who opposes him?
What is at stake?