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When a controversial podcast host believes an invasion is coming on Halloween, his friends bring him to a party to get his mind off of the ridiculous theories; but when one of the host’s friends reads a spell from an ancient book that unleashes several deities, the host and his friends must survive the night to break the spell.
Gemini Silver:The ancient book is indeed an effective prop for setting up the unleashing.? ? In this story,? it creates the dramatic problem and the protagonist?s objective goal.? However, the midpoint reversal (MPR) occurs long? after the dramatic problem has been set in motion and the protagonistRead more
Gemini Silver:
The ancient book is indeed an effective prop for setting up the unleashing.? ? In this story,? it creates the dramatic problem and the protagonist?s objective goal.? However, the midpoint reversal (MPR) occurs long? after the dramatic problem has been set in motion and the protagonist has locked into his objective goal.
For information on the purpose and placing of the? MPR? check out Karel Segers? YouTube video on the MPR and? his article on turning points.
See lessWhen a controversial podcast host believes an invasion is coming on Halloween, his friends bring him to a party to get his mind off of the ridiculous theories; but when one of the host’s friends reads a spell from an ancient book that unleashes several deities, the host and his friends must survive the night to break the spell.
>>>When a controversial podcast host believes an invasion is coming on Halloween, his friends bring him to a party to get his mind off of the ridiculous theoriesAll that is setup and foreshadowing.>>>but when one of the host?s friends reads a spell from an ancient book that unleashRead more
>>>When a controversial podcast host believes an invasion is coming on Halloween, his friends bring him to a party to get his mind off of the ridiculous theories
All that is setup and foreshadowing.
>>>but when one of the host?s friends reads a spell from an ancient book that unleashes several deities,
This is the inciting incident that triggers the plot. And consequently, the event that should lead off the logline. Something like “As Halloween revelers amuse themselves by reciting a spell from an ancient book…”
I should think it as important to plant the ancient book and its import in the setup as the podcaster’s premonitions.
fwiw
See lessWhen a wallflower is tired of being overlooked and underestimated, she sets out on a journey of self-discovery to come off the wall and out of her shell.
"A journey of self-discovery"? is vague both in terms of action and? goal.? ?It can mean any one of 100,001? activities in pursuit of 100,001? goals.? She could choose a journey of self-discovery that entails scaling El Capitan without? her bare hands, no rope ( as in "Free Solo")? Or a journey of sRead more
“A journey of self-discovery”? is vague both in terms of action and? goal.? ?It can mean any one of 100,001? activities in pursuit of 100,001? goals.? She could choose a journey of self-discovery that entails scaling El Capitan without? her bare hands, no rope ( as in “Free Solo”)? Or a journey of self-discovery with the objective goal of hiking the length of the Pacific Rim Trail (as in “Wild”).? Or live for a summer in the Alaskan wilderness (as in “Into the Wild”).
Or…?
Which one? journey does she take toward? a concrete objective goal for the subjective purpose of self-discovery?? Exactly what does she do to come out of her shell?? What is the visual for “journey of self-discovery”?? What will that look like, how will that unfold on the screen?
The logline needs to be specific.
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