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The true story of how a notorious Jewish counterfeiter saved his life by cooperating with the Nazis in the largest counterfeiting scheme in history.
>>>(for the sake of an inciting incident)Tempting because the inciting incident is so deliciously ironic: the man who busted him for counterfeiting in 1936 is the man who recruits him to counterfeit in 1943.But, again, I decided the hook was so strong that it wasn't necessary.
>>>(for the sake of an inciting incident)
Tempting because the inciting incident is so deliciously ironic: the man who busted him for counterfeiting in 1936 is the man who recruits him to counterfeit in 1943.
But, again, I decided the hook was so strong that it wasn’t necessary.
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Excellent question, variable.? In my rough draft, I inserted the detail of the concentration camp.? But I decided it was unnecessary, the story hook is enough to bait interest.?And in my calculus, the hook is the most important element of a logline.? A logline's primary job is? to hook people into rRead more
Excellent question, variable.? In my rough draft, I inserted the detail of the concentration camp.? But I decided it was unnecessary, the story hook is enough to bait interest.?
And in my calculus, the hook is the most important element of a logline.? A logline’s primary job is? to hook people into reading the script, not inform.
The hook certainly grabbed my attention, made me want to see the movie.? Mission accomplished.? (It’s one of my favorite movies.? An excellent example of plotting and character. I highly recommend it.)
See lessWhen a low life trickster loses his partner, he must perform the great con with a once legendary con artist to escape the dangerous ganster he stole money from.
The Fugitive is an excellent example of a protagonist who while fleeing is nonetheless in the driver's seat of the plot.? The protagonist, Dr, Richard Kimble, doesn't have to return to Chicago.? He would only put himself in greater jeopardy by doing so.But he returns anyway -- it's his call, his choRead more
The Fugitive is an excellent example of a protagonist who while fleeing is nonetheless in the driver’s seat of the plot.? The protagonist, Dr, Richard Kimble, doesn’t have to return to Chicago.? He would only put himself in greater jeopardy by doing so.
But he returns anyway — it’s his call, his choice — in order to pursue his objective goal, to find out who really murdered his wife and why.
I call this a “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” moment. (After?David Glasgow Farragut who gave that order in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the U.S. Civil War.)? IMHO, it’s one of the strongest choices a writer can give to a protagonist.
>>> looks more badass than the really is heheh
People in the The Biz have an inordinate affection for con artist characters because, I speculate, it’s a business where successful artists are also con artists.? They have to be:? manipulation is a? standard operating procedure.
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