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After an asteroid hits the earth and wipes out half the planet, a scientist must find a way to keep humanity from freezing to death by harnessing the earth’s core.
I realize I'm asking for more information than can be crammed into a logline. ?That's because I'm curious as to the scientific mumbo-jumbo behind the concept, that, like it or not, will have to be embedded in the script. ?If the script reader doesn't buy into that exposition, the script isn't goingRead more
I realize I’m asking for more information than can be crammed into a logline. ?That’s because I’m curious as to the scientific mumbo-jumbo behind the concept, that, like it or not, will have to be embedded in the script. ?If the script reader doesn’t buy into that exposition, the script isn’t going to make the cut. ?Just saying.
See lessA loud-mouthed pizza delivery driver is pursued by the Italian Mafia when he steals their cash to impress his arrogant friends. EDIT: A loud-mouthed pizza delivery driver is pursued by the Italian Mafia when he reveals that they run his pizzeria to impress his arrogant friends.
As Richiev said.If he were stealing the money because his sainted mother needs it for an expensive, life saving operation which she can't afford because she can't afford health insurance, then the audience would sympathize with her plight as it's one that millions of Americans are in. ?So they wouldRead more
As Richiev said.
If he were stealing the money because his sainted mother needs it for an expensive, life saving operation which she can’t afford because she can’t afford health insurance, then the audience would sympathize with her plight as it’s one that millions of Americans are in. ?So they would have a good reason to root for him.
But his motivation is egocentric — it’s all about him.
On the point that you are setting up the scenario to play out the character realizing that things can spin out of control, that’s hardly a unique twist or story hook. ?The best functional definition of a plot I ever read is: ?”The plot is a conspiracy against the protagonist”. ? So, ?of course, things go awry, the fit hits the shan. That’s standard issue plotting.
fwiw
See lessAfter an asteroid hits the earth and wipes out half the planet, a scientist must find a way to keep humanity from freezing to death by harnessing the earth’s core.
The ?genre seems to be more science fiction than adventure.And in science fiction, the premise must have a degree of scientific, or at least, pseudo-scientific plausibility. ?So?what's the pseudo-scientific explanation for only 1/2 the earth being destroyed, when one asteroid, less than 10 miles inRead more
The ?genre seems to be more science fiction than adventure.
And in science fiction, the premise must have a degree of scientific, or at least, pseudo-scientific plausibility. ?So?what’s the pseudo-scientific explanation for only 1/2 the earth being destroyed, when one asteroid, less than 10 miles in diameter, striking the earth ~65 million years ago gets the credit for a worldwide extinction of some 3/4 of all living species including all the dinosaurs??
And rapidly. ?So what’s the ticking clock? ?How much time does the scientist have to engineer a solution?
And what is the solution — the objective goal, the m.o. to harness the earth’s heat? And how pseudo-scientifically plausible is it?
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