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In the distant future, a brilliant, but timid theoretical physicist must accompany a team of reckless specialists and go back in time to prevent the last world war from ending to avert even greater atrocities.
"a brilliant, but timid theoretical physicist" = protagonist must ... "accompany a team of reckless specialists" = response to inciting incident (possible antagonist?) "go back in time to prevent the last world war from ending to avert even greater atrocities" = main character goal Great main characRead more
“a brilliant, but timid theoretical physicist” = protagonist
must … “accompany a team of reckless specialists” = response to inciting incident (possible antagonist?)
“go back in time to prevent the last world war from ending to avert even greater atrocities” = main character goal
Great main character, lots of potential for internal conflict, given the character will be afraid, but skilled in getting out of conflict. Implication is character arch of timid, moving through to courageous.
Missing link feels like it might be the inciting incident. What has motivated our timid scientist into working these reckless specialists? Guessing it might have something to do with the time machine …
Orbital to a main character, are characters who either help or hinder. However, there is the idea of a contagonist, (think the Wizard, in the Wizard of Oz). Here they are not the principle villain (of course the Witch is the villain in Oz), and while the Wizard kind’a helps Dorothy, principally he hinders, by making it hard for her to find home. Basically, “reckless specialists” implies hinder, but he must “accompany” or work together, harmoniously and helpful in someway!
More to the point, who is the main bad guy? Perhaps it is a character related to starting the “last world war”. A kind’a Ares villain character found in Wonder Woman, 2017.
See lessA group of thieves goes on smuggle drugs on a plane on an island only to find out it goes wrong because Predators want to destroy it.
"A group of thieves" = protagonist/s "smuggle drugs on a plane onto an island" = main character goal "Predators want to destroy it" = antagonist While Avengers movies are one example of group protagonists, most story are written from a single character viewpoint. Decscribe the group leader. What hasRead more
“A group of thieves” = protagonist/s
“smuggle drugs on a plane onto an island” = main character goal
“Predators want to destroy it” = antagonist
While Avengers movies are one example of group protagonists, most story are written from a single character viewpoint. Decscribe the group leader. What has motived this individual to become a thief ? Perhaps we can sympathies more, if they have been forced into this dangerous situation of smuggling drugs to an island.
If by ‘Predator’, you mean that cool 80’s film with Arnold Schwarzenegger, then oppositional character motivation is trophie hunting. But other predators exisit, usually motivated to plain old eat you a.k.a. Jaws. Usually the funtion of opposition is to expose character flaw. A couragous character (like Arnie in Predator 1987), when faced with a more powerful alien, casts fleeting moments of fear across his face. Nothing better than to watch a confident, tough guy shit himself momentarily, but then of course do something about it!
See lessWith no justice for the recent death of a gay dancer, a frustrated editor feels compelled to give his death meaning, while searching for his own.
"a frustrated editor" = protagonist "compelled to give his death meaning, while searching for his own." = main character goal "recent death of a gay dancer" = inciting incident Many of the key ingredients for a logline are present, except for the most important -> Cause & Effect. If this wereRead more
“a frustrated editor” = protagonist
“compelled to give his death meaning, while searching for his own.” = main character goal
“recent death of a gay dancer” = inciting incident
Many of the key ingredients for a logline are present, except for the most important -> Cause & Effect.
If this were my logline, I’d consider expanding upon our frustrated editor. What is likable about a mildly angry character – why might an audience sympathize?
I’d also consider what archetypical link might exist between gay dancer | frustrated editor? Implication is lovers (assumption is editor is male), … “his death, … searching for his own [death?] …” all sounds a bit muddily …
Am reading the final state as the Theme/Story premise: “If dying was the price to pay for doing what is right, would it still be worth it?”
Nice theme, but how well is the premise proven within the story? Justice leads to Death can make a very powerful story – I’m thinking of BraveHeart (1995). While here our noble protagonist gets his head chopped off, there is still a feeling by story end, that is death was worth the “FREEEEDOM!”
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