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Sera is the story of a young and ignorant prince who is forced to abandon his love for a girl when he must assume the throne. As his reign and age grow old and the kingdom falls into ruin, he must make a choice between power or love.
No need to mentioned the title in the log line also no need to mention the genre, ideally the genre will be evident in a good logline. Choosing is not action. Action is what is done after choosing between the lesser of two evils and action defines your character. If the Prince (presumably now king)Read more
No need to mentioned the title in the log line also no need to mention the genre, ideally the genre will be evident in a good logline.
Choosing is not action.
Action is what is done after choosing between the lesser of two evils and action defines your character.
If the Prince (presumably now king) wants the girl she is his goal, end of act 3 they run into each others arms (in slow mo), kiss and doves fly over head. How he gets to that result is what will make the story an interesting one.
However, if he wants the throne he just needs to take it, no dilemma in this case. Best to create an obstacle stopping him from getting the throne, end of act 3 he stands victoriously on the balcony of the palace, his adoring people cheer on their one true king and doves fly over head… How he gets to that result is what will make the story an interesting one.
Hoe this helps.
See lessA 45 year old poor family man is diagnosed with a leg disease for which he will need surgery and afterwards 3 months of rest. He must now choose between getting the surgery or keeping his job as a night guard to support his family.
The dilemma you gave the MC is whether to take care of himself in the next 3 months or his family. This is a clear dilemma however it begs the question; after the three months are over will he not keep on taking care of his family? By defining the MC as a family man you are specifying his family asRead more
The dilemma you gave the MC is whether to take care of himself in the next 3 months or his family. This is a clear dilemma however it begs the question; after the three months are over will he not keep on taking care of his family?
By defining the MC as a family man you are specifying his family as his normal priority so the answer would be presumable ‘yes’. Therefor the actual dilemma the MC has is; take a break from taking car of his family for three months for health reasons or keep on taking care of his family with a health problem.
In my mind this is not a story worthy problem because the stakes are not high enough.
That aside a MC in possession of a dilemma and no clearly defined goal can progress a story for maybe 10 pages but certainly not 110.
What is he trying to achieve aside from helping his family? How is he going to achieve it?
Hope this helps.
See lessA 45 year old poor family man is diagnosed with a leg disease for which he will need surgery and afterwards 3 months of rest. He must now choose between getting the surgery or keeping his job as a night guard to support his family.
The dilemma you gave the MC is whether to take care of himself in the next 3 months or his family. This is a clear dilemma however it begs the question; after the three months are over will he not keep on taking care of his family? By defining the MC as a family man you are specifying his family asRead more
The dilemma you gave the MC is whether to take care of himself in the next 3 months or his family. This is a clear dilemma however it begs the question; after the three months are over will he not keep on taking care of his family?
By defining the MC as a family man you are specifying his family as his normal priority so the answer would be presumable ‘yes’. Therefor the actual dilemma the MC has is; take a break from taking car of his family for three months for health reasons or keep on taking care of his family with a health problem.
In my mind this is not a story worthy problem because the stakes are not high enough.
That aside a MC in possession of a dilemma and no clearly defined goal can progress a story for maybe 10 pages but certainly not 110.
What is he trying to achieve aside from helping his family? How is he going to achieve it?
Hope this helps.
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