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A young advertising executive, on a rebound, falls for the girlfriend of his close childhood friend and woos her till she yields; they carry out a clandestine affair right under the nose of her boyfriend till she begins to suffer from guilt and decides to call off the affair; but her boyfriend comes to know of the affair and has his own plans.
The inciting incident I think is clear in the statement where it states - 'on a rebound'. That is what kick starts the story. What I like is your suggestion that "...when constructing a protagonist, the point is to craft someone who is the LEAST LIKELY to be able to handle the situation you put themRead more
The inciting incident I think is clear in the statement where it states – ‘on a rebound’. That is what kick starts the story.
What I like is your suggestion that “…when constructing a protagonist, the point is to craft someone who is the LEAST LIKELY to be able to handle the situation you put them in; the LEAST LIKELY to be able to achieve their goal…” But I am not sure if the adjective used to describe the protagonist needs to embody his flaw. Can’t it just be his professional status? My protagonist is a confident guy and it is his confidence that goes for a toss when the girl begins to develop doubts about the morality of their affair and decides to go back to her boyfriend. That what constitutes his conflict; how to win back the girl. And his being an advertising guy factors in later when he casts her in an ad film to win back her love.
Of course, the logline has to be shortened… somewhat like, “A young advertising executive has a clandestine affair with his best friend’s girlfriend till the other guy finds out about it,” OR, “A young advertising executive has a clandestine affair with his best friend’s girlfriend till she begins to have qualms about it and wants to go back to her boyfriend.” (Actually both the things happen; the girl begins to have moral qualms and her boyfriend also finds out about the affair.)
What do you suggest?
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