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In 1977, a reformed ex-con, desperate to pay for his mother?s hospital bill, returns to his old life of drug dealing but soon learns the game has changed and the players are more ruthless than before.
Oh cool. I'll have to give that a look. Cheers. In the past I agreed with Brian Koppelman's "all screenwriting books are bullshit" motto. But at the same time, I think it's good to educate yourself ("take what you need but don't blindly believe them" is another motto). At the end of the day, I'm leaRead more
Oh cool. I’ll have to give that a look. Cheers.
In the past I agreed with Brian Koppelman’s “all screenwriting books are bullshit” motto. But at the same time, I think it’s good to educate yourself (“take what you need but don’t blindly believe them” is another motto). At the end of the day, I’m learning by failing and by experience (both valuable – now I know what not to do).
Yeah – I must admit it’s been a helluva past couple months. During the marketing/query stage I’ve done bibles, synopses, queries, loglines, one sheets, etc. And it all comes back to the hook/bait/gimmick/the big idea (like you said – whatever).
I saw an interview where a manager even says you could sell a bad screenplay as long as it has that one great idea/hook/bait, etc (explains a lot I guess). Right now – I’ve been rewriting all my scripts and it’s interesting to be doing it from the hook-logline-marketing perspective (at least I’ll know what to do next time).
Anyways, thanks for your help.
See lessIn 1961, a British double agent, living under a new alias, must thwart a corrupt former colleague who threatens to expose his existence to a secret organisation of Nazis, unless he takes part in his complex game of human chess.
Forced and pawn are not proactive. His plan within the situation should be stated? (In the next log - I?ll put down he?s planning to play them off against each other. For something that is twisty-turny (this is my homage to Hitchcock?s Vertigo, Notorious, etc) - it is hard to know how much to give aRead more
Forced and pawn are not proactive. His plan within the situation should be stated?
(In the next log – I?ll put down he?s planning to play them off against each other. For something that is twisty-turny (this is my homage to Hitchcock?s Vertigo, Notorious, etc) – it is hard to know how much to give away.?
Why the elaborate blackmail plan?
The corrupt government agent/former colleague is also up to no good.
How long can the blackmail last?
The blackmail is a catalyst. Once the protagonist is entangled in this mess of double agendas and hidden schemes, it should become increasingly hard to get out of it.
Okay. I?ll post in a few days – with new loglines. Cheers.
Also (and for all four) shall I post in this thread or start a new one?
See lessIn 1977, a reformed ex-con, desperate to pay for his mother?s hospital bill, returns to his old life of drug dealing but soon learns the game has changed and the players are more ruthless than before.
We build up to the Blackout. Then the last few episodes will be the aftermath. So - it will come at the midpoint of the season. We?ll have flash forwards building up to it.? Hmm. I always thought the hook was the ?gimmick? (or at least that?s what Syd Field refers to it to as). Okay. I?ll need to thRead more
We build up to the Blackout. Then the last few episodes will be the aftermath. So – it will come at the midpoint of the season. We?ll have flash forwards building up to it.?
Hmm. I always thought the hook was the ?gimmick? (or at least that?s what Syd Field refers to it to as). Okay. I?ll need to think about this. Cheers.
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