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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Problem, Opportunity, Conflict, Part 3: Test Run

So now we’ve dumped that hopelessly vague term “inciting incidentfor a more complex version: old problem, scary opportunity, unforeseen conflict. Let’s examine some movies in different genres through this prism:

Comedies:Dramas: Adventure:Thrillers:So far so good. It usually applies, but not always, which is my definition of a good rule. But if we’ve split our beginning up into three parts, then where does that leave our endings? We’ll check that out tomorrow, when we conclude this little mini-unit...

7 comments:

James Kennedy said...

How can I take you seriously when you spell it "Alderon" and not "Alderaan"? JESUS CHRIST, BIRD, GET IT TOGETHER. This is the Internet, not amateur hour!

Matt Bird said...

As I typed that, I thought, "Am I spelling this right?", and then I thought, "Eh."

James Kennedy said...

How cavalier you are with an entire planet that has been blown up. As usual, you make me sick.

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