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Lesson 10
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Natalie’s Action One Emotions.
WIL: Adding Anxiety, Fear and Relief to a scene causes emotions and that’s what we want for the audience to experience, – emotions.
While I was doing this assignment, I discovered that my Protagonist is more passive than active. And, – that’s not going to work.
I think, this is due to her being torn between ensuring her autistic son is entertained & safe, and tyring to stop antagonistic forces from sabotaging grand opening of the Ferris Wheel. As a mother myself, making sure my kid is safe will be definitely my priority number one.
As a result, I changed my protagonist to someone who can dedicate their time entirely to the problem at hand. Thanks god, it’s only an outline, and it was super easy to tweak, because my new Protagonist was already doing what they supposed to do – in shadows. All that was required is give them a spotlight. Additionally, I can’t recollect this type of a Protagonist being explored in action movies before, and, as of now, I think it’s going to work.
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Connie Hood – Lesson #9 Plot twists
What I learned is that while some of my surprises were embedded in the plot, I needed a better understanding and sequencing of the twists. This plot is being constructed over real characters and invented situations. Examples of irony and plot twisting include:
Borko (villain) tragic back story – there will never be enough for him. He was a child in a cruel, lawless environment (Holodomor) and consideration for others is not in his makeup. He is driven.
Clara’s transformation from a banker (teller cages, back room) to an undercover investigator
Speakeasies and free flowing liquor – when the IRS is chasing bootleggers
Borko proposes to Clara – after threatening her with his knife throwing performance
Clara teams up with Clifford (FBI) and is shocked when she sees Clifford and Borko talking. Borko is trying to recruit him.
Borko sends her up to the high wire to save a dog – then he kills the dog
Borko chases Clifford’s plane, climbs on wing of the biplane. Engine blows up – ropes and oil everywhere. Clifford lands the plane and Borko survives the ride – last scene is in hospital.
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This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Connie Hood.
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Connie Hood Lesson #10 – Level One emotions
What I learned is that I need to be much more careful in building emotional tension, identifying the reactions and emotions of the audience. In my outline the neither the heroine nor the villain evoke a need for empathy. The heroine needs to be more clearly defined and likable to the audience and the villain needs a tragic backstory. We need to care.
Scene: Clara has sacrificed security by going undercover as an accountant. Vast sums of money are passing through her bank. She befriends the circus gals. She is afraid of heights – something that is used to evoke fear in many circus acts.
After she rejects a proposal from Borko (clown, lead suspect for bootlegging and money laundering) he lures her to the big top. A small dog from her friend’s act is stranded on top of the high wire platform. Borko sends her up the ladder, forces a tightrope walk, no net. His plan is that anxiety will make her fall. She reaches the platform with the dog, picks it up and gets down the ladder.
Borko strangles the dog, hands it back to her limp.
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