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Lesson 17
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Dawn Greenfield’s Act 3 Reaction to Midpoint – Lesson 17
Using your Beat Sheet, outline your Act 3 Key Scenes.
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- Rethink everything: Jack realizes he didn’t have any homemaking skills because he didn’t have parents to guide him. He can’t let his niece grow up the way he did. He buckles down and forges a new life plan.
- New plan: Leave the mob business behind.
- State Employment Office. Finds job cleaning offices; gets fired taking Elsie to work.
- Turning Point: Huge failure / Major shift: Jain guides him along the way. Helps him discover his strengths and weaknesses for a new life
- Jack gets a job with a collection agency. They love his background
Write Key Scene 1: Reaction/Rethink.
INT. BIG NOSE SAM’S MEETING ROOM – NIGHT
Jack is in a meeting with Big Nose Sam, who has an assignment for him.
BIG NOSE SAM
Okay, let’s get down to business. I need you to
snuff out these people.
Big Nose Sam shows Jack a picture of a guy with his family.
INSERT PICTURE
Jack stares at the photo. He shakes his head. Jack doesn’t think he can do the work for Big Nose Sam anymore.
JACK
Boss, I can’t kill someone who has kids or pets.
BIG NOSE SAM
What the hell, Jack? You going to work for me,
or what?
JACK
I guess it will have to be the “or what,” Sam.
BIG NOSE SAM
Listen, Jack. You’ve been my right-hand man
for the past five years. What happened to
‘Crack shot’ Jack?
JACK
Elsie’s changed everything for me. I can’t do this
work anymore.
Big Nose Sam opens the door.
BIG NOSE SAM
Gina, bring the kid. Jack’s leaving.
Jack and Elsie leave.
INT. JACK’S APARTMENT – NIGHT
Jack is half sloshed as he talks with Jain. He considers himself a huge failure.
Jain guides him along the way. Helps him discover his strengths and weaknesses for a new life.
NEW PLAN is to leave the mob business behind. Doesn’t know what to do. Has to find work.
INT. STATE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE – DAY
Jack talks with someone about finding work.
SERIES OF SHOTS: Interviews with various companies. All failures.
Finally, someone hires Jack.
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