Day 17 Assignment

[Bob Rowen]

Bob Rowen’s Act 3 Reaction to Midpoint

What I learned doing this assignment is how helpful it is to outline all the key scenes of the Act.

Outline Key Scenes Act 3

Key Scene 1: React/rethink the new reality revealed by Midpoint

EXT. UNIT 2 CATWALK – LUNCHTIME

BEGINNING: The Company doesn’t want radiation safety issues and concerns presented and discussed at safety meetings.

MIDDLE: Virgil and Forrest need to decide if they’re going to comply.

END: They decide to bring Skidmore into their effort of deciding what to do.

Key Scene 2: Makes New Plan

INT. GRACIE’S POOLHALL – NIGHT

BEGINNING: Document problems, use Control Technician Radiation Log Book, contact AEC compliance inspectors, and bring up safety concerns at safety meetings.

MIDDLE: Virgil takes the lead.

END: Skidmore cautions Virgil not to get too involved.

Key Scene 3: Things DON’T go well, because…

INT. EDGAR’S OFFICE – MORNING

BEGINNING: Virgil finds a gold mine in the Dempster Dumpster.

MIDDLE: Edgar lets Virgil know he’s been made aware of Virgil going through the trash.

END: Edgar threatens Virgil.

Key Scene 4: Turing Point – Protagonist faces their lowest low.

INT. UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION – DAY

BEGINNING: A fellow student, who is a deputy sheriff, shares a secret police document with Virgil.

MIDDLE: Virgil is devastated by its content.

END: Virgil creates a simulation of it and commits to expose it.

Key Scene 1, Act 3:

EXT. UNIT 2 CATWALK – LUNCHTIME

Virgil and Forrest are sitting alone on the Unit 2 catwalk over looking the bay while eating lunch.

VIRGIL

I don’t know what we’re going to do.

FORREST

Sounds like we’re not going to discuss radiation safety at company safety meetings.

VIRGIL

That’s what Edgar said but I don’t buy it! What’s a safety meeting for if it’s not okay to discuss radiation safety?

FORREST

I think you know the answer to that one.

VIRGIL

Yeah, I do. It’s because minutes are taken of those meetings that can be reviewed by anyone down the road. And I for one will not comply with Edgar’s bullshit if we cannot solve the radiation problems some other way.

FORREST

I think we ought to bring Skidmore into this discussion. The three of us should be able to come up with a plan of attack, don’t you think?

[Robert Springfield]

Rob Springfield’s Act 3 Reaction to Midpoint

What I learned doing this assignment is that each layer added is like materials used for building the story.

RETHINK/REACTION TO MIDPOINT

INT. TRUCK/AIRPLANE – NEW MEXICO – DAY

BEGINNING: Mark and Jeff hitch a ride on the back of a truck. Julie and Ann slam them for lying about everything. Jeff and Mark tell the truth on the ride to the airport. Mark doesn’t tell his truth. He realizes that the killers are tracking them by a phone or by some other method.

MIDDLE: Mark sees that his family is in real danger. He knows that he needs to master the app’s full functionalities. He explains how he used the app to hack the train’s electrical system that caused the blackout.

END: The family boards the plane at the airport unnoticed or so they think. The killers are already seated and waiting on them.

NEW PLAN

INT. AIRPLANE – DAY

BEGINNING: He uploads a file that shows all types of defensive tactics embedded on the app. He sees the app as a weapon that can save their lives. He will utilize all of the advantages of the app that’s available. He immerses his full attention to studying the app.

MIDDLE: Mark gives Jeff an ambiguous view of the app’s capabilities. He continues to hide the circumstances regarding the app by avoidance.

END: Mark receives a suspicious reaction from another passenger, but doesn’t realize it until it is too late.

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[Arial Burnz]

Subject: Arial’s Act 3 – Key Scene Outlines

What I learned doing this assignment is…I don’t have to have everything figured out when I did the beat sheet 1st draft. I thought I did, but I didn’t! And that’s okay. This process is very thorough and amazing. I don’t think I’ll ever plan another story without going through these steps.

Midpoint: Upon escaping the prison, Syndra’s magic triggers a fatal booby trap and she dies, but not before giving Aylen a medallion, which is the key to a treasure and her access into the school of magic in Havencrest.

Reaction/Rethink: Aylen must now do this journey alone. Survival is first, though. She must find clothes, food and shelter but when she ventures into Thallan, she is captured by thieves who figure out she’s an escaped prison from Anguish Island. They plan on turning her in for a reward, but instead she convinces them through a test of combat that if she wins, she will join them. If she loses, they can turn her in for the reward. She wins and the person she fights is spared. This person – Gwen – becomes her friend.

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[Harley Grant]

Harley Grant’s Act 3 Reaction to Midpoint (place in first line)

What I learned doing this assignment is that needed to make my script more compelling. As a result, I added a wrinkle that will set my main character on a new, but relevant journey.

Key Scene 1: Reaction/Rethink.

Beginning: Priyanka opens the envelope and takes out the letter. She carefully places the sheets of paper in front of her as she reads each page. When Priyanka finishes, she starts to cry.

Middle: Rick asks her what the letter says. Priyanka tells him that unless the document is a sick joke, her father may be alive.

End: Priyanka takes Rick’s car and heads out alone in search of her father.