-
Day 8 Assignments
Reply to post your assignments.
-
2 Replies
-
DAY 8 Intertwine your three sequences to create plot.
What I leaned is: I still need to add the mystery’s life threatening issues yet, and define the plots so this isn’t complete
OPENING
A young boy hangs himself –
SET-UP
In church, young Evelyn eight, has a breakdown, kicking and streaming. Paramedics are called. 18 years later, Evelyn is released by the governors board. She sees Brent on TV, Vows to destroy him. (Evelyn has problems – haunted by her horrific past – and wants revenge on the man she thinks is responsible for it. That man is Brent Martin and he’s a preacher and pillar of society.
THEME STAED
All is not what as it seems. You can’t judge a book by its cover.
Your past will come back to haunt you.
CATALYST
Evelyn seduces Brent at Chicago. Videos it, Sends the file to the media.
DEBATE
Who is this mystery woman. Brent insists it never happened and the photo’s were manipulated. Deep fake video. Brent’s backers want to know if it’s true. There’s a media frenzy. Carla Wiggins, local TV reporter is assigned to the case. Evelyn has flashbacks of a young boy hanging himself.
BREAK INTO TWO
Carla is forced to take the case.
B STORY
The dynamic between Carla and Evelyn.
FUN AND GAMES
Evelyn works on the demise of Brent. Stalks him at the house. Goes to his church. Tries to influence his wife, Sophie. Hounds Brent at every opportunity. Lets him believe his daughter is in danger. Promises to destroy him. At church – he opens his Bible there’s a picture of him in the bedroom with Evelyn.
MID POINT
Brents lawyer says he must go public. Brent decides to get dirty.
BAD GUYS CLOSE IN
Brent confronts Evelyn personally
Brent puts heavies on Evelyn to scare her off.
Evelyn and Sophie have sex – creates tension.
Evelyn sets up Sophie with an ex boyfriend – makes it look bad on Sophie
Evelyn makes Brent think she’s abducted his daughter
Carla confronts Brent about who is Jonathon Margolis?
ALL IS LOST
Brent admits to being Jonathon Margolis. Changed his name due to a scandal 18 years prior. No charges were brought against him. He admits to having urges, but with the help of God that is behind him.
DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
Evelyn sends pictures to Lydia. Now Sophie knows the truth – but Brent’s family is ruined.
BREAK INTO THREE
Brent vows to get his family back.
FINALE
Brent chases down the ex-boyfriend – in a fight Brent kills him.
Brent finds out where Evelyn and Sophie are hiding out
Brent and Evelyn get in a huge fight.
We see why Evelyn was tracking him down – she saw Brent rape her brother. Then watched her parents commit a murder suicide.
Evelyn gives Brent a gun so he can kill himself.
The cops take Brent into custody for the murder of the boyfriend.
The hospital takes Evelyn back to the asylum because she’s a nut job.
-
David Sylvester Thriller Plot!
What I learned is… How to develop a story differently.
OPENING: Wilma is running from someone, afraid for her life. She raises the gun and shoots.
Life Threatening #1: Wilma is all alone and the serial killer is hunting. her
Mystery # Her dog is killed
Mystery # items moved around the house
INCITING INCIDENT: Her FBI friend asks her for her help on a new serial killer case.
Mystery # Wilma is having dreams about killings
TURNING POINT 1: She actively investigate the case
Life Threatening #Is Wilma’s PTSD coming back
Mystery crime evidence that points to Wilma
Villain’s Plan #. Make Wilma seems to be mentally unstable.
MIDPOINT: her husband is murdered in their bed
Mystery # who murdered her husband
Life Threatening #3 Wilma is the prime suspect
Mystery #Wilma’s hallucination her have fingerprints
TURNING POINT 2 Wilma realizes that her hallucination is real..herself from a parallel life that’s doing all the killings
CLIMAX: chasing the serial killer
Life Threatening #4 The serial killer is setting her up
Wilma chases the serial killer and shoots the serial killer
RESOLUTION: Wilma wakes up in the hospital in the serial killer’s timeline getting everything she dreamed of.
Log in to reply.