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Lesson 19
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SUBJECT: Mark Napier’s Act 3 Turning Point – Protagonist Faces Their Lowest Low
What did I learn? I am learning to tap the deep emotions that a person would feel when placed in a particular situation.
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ACT 3:
BEAT SHEET: ACT 3 PROTAGONIST FACES THEIR LOWEST LOW:
SLUG: EXT–STREETS OF MIAMI AND FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA–DAY/NIGHT
–Mark soon finds himself homeless and joining in the ranks of the “Walking Dead.”
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ACT 3:
ACT 3 PROTAGONIST FACES THEIR LOWEST LOW: OUTLINE:
SLUG: EXT–STREETS OF MIAMI AND FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA–DAY/NIGHT
BEGINNING: Mark soon finds himself homeless and joining in the ranks of the “Walking Dead” that will eventually consume 675,000 people. He is not just bankrupted financially, he is also bankrupted physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally as he becomes an abandonment of self. Mark feels he is a complete failure in life and blames himself for not taking a more confrontational and aggressive proactive stance against COS Reilly.
MIDDLE: Mark begins to fall deeper into severe depression triggering PTSD, sleep insomnia, and is increasingly becoming more short tempered and violent. To hear people thank him for his service begins to anger him all because he stood up and did what was right and followed military leadership values.
END: Mark begins planning his suicide to get him out of his wretched misery.
ACT 3:
ACT 3 PROTAGONIST FACES THEIR LOWEST LOW: DIALOG SCENE:
SLUG: EXT–STREETS OF MIAMI AND FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA–DAY/NIGHT
DESCRIPTION: Unbeknownst to Mark his transformational journey from a professional CIA officer and Military officer will lead to five years of chronic homelessness.
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LESSON 19:
Dr. Amador’s ACT 3 Turning point: protagonist faces lowest low.
***What I learned from this assignment is that I don’t have a all the pieces of the puzzle, but i’m starting to get “beats” or major dramatic moments. I think i captured a good “lowest of the low” here with the raiding of robert’s facilities and sarah’s betrayal. i also captured well why he must go on as the threat of his daughter’s future reputation as daughter of a traitor will mark her forever.”
INT. NM TELESCOPE FACILITY – DAY
BEGINNING: US MILITARY and other government agents raid Robert and his rag-tag team at the University.
MIDDLE: BROADCAST ON NEWS : ROBERT PORTRAYED AS PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE for sharing government secrets with other countries’ astronomers. We see shots on his ex-wife and daughter— they’re incredulous. government facilities land on their door step and ask what was it like living with a traitor to his country. Athena — his daughter defends him—her daddy is no trader.
END: Robert is told by Rosinski that he needs his help and that he will make sure government drops all charges if he co-operates. He Refuses. Sarah, who’s been helping him is taken into another cell. Sarah tells him to say nothing. Finally, she’s taken out. Robert is threatened with death penalty under the espionage act and it could implicate sarah and even his wife as traitors and they could be executed for treason as well (his daughter will have to live with reputation of being a traitor’s daughter). Robert gives in; he agrees to help rosinski hook up the “crystal” communicator to the satellite. [those blue flashes of light are getting closer and closer—this could be sub-theme?]
**Sarah comes speaks to him?? or better yet, he agrees to work with them on condition that they let his wife and sarah go free. Once he arrives at rosinski’s facility, he’s astonished to see Sarah working for directly for rosinski all along. She was always working for him; they just needed his knowledge. Robert has been betrayed but he has no choice.
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Assignment #19 Turning Point 3: What I learned writing this assignment is that without the commitment to the process here I never would have completed this scene, it was so hard to put my characters through this.
Scene: Turning Point 3
Turning Point: Huge failure / Major shift: Viral video of things too wild out on the town and Carla looking crazy talking to herself and winding up in the drunk tank. Harriet reveals to Carla that she wishes she were real and how lucky Carla is to be human.
Beginning: Carla is sitting in the drunk tank waiting for Mark to come bail her out. Harriet is beside her. They’re both feeling major shame.
Middle: Harriet reveals she took things too far and was desperate to be human through Carla. She thinks Carla is so lucky and saw the opportunity and took advantage. Carla tells Harriet to leave.
End: Mark shows up and tells Carla the video of her antics at the bar is viral. Carla worries one of her mom friends posted it. Mark saw the sexy bartender kiss on the video.
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Lesson 19 Trish’s Act 2B Turning Point
What I learned doing this assignment is that as helpful as outlining the scene is, you continue to learn more about the scene when you’re writing it.
1. Outline Key Scene 4 – Turning Point 3.
Beginning: Worried about more people dying or being injured, Emma and Lucas confront Richard. (they’ll decide/discuss this in the previous scene)
Middle: They know some about his past, but it isn’t the leverage they thought it would be. They know about the messages too, but so what. he threatens Emma that she’ll never know the truth about her mother if she proceeds and Lucas will face charges such as wrongful death, defamation, maybe even involuntary manslaughter or negligent homicide.
End: defeated, they leave
2. Write Turning Point 3 – Protagonist faces their lowest low.
Done.
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