Lesson 19

[Pat GALBRAITH Galbraith]

ASSIGNMENT 19

Subject line: Pat’ Act 3 Turning Point

What I learned doing this assignment is how seriously low to go.

1. 1. Outline Key Scene 4 – Turning Point 3.

Beginning: Hank gets a phone call from Elaine

Middle: Elaine breaks a date they had already set up.

End: Hank’ heart is broken.

2. Write Turning Point ACT 3 – Protagonist faces their lowest low.

INT. HANK’S HOUSE – DAY

Hank is getting ready for a date with Elaine when the phone rings.

Elaine

Hank, something’s come up. I won’t be able to go out tonight.

Hank sits down on his bed.

Hank

What’s going on Elaine? I thought we were back on track.

Elaine

You’ve disappointed me Hank. I just can’t start this again.

Hank hangs up the phone in tears.

[Tasha Espinoza]

Tasha’s Act 3 Turning Point

Doing this assignment, I learned the following: Even if you have a scene outlined, it’s important to let your characters flow—they’ll take you to some wild places, but they will always come back to the story at hand and inform where it needs to go.

1. Outline Key Scene 4 – Turning Point 3.<div>

INT. DEACON ANDERS’S CHAMBERS – DAY

Beginning: Bethany and Koju break into Deacon Anders Chambers.

Middle: They find a pentagram, a book of spells, and other occult items. Deacon Anders sends Demon 23 into Koju.

End: Deacon Anders tells Koju to knock out Bethany and prepare her.

2. Write Turning Point 3 – Protagonist faces their lowest low.

INT. DEACON ANDERS’S CHAMBERS – DAY

Bethany breaks the window from the outside. She and Koju carefully climb around the glass and quietly enter the room.

The room is very cold. A white cloud jets out from Koju’s nostrils and he wordlessly points to them.

Bethany nods as she checks the closet. The orderly but barren room is empty with the exception of a few pieces of furniture.

BETHANY

We’re alone.

KOJU

Holy shit, it’s like an ice box in here. When does that youth seminar end?

BETHANY

Not for another hour.

KOJU

Doesn’t look like we’ll need it.

(Looking around)

A twin? Man, this place is sad, but nothing about it screams Occult.

BETHANY

It’s so weird. When I saw it in his mind, it was on the ground right here in the center of the room.

KOJU

Where exactly did you say it was?

BETHANY

In the vision, it was right about here.

Bethany points to the center of the floor between the bed and the dresser.

KOJU

How big was it?

BETHANY

I’d say about 5 feet by 5 feet?

KOJU

And you think it was made out of blood, right?

BETHANY

Yes.

KOJU takes out a brown bottle with a spray top and starts spraying it in the area Bethany indicated.

Bethany reads the bottle.

BETHANY

Do you normally carry around a huge bottle of hydrogen peroxide with you?

KOJU

No, not normally. I left it in my car after I went shopping. I use it as a disinfectant when I clean my house.

BETHANY

Are we cleaning the Deacon’s floor?

KOJU

Ha ha. Hydrogen peroxide bubbles when it interacts with blood. I figured it was worth a try if anything residual remained.

Koju finishes spraying and steps back.

KOJU

Maybe Deacon Anders should buy a bottle because whatever he’s using to clean up is not doing the trick.

Bubbling on the floor before Koju and Bethany is the outline of a Pentagram.

BETHANY

I can’t believe it.

Koju starts rummaging through the dresser drawers.

KOJU

You can’t believe you’re right? Or can’t believe that you’re telepathic.

BETHANY

Honestly. I’ve been having a hard time with all of this. Back when we met and you suggested that maybe this whole time I was suffering from a mental illness and not demonic possession or attachment, part of me thought that maybe you were right. But now this—

Koju pulls out a book from the bottom drawer. It is definitely gnarly and very occult y.

KOJU

And now this.

BETHANY

Is that a conjuring book?

KOJU

Now why would a deacon need that?

DEACON ANDERS

I’m a priest, but why would I expect a pagan like yourself to know the difference.

Kojus is surprised but the appearance of Deacon Anders who uses it to his advantage and snatches the spell book out of Koju’s hands.

KOJU

Hey!

Koju lunges forward to snatch it back and Deacon Anders blows a red powder into his face. Koju freezes.

BETHANY

Oh my god! What did you do to him?

DEACON ANDERS

Like that do you?

Deacon Anders turns and blows the powder into her face too. She become immobile.

DEACON ANDERS

Well wait til I show you what a priest needs with a conjuring book.

Deacon Anders opens it to a summoning spell. He puts his reading glasses on.

He looks back at Bethany.

DEACON ANDERS

Forgive me, I don’t have it memorized yet. I used to have a mind like a steel trap but you know what they say about the mind as you get older, it ain’t what it used to be. Now where was eye. Oh yes. I’m about to summon Demon 23 and send him into Koju. Remember when you told me that maybe I could make a name for myself in the church if I learned how to perform and exorcism? I took those words to heart. Bet you didn’t I would try to master possession too. But watch.

Deacon Anders recites and incantation.

Bethany can see Demon 23 manifest.

Deacon Anders recites a secondary incantation and Bethany can see Demon 23 fight as he goes into Koju’s body.

Koju’s eyes roll back into his head until all you see is the white. His body moves unnaturally forward.

DEACON ANDERS

As I have said the [Insert something prayer], I exert dominion over you evil Spirit, Demon 23 as you have become know.

Koju turns toward Deacon 23.

DEACON ANDERS

You are under my command and do my bidding alone.

Koju nods.

DEACON ANDERS

For the time being, knock her lights out.

Koju walks up to Bethany who is still frozen.

She cannot speak but terror fills her eyes as Koju approaches. He swings his head towards hers but stop short of head butting her.

He touches his forehead to hers and a white hot light fills her mind until she can’t see anything else.

[H. Vince]

H. Vince’s Act 3 Turning Point

The 30-Day Screenplay – 2023

Lesson 19: Act 3 Turning Point

What I learned from doing this assignment is…

I’m having mixed feelings about the journey of the story. I’ll just put whatever comes to mind for now and revise later to keep moving forward.

Act 3:

PROTAGONIST TURNING POINT/LOWEST LOW:

Imagine finding out you were supposed to be aborted and then the people that proved it to you took off without any purpose of what you were supposed to do next? This is where that happens…unless I completely fix this later which I’m saying there’s a chance..

24. UNKNOWN LOCATION

BEGINNING: Victor is in feelings not caring right now

MIDDLE: Victor starts building rage

END: Victor gets into trouble