Lesson 2

[Bill Phipps]

Subject line: Bill Phipps Big M.I.S.

What I learned doing this assignment is…? The simpler the elements are the clearer and more thrilling the story can be.

Logline: A brilliant but reclusive computer repair expert receives an old device containing encrypted messages. As he deciphers the secrets, he becomes a target in a deadly game of assassins and a shadowy organization.

Unwitting but Resourceful Hero: The computer repair expert, preferring solitude, reluctantly uses his exceptional skills to decode the mysterious messages, thrusting him into a perilous web of intrigue.

Dangerous Villain: A lethal and enigmatic organization, hell-bent on preserving its secrets, dispatches ruthless assassins to eliminate anyone unraveling the encrypted messages’ hidden truths.

High Stakes: The decoded messages unveil a conspiracy threatening global security, forcing the reclusive hero to navigate a treacherous path to prevent catastrophic consequences.

Life and Death Situations: As the hero delves deeper into the conspiracy, he faces relentless assassins, decoding challenges, and a ticking clock, where every move could mean survival or demise.

This story is thrilling because: This story is thrilling because it combines the suspense of a brilliant recluse decoding mysterious messages with the relentless pursuit of deadly assassins, uncovering a high-stakes conspiracy that could reshape the world order.

BIG MYSTERY: As the computer repair expert deciphers the encrypted messages, the big mystery emerges: “What pivotal information does the old device hold that not only makes him a target for assassins but also places him at the center of a clandestine power struggle?”

BIG INTRIGUE: The shadow organization’s covert plan revolves around using the decrypted information to frame a rival organization for a high-profile cyberattack, triggering a global conflict that would divert attention while they advance their own hidden agenda.

BIG SUSPENSE: As the hero decodes the messages, the looming danger intensifies: Will the relentless assassins catch up to him before he can unravel the encrypted secrets, or will he outsmart them and expose the shadow organization’s deadly game?

[Robert Smith]

THRILLER DAY 2 THE BIG M. I. S.

ROBERT R. SMITH’s BIG M. I. S. (THRILLER DAY 2 THE BIG M. I. S.

WHAT I LEARNED DOING THIS ASSIGNMENT IS…?

I learned how to apply the essential components of Thrillers to the thriller I am writing.

GENRE: Gangster thriller.

TITLE: ANGELS IN GANGLAND II – The Saving of Uncle Max.

LOGLINE: The Guardian Angels, Rabbi Solomon Levitsky and ex-gangster Lou Tasca must go back in time to New York in the thirties, in order to rescue Rabbi Solomon’s Uncle Max Levitsky, a gangster, from a hitman sent by Boss Lepke Buchalter of Murder Incorporated.

HERO: (Split protagonist) Rabbi Solomon and Lou Tasca, who have all the mobility and versatility of being ‘angels.’ but can they intervene in time for Uncle Max?.

VILLAIN: Lepke Buchalter boss of a syndicate of contract killers.

HIGH STAKES: Can Lou and Rabbi Solomon intervene in time for Uncle Max?

LIFE AND DEATH: Will Max hide from his killers? Will Lou and Rabbi Sol rescue Uncle Max? Will Lou and Rabbi Solomon ruin both the past and the future?

THRILLING BECAUSE: Stacked tensions about how a nephew (Rabbi Solomon) as a venerable aging Rabbi go back in time to rescue the Uncle who has never seen him.

THE BIG M. I. S.

MYSTERY: Where is Uncle Max so Rabbi Sol and Lou can save him?

INTRIGUE: The murder plan of Murder Incorporated against Max.

SUSPENSE: Will Max be killed by a hitman before Rabbi Sol and Lou rescue him.

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