John Conte
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John Conte learned the Villain’s Plan sets plot points to follow through out the rest of the story.
1.) Vince is assigned to investigate a murder Hidee committed to implicate Howard Golden. As part of her plan for retribution, Hidee intends to be rewarded Golden’s Gallery as payment for child support. She learns of that a police investigation will ensue lead by Detective Vince Vango.
2.) Fromm researches Detective Vango to learn he was an arresting officer for one of the clients of her attorney Hilary Crane. She also discovers that Detective Vango is the only son of Golden. As her child suffered as a result of Golden’s callousness so must Golden’s son experience pain.
3.) Fromm and Crane make a tacitum agreement to besmirch the career of Vango. Through a mutual friend Hidee invites Vango to one of her club engagements.
4.) Dressed in an alluring outfit, Hidee performs sexy moves to attract Vince. After her show, Hidee approaches Vince for a drink. As the night ends, Vince consumed several drinks. He reveals that music and art are his real passion and police work, just pays the bills. Now Hidee has enough information to strategist a plan. She invites Vince to a concert of a popular band and he accepts..
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John how : I learned the importance of creating a Red Herring character to the story.
Hidee Fromme is the Villain of the story. Her motive for murder is her daughter Clarise is concealed from the audience. As previously stated Howard Golden is the father of the baby and demanded she have an abortion. Hidee went into seclusion to have the child There is bitterness and disdain that her autistic baby was given away for adoption. During the story Hidee visits her daughter and presents her with gifts including one of Hidee’s painting
Howard Golden the father is the source of Hidee’s hate and becomes a Red Herring. After two years of absence Hidee re-establishes a relationship with Howard. Hideee reacquaints herself with the New York art scene including several of the gallery’s clients.
As a former Art Professor at NYU Golden establishes a prominent art galley in the city featuring works of his most talented students. He signs an agreement with these artists, giving him a shared ownership of the paintings in exchange for exhibition in his galley.
One of his students Mark Willis is found hanged in his New York apartment. Beside his body is a s note cursing Golden for his stern criticize of his art.
Mark Willis is the son an established attorney Karl Willis. The suspicious father pressures the police to learn if his son’s death was a murder or suicide. Detective Vince Vango is assigned to the case. He is angered when he learns that a suspect in Mark’s death is his estranged father, Howard Golden. In spite of his apparent bias he conceals the conflict from his superiors.
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John Conte Day 5
The end goal of the Villain Hidee Fromm:
Kill Howard Golden and acquire his Soho Hidee will manipulate Detective Vince Vango to set up his father (Howard Golden). Hidee has a civil suit against Golden. She also plans to discredit Vince and ultimately be fired .
Hidee’s attorney Hilary Crane has a client, Ted Demond waiting on death row for murder. Detective Vango. Demond’s was the arresting officer .
During her tenure an art student at NYU Hidee had an affair with one of her professors, Howard Golden. When Hidee gets pregnant she approaches the father Golden. He refused responds ability and demands Hidee have an abortion. Hidee quits school to care for the baby The child is born with Autism. Due to her financial deficiency, Hidee institutionalizes her daughter Claire
In addition to Art Hidee, has a second passion of music.. She begins a career as a professional musician, She performs in local clubs., where she meets a fellow musician Vince Vango.
A scornful Hidee plans revenge. She remembers from a University Business class that, the value of art increases after the artist dies. She reestablishes a friendship with Golden to learn more about his clients. Eventually Hidee befriends some the artists exhibiting their art at Golden’s gallery.
Hidee murders one artist by hanging him in his studio. She leaves a note suggesting the death was a suicide. Vince Vango is assigned by his precinct to investigate the artist’s death.
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Silence of the Lamb is an expositions of Extreme Characters of Good and Evil.
Hannibal Lecter and Buffalo Bill as gruesome and devious villains I have seen vs Clarice Starling the heroine the delicate maiden of goodness and freshness who must progress to a warrior spirit using her wit to combat Buffalo Bill. All three main characters provide both provide the Mystery, Intrigue and Suspense.
Mystery: Will Hannibal help Clarice find Buffalo. How will the relationship between Clarice & Hannibal develop. What is the backstory of Clarice. Who is Buffalo Bill and what is his method for murder.
Intrigue: Hannibal and Buffalo Bill are devious murders. How will both villains outsmart the FBI.
Suspense: The end of Act 2 Hannibal murders and escapes law enforcement. In he Climax, Clarice discovers Buffalo Bill and fights for her life in the dark.
BASIC INSTINCT
Basic Instinct is a murder mystery lead by Detective Nick Curran, to solve the crime.
Nick Curran is an anti- hero with an addictive personality. Two of his many vices alcohol and cigarettes. are established in the beginning. His temptress is Catherine Tramill, a primary suspect in the murder. Catherine is established as a manipulative personality who draws Nick back into his compulsions of smoking, drinking and sex. She enjoys using him for her decadent pleasure.
Dr. Beth Garner serves as a foil character to Nick. She is his Psychiatrist, friend and lover. Beth seems t a loyal friend to Nick yet as the story progresses the Beth character provides more Mystery and Intrigue. We learn Beth was a former romantic attachment to Catherine. The audience wonders who is the killer Catherine or Beth? Will either of these women maliciously destroy Nick’s career as a detective or worst murder him before he can solve the crime.
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Hi this is John C
The story exposes the art world in New York City Three principle characters are Vince Vango, Art Goldstein and Heidi Fromm.
Vince Vango is the lead detective investigating the deaths. In his earlier years Vince was an aspiring art student who changed his surname from Goldstein to Vango in homage his favorite artist Vincent Van Gog. After years of struggle as a “starving artist” Vince joined the NYPD.
Howard Goldstein is a prosperous art dealer, owning a gallery in Soho. Howard began his career as a tenured professor teaching Art History at New York University.
The concept of MIS of the story is celebrated New York artist are found dead mimicking their painting.
The mystery of the story were the deaths suicides or murder of these artists?
Intrigue is how they died and does someone profits by their death?
The main danger to the hero is how he personally becomes involved in the investigation.
During his tenure as a NYU art professor Howard Goldstein had an affair with some of his students..
Heidi Fromm during her junior year as a student at NYU has an affair with her Professor Howard Goldstein. When she learns of Goldstein’s affairs with other students, she reports the impropriety to the University Administration. After an investigation Goldstein is fired from the University. Soon after the scandal ,Heidi drops out of school to pursue a musical career.
Vince Vango meets Heidi Fromm at a local club where she headlines as a singer. Th pair become intimate friends. During the murder investigation Vince learns that a key suspect is his father. He subsequently discovers of the affair between his father Howard and girlfriend Heidi. Vince makes an effort to conceal his relationship of Goldstein and Fromm from his superiors at the precinct.
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I learned that the Thriller is a most challenging genre to skillfully engage the audience, using the MIS device to write a good screenplay.
Log-line:
“The Art of Dying” Soho artists and are found dead in front of their paintings depicting the death.
Hero: Val Vango the NYPD detective assigned to the case due to his knowledge of art. Mr. Vango is also the estranged son and former student of William Goldsmith.
William Goldsmith an established New York art dealer and professor of Contemporary Art in NYU. All of the murder victims were students of Mr. Goldsmith and clients of his gallery.
Villian The murder of artist and musicians.:
Life & Death situations: The murder of prominent artists and musicians in the city and the destruction of priceless works of art.. . Some celebrated performers boycott the city.
The story is thrilling because of the by the continued death in the artistic community of New York City. These mysterious death expand to include prominent musicians as in addition to artists… Who is next and who is responsible.
Tension between Val Vango and his father increases when Mr. Goldstein becomes a suspect .to the murders. The value of the painting in his gallery increase when his clients die.
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Hello I am John Conte
I have written five screenplays in several genres,except no Thrillers.
My intention is for my next screenplay to be a Thriller. This class will provide the tools needed to write a good Thriller.
I am an anomaly, having sold my first screenplay to a studio with an Oscar winning star attached. Previously I was employed in film editing.
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