[ROGER NAIK]

1. Taking your 5 ideas from the Pre-Lesson, use the techniques below to brainstorm possible major hooks.

A.
Intriguing Contained Setting: Venice in Italy
B.
Unique Device: Stolen uranium bars to make a nuclear bomb
C.
Unique Monster/Villain: Russian Oligarch
D.
Mystery: How uranium bars were stolen from Ukraine’s nuclear plant, which
is now controlled by Russians
E.
Impossible goal/Unsolvable problem: Uranium is in the hands of the Italian
mafia boss
F.
Unique layers: Bars are transported from Switzerland by Bernina Express
train to Milan for Venice.

2. Ask the High Concept Question.

Having
to do with __crime__, what haven’t we seen before?

3. Pick one and do the Exchanging Components process.

List
the components of your current concept. ? need to think all these
Brainstorm
many alternatives for each component.
Pick
the most interesting and engaging.

4. From doing those steps, make a list of all the possible concepts and select the one that you believe will make the best-contained story AND will be a strong hook when you market this script.

[ROGER NAIK]

Roger Naik

“I agree to the terms of this release form.”

GROUP RELEASE FORM

As a member of this group, I agree to the following:

1. That I will keep the processes, strategies, teleconferences, communications, lessons, and models of the class confidential, and that I will NOT share any of this program either privately, with a group, posting online, writing articles, through video or computer programming, or in any other way that would make those processes, teleconferences, communications, lessons, and models of the class available to anyone who is not a member of this class.

2. That each writer’s work here is copyrighted and that writer is the sole owner of that work. That includes this program which is copyrighted by Hal Croasmun. I acknowledge that submission of an idea to this group constitutes a claim of and the recognition of ownership of that idea.

I will keep the other writer’s ideas and writing confidential and will not share this information with anyone without the express written permission of the writer/owner. I will not market or even discuss this information with anyone outside this group.

3. I also understand that many stories and ideas are similar and/or have common themes and from time to time, two or more people can independently and simultaneously generate the same concept or movie idea.

4. If I have an idea that is the same as or very similar to another group member’s idea, I’ll immediately contact Hal and present proof that I had this idea prior to the beginning of the class. If Hal deems them to be the same idea or close enough to cause harm to either party, he’ll request both parties to present another concept for the class.

5. If you don’t present proof to Hal that you have the same idea as another person, you agree that all ideas presented to this group are the sole ownership of the person who presented them and you will not write or market another group member’s ideas.

6. Finally, I agree not to bring suit against anyone in this group for any reason, unless they use a substantial portion of my copyrighted work in a manner that is public and/or that prevents me from marketing my script by shopping it to production companies, agents, managers, actors, networks, studios or any other entertainment industry organizations or people.

[ROGER NAIK]

Roger Naik

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