Stephen Plotkin
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Short Rides In Long Cars:
I learned how to break down my story and characters into smaller concepts.
Conventions of my story:
Unwitting Hero: Steve Mueller.
Dangerous Villain: Woody Huntsman.
High Stakes: Yo Levin Limousine Service.
Life and death situations:
Why are people trying to kill Steve over a limousine company?
This story is thrilling because?
Steve’s life is constantly in danger.
Big Mystery:
Why is his small run down Las Vegas limo company worth killing for?
Big Intrigue:
Woody Huntsman will stop at nothing to eliminate the competition and Steve in order to acquire Steve’s limo company.
Big Suspense:
Can Steve survive the violent takeover attempts of his limousine company.
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Blade Runner 1982:
Stephen J. Plotkin: I’ve never broken down a film before, and the thriller format made me view Blade Runner, a sci-fi, noir thriller, in a completely different way. I’ve seen this movie twenty times but I’ve never viewed it like this.
Unwitting but Resourceful Hero: Rick Deckard, a former Blade Runner, is forced out of retirement.
Dangerous Villain: Roy Batty, leader of the four escaped Nexus six replicants.
High Stakes: Deckard needs to kill, retire, all four replicants. However, they are all physically stronger and faster than Deckard and will try to kill him first.
Life and Death situations: In their struggle to survive, every replicant fight scene, four, had Deckard physically beaten down and about to die.
This movie is thrilling because? The four replicants Deckard’s assigned to kill, retire, use their own unique and special skills to try and eliminate Deckard in an urban, decaying city in the future.
Big Mystery: Why would escaped replicants come back to earth?
Big Intrigue: Roy Batty, an escaped replicant and his three unique replicants relentless pursuit of their creator, Eldon Tyrell and Rick Deckard, a blade runner forced into retiring them.
Big Suspense: Can Deckard successfully retire four replicants and protect Rachel, a specially designed replicant he’s fallen in love with and designated for retirement too, from Gaff and other blade runners.
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Blade Runner 1982:
I’ve never broken down a film before, and the thriller format made me view blade runner, a sci-fi, noir thriller, in a completely different way. I’ve seen this movie twenty times but I’ve never viewed it like this before.
Unwitting but Resourceful Hero: Rick Deckard, a former Blade Runner is threatened out of retirement.
Dangerous Villain: Batty, leader of the four escaped Nexus six replicants.
High Stakes. Deckard needs to kill, retire, all four replicants. However, they are all physically stronger and faster than Deckard and will try kill him first.
Life and Death situations: Every replicant almost kills Deckard in every fight scene.
This movie is thrilling because? The four replicants he’s assigned to kill come at Deckard in a variety of ways in a polluted, urban, decaying city in the future.
Big Mystery: Why would six escaped replicants come back to earth?
Big Intrigue: How will Deckard kill, retire, and out maneuver the remaining four killer replicants and also be able to protect Rachel, a specially created replicant he’s falling in love with.
Big Suspense: Can Deckard successfully retire four replicants and protect Rachel, who is slated for retirement, from Gaff and other blade runners.
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Watched Three Days of the Condor again. Still one of the greatest thrillers of all time. I never get tired of watching the the layers unfold. However, I watched it through the class formula and saw the movie in a completely different way.