Okay, so your protagonist is a 17-year-old orphan and heroin addict living on the streets of Hollywood. She wants to be an actress, convinced that fame will solve all her problems, but what she really needs is just to be loved. Eventually, she ends up in front of the camera on a porn set somewhere in The Valley, and that’s when the real tragedy begins. This is a good start. You have an interesting character, full of flaws (addiction, abandonment, self-absorption), she has a clear goal, gets locked into a complicated situation, and most importantly, you understand the…

Screenplay Genre: Drama / Mystery Movie Time: 96 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Twelve jurors are set to the task of reaching a verdict of a teenage Hispanic boy who has just been tried for murdering his father, with a guilty verdict sending the boy to the electric chair. Once in deliberation, the jurors take a preliminary vote, but Juror #8 (Henry Fonda) is the only one to vote "not guilty" because he feels the boy at least deserves a review of the case before they hand in their verdict. (00:11:42)