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A racecar driver doesn’t mess around; he can’t afford to go back and perfect every turn. Nobody cares about second place. I don’t mean to imply that writing a first draft is a race exactly, but it should be completed fast. The inherent problem for many writers – especially beginning ones – is that they want to make that first act flawless. It’s important to have a great first 30 pages, but if you spend a tremendous ammount of time revising, sculpting, and perfecting it, you are wasting the clock. Assuming you’ve already done your homework – outlined the story, know how…

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) Screenplay Genre: Comedy / Sport Movie Time: 92 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Lackadaisical gym owner Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn) finds out from Attorney Kate Veatch (Christine Taylor) that he has thirty days to raise $50,000 or his gym will be purchased and demolished by his rival across the street, White Goodman (Ben Stiller), who owns the successful Globo-Gym. After spilling the news to the gym members, Gordon (Stephen Root) proposes playing in a dodgeball tournament that has a prize of $50,0000. (00:16:45)