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Writing a feature film script has a very specific structure, with acts, sequences, plot points, scenes, etc. And all of these elements follow a defined form, in which our cinematic story must be told - a visual story between 90 and 120 pages. That’s not a lot of pages. Therefore, we must be acutely concerned with screenplay management, a.k.a. script economy. Sure, you’re telling a story, but you don’t have time to discover your way. You must know it. And you must be prudent as you go: start your story as late as you can, begin each scene at the last possible moment,…

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)