Noelle Buffam
A lifelong entertainment industry lover, Noelle Buffam did not find her true passion as a screenwriter until age nineteen. Although she does not have a Masters in Film nor an impressive list of industry jobs, she does have qualifying life experiences that include but are not limited to: assisting in multiple bull castrations, representing Tweens everywhere by appearing in The New York Times, training with Navy SEALs, and achieving perfection in the form of a grilled cheese sandwich. On any given evening, Noelle can be found watching Jeopardy with her trusty companion: her English Bulldog, Memphis.
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The Hero's Objective: Three Keys
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Only in light of the hero’s objective can a screenplay be plotted, because in the end, the pursuit of that objective determines the course of the action and the lengths the hero will go to attain it, however straightforward or devious the path may be. Here are the three essential keys to the objective: (1) There can be ONLY ONE main objective if the film is to have unity, (2) The objective breeds OPPOSITION in order to produce conflict, and (3) The NATURE OF the objective is a leading factor in determining the attitude the audience has toward the hero. When the story…
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
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Screenplay Genre: Adventure / Family / Fantasy Movie Time: 138 minutes INCITING INCIDENT Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) are under attack from the ministry of magic. Smear campaigns, legal troubles, threats of expulsion, etc. This is because the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge (Robert Hardy), thinks Harry and Dumbledore are lying about Voldermort being back. Fudge will do anything to avoid seeing the horrible truth and so has decided that Harry and Dumbledore are trying to usurp power from Fudge. (00:15:05)
