Imagine the following situation: a lobster boat sinks in the middle of the Atlantic and two lone survivors are on a dingy with six months supply of food, water, plenty of sunscreen, and clothing to protect themselves from the elements. Now ask yourself: "Is this a bad situation?" Often, I ask this exact hypothetical in my workshops, and every time students agree that the situation isn't that bad at all. Here's my response: "Are you crazy?!" And then I go on to explain how dire the predicament really is: the two characters are lost in the middle of the ocean with no…

Screenplay Genre: Drama / Fantasy / War Movie Time: 119 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Ofelia, (Ivana Baquero) moves to the country with her mother Carmen (Ariadna Gil) to live with her ruthless stepfather Vidal (Sergí Lopez), a fascist army captain. Upon arrival, she follows a large insect into an ancient labyrinth in the woods. Before she can continue, she is stopped by Mercedes (Maribel Verdú), who tells her that the labyrinth is just an old pile of rocks. (00:07:30)