Friends: Trifecta

Doctors, lawyers, crime scene investigators, and even parents – they all use inductive reasoning every day. In fact, pretty much anyone who compiles evidence to reach a probable conclusion practices induction. But at the core of inductive thinking is the “inductive leap”, the stretch that draws a reasonable conclusion from the available information. The trick is to make sure that stretch is reachable. The same set of rules applies to the screenwriter. Think of it this way: the course of events you sent in motion is the inductive evidence, and as we compile these…

Screenplay Genre: Drama / Sport Movie Time: 132 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood), owner of a gym and manager for up-and-comer Big Willie Little (Mike Colter), meets Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) training in his gym. Frankie ignores Maggie’s attempts to recruit him as her manager, though she catches the eye of retired boxer and Frankie’s friend, Eddie “Scrap-Iron” Dupris (Morgan Freeman), who gives her training advice after-hours. (00:15:10)