Symbolic: Top Trio

One of your greatest weapons as a writer is your ability to observe. People, places, objects, atmosphere, snippets of dialogue – they’re all material. But observing well in public is no easy task. Imagine: you’re at a diner, and you notice a couple a few tables over. They don’t speak, yet their silence is eerily comfortable, as if they’re conspiring together. You're taking in their subtext when... BAM, the woman shoots you a scathing look. Why? You stare! So, how do you go from open-mouthed gaping to cloak-an-dagger espionage? You must learn the art of indirect…

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)