It sucks being the middle child. Many experts agree that the middle child is lost, out of place, or loses direction. When you begin sequence five, you most likely will relate. This, in many respects, is the hardest sequence to write, and the infamous SECOND ACT SAG can set in if you don’t have a strong SUBPLOT to take the ball for a while. The subplot should have been set up earlier, so go back to it now – and use it at full throttle. And since we’re not ready for the main culmination yet, it’s necessary to create a new circumstance where your main character(s) must…

Screenplay Genre: Mystery / Romance / Thriller Movie Time: 112 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT L.B. Jeff Jeffries (James Stewart), a famous photographer, can’t go adventuring all over the world like he normally does because he’s stuck at home mending a broken leg. His only escape is voyeurism, living vicariously through the lives of his neighbors in the buildings adjacent to his. To make matters worse, his too-perfect girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly) is angling toward settling down. He’s hemmed in on all sides. He decides he’s got to break up with her so he can maintain the…