The Block Page
The “block” page: Another mistake occurs at the opposite end of the spectrum with what is called the “block” page. When a writer fills a page with only visual action paragraphs (usually quite long) and no dialogue, the page literally looks like a block of text. The read, therefore, becomes a slower, thicker, more labor-intensive experience. In order to avoid this, dialogue needs to be inserted to break up all the action, hence, one of the reasons the one-liner has become synonymous with action films.
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Sequence 5: Subplot Savior
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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…
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Back to the Future (1985)
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Screenplay Genre: Adventure / Family / Sci-Fi Movie Time: 116 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) meets Doc Brown (Christopher Loyd) at the Twin Pines Mall at 1:15 AM to help him conduct an experiment involving a tricked-out DeLorean. When the DeLorean carrying Doc's dog Einstein disintegrates in a flash of lighting, flames shooting between their legs, Doc is ecstatic shouting, “Eighty-eight miles per hour!” Marty can only look on in horror thinking that Doc has killed Einstein. He soon learns, though, that Doc has just invented time travel.…
