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What
the character hopes to achieve by end of movie; Specific way any
character,
mostly hero, determines plot – the one-line sentence from
Story
Concept. What hero desires determines what story is about:
Ghostbusters – story
about a former university teacher who wants to
earn
money by getting rid of ghosts.
Two
levels: Outer and inner
Outer: What the
character visibly hopes to accomplish by the end of the
movie;
drives plot of story and determines basic story concept
(mandatory)
Inner: The reason
(why?) for the outer motivation, which the character
thinks
will lead to self-worth (optional)
Comparisons:
Outer
Inner
Visible
Invisible
Desire
for outward Desire for self worth
accomplishment
Revealed
through action Revealed through dialogue
Answers
question: What Answers question, Why does he want to do
this?
Is
this movie about?
Related
to plot Related to character growth and theme
Reasons
for accomplishing a task (work, school, etc) differs per
person
as in real life. Paths of self-worth:
revenge, greed, power
The
Screenwriting Bible™
Sir
William K. Coe
