When your lead
character pulls off an “amazing” escape, it’s essential to lay the groundwork early.
Take a script I critiqued: our protagonist, a woman on the run, suddenly hops
into a stolen plane and soars away, leaving frustrated cops below. The catch?
For the first 90 pages, we had no inkling she could fly an airplane. No need
for a lengthy backstory, but a subtle hint would’ve sufficed—maybe a passing
comment about her past aviation adventures. And then there’s that corridor
scene. Our woman, cornered, pushes a hidden button, revealing a secret door.
But wait—this location wasn’t previously established! It’s like she stumbled
into a parallel universe. Let’s keep our heightened reality plausible.
Audiences will suspend disbelief, but they won’t tolerate eye-rolling moments.
to script,
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