![]() There are lots of resources for inspiration. Is there something in your own life that you could add a twist to that would make an interesting challenge for a character? Then, you mix that with the fact that the agency polices intergalactic alien criminals. So you have the normal training, and getting in and having to earn the respect that you’d get from being a new recruit. Men in Black does that in the respect that Will Smith is a new recruit at a policing agency. Or take something common and place it in an uncommon situation. You can also take something that is universal that we all deal with and change it to something bigger in scope. ![]() Like for the movie Pixels you could say, “What if video game characters came to life, attacked earth and only video game nerds could stop them?” Or “What if there is a superhero who is drunk and unlikable? Can he change for the good?” That would be an example for the movie Hancock. You’ve probably heard press reviews of a movie saying this movie is “Blank meets blank” or this movie is “Die Hard on a Plane”.Ī good way of approaching making a plot is to start with a “what if?”. ![]() You don’t want to just copy a movie that’s out there, but can you change the elements of something and make it different? Or add two concepts together and make it new? Romeo and Juliet on a sinking ship is the Titanic movie. So, what is your character or characters’ challenge? Is an asteroid coming to destroy the earth? Is your character stuck on an Island? Are your characters trying to survive a killer? Was your character wrongly imprisoned for a crime they didn’t commit? Are they looking for lost treasure? Look at the premise of any movie. Everyone has different types of names for these movies, but you get the idea. There is the buddy movie, the heist movie, the who done it, the thriller, the romance, the fish out of water, the rite of passage, man vs world, make a wish movie, revenge movie, survival movie, world destruction movie and monster movies to name a few types. There are tons of different types of movie plots. This plot can happen in different types of movies. And against all obstacle’s, he/she overcomes it. A plot is basically a person (the protagonist/good guy) who has a big challenge to overcome. For some people, this is easier said than done. The first thing you need is a plot, a concept or an idea.
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