Sentences with phrase «basic plot points»

By outlining these basic plot points, and working through them (loosely, of course), figuring out where and when they should occur (ie: solidifying the character's basic trajectory, or arc) my mind was then freed up to concentrate on other things — like fleshing out the rest of the story, and the creation of poetic prose.

This notice will be a safe space, incidentally, with a trigger warning only for basic plot points and material already in the public domain.

Not exact matches

Tommy has never written a screenplay, meaning that he has no concept of basic plot structure or dialogue (A character reveals she has breast cancer at one point, and when people point out that the plot point is never raised again, Tommy says that it's «a twist»).

At this point we pretty much know the basics of the film's plot — there will of course be some surprises — but let's get official before I start breaking hearts with the synopsis:

Its basic plot, of a conspiracy to produce something worthless so as to profit further down the line, is a paraphrase of The Producers, but there are elements of any number of other movies or types of movie: the Horatio Alger rags - to - riches story, the hard - boiled newspaper melodrama (at one point, the editor's face is so close to the employee at whom he's shouting that their noses touch).

As such, Lewis» ship - bound entry, with its basic, task - filled plot and multiple - island exploration structure, seems a fine balance on its own terms, but somehow the script (by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, and Michael Petroni) finds a way to ramble and miss the point.

For every interesting point about women being second class citizens in Iranian society, it's undermined by the basic logic of the plot.

This will undoubtedly vary from the accounts of uppity film critics who will discount the basic plot and obvious laughs (which is the whole point).

While Bateman, Day, and Sudeikis give competent performances, it is Spacey, Farrell, and Aniston that elevate the film beyond its basic dark comedy plot - point.

Once basic literary terms (such as point - of - view, dynamic and static characters, conflict, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) have been taught and reviewed by the teacher, the students are to ready to read Edgar Allan Poes story «The Tell - Tale Heart» and discuss it in terms of plot sequencing and character development.

A very basic randomly generated interactive self marking worksheet that checks students ability to read off the key points from a box plot.

In what was likely an effort to ensure new players were not bogged down by 1.0 «s plot (and likely a way to forgo having to explain the rough patches), the start of each player's journey is fresh and the opening cinematic to the chosen starting point introduces the basic setup of Eorzea.