The Contour Guide, Step # 1
I DON’T GET NO RESPECT (pages 1-6)
Most screenplays are about one thing…respect! Your protagonist doesn’t have it, knows he or she doesn’t have it, and wants it. In this first section make it clear to the reader that your main character is an orphan; an outsider looking in at a world that doesn’t want him or her.
- Shrek is being hunted by the townspeople who hate ogres. (SHREK)
- Elliot is ignored and disrespected by his brother and his brother’s friends (E.T. – THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL)
- Peter Parker is a slight, nerdy high school kid. (SPIDER-MAN)
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