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Hint at Central Conflict (“The Compelling Crisis”): Give us a taste of the ongoing dramatic dilemma of this series.
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot

The Zone of Interest | Official Trailer HD | A24
youtube.comExpress Theme: Show us why you’re writing this story, what it is about, in action.
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot
Darabont makes all of these men so unbearably evil that we will not rest until we see our hero defeat them.
Carson Reeves • Scriptshadow Secrets (500 Screenwriting Secrets Hidden Inside 50 Great Movies)
After years of disappointment, Sara shares her expectations by snapping in anger, and Alan makes promises but then resents Sara and procrastinates until she believes he’s broken his promise.
Adam Smith • Exhausted Wives, Bewildered Husbands: Why your marriage is hurting, and how to blossom as a couple
he creates interesting characters, he gives them goals and there’s always urgency.
Carson Reeves • Scriptshadow Secrets (500 Screenwriting Secrets Hidden Inside 50 Great Movies)
Introduce a Fascinating Protagonist (Protag):