The ending of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood is absolutely brilliant!
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Quote: Lazzard @ 16th July 2014, 10:33 AM BSTWhy does it end is better.
Very good!
I suppose you could also ask where it ends, too; in case the story would improve by ending it in a different place (usually sooner).
Quote: Nogget @ 16th July 2014, 3:44 PM BSTVery good!
I suppose you could also ask where it ends, too; in case the story would improve by ending it in a different place (usually sooner).
In James Cameron's case - about five minutes before the opening titles.
Gravity also had a brilliant ending.
Marc, I've not seen the film but does it end with the floor?
Thanks for posting this Mikey, it's really useful - it reminds me of what I think is called the hero's journey, here you have 7 phases of the story, it's along the lines of this:
1. The hero is given a quest
2. He doubts his ability to do the quest
3. He undergoes training / develoment / becomes convinced he can succeed
4. He sets out on the quest
5. He has a probem and it doesn't look like he will make it
6. He overcomes the problem
7. He succeeds in the quest - he's the hero / gets the girl / saves the day
You can actually relate it to most hollywood films and decent stories. I have an adaptation though which I've invented called the losers journey which works for sitcom.
It basically starts the same but the last 3 steps are inverted.
1. The hero is given a quest
2. He doubts his ability to do the quest
3. He undergoes training / develoment / becomes convinced he can succeed
4. He sets out on the quest
5. It looks like he might just succeed.
6. He has a problem
7. He fails in the quest - he's still a loser
No. Thankfully it just stopped!
haaa
The story I'm currently writing started with what I thought was a clever title. I then imagined a few characters and then a story developed.
Need to look at the list to see if I can incorporate anything else.
Rules apply only to REJECTED scripts.
Quote: Rood Eye @ 23rd September 2014, 7:57 AM BSTRules apply only to REJECTED scripts.
I usually go for
1. What happened?
2. Then what happened?
3. Then what happened?
4. Then what happened?
5. Then what happened?
6. Then what happened?
7. Is this the end, then?
Yeah, yeah, okay guys.
Sure, it is a bit "paint by numbers" and I myself don't usually go for formulas and whatnot. It's just that when Henry from BBC Writersroom was banging on about it and using loads of clips of dramas and movies as examples, it kind of made sense.
If you have writing talent, then the story should flow out of you automatically, but sometimes if a particular element doesn't quite work, then it might be a handy tool to fall back on.
Who the f**k is Henry? 
lol. Henry R Swindell, the latest "face" of BBC Writersroom.
I know him well, send him my regards