We have all seen the flick where you know the outcome a mere three minutes into it. This character and that character are gonna lock horns and the good one is going to win.
How he or she wins is the story.
In the film A Knight's Tale (one of my all-time faves) the outcome is clear the minute we meet Count Adhemar, and I have to admit, the meeting in prison where he says 'In what world could you ever beat me', or something to that effect, pretty much telegraphed that the ending would be William beating him in the jousting tourney. To me, there was no other logical conclusion.
This film is about as linear as it gets, but nonetheless not at all disapointing.
At what point do you guys and gals decide to spill the beans, and leave a popcorn trail right to the end? There is always the red herring to what-if/what-if-not the audience, but even those cannot entirely cover up the ending. Even a small bit of dialogue in passing can give it away.
Do you plan these from the beginning, try to keep it a secret, or go for those ever-popular twists that mess up the clean ending - though still as expected? Do you set out to write linear because it is the method of least resistance?
Rare is the film I say to myself - 'I didn't see that coming'.
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How he or she wins is the story.
In the film A Knight's Tale (one of my all-time faves) the outcome is clear the minute we meet Count Adhemar, and I have to admit, the meeting in prison where he says 'In what world could you ever beat me', or something to that effect, pretty much telegraphed that the ending would be William beating him in the jousting tourney. To me, there was no other logical conclusion.
This film is about as linear as it gets, but nonetheless not at all disapointing.
At what point do you guys and gals decide to spill the beans, and leave a popcorn trail right to the end? There is always the red herring to what-if/what-if-not the audience, but even those cannot entirely cover up the ending. Even a small bit of dialogue in passing can give it away.
Do you plan these from the beginning, try to keep it a secret, or go for those ever-popular twists that mess up the clean ending - though still as expected? Do you set out to write linear because it is the method of least resistance?
Rare is the film I say to myself - 'I didn't see that coming'.
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