Does anyone have advice on crafting a quality escape scene?
You know the scene I'm talking about. Your protagonist is captured, cornered or otherwise imprisoned. Getting them to that spot is, of course, the easy part. Getting them out... not so much.
Of course I know the escape has to be fresh, inventive and, whenever possible, progress the protagonist's personal arc. All that stuff I'm aware of. I'm talking about pure mechanics.
How does my guy get out of his box, unlock his prison cell door, escape the burning building, etc. without relying on a tired trope or an all-too-convenient cheat? I'm wondering if anyone has any strategies they like to employ when tackling this kind of question - especially you TV writers out there who have to come up with these kind of scenarios week in and week out.
How do you folks go about it?
You know the scene I'm talking about. Your protagonist is captured, cornered or otherwise imprisoned. Getting them to that spot is, of course, the easy part. Getting them out... not so much.
Of course I know the escape has to be fresh, inventive and, whenever possible, progress the protagonist's personal arc. All that stuff I'm aware of. I'm talking about pure mechanics.
How does my guy get out of his box, unlock his prison cell door, escape the burning building, etc. without relying on a tired trope or an all-too-convenient cheat? I'm wondering if anyone has any strategies they like to employ when tackling this kind of question - especially you TV writers out there who have to come up with these kind of scenarios week in and week out.
How do you folks go about it?
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