Exposition in film movie#

Sc 10, 2m20s, (3% mark) – As they leave, Daniel complains to a very busy Susan (on the phone) that this is supposed to be a holiday they are going on. We also sense some chemistry between them…Īt Sc 25, 16 m 40s (18% mark) – Over lunch at school, Napoleon and Pedro talk about girls – and they discuss, who to ask to the prom.Īlso, if we haven’t figured out by now that Napoleon is somewhere on the Autism spectrum (is a bit – or is even a fair bit Aspie) then, we probably never will. We get a sense of who these 2 people are, and where they’re at. She’s selling The Big Issue, and she also tells him she has a broken vacuum cleaner.

This gets us all “up to speed” on his current situation.Īt Sc 4, or 5 mins 30s to 7m30s (the 7% mark) – Guy and Girl talk about the song he just played while busking, and that he has a day job as a vacuum repairman. Sc 20, or 10 mins 15 secs, (the 11% mark) – Dante the convenience store clerk tells his girlfriend Veronica, some of his current problems. They’re all leaving it’s their last night in town before heading off and beginning “adult life”… Rocky’s a bum, so – he’s out!Īt Sc 6, or 7 mins (the 9% mark) – Dr Sam Loomis explains to the Nurse about Michael Myers’ backstory, and just how dangerous Michael is, as we see an escape has taken place at the insane asylum.Īt Sc 1, or minute 1, (the 1% mark).

Rocky goes and talks to Micky the trainer about it all – and Micky fills Rocky in, on the situation. Sc 12 and 13, (15 & 16 mins) (13-15% mark) – Mike the boxing gym janitor tells Rocky that his gym stuff’s now on “skid row”. Sc 23, or 12 mins 45 secs, (the 14% mark) – The Truckdriver explains the bind that they are all in, trapped in the isolated farmhouse, as the ghouls (well zombies) surround the house…

Exposition in film movie#

We get the sense that some revenge against the road police is going to go down…!Īt Sc 10 (3 mins 30 secs) to Sc 16 (7 mins) (the 5% to 12% mark of the story) – The Legend of the Witch is explained – mostly as vox-pops, as the student documentary film crew interview some locals, around Burkittsville.Īt Sc 16, or 10 mins 35 secs (the 14% mark) – The Mariachi (the travelling musician) tells us (among other things – i.e., watch the movie or read the script!): “Time was running out…” and we know something heavy (as it happens, a deadly case of mistaken identity) is coming… When do you dump the Key Exposition, in your audience’s lap? …Early? …In the middle? Near the end of the story? Spread it all out, or what?Įach story is unique (or else it won’t be seem as: new, useful and surprising, which is the definition of creativity) so each new story presents unique creative problem situations for the writer.Īnyway on to the storytelling in the #2 RoI (Return on Investment) movie.Īt Scene 31, or 19 mins (the 21-to-23% mark) – The bikie gang (the Nomads) arrives in town, and The Toecutter mourns The Nightrider’s death. It’s about revealing What Information, When. In some ways, Screenwriting (and storytelling in general) is actually all about: Information Science, and Technologies. These “Key Exposition Scenes” in these movies – as listed below – get us (the audience) “up to speed” on the situation (like: Who are these characters – and What’s their: Big Problem?).Īt Scene 25, at the 17 mins (or, 21%) mark – Up to now we’re not quite sure WTF is going on, but – here (at the 21% mark), The (paranormal) Doctor investigates, and tells them: It’s a demon, and it wants Katie-!Īlso – some more Exposition on “the big problem”, is at Scene 94 (72 mins, or 87%) when Micah finds the website about “Diane”… I recommend you watch the Top 20 RoI and Bottom 20 RoI Movies (and – read the scripts!) to get a sense of: how they all did it! (i.e., Made over 71 times their movie production budget – and thus – became Top 20 RoI movies!) Also, read my PhD… where, I analyze it all in detail! Just do it.Īnyhooo ~ Here’s (below) what I think are, the key Exposition Scenes, in the Top 20 RoI Movies. So make it all easier for yourself and just read my PhD. (Why read my PhD? Because I’m a genius, and am trying to help you.) And successful screenwriting is hard. JTV’s PhD – Comparing the stories, scripts and movies of the Top 20 – and also the bottom – 20 RoI Movies!