the 4 key characteristics of the inciting incident
tips for presenting your hero’s “everyday” world
the connection between the inciting incident and the end of Act One
when the inciting incident occurs and when it’s a wise strategy to keep it off-screen
how MINORITY REPORT got away with such a delayed inciting incident
what conducive conditions are and how to distinguish them from the inciting incident
the secret ingredient which made Liam Neeson so appealing in TAKEN and Ryan Reynolds so attractive in THE PROPOSAL (it’s not what you think)
the pitfalls of beginning your screenplay with extended prologue
strategies for writing your first 10 pages
how the inciting incident can help you edit your script
4 methods to handle the screenplay sequence after the inciting incident
the relationship between the inciting incident and genre
3 alternative approaches to the standard action movie inciting incident
how to choose the best inciting incident if you’ve come up with multiple options