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INTRODUCTION
TOOLS, NOT RULES
THE VILLAIN'S PLAN
SIZE MATTERS
ACTIVE VILLAINS
MOTIVATIONALLY SPEAKING
UNPREDICTABLE PLANS
WHAT IF THINGS GO RIGHT?
PUNISHMENT FITS THE CRIME
IN 5 EASY LESSONS
SILLY VILLAINS
THUNDERBALL THEORY
MULTIPLE VILLAINS?
THE HERO'S JOB
DETECTIVE DAY JOBS
SUPERMAN VS. EVERYMAN
BAD ASS HEROES
KRYPTONITE
MIRROR IMAGES/FLIP SIDES
TO DESTROY HIM
I MUST BECOME HIM!
OPPOSITES REACT
IT TAKES TWO TO TANGLE
I'M THE BAD GUY?
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
BAD GUY LEADS
UNDERSTANDABLE
VALUES & MORAL CODES
HERO VS. VILLAIN
DESTROYING THE VILLAIN
KILLER CONCEPTS
HIGH CONCEPT = STORY AS STAR
TYPICAL GENRE FILM
COUSINS
THE TWO EWES
ONE IS NOT ENOUGH
THREE ACT ACTION
BY THE NUMBERS?
FIRST TEN PAGES
THE CONFLICT ACT
RESOLUTIONS
ESCALATOR OF DOOM!
PLOTTING MURDER
WHAT IS PLOT?
ONION PLOTTING
TENNIS PLOTTING
MacGUFFINS
TIMELINING
TACKED ON PACING
HEART BEAT
TIMELINING
BRAINSTORMING
ONLY A MODEL
ORGANIC ACTION
WHAT IS STORY?
ORGANIC EXAMPLE
THROUGHLINES & YOU
EMOTIONAL CONFLICT?
NO ARC?
THEME AND NEXUS
THE EYES HAVE IT
USING YOUR NEXUS
PLOT SEEDS
MAGNIFICATION
ACTION SCENES
HIGH CONCEPT ACTION
ACTION IS CHARACTER
BACKGROUND TO DANGER
LIVING ACTION
TOUGH DECISIONS
SUPERIOR ANTAGONIST
EMOTIONAL ACTION
THEMATIC ACTION
MOTIFS IN ACTION
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
FOUND WEAPONS
HERO / VILLAIN RELATIONSHIP
SPECTACLE
THEN IT GETS WORSE
IRONIC TWISTS
ACTION GAGS
A DOZEN TIPS TO CREATE
NEW ACTION SCENES
REVERSALS AND RUGPULLS
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE
REVERSALS IN ACTION
PLOT TWISTS
FORESHADOWING
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?
A TWISTED EXAMPLE
SOAP OPERA TWISTS
HOLD YOUR TWISTS
RUGPULLS
SUSPENSE
THE BIG CLOCK
SCENE CLOCKS
DEADLINES
DOES ANYBODY KNOW
WHAT TIME IT IS?
WHEN TIME RAN OUT
MULTIPLE CLOCKS
CROSSCUTTING
ACTION CROSSCUTTING
FOCUS OBJECTS
SECRET SUCCESS
BIG SECRETS
LITTLE SECRETS
CHARACTER SECRETS
SECRET SUSPENSE
SOMETHING EXTRA
COOL DEVICES
COOL ACTIONS
COOL DIALOGUE
COOL WORLDS
CLEVER SOLUTIONS
HERO INTRODUCTION
ROAD WARRIOR INTRO
CRASH DIVE! INTO
TALK ABOUT HEROES
REVEAL THE HERO
THE TWITCH
THE LATE TWITCH
THE EARLY TWITCH
THE DOUBLE TWITCH
CYMBALS AND SYMBOLS
THE TEMPORARY TWITCH
EMOTION PICTURES
PET ROCK OR PET PUPPY?
MIND IF I FEEL THAT?
WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER HOOK
THE HAMLET MOMENT
ACTORS WANT TO ACT
DRAMATIC MOMENTS
LOVE INTERESTS
SUSPECTS
I HAVE YOUR WIFE!
OTHER KIDNAPPERS
DIVORCE COURT
SHE COMPLETES ME
MOLLS
ALIBIS
VILLAINS
MacGUFFIN
EQUAL TIME
IS NUDITY IS REQUIRED?
SEX AND VIOLENCE
NUDE ON A SUBMARINE
KISS KISS BANG BANG
SIDEKICKS
THE CONTRAST KEY
HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BUDDY
DYING IS EASY
PIVOT CHARACTERS
GOOD TO BAD?
HENCHMEN
TEAM EFFORTS
TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER
DOC SAVAGE DELINEATION
INTRODUCTIONS
ACCESSORIZING YOU TEAM
CONTRAST DIFFERENCES
WEAPONS FOR WEIRDOS
DETAILS, DETAILS
TODAY ON SPRINGER:
GOOD BAD GUYS, BAD GOOD GUYS
PERSONAL INJURIES
VIOLENCE IS AS VIOLENCE DOES
PAIN IS IN THE DETAILS
TOO MUCH VIOLENCE?
WHEN YOU WANT TO HURT THE WORLD
THIS WON'T HURT A BIT!
EXPLODING THE CLICHES
IT'S A SMALL WORLD
WANT TO GET LUCKY?
CAUSALITY IS REALITY
HOW MANY COINCIDENCES ARE TOO MANY?
WHY? WHY? WHY?
CAUSE AND EFFECT
SET UPS & PAY OFFS
IS THERE A LION TAMER IN THE HOUSE?
MORE BROTHERS
SCRIPT SPACKLE
NOTHING PERSONAL
SLIGHTLY OUT OF FOCUS
THE FIRST STEP: ONE STORY
THE SECOND STEP: ONE HERO
THE THIRD STEP: ONE GOAL
THE FOURTH STEP: ONE DIRECTION
THE FIFTH STEP: ONE PLAN
STEP NUMBER SIX: NEW PLAN
THE SEVENTH STEP: VILLAIN'S PLAN
BABY STEPS
FOCUS ON THEME
THE TENTH STEP: SCENE FOCUS
ACTION RESEARCH
WHY RESEARCH?
FOUR LEVELS OF RESEARCH
RESEARCH JUNKIES AND SLAVES
FINISHING TOUCHES
SUPPLIMENTALS: TIMELINES
ACTION SUBGENRES
DIE HARD ANALYSIS
STRUCTURE
ORGANIC ACTION
THEME
VILLAIN'S SUPERIORITY
CONCLUSIONS
AFTERWORDS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
THE BLUE BOOK SERIES
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