Basic Plot-lines For Hollywood Producers

[jonnyy40]

Saw a programme wherein a Hollywood producer said he was always on the look-out for original plot layouts around which a story could be written.I've forgotten this chaps name.I wondered if anyone had any links to (or direct experience of)! of this sort of thing?

 

[MCGF]

Ive got a plot!

Its about someone who goes on a seminar by either Darren Winters or Vince Stanzione and uses the "valuable priceless information that only they have access to etc etc" to become an overnight millionaire!

Mind you, probably a bit too unrealistic for Hollywood!

 

[Skimbleshanks]

Ages ago I read somewhere that there are only 27 different plots. It would seem that every book/film fits into one of those plots.

 

[Rognvald]

Skim
Why don't we create a plot system and sell it?
I'll supply material and you can knit or sew it together

 

[Skimbleshanks]

:cheesy:

I'll need to knit in a few colourful indicators and moving averages too, just to make it look really complicated and difficult and worth every penny. We'll call it the Holey Grail, and offer a wonderful prize for the first person to unravel it!

Meanwhile, we'll retire to a sunny little tax-free island somewhere nice and hot, and laugh our socks off at how we were able to pull the wool over so many pairs of eyes! Sounds good to me.

 

[jonnyy40]

The chap gave the example of a woman who sent in the idea of a man living in the Statue Of Liberty.I think needs to be a couple of hundred words.$5000 if they buy the idea up to $50000 if it's made into a film (if I remember).

 

[MCGF]

Hey!

I want in!

 

[MCGF]

I think i can come up with 10 scripts by tonight-all of which would be brilliant and be turned into films.

10 times 50k= $500,000 before beddie byes!

 

[Skimbleshanks]

Well that certainly beats trading!