SCREENWRITING TIP: The death of your bad guy must have poetic justice/dramatic irony -- s/he should live by the sword and DIE BY THE SWORD -- and not just any sword for that second one, but by their own sword -- the sword they were going to use to kill the hero/rule the world. S/he wants to shoot people/does shoot people, kill em w/a gun. Wants to dominate the world with an orbiting death ray? Let that ray fry them from space for sure. Sent sharks to kill our hero? Uh-oh, shark attack! Chomp! Hoist them by their own petard. This is their just desserts. There wouldnt be so many quotes in this tip if this wasnt so right as to be a cliche. So put your spin on it.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:18:05 +0000
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