The first "The Avengers", released in 2012, became an event in the world of blockbusters and collected a good box office. Critics and audiences alike praised not only the high-end graphics and celebrity cast, but also Joss Whedon's robust script.
Instructions
Step 1
A clear statement of the problem at the very beginning
This is the first rule of summer blockbusters. As soon as a problem appears, you can enter characters who will solve it.
In The Avengers, the Tesseract opens a dimensional portal and Loki appears.
And everyone understands that now we have serious problems.
Step 2
Well-founded first action scene
The scriptwriter's job is to come up with an ironclad reason for the massive explosion scene. Ideally a ticking bomb. A special case - in the first "Avengers" - after the arrival of Loki, the Tesseract becomes unstable, the building begins to explode. The heroes only have two minutes to get out.
Step 3
A pause after the first action scene - so that the viewer can take a breath, and the writer can set a goal
Immediately after the explosions and the chase, Nick Fury speaks over the radio: "The Tesseract has been captured. I want everyone to do it."
The goal is set. Now we know what we will do - assemble a team to solve the problem.
This is an important point. Sometimes the authors forget about it, because they themselves are well acquainted with the history, for them everything is clear and obvious as it is, but the viewer must also be brought up to date.
Step 4
Catch the villain
We expected that the avengers would chase Loki for two hours, but the writer introduced a plot twist - he allowed the heroes to capture the villain already in the first act, which added fresh dynamics to the plot.
Conclusion: so that the viewer does not get bored, make unexpected choices in actions and events whenever possible.
Step 5
Build potential conflict in the characters of the characters …
Tony Stark and Captain America are a good example. The first does only what he wants, the second lives in terms of duty and obeys orders. Place two such different characters in the same room and they will definitely find something to argue about:
“Iron Man is just a suit. And to remove - who are you without him?
- Genius. Billionaire. Playboy. Philanthropist.
Step 6
… and make them interact as much as possible
The screenwriter over and over again sends to solve the problems of precisely those who do not get along with each other - Stark and the Captain. Whedon makes them work together, thus creating more interesting situations and scenes.
Step 7
When things are bad, make things worse
In a grand final battle on the streets of the city, the avengers fight against aliens infiltrating through the portal. At first, the smaller guys appear. The heroes fight, gain the upper hand - and suddenly a huge worm appears. When he is defeated, dozens of others like him appear, forcing the audience to cringe in their chairs and seriously worry about the heroes.
Step 8
Even summer blockbusters need character arcs
The writer has created arcs for at least two characters. So, Tony Stark must learn to work in a group, and Bruce Banner - to accept his dark side instead of avoiding it, as he did before.
And when they cope with this task, the avengers win.
