I like to see what the thoughts are on starting the story with the look of a comic story but as the story goes on it changes to something of a mix of crime drama/horror tragic story line at the end
Screenwriting : What are your thoughts of changing story/theme by Mark Heartford
What are your thoughts of changing story/theme
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That is extremely difficult for a Director and Actors to do. Will also confuse Readers and your final audiences
the actor and director can see the story in full so know what is going on and the change twisting the story from dark comic to crime tragic end I think is a good thing as it will wrong foot the audience make them stop and think
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might be a hard sell. Like Dan said, too confusing for readers/execs.
"From dusk till dawn" did it, no? From action to zombies?
Yes, you can write/direct whatever after you win an Oscar for Pulp Fiction, or highest box office gross for indie film Reservoir Dogs, or make a franchise El Mariachi. Somebody will give you a blank check AKA Bob Weinstein.
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Action to Vampires in DTD, but agree with Jody/Dan, I think Execs like simple easy to explain stories that they can pitch to the money men... might be able to get away with it in an indie a bit more...
Titanic starts as a love story becomes a disaster film. It tends to happen in older films that had massive first acts. If you think about where you place the changes. End of act1 comic to action, end of act 2 action to thriller. But you will have to plant seeds in earlier acts to make these work. No prep will make if feel like three story badly stitched together. Remember so one has to be first.
"Three stories" & "someone has to be first". Work on the app on my phone.
I believe movies can have a thematic premise that evolves.
Stories morph all the time during the development phase.
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Isn't that going against the promise of the premise? You set up an audience expectation, the premise, but then switch and deliver something else. That seems rather risky. Irksome. Just saying... ;)
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Tend to agree with Beth - as a script reader myself,switching from one genre to the next does become somewhat irksome for the reader- unless you're an experienced writer who has mastered the craft and can pull it off. It's all about the execution and can be done, for sure, but I would not recommend a novice screenwriter (if you are?) to take the risk. As Beth mentioned, you have to be able to deliver on the promise (of the premise) that you've set up. The strength of your characters ( how well the are developed) is key to the plot - even if it takes us into a new direction (theme). When your characters are strong, layered and compelling enough, we, the reader/audience invest in them to the extend that we care enough to stay with them, no matter what.
Good luck, Mark!