On the English exam review sheet it says under literature to know all sections studied this semester including the short stories and to be able to recognize the authors and genre as well as to be able to apply literary terms to selections from the story so I made a plot line to help you study! Inciting incident! Soon after, the friends discover they have telekinetic abilities and are able to move objects with their minds and fly. While initially amusing, the three boys have a very hard time controlling the use of their new abilities and become increasingly intense and violent. A personal inciting incident 14. Network (1976) Howard Beale learning about his upcoming termination is the inciting incident for Paddy Chayevsky's Network. As the man begins to unravel live on camera, the ratings begin to skyrocket and a movement is born. A major life event — like being fired — is a great inciting incident. The Boss Baby is a media franchise made by DreamWorks Animation, loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name by Marla Frazee. The franchise began with the 2017 film The Boss Baby and has since grown to include a sequel, a television series, and an interactive special. The franchise's inciting incident is the birth of the titular Boss Baby, later known as Ted, who arrives at 7-year.
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Recently Abby K sent me an email and said: “I am 15 and my dream is to be a published author. I am currently working on a medieval fantasy and having a hard time starting it. Do you have advice on how to start the first chapter? Do you have any advice on how to finish a manuscript and keep yourself motivated? I always jump from one project to the next.”
Beginnings and endings. The take-offs and the landings are often the bumpiest part of the ride. How can a writer start and end well?
You’ve probably heard it said that readers are hooked into a book with a powerful beginning. And they’re hooked into the next book through a powerful ending. In other words, the first chapter sells the book. The last chapter sells the next book.
So how can we craft beginnings that keep a reader engaged in a story? Here are 5 tips for starting with a bang:
1. Open with a strong hook.
The first line. The first paragraph. Even more than that, the first scene. Each one is extremely critical and should be crafted to bait the reader into needing to find out more. I might be able to forgive a mediocre first line, but the first scene must draw me in to the story.
2. Find the inciting incident.
We want to find just the right moment in the character’s life that sets the entire story in motion. Writers usually refer to this as the inciting incident—the igniting flame that starts the fire, the point of change in our character’s normal, comfortable life, that incident that forces them into ever-increasing conflict. (Note: The hook and inciting incident are usually two separate things.)
3. Start the real tension and conflict.
First chapters should contain very little if any static. Don’t waste the first pages by having the main characters sitting or standing around reflecting on life or contemplating doing certain activities. That includes conversations, meetings, or meals between characters simply for the purpose of conveying story information. It would be like writing a phone conversation and asking our reader to “watch” the characters talk to each other. How exciting is that?
Instead, heap problems upon our characters in various levels physically, emotionally, and relationally right away. I’ve always liked the way James Scott Bell summarizes plot: Put your character up in a tree, throw stones at them, and then find a way to get them down again.
4. Wait on the backstory.
Similar to the last point, in our opening scenes, readers don’t need to know how our characters got to the point they’re at. Throw our characters into the story, and for the first chapter pretend the reader already knows as much as we do.
Readers want to piece the story together on their own. We’ll give them a more fulfilling reading experience if we let them take our small hints and finally put the character’s past together in their own time. If we need to explain anything, we can always slide it in little by little later.
5. Get readers caring right away.
In creating strong characters who jump into conflict, we run the risk of them coming across as abrasive, too independent, cold, or uncaring. The trick is to find ways to make our characters likable right away, even with all of their flaws.
One way to do that is to put them in situations where the reader can’t help but feel sorry for them. Or we can have our character do something compassionate for someone else. However we choose to build reader empathy, we should do so within the first few pages. The situations don’t have to be enormous, but should be enough to make our readers begin to really like the character.
So, those are a few tips on how to begin a story. I’ll leave how to end a story for another post. In the meantime, check out my recent postfor how to keep going when you feel like giving up.
How about YOU? Readers, what are some things that hook you into continuing to read a book? Writers, what are some tips you have for crafting an opening that draws in readers?
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| The Boss Baby | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Marla Frazee |
| Original work | The Boss Baby (2010) |
| Owned by | DreamWorks Animation Universal Pictures |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | |
| Short film(s) | Get That Baby! (2020) |
| Animated series | The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018–Present) |
| Audio | |
| Soundtrack(s) | |
The Boss Baby is a media franchise made by DreamWorks Animation, loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name by Marla Frazee.[1] The franchise began with the 2017 film The Boss Baby and has since grown to include a sequel, a television series, and an interactive special.
The franchise's inciting incident is the birth of the titular Boss Baby, later known as Ted, who arrives at 7-year-old Tim's home in a taxi, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase, the series' timeline spanning to focus on a now 40-year-old Tim's daughters, the 7-year-old Tabitha and new Boss Baby Tina.
Feature films[edit]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Boss Baby | March 31, 2017 | Tom McGrath | Michael McCullers | Ramsey Ann Naito |
| The Boss Baby: Family Business | September 17, 2021 | Jeff Hermann |
The Boss Baby (2017)[edit]
The Boss Baby is a 2017 American computer-animatedcomedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox, following a 7-year-old boy helping his baby brother who is a secret agent in the war for adults' love between babies and puppies.[2]
The film was scheduled for a March 2016 release, but the release date was moved to March 31, 2017. The Boss Baby was released on Digital HD on July 4, 2017, and was released on DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and Ultra HD Blu-ray on July 25, 2017 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.[3] The film features the voices of Alec Baldwin as the title character, along with Miles Bakshi, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow and Tobey Maguire.
The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)[edit]
The Boss Baby: Family Business is a 2021 American sequel to the 2017 The Boss Baby film, again produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, following the estranged Templeton brothers being reunited by Tim's daughters, one of whom is a new agent from BabyCorp on a mission to uncover the dark secrets behind Tabitha's school and its mysterious founder, Dr. Armstrong.[4]
On May 25, 2017, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation announced that a sequel was set to be released on March 26, 2021 Now coming out September 17, 2021 On May 8, 2020, production was being done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Along with a returning Alec Baldwin, Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow, the film features the voices of James Marsden, Amy Sedaris, Ariana Greenblatt, Eva Longoria and Jeff Goldblum.
Short film[edit]
The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time (2017)[edit]
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The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time is a 2D and 3D animated short film released on July 25, 2017 on The Boss BabyBlu-ray and DVD pack, following Wizzie, the wizard from Tim's alarm clock, as they narrate Tim's and Ted's (Boss Baby's) adventures in imagination.[3]
Television series[edit]
The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018–2020)[edit]
A computer-animated television series based on the first film, titled The Boss Baby: Back in Business, aired on Netflix between April 6, 2018[6] and March 16, 2020.[7] A total of 37[8] episodes consisting of 2 11-minute segments were released. The cast featured new voice actors for the characters of Boss Baby (JP Karliak), Tim (Pierce Gagnon), Ted Templeton Sr. (David W. Collins), Janice Templeton (Hope Levy), Jimbo (Kevin Michael Richardson), and Staci (Alex Cazares), while Eric Bell Jr. reprised his role as The Triplets from the film.[7] This series was produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by NBCUniversal Television.[8]
Interactive special[edit]
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! (2020)[edit]
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!, an interactive special, was released on Netflix on September 1, 2020, featuring the cast of The Boss Baby: Back in Business television series.[9]
Cast and characters[edit]
| Characters | Feature films | Short film | Television series | Interactive special | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Boss Baby | The Boss Baby: Family Business | The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time | The Boss Baby: Back in Business | The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! | ||||
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | |||||
| Theodore 'Ted' Templeton Jr. The Boss Baby | Alec Baldwin | JP Karliak | ||||||
| Timothy 'Tim' Templeton | Miles Bakshi (child) | James Marsden | Miles Bakshi | Pierce Gagnon | ||||
| Tobey Maguire (adult) | ||||||||
| Janice Templeton | Lisa Kudrow | Hope Levy | ||||||
| Theodore 'Ted' Templeton Sr. | Jimmy Kimmel | David W. Collins | ||||||
| Jimbo | David Soren | Kevin Michael Richardson | ||||||
| Staci | ViviAnn Yee | Alex Cazares | ||||||
| Triplets | Eric Bell Jr. | Eric Bell Jr. | ||||||
| Francis Francis Super Colossal Big Fat Boss Baby | Steve Buscemi | |||||||
| Eugene Francis | Conrad Vernon | |||||||
| The Big Boss Baby | Edie Mirman | |||||||
| Wizzie | James McGrath | |||||||
| Tabitha Templeton | Nina Zoe Bakshi | Ariana Greenblatt | ||||||
| Tina Templeton The New Boss Baby | Character is silent | Amy Sedaris | ||||||
| Carol Templeton | Eva Longoria | |||||||
| Dr. Edwin Armstrong | Jeff Goldblum | |||||||
| Mega Fat Boss Baby | Flula Borg | |||||||
| Marisol | Sarah-Nicole Robles | |||||||
| Magnus | David Lodge | |||||||
| Manager Baby Hendershot | Brandon Scott | |||||||
| Marsha Krinkle | Kari Wahlgren | |||||||
| Danny Petroski | Justin Felbinger | |||||||
| Bootsy Calico | Jake Green | Jake Green | ||||||
| Frederic Estes | Victor Raider-Wexler | Victor Raider-Wexler | ||||||
| Gigi | Nora Dunn | |||||||
| Turtleneck Superstar Boss Baby | Cynthia Erivo | |||||||
| Happy Sedengry | Rhys Darby | |||||||
| Wendi | Wendie Malick | |||||||
Additional crew and production details[edit]
| Film | Detail | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer(s) | Editor(s) | Production companies | Distributing companies | Running time | ||
| The Boss Baby | Hans Zimmer and Steve Mazzaro[10] | James Ryan | DreamWorks Animation | 20th Century Fox | 1hr 37mins | |
| The Boss Baby: Family Business | Universal Pictures | TBA | ||||
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Chronology[edit]
Chronological order of The Boss Baby franchise history:
- The Boss Baby (2017)
- The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time (2017)
- The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018–2020)
- The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! (2020)
- The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)
References[edit]
- ^Kit, Borys (September 30, 2014). 'Alec Baldwin and Kevin Spacey to Voice Star in DreamWorks Animation's 'Boss Baby''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^Molumby, Deirdre. 'The Boss Baby - Cinema, Movie, Film Review'. Entertainment.ie.
- ^ abMilligan, Mercedes (May 24, 2017). ''Boss Baby' Gets Home Delivery in July'. Animation Magazine. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^Kit, Borys (September 17, 2020). 'Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Greenblatt, Eva Longoria Join 'The Boss Baby: Family Business''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 8, 2020). 'How Animated Pics Like 'Tom & Jerry', 'SpongeBob Movie', 'Sing 2', Skydance's 'Luck' & More Are Working Through The COVID-19 Crisis'. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^'New Trailer for the Netflix Series The Boss Baby: Back in Business'. comingsoon.net. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ abJensen, Erin (February 19, 2020). 'Netflix: Everything coming (and disappearing) in March 2020 (including 'Ozark')'. USA Today. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ abJulia Alexander. ''The Boss Baby, just nominated for a Golden Globe, gets a Netflix series'. Polygon. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^Milligan, Mercedes (August 17, 2020). 'Toddle Up the Corporate Ladder in 'Boss Baby: Get That Baby!' Interactive Netflix Special'. Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^Ames, Jeff (August 19, 2020). 'Hans Zimmer & Steve Mazzaro Return to Score 'The Boss Baby 2''. ComingSoon. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
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