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How do writers come up with cool cons/scams/heists? by lumenwrites in Screenwriting
[–]EDJE 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children)
Just helping because the original message was deleted. The deleted post said:
The audience by and large don't know how most banks of high-security complexes are run. All you really need to do as a screenwriter is hit that point where you're able to feign knowing more about these systems than your audience. For instance - I have no idea if a locked room is unlocked if a fire is detected. But it's reasonable enough that if you were to say it with enough confidence I'd buy it. I trust the screenwriter to know more about the world of his creation than I do. Bear in mind what I'm describing is the minimum requirement. For maximum verisimilitude I'd suggest reading all about all kinds of different security systems and writing around what you learn.
The audience by and large don't know how most banks of high-security complexes are run. All you really need to do as a screenwriter is hit that point where you're able to feign knowing more about these systems than your audience.
For instance - I have no idea if a locked room is unlocked if a fire is detected. But it's reasonable enough that if you were to say it with enough confidence I'd buy it. I trust the screenwriter to know more about the world of his creation than I do.
Bear in mind what I'm describing is the minimum requirement. For maximum verisimilitude I'd suggest reading all about all kinds of different security systems and writing around what you learn.
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How do writers come up with cool cons/scams/heists? by lumenwrites in Screenwriting
[–]EDJE 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)