![]() The ideals of the characters had changed from the revolutionary 1960’s and 70’s to the staunch conservatism and excess of the 1980’s. ![]() ![]() The concept, or spine, of “The Big Chill” revolved around the complexities of growing older. “Body Heat,” 1981 “The Big Chill,” 1983) are just as important due to the story’s structure and character development. Learning from Othersįor me, Lawrence Kasdan (“The Empire Strikes Back,” 1980 “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” 1981) will always be one of the ultimate blockbuster genre writers, but his more personal works (i.e. Think back to the films you grew up with. In essence, write to compel the audience. This leads into the inevitable question, what is the “story spine?” Stephen Gallagher defines it as “the essential information that links in a logical sequence to deliver you to an ending that, if the logic is hard enough, will seem inevitable even if it comes as a surprise.” These are the “what else could it be” or “I can’t believe it” moments that create memorable films. What makes a good story? For that matter, how many opportunities do we have to create a lasting piece of literature that transcends the lines of genre distinction and categorization? The answer to the latter is speculative, of course, but in order to truly understand your story, the spine within the story, you have to create a concept that matters to you.
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