A minute-by-minute story beat analysis of RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
by Todd Klick
MINUTE 1: AT-TENSION!
Men attack apes with machetes
MINUTE 2: THE BUILD
Men capture an ape
MINUTE 3: THE RATCHET
Stephen tells Will he’ll need the boards approval to continue his experiments
MINUTE 4: ANOTHER NOTCH
Will presents his argument to the board
MINUTE 5: JAW DROPPER
Bright Eyes violently attacks the scientist!
MINUTE 6: FRIEND OR FIST
Stephen smiles at Will’s proposal to the board (FRIEND)
MINUTE 7: FRIEND OR FIST 2
Stephen stands side by side with Will (FRIEND)
Stephen scolds Franklin (FIST)
MINUTE 8: SOMETHING STARTLING HAPPENS
Stephen threatens to fire Will!
MINUTE 9: THE PURSUIT
Will looks for Franklin
MINUTE 10: THE DISCUSSION
Will and Franklin discuss “putting down” Bright Eyes’ newborn
MINUTE 11: THE WARNING
Will’s father mistakes Will’s work proposal as a chemistry test (a warning to Will that his father’s Alzheimer’s is getting worse)
MINUTE 12: HARSHER WARNING
Will’s father is angry about losing his car keys (a harsher warning that his Alzheimer’s is worsening)
MINUTE 13: THE SUBMISSION
Will reminds his father that he doesn’t drive anymore. “I know that,” his father says, looking down
MINUTE 14: DANGER WATCH
Caesar’s intelligence increases at a rapid rate (dangerous to the human race)
MINUTE 15: WHEW, THAT WAS CLOSE!
Will’s dad almost hurts the nurse
MINUTE 16: THE BIG CONCERN
Will is concerned he might get caught for stealing the Alzheimer’s drug
MINUTE 17: WORLD UPSIDE DOWN
Will’s father is back to normal after taking the drug!
MINUTE 18: TROUBLE TURN
Caesar escapes out the window!
MINUTE 19: THE THREAT
The neighbor swings a bat at Caesar
MINUTE 20: PUSH BACK
Will boldly asks Caroline for a date
MINUTE 21: THE GREAT AFFECT
Caroline comes over to Will’s house for the date
MINUTE 22: TRUTH DECLARED
Caroline says (about Caesar): “You should give him open space”
MINUTE 23: SCARY STUFF
Will loses Caesar
MINUTE 24: SCARY STUFF 2
Caesar walks to the end of a thin branch, which scares Will
MINUTE 25: SCARY STUFF 3
A German Shepherd attacks Caesar
MINUTE 26: THE BIG UNEXPECTED
Caesar asks Will (through sign language) if he’s “a pet”
MINUTE 27: THE MINI-QUEST
Will shows Caesar where he was born
MINUTE 28: BIG QUEST PREP
Will explains why Caesar is so smart (to prepare him for being different)
MINUTE 29: BIG QUEST PREP 2
Will explains to Caroline about Caesar’s unusual rise in intelligence, to prepare her for what Caesar may become
MINUTE 30: THE NEED
Will asks his dad if he’s ok—he needs to know if his father is relapsing
MINUTE 31: DISTRESS SIGNAL
Will’s forgetful father wrecks the car, which causes the neighbor great distress
MINUTE 32: ANXIETY AMP
Caesar attacks the neighbor because he screamed at Will’s father
MINUTE 33: OMINOUS OH NO!
The scared neighbor runs from Caesar, but Caesar chases him (Oh no!)
MINUTE 34: FRIEND AFFECT
Will’s father hugs Caesar
MINUTE 35: BAIT & SWITCH
Will tells Caesar to follow him inside the building (BAIT), but the building is really a prison for chimps (SWITCH)
MINUTE 36: HIDE & SEEK
Will stays behind the glass (HIDES), while Caesar tries to get to him (SEEK)
MINUTE 37: OVER HIS HEAD
Caesar is tricked into a cage by a mean worker (he’s in over his head)
MINUTE 38: POSITIVE RECONNECT
Will promises his dad he will get Caesar back soon
MINUTE 39: NEW JOURNEY BOND
Will puts him arm around his dad and then he looks for a more aggressive virus strain
MINUTE 40: ALLY’S WORLD
Stephen is going through a roller coaster emotionally over Will’s behavior
MINUTE 41: THORNY ROSE
Caesar laughs at the worker (ROSE), but the mean worker sprays him with water (THORN)
MINUTE 42: SURPRISE REVEAL
Caesar draws an exact replica of his window at home
MINUTE 43: SURPRISE REVEAL 2
Stephen surprises Will and Franklin. He wants to watch their progress
MINUTE 44: NEW NEWS
The chimp has a violent reaction to the drug
MINUTE 45: OUT OF THE ORDINARY
Caesar joins the other apes in the playpen
MINUTE 46: THE REVELATION
Caesar realizes the other apes want to kill him
MINUTE 47: THE ESCORT
The ape shows Stephen that he’s getting more intelligent
MINUTE 48: NEEDED KNOWLEDGE
Caesar learns that the orangutan can speak sign language
MINUTE 49: FOREBODING FACT
The mean worker and boss are shooting chimps with drugs and carrying them somewhere
MINUTE 50: THE PORTENT
The boss of cages tells Will he can’t have Caesar without a court order
MINUTE 51: THE ENGAGE
The orangutan watches Caesar
MINUTE 52: SAY UNCLE
Caesar wipes the dirt from the window, and realizes he can’t get out
MINUTE 53: THE INTIMIDATION
The mean worker yells at his coworker
Caesar stares down mean worker
MINUTE 54: THE LIGHTBULB
Caesar realizes his can pick the lock with the knife
MINUTE 55: SIDESWIPE
Caesar frightens the gorilla
MINUTE 56: DARK TWIST CHAT
Caesar releases the mean chimp, but then communicates that he better submit or else the gorilla will tear him apart
MINUTE 57: DIFFICULT WORDS
Will’s father shakes his head “no”—he doesn’t want the drugs anymore
MINUTE 58: VITAL EVENT
Will’s father is dead
MINUTE 59: THE DECEPTION
Will’s been deceived—Stephen has authorized testing behind his back
MINUTE 60: THE SHOCKER
Will quits his job!
Franklin is terribly sick with a deadly virus
And so on...
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MINUTE 1: AT-TENSION!
Men attack apes with machetes
MINUTE 2: THE BUILD
Men capture an ape
MINUTE 3: THE RATCHET
Stephen tells Will he’ll need the boards approval to continue his experiments
MINUTE 4: ANOTHER NOTCH
Will presents his argument to the board
MINUTE 5: JAW DROPPER
Bright Eyes violently attacks the scientist!
MINUTE 6: FRIEND OR FIST
Stephen smiles at Will’s proposal to the board (FRIEND)
MINUTE 7: FRIEND OR FIST 2
Stephen stands side by side with Will (FRIEND)
Stephen scolds Franklin (FIST)
MINUTE 8: SOMETHING STARTLING HAPPENS
Stephen threatens to fire Will!
MINUTE 9: THE PURSUIT
Will looks for Franklin
MINUTE 10: THE DISCUSSION
Will and Franklin discuss “putting down” Bright Eyes’ newborn
MINUTE 11: THE WARNING
Will’s father mistakes Will’s work proposal as a chemistry test (a warning to Will that his father’s Alzheimer’s is getting worse)
MINUTE 12: HARSHER WARNING
Will’s father is angry about losing his car keys (a harsher warning that his Alzheimer’s is worsening)
MINUTE 13: THE SUBMISSION
Will reminds his father that he doesn’t drive anymore. “I know that,” his father says, looking down
MINUTE 14: DANGER WATCH
Caesar’s intelligence increases at a rapid rate (dangerous to the human race)
MINUTE 15: WHEW, THAT WAS CLOSE!
Will’s dad almost hurts the nurse
MINUTE 16: THE BIG CONCERN
Will is concerned he might get caught for stealing the Alzheimer’s drug
MINUTE 17: WORLD UPSIDE DOWN
Will’s father is back to normal after taking the drug!
MINUTE 18: TROUBLE TURN
Caesar escapes out the window!
MINUTE 19: THE THREAT
The neighbor swings a bat at Caesar
MINUTE 20: PUSH BACK
Will boldly asks Caroline for a date
MINUTE 21: THE GREAT AFFECT
Caroline comes over to Will’s house for the date
MINUTE 22: TRUTH DECLARED
Caroline says (about Caesar): “You should give him open space”
MINUTE 23: SCARY STUFF
Will loses Caesar
MINUTE 24: SCARY STUFF 2
Caesar walks to the end of a thin branch, which scares Will
MINUTE 25: SCARY STUFF 3
A German Shepherd attacks Caesar
MINUTE 26: THE BIG UNEXPECTED
Caesar asks Will (through sign language) if he’s “a pet”
MINUTE 27: THE MINI-QUEST
Will shows Caesar where he was born
MINUTE 28: BIG QUEST PREP
Will explains why Caesar is so smart (to prepare him for being different)
MINUTE 29: BIG QUEST PREP 2
Will explains to Caroline about Caesar’s unusual rise in intelligence, to prepare her for what Caesar may become
MINUTE 30: THE NEED
Will asks his dad if he’s ok—he needs to know if his father is relapsing
MINUTE 31: DISTRESS SIGNAL
Will’s forgetful father wrecks the car, which causes the neighbor great distress
MINUTE 32: ANXIETY AMP
Caesar attacks the neighbor because he screamed at Will’s father
MINUTE 33: OMINOUS OH NO!
The scared neighbor runs from Caesar, but Caesar chases him (Oh no!)
MINUTE 34: FRIEND AFFECT
Will’s father hugs Caesar
MINUTE 35: BAIT & SWITCH
Will tells Caesar to follow him inside the building (BAIT), but the building is really a prison for chimps (SWITCH)
MINUTE 36: HIDE & SEEK
Will stays behind the glass (HIDES), while Caesar tries to get to him (SEEK)
MINUTE 37: OVER HIS HEAD
Caesar is tricked into a cage by a mean worker (he’s in over his head)
MINUTE 38: POSITIVE RECONNECT
Will promises his dad he will get Caesar back soon
MINUTE 39: NEW JOURNEY BOND
Will puts him arm around his dad and then he looks for a more aggressive virus strain
MINUTE 40: ALLY’S WORLD
Stephen is going through a roller coaster emotionally over Will’s behavior
MINUTE 41: THORNY ROSE
Caesar laughs at the worker (ROSE), but the mean worker sprays him with water (THORN)
MINUTE 42: SURPRISE REVEAL
Caesar draws an exact replica of his window at home
MINUTE 43: SURPRISE REVEAL 2
Stephen surprises Will and Franklin. He wants to watch their progress
MINUTE 44: NEW NEWS
The chimp has a violent reaction to the drug
MINUTE 45: OUT OF THE ORDINARY
Caesar joins the other apes in the playpen
MINUTE 46: THE REVELATION
Caesar realizes the other apes want to kill him
MINUTE 47: THE ESCORT
The ape shows Stephen that he’s getting more intelligent
MINUTE 48: NEEDED KNOWLEDGE
Caesar learns that the orangutan can speak sign language
MINUTE 49: FOREBODING FACT
The mean worker and boss are shooting chimps with drugs and carrying them somewhere
MINUTE 50: THE PORTENT
The boss of cages tells Will he can’t have Caesar without a court order
MINUTE 51: THE ENGAGE
The orangutan watches Caesar
MINUTE 52: SAY UNCLE
Caesar wipes the dirt from the window, and realizes he can’t get out
MINUTE 53: THE INTIMIDATION
The mean worker yells at his coworker
Caesar stares down mean worker
MINUTE 54: THE LIGHTBULB
Caesar realizes his can pick the lock with the knife
MINUTE 55: SIDESWIPE
Caesar frightens the gorilla
MINUTE 56: DARK TWIST CHAT
Caesar releases the mean chimp, but then communicates that he better submit or else the gorilla will tear him apart
MINUTE 57: DIFFICULT WORDS
Will’s father shakes his head “no”—he doesn’t want the drugs anymore
MINUTE 58: VITAL EVENT
Will’s father is dead
MINUTE 59: THE DECEPTION
Will’s been deceived—Stephen has authorized testing behind his back
MINUTE 60: THE SHOCKER
Will quits his job!
Franklin is terribly sick with a deadly virus
And so on...
To learn much more about all 120 minute-by-minute beats, and how to apply them to your screenplay, TV pilot, novel or graphic novel, order Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beats Every Writer Needs To Know at Amazon.com or Barnes & Nobles. http://shop.mwp.com/products/something-startling-happens-the-120-story-beats-every-writer-needs-to-know
And try the #1 Bestseller, The Screenwriter's Fairy Tale: The Universal Story Within All Movie Stories: http://www.amazon.com/The-Screenwriters-Fairy-Tale-ebook/dp/B007U6D0CM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1348519200&sr=1-1&keywords=the+screenwriter%27s+fairytale+the+universal+story+within+all+movie+stories
Todd Klick Writing Services: www.toddklick.com
