using the Something Startling Happens story beats:
MINUTE 1: AT-TENSION!
A girl screams
MINUTE 2: THE BUILD
Katniss runs through the depressed District 12
MINUTE 3: THE RATCHET
Katniss enters a Danger area
MINUTE 4: ANOTHER NOTCH
Katniss raises her bow and arrow to kill an animal
MINUTE 5: JAW DROPPER
A massive spacecraft flies over them
MINUTE 6: FRIEND OR FIST
Katniss and Gale debate about the TV show
MINUTE 7: FRIEND OR FIST 2
Katniss and Gale talk about escape and eat a roll together
MINUTE 8: SOMETHING STARTLING HAPPENS
Officers in space-like suits march through District 12
MINUTE 9: THE PURSUIT
Katniss hears the whistle, she must hurry towards it soon
MINUTE 10: THE DISCUSSION
Prim wants to talk to Katniss about her fear of being selected
MINUTE 11: THE WARNING
Katniss tells Prim they will prick her finger for blood
MINUTE 12: HARSHER WARNING
The film Effie plays speaks of war and the uprising
MINUTE 13: THE SUBMISSION
Each District must offer one young man and woman to fight to the death. Katniss watches in silence and obedience
MINUTE 14: DANGER WATCH
The young men and woman watch Effie pick the first name
MINUTE 15: WHEW, THAT WAS CLOSE!
Katniss volunteers and saves Primrose's life (whew, that was close!)
MINUTE 16: THE BIG CONCERN
Kantiss realizes the enormity of what she's done
MINUTE 17: WORLD UPSIDE DOWN
Kantiss must now fight to the death
MINUTE 18: TROUBLE TURN
Katniss says goodbye to Prim for the last time
MINUTE 19: THE THREAT
Katniss threatens her mom
MINUTE 20: PUSH BACK
Katniss glares at Effie
MINUTE 21: THE GREAT AFFECT
Effie shows Katniss a bounty of food and wealth
MINUTE 22: TRUTH DECLARED
Peeta says: I don't think it's wrong to get a little bit of help
MINUTE 23: SCARY STUFF
Haymitch, Katniss's mentor, is a drunk
MINUTE 24: SCARY STUFF 2
Haymitch tells them there's nothing he can do to save them
MINUTE 25: SCARY STUFF 3
Katniss watches a kid beat another with a brick on TV
MINUTE 26: THE BIG UNEXPECTED
Katniss stabs a knife next to Hamitch's hand
MINUTE 27: THE MINI-QUEST
Katniss wants to learn a survival technique from Hamitch
MINUTE 28: BIG QUEST PREP
Katniss steps off the train into the Capital, where the games are held
MINUTE 29: BIG QUEST PREP 2
They wash and shave Katniss for her training
MINUTE 30: THE NEED
Katniss needs to attract a sponsor
MINUTE 31: DISTRESS SIGNAL
The show is about to start
MINUTE 32: ANXIETY AMP
Katniss faces the crowd in her new fiery costume
MINUTE 33: OMINOUS OH NO!
Katniss must stand before the President
MINUTE 34: FRIEND AFFECT
Cinni tells Katniss, "That was amazing"
MINUTE 35: BAIT & SWITCH
Eiffie enourages Katniss upstairs (BAIT), then shows her the opulent penthouse suite where she will be staying (SWITCH)
MINUTE 36: HIDE & SEEK
Katniss stays alone in her bedroom (HIDES), then looks at the channels on her TV (SEEKS)
MINUTE 37: OVER HIS HEAD
The coach tells them that most of them will be dead in two weeks
MINUTE 38: POSITIVE RECONNECT
Peeta tells Hamitch that Katniss is a really good shot
MINUTE 39: NEW JOURNEY BOND
Peeta tells Katness encouraging things people say about her
MINUTE 40: ALLY’S WORLD
Flashback to Peeta feeding bread to the hogs
MINUTE 41: THORNY ROSE
Peeta falls off the ropes (THORN), but he can throw heavy objects (ROSE)
MINUTE 42: SURPRISE REVEAL
Peeta shows Katniss that he can camouflage himself
MINUTE 43: SURPRISE REVEAL 2
Hamitch tells Katniss and Peeta they will be evaluated tomorrow
MINUTE 44: NEW NEWS
Katniss realizes she must perform in front of the TV execs
MINUTE 45: OUT OF THE ORDINARY
Katniss misses the target
MINUTE 46: THE REVELATION
The TV execs realize Katniss is an extraordinary archer
MINUTE 47: THE ESCORT
Katniss is returned to her penthouse
MINUTE 48: NEEDED KNOWLEDGE
The TV host gives them their scores
MINUTE 49: FOREBODING FACT
The President doesn't like the attention Katniss is getting
MINUTE 50: THE PORTENT
The President tells Seneca to "contain the hope"
MINUTE 51: THE ENGAGE
Hamitch tells Katniss that Peeta wants to train alone from now on
MINUTE 52: SAY UNCLE
Katniss panics: "How do I get them to like me?"
MINUTE 53: THE INTIMIDATION
Katniss must face the host on national TV
MINUTE 54: THE LIGHTBULB
Katniss realizes the audience likes her
MINUTE 55: SIDESWIPE
The host sideswipes Katniss with questions she didn't see coming
MINUTE 56: DARK TWIST CHAT
The host asks Katniss about her sister
MINUTE 57: DIFFICULT WORDS
Peeta asks the host to smell him
MINUTE 58: VITAL EVENT
Peeta tells the crowd that he likes Katniss
MINUTE 59: THE DECEPTION
Katniss is pissed that Peeta deceived her about his true feelings
MINUTE 60: THE SHOCKER
Katniss apologizes to Peeta
And so on...
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