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It's hard enough to come up with a decent story that is compelling enough to sustain enough dramatic tension to make somebody want to represent and/or buy your script.
Most screenplays chug along to 110 pages only because of a solid sub-plot without which the main storyline would top out at maybe 80 pages.
The best sub-plots are as compelling as the main plot. Especially if say the third lead's love story with the fourth lead is fun to watch.
Sub-plots don't necessarily "make" the screenplay. But they enhance and improve the main course, so don't minimize their value.
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