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Three Parts
A concept is not a vibe. Three parts carry it, and if one is missing the trailer dies on screen.
- A named character. Not "a woman" β Detective Mara Voss. A name forces a point of view.
- A forced change. Something rips the character out of normal life and they cannot go back. No change, no story.
- Real stakes. What is lost if they fail β and we have to believe it.
Counter-example. "A moody film about loneliness in a big city, with rain and neon." That is an aesthetic, not a concept β nobody wants anything, nothing changes, nothing is at stake. Pretty, and dead.