What is THEME?! It's not as elusive as you thought!
Take this logline.
John Barban must discover the woman who stole $10,000 from his hair salon's safe or the bank will foreclose on his property by the end of the week. John has always felt that he was a tough guy and now it's his opportunity to show his toughness.
The part in RED is the Goal.
The part in ORANGE is the Stakes.
The part in BLUE is the Theme.
How to raise the stakes? And deepen the Theme?
For Stakes: Perhaps John's romantic partner decides to leave John because he can't take the stress this incident has caused.
For Theme: Perhaps after failing to strong arm his suspects, John begins to doubt his toughness. John wonders what it truly means to be tough.
Stakes are heightened and the Theme is being deepened.
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