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Adventure Narrative & Trailer

You are entering the 2026 Story Sparks Challenge. Plan an original adventure story, then design a short movie trailer that makes an audience want to read it. Use the setting, character and story structure prompts below. You may invent any details you need.

Part A: Build the adventure

Your story needs a character readers care about, a challenge that gets harder, and a satisfying ending.

1.Choose a story spark or invent your own: a signal is coming from a sealed lighthouse; a flood has cut off a remote campsite; or a strange map is found inside an old tin. What is your adventure’s central mystery or mission?

2.Create your main character. Give them a strength that will help on the adventure and a weakness or worry that could make things difficult. Explain how each might affect their choices.

3.Plan the setting with sensory details. Where does the adventure begin, and what could the character see, hear or feel there? Include at least two precise details.

4.Make the complication more than a simple obstacle: what goes wrong, and why can’t the character solve it straight away?

5.Choose the strongest climax for Tali’s adventure. Which option creates the most tension and gives Tali a meaningful choice?

Tali finds a dry towel in the lighthouse.
Tali must climb a slippery stairwell to reach the signal room, deciding whether to risk the climb or leave a trapped seabird behind.
Tali sees that the lighthouse is painted white.

6.Write a possible resolution. Show how the character’s actions or learning help solve the problem, and leave the reader with a final image or feeling.

7.Improve this plain sentence with a precise verb and a sensory detail: “The character went into the cave.”

8.Write one line of dialogue that reveals a character’s feelings without naming the feeling. Add a punctuation mark correctly.

Part B: Turn the story into a trailer

A trailer hooks its audience, builds suspense and avoids revealing the ending. Plan a 60–90 second trailer using a clear sequence.

9.Who is the trailer aimed at, and what mood should it create? Give one reason for your choices.

10.Plan three trailer moments in order: an opening hook, a middle moment that raises the stakes, and a final suspenseful question or image. Do not give away the resolution.

11.Write a persuasive trailer tagline of no more than ten words. It should make the audience curious without spoiling the ending.

12.Choose the best trailer technique for building suspense, then explain why it works.

Reveal the complete ending in the first five seconds.
Use quick cuts, rising sound and a pause just before the biggest unanswered question.
Show the same scene for the entire trailer with no sound changes.

13.Before you draft, check your plan: does it include a character with a goal, a complication, a tense climax, a resolution, descriptive details and a trailer that keeps the ending secret? Name one part you will improve.