3. The “Baby Boomers” are an audience of lifelong filmgoers who have created (for the first time in history), a glut in the market for films about middle-aged people facing middle-aged issues. The idea that a major motion picture must have a young star in a lead role in order to be successful is no longer true. If you are writing a script with middle-aged characters, consider how you can address the issues of

“generativity” and/or “stagnation” in your characters’ motivations and conflicts.