Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
· ASSIGNMENT: Choose some movies (I always suggest three) from the Breakdowns section and watch one at a time, following along with my breakdowns, or even better, going act by act, stopping at the end of each act to identify the key story elements, and then comparing your notes and observations with mine. If that seems overwhelming, try this incred
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Screen dialogue demands short, simply constructed sentences
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Generally, a three-act story requires four memorable scenes: the Inciting Incident that opens the telling, and an Act One, Act Two, and Act Three Climax.