Write a Script in 10 Weeks
important scenes or sequences in any book or film: a major shift in the dynamics of the story. Something huge will be revealed; something goes disastrously wrong; someone close to the hero/ine dies, intensifying her or his commitment (What I call the “Now it’s personal” scene … imagine Clint Eastwood or Bruce Willis growling the line). Often the wh
... See moreAlexandra Sokoloff • Writing Love: Screenwriting Tricks for Authors II: Story Structure for Pantsers and Plotters (Screenwriting Tricks For Authors (and Screenwriters!) Book 2)
In a three-act drama, the first and second turning points broadly correspond to the inciting incident and crisis points, with the first act being the set-up of the story and the last act its climax.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
make it easier on yourself and more compelling for the reader by defining a main thrust for each act.
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
So it’s important to know the conventions and expectations of the genre you’re writing in, because this act is where those conventions will really start to come into play. Here is where you need to deliver the PROMISE OF THE GENRE, the specific EXPERIENCE your reader or audience expects to have when they sit down in the theater or pick up your book
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