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the author will actively pursue a specific goal (the point they are trying to make), positing a theory, exploring it and coming to a conclusion.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Screenwriting is showing not telling; structure is the presentation of images in such a way an audience are forced to work out the relationship between them.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
symmetry and balance is sought in a story structure,
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
· Rashomon (Rashomon) · Redemption (Groundhog Day, Jaws, Tootsie) · Hero Falls (Chinatown, The Godfather, The Shining) · Alternate Reality (It’s a Wonderful Life, Groundhog Day, Back to the Future, The Post-Birthday World). A variation of this is “The Road Not Taken” story (Sliding Doors, Family Man) · Chase/On the Run (The Fugitive, Thelma And Lou
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Scriptshadow Secrets (500 Screenwriting Secrets Hidden Inside 50 Great Movies)
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The notable exceptions – Terminator 2, Aliens, the Toy Storys or The Godfather II – have clear structural reasons why they are as good if not better than their predecessors: either they change the protagonist’s flaw or the nature and scale of the antagonist, or, in the case of The Godfather, continue the tragic journey all the way to spiritual deat
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by looking into the heart of the protagonist and discovering his desire, you begin to see the arc of your story,