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The paradigm is a form, not a formula; it’s what holds the story together. It is the spine, the skeleton. Story determines structure; structure doesn’t determine story. The dramatic structure of the screenplay may be defined as a linear arrangement of related incidents, episodes, or events leading to a dramatic resolution.
Syd Field • The Essential Screenplay (3-Book Bundle): Screenplay: Foundations of Screenwriting, Screenwriter's Workbook, and Screenwriter's Problem Solver
100-110 page,
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
three-act Central Plot with subplots has become a kind of standard.
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
“Movies are about making mental things physical.
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
· ASSIGNMENTS: 1. Make two blank structure grids, one for the movie you have chosen from your master list to analyze, and one for your WIP. You can just do a structure grid on a piece of paper for the movie you’ve chosen to analyze, but also do a large corkboard or cardboard structure grid for your WIP. You can fill out one structure grid while you
... See moreAlexandra Sokoloff • Screenwriting Tricks for Authors (and Screenwriters!): STEALING HOLLYWOOD: Story Structure Secrets for Writing Your BEST Book
1. The Dossier (analog or digital ‘shoebox’ of ideas that inform everything that follows)
2. The Manifesto (1-2k words) — this can be an internal document for your own use only (i.e., a lower-case manifesto), or a public-facing document (described below) — we think of that as a capital M, Manifesto.
3. The F... See more
Page 25 is the place where I always go to first in a screenplay someone has handed me (we all have our reading quirks) to see “what happens on 25.” I want to know 1) if anything happens and 2) if this screenwriter knows that something should happen. And I mean something big.
Blake Snyder • Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
First, the story lays out the protagonist’s characterization:
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
A good story makes a good film possible, while failure to make the story work virtually guarantees disaster.