Beat Sheet

Story/performance title:

Log line/ initial idea in 2 sentences:

“Someone (protagonist) wants (desire) something (goal) badly (necessity) and is having difficulties getting it.” OR: “Someone badly wants to get away from something but is having difficulties escaping.”

Protagonist: Who is the main character and how does he naturally move?

Desire: What is he looking for? Which movement quality is he looking for?

Goal: What should be the result of his actions? Which movement quality corresponds with his goal?

Necessity: Why is it so important that he achieves his goal? Which movement quality corresponds with the reasons?

Act SequenceTitle

Sequence synopsis Movement quality Visual ideas

1

EXPOSITION

1 (±1min)

Inciting incident

2 (±1min)

2

CONFRONTATION

3 (±1min)

4 (±1min)

5 (±1min)

6 (±1min)

Genre (underline your chosen genre/s):

action, adventure, comed, crime, documentary, drama, family, fantasy, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction, sport, thriller, war, western

Key words:

Your performance will be composed of 3 acts; each act includes 2 - 4 sequences; sequences can be subdivided into scenes or e.g. movement phrases; and scenes are built out of shots (e.g. dance moves if one is thinking visually) or beats (if one is thinking in narrative or musical terms).