film story structure
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Films Story Structure: Beat, Scene, Sequence, Act, StoryTRANSCRIPT
Story StructureStory Structure
BeatBeatScene Scene (Story Event)(Story Event)
SequenceSequenceActActStoryStory
AlfredHitchcock,Director of North by Northwest
The AlfredHitchcockCollection
BeatBeatActionActionReactionReactionReaction to the ReactionReaction to the Reaction
Scene (story event)Scene (story event)
A Value ChangeA Value Change + to -, - to ++ to -, - to + - to more -- to more - + to more ++ to more + Meaningful ChangeMeaningful Change Achieved thru ConflictAchieved thru Conflict
SequenceSequenceA Series of ScenesA Series of ScenesUsually Two to Five ScenesUsually Two to Five ScenesA Major ChangeA Major Change
ActAct
A Major ReversalA Major ReversalClimactic SceneClimactic SceneMore PowerfulMore PowerfulHeroHero’’s Life Changed s Life Changed
For Better or WorseFor Better or Worse
StoryStory““A story is a series of acts that build to a last A story is a series of acts that build to a last
act climax or story climax which brings about act climax or story climax which brings about absolute and irreversible change.absolute and irreversible change.””
Robert McKeeRobert McKee
Life is like a box of Life is like a box of chocolatechocolate
TheEndTheEnd
AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
Robert McKee, author of Robert McKee, author of Story. Story. http://www.mckeestory.com/http://www.mckeestory.com/
Richard Krevolin, author of Richard Krevolin, author of Screenwriting from Screenwriting from the Soulthe Soul & professor USC. & professor USC. http://www.profk.com/bio.htmlhttp://www.profk.com/bio.html
Joseph Campbell: The HeroJoseph Campbell: The Hero’’s Journey.s Journey.www.netflix.comwww.netflix.comstreaming 1 hour introductionstreaming 1 hour introduction
Presented At:Presented At:
Truckee Meadows Community CollegeTruckee Meadows Community CollegePepperdine UniversityPepperdine UniversityUniversity of Nevada, RenoUniversity of Nevada, RenoUniversity of Costa RicaUniversity of Costa Rica