Chapter 6 · Introduction to Structure
The film's three acts: setup, confrontation, resolution.
What will you learn in this chapter?
- To spread your story across time: deciding what gets told when
- The logic of acts: setup, break and the work turning points do
- To set your Film Core onto a structural skeleton
Lessons (6)
01WHAT IS STRUCTURE?
02THE ACT: THE PHASES OF THE JOURNEY
03TURNING POINTS
04THE CURSE OF THE MIDDLE
05THE FINALE: THE CLIMAX AND WHAT FOLLOWS
06THE STRUCTURAL SKELETON