Introduction to Structure

consists of introducing the characters, introducing the story, and getting a landscape of where the story is trying to go

• Act One

• Act Two

• Act Three

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

consists of the final test of the protagonist and the resolution that follows; where the story comes together

• Act One

• Act Two

• Act Three

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

the main character(s), whose journey the story is about.

• Act One

• Act Two

• Act Three

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

a force that gets in the way of your character’s wants and needs; typically “the villain”

• Act One

• Act Two

• Act Three

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

consists of the choices and actions your main character makes as they attempt to overcome the escalating obstacles in pursuit of their goals

• Act One

• Act Two

• Act Three

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

the most intense moment of the film for the protagonist who should be in danger of losing everything they value most; “the ultimate test”

• Inciting Incident

• Point of No Return

• Low Point

• Final Crisis

• Resolution

an event which leads to a key obstacle your protagonist faces and sets the rest of the story in motion

• Inciting Incident

• Point of No Return

• Low Point

• Final Crisis

• Resolution

the point in the story when it seems like everything is lost for your main characters

• Inciting Incident

• Point of No Return

• Low Point

• Final Crisis

• Resolution

the return of the world and characters to a calmer place, perhaps a more complete or better version of themselves

• Inciting Incident

• Point of No Return

• Low Point

• Final Crisis

• Resolution

a choice which the main character can never turn back

• Inciting Incident

• Point of No Return

• Low Point

• Final Crisis

• Resolution