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Stephen Leslie France, 26.10.2009
Screenwriting: Stage 1 - Class 6 
City Lit Screenwriting: Stage 1 - Class 6Tutor - Guy Meredith
 A General Screenplay - Story Steps for the protagonist 
 Beginning 
1.Detonante2.Doubts3.Point of No Return
 Middle
4.Ineffective Struggle5.A Certain Success6.Turning Point7.Reverse Struggle8.Shit Point!
 End 
9.Plan B10.Deepshit Point!11.Solution/Resolution
Here is an example of the above steps in action:-
The Policeman's Wife
1.Martha's policeman husband is killed in a bomb attack.2.She can't carry on, her life has no meaning.3.She determines to investigate the attack herself.4.She annoys important people.5.She discovers evidence of police corruption.6.She spots her husband - alive!1
 
Stephen Leslie France, 26.10.2009
Screenwriting: Stage 1 - Class 6 
7.She can't convince anyone of the truth.8.There is an attempt on her life.9.She tires to spring the trap on the conspirators.10.Martha herself is entrapped - by her own husband.11.???????
Story Structure
Act I 10 - 20%
 INTRODUCTION 
•
INTROUCE CHARACTERS:
•
Establish
Internal Conflict
and
External Conflict
 
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DETONANTE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Act IIa 30 - 40%
 POINT OF NO RETURN 
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PLOT COMPLICATORS
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CHARACTERS ACT/REACT
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WHAT DO THE CHARACTERS WANT?
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INFERIOR POSITION
(FOR AUDIENCE)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Act IIb 30 - 40%TURNING POINT: Physical and emotional
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PLOT BECOMES CLEARER 2
 
Stephen Leslie France, 26.10.2009
Screenwriting: Stage 1 - Class 6 
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CHARACTERS ACT/REACT TO GREATER DIFFICULTIES OR DANGERS
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WHAT DO THE CHRACTERS HAVE TO LOSE?
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SUPERIOR POSITION
(FOR AUDIENCE)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Act III 10 - 20%SHIT POINT
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PLAN B
•
DEEPSHIT POINT
•
SOLUTION/RESOLUTION
How to maintain audience expectation
Once the audience is intellectually involved, it will wait for:
- Twists in the plot- Revelation of the true nature of the plot
Once the audience is emotionally involved, it will wait for:
- Revelation of character - Conflict between characters- Effect of the plot on characters- Self - discovery by characters- Revelation of true characteristics to other characters
 Necessities:
- Needs
superior position
in terms of 
plot
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