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Story Structure and Treatment Analysis

The document outlines the common structure of 3-act stories, including chapters/sequences within each act. It also describes Watts' 8-point model for story structure: stasis, trigger, quest, surprise, critical choice, climax, reversal, and resolution. For each element, a brief definition is provided, such as stasis representing the normal situation that is disrupted by a trigger, and the resolution returning to a new stasis. Additionally, there may be multiple stasis points for different characters.

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Story Structure and Treatment Analysis

The document outlines the common structure of 3-act stories, including chapters/sequences within each act. It also describes Watts' 8-point model for story structure: stasis, trigger, quest, surprise, critical choice, climax, reversal, and resolution. For each element, a brief definition is provided, such as stasis representing the normal situation that is disrupted by a trigger, and the resolution returning to a new stasis. Additionally, there may be multiple stasis points for different characters.

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Story outlines,

Common 3 acts story


Chapters/Sequences within the acts
Small description of each Chapters

A treatment analysis,
introduction:
Time/era
location
Time/ Day or night

Watts 8 points list;

1. Stasis
2. Trigger
3. The quest
4. Surprise
5. Critical choice
6. Climax
7. Reversal
8. Resolution

Stasis- the norm of the subject

Trigger-Beyond control of the subject/spark/problem

The quest-A mean to balance the equation

Surprise-obstacles/ conflict/ pleasant events/ trouble =


unexpected (sometimes you can make it predictable to enhance
tension)

Critical choice-Decision /action taken by the subject, revealing its


personality.
Climax-Critical choices resulting at the highest peak of tension of
the story.

Reversal-Consequence of that critical choice after the climax


Should be relevant to the story and should change the character
status.

Resolution-Return to a fresher stasis, which either end or jump


start another story.

Additional comment,
There could be multiple stasis, one per character in a story.

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