1.- OPENING IMAGE (PAG.

1)
• FIRST IMPRESSION: ITS TONE, MOOD, STYLE OF THE FILM
• GIVES US A STARTING POINT FOR OUR HERO
• SNAPSHOT OF “BEFORE” THE PLOT
• PEOPLE HAS TO SAY “THIS IS GOING TO BE GOOD”

2.- THEME STATED (PAG. 5)

• IN THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES SOMEONE MAKES A STATEMENT OR A
QUESTION THAT IS THE THEME OF THE MOVIE (USUALLY NOT THE MAIN
CHARACTER)
• IT’S THE MOVIE´S THEMATIC PREMISE
• SAY WHAT THE MOVIE IS ABOUT RIGHT UP FRONT AND SAY IT LOUD!
• ITS YOUR OPENING BID
• DECLARE: I CAN PROVE IT. THEN SET OUT TO DO SO

3.- SET UP: (PAGS 1-10)

• THIS IS WHERE YOU GRAB ME OR RISK LOOSING ME
• PLANT EVERY CHARACTER, TIC, EXHIBIT EVERY BEHAVIOR THAT NEEDS
TO BE ADRESSED LATER ON
• SHOW HOW AND WHY THE HERO WILL NEED TO CHANGE IN ORDER TO WIN
• IT’S THE MOVIE THESIS
• THERE IS A CALM BEFORE THE STORM: THE SETUP
4.- CATALYST (PAG 12)
• THE CATALYST MOMENT KNOCKS IT ALL DOWN! BOOM!
• LIFE CHANGING EVENTS COME IN DISGUISE AS BAD NEWS
• THE CATALYST IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS
• IT WHAT LEADS OUR HERO TO HAPINESS
• IT’S THE FIRST MOMENT WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS

5.- DEBATE (12-25)

• IT’S THE INNER DEBATE OF THE CHARACTER WITH THE ROAD HE HAS TO
TAKE…OR NOT?
• IT´S OUR CHANCE TO DESCRIBE THE DIFFICULTIES
• THIS SECTION HAS TO ASK A QUESTION OF SOME KIND

6.- BREAK INTO TWO (PAG 25 NOT LATER):

• DEFINITE STEPPING INTO ACT TWO
• IT’S THE MOMENT WHERE WE LEAVE THE OLD WORLD BEHIND AND
PROCEED INTO A WORLD THAT IS THE UPSIDE DOWN VERSION OF THAT
• IT’S THE ANTITHESIS
7.- B STORY: (PAG 30)
• IN MOST SCREENPLAYS IS THE LOVE STORY
• IT’S A BOOSTER ROCKET THAT HELPS SMOOTH OVER THE ACT CHANGE.
• IT CARRIES THE THEME
• IT GIVES US A BREATHER
• IT HAS A NEW BUNCH OF CHARACTERS

8.- FUN AND GAMES (PAG 30-55)

• THE PROMISE OF THE PREMISE
• IT IS THE CORE AND ESSENCE OF THE MOVIE POSTER
• IT IS WHERE MOST OF THE TRAILER IMAGE COMES FROM
• THIS PART ANSWERS THE QUESTION OF : WHY DID I COME TO SEE THIS
MOVIE?
• IT’S THE HEART OF THE MOVIE
• ITS LIGHTER IN TONE THAN THE OTHER SECTIONS

9.- MIDPOINT (PAG 55)

• EITHER A FALSE VICTORY OF OUR HERO OR A FALSE DEFEAT.
• THE STORY IS CLEAR, ITS BACK TO THE STORY
• THE STAKES ARE RAISED
• IT SEEMS GREAT
• ITS NOT AS GOOD AS IT SEEMS
• IT HAS TO BE THE CONTRARY OF THE “ALL IS LOST” BEAT
10.- BAD GUYS CLOSE IN (PAGS 55-75)
• IT’S THE TOGHEST PART
• BAD GUYS REGROUP AND SEND ARTILLERY
• INTERNAL DISSENT, DOUBT AND JEALOUSY BEGIN TO DISINTEGRATE THE
HERO´S TEAM
• ITS THEIR WEAKEST PART
• THE FORCES ARE ALIGNED AGAINST THE HERO AND HE HEADS FOR
DISASTER

11.- ALL IS LOST (PAG. 75)

• EVEN THOUGH ALL LOOKS BLACK, ITS JUST TEMPORARY
• ITS WHEN THE MENTOR DIES FOR THE STUDENT TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH
THAT HAS ALLWAYS BEEN THERE.
• SOMETHING DIES: MORALY OR LITERALLY
• A NEW WORLD BEGINS, A NEW LIFE
• WHIFF OF DEATH!

12.- DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL (PAGS. 75-85)

• IT CAN LAST 5 SECONDS OR FIVE MINUTES
• ITS WHEN THE HERO REACHES THE BOTTOM AND HAS THE FINAL IDEA
THAT SAVES EVERYTHING
• ITS PRIMAL
• WE MUST BE BEATEN AND KNOW IT TO GET THE LESSON
13.- BREAK INTO THREE (PAG 85)
• THE SOLUTION !!!!!!
• BOTH IN THE EXTERNAL STORY (A) AND IN THE INTERNAL STORY (B) THAT
ARE NOW INTERRELATED, THE HERO HAS PASSED THE TEST AND FOUND
THE SOLUTION; HE HAS TO APPLY IT
• AN IDEA TO SOLVE EVERYTHING EMERGES

14.- FINALE (85-110)

• ACT THREE
• WRAP UP
• LESSONS LEARNED ARE APPLIED
• THE CREATION OF THE NEW WORLD
• OPPOSED TO ACT TWO
• ITS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE HERO TO TRIUMPH; HE CHANGES THE WORLD

15.- FINAL IMAGE (FINAL PAGE)

• OPPOSITE OF THE OPENING IMAGE
• PROOF THAT CHANGE HAS OCURRED