Film structure

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PRE-PRODUCTION: this is where we wrote out all of our shots and where we had planned to shoot them and with what settings we would like them all to be in, this made for a more organised filming process.

This post on plot structure continues from the one on Writing a Novel: the First and Second Draft where one of the points to check at the 2nd draft stage was how your plot points sat relative to a …

Aristotle, about 2,500 years ago invented this 3 act structure in his book ‘Poetics’ and is often credited by screenwriting how-to authors with having originated three-act structure because of his observation that a tragedy must have a beginning, middle and an end.

Careers in Filmmaking

Michael Hauge's six-stage plot structure for writing great stories.

Final assignment based on a personal story for the Pixar Story Internship

A story structure represented as a diagram.

Film Production - Concept Map -- Flowchart of the process of producing a movie (by Anton29 @ deviantart)

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I like this as a general guide to novel structure. However many resources I've read warn against getting too locked into a single script or pattern like this. Sometimes you need to save the climax for the last two pages, and sometimes you need the action to start on the first page (and fill in 'setup' stuff later).

Learn how to use the Three-Act structure to create riveting stories, and see expert examples of the Three-Act structure from 1982’s Poltergeist!

Directors

Dialogue Notes

Although writing a short story, play, or novel is not easy, turning a story into a script ready to be filmed is exacting and demands attention to detail.

The greatest hits of story structure, all in one place, arranged chronologically and side-by-side for your comparative viewing pleasure! This chart is only a small selection of story templates avai…