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'''The Inciting Incident''' | |||
== '''The Inciting Incident''' == | |||
The Inciting Incident generally takes place about fifteen minutes into a script and is the first major turning point of the story. The normality of your main character’s life will be broken in a big way. | The Inciting Incident generally takes place about fifteen minutes into a script and is the first major turning point of the story. The normality of your main character’s life will be broken in a big way. | ||
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'''Plot Point I''' | == '''Plot Point I''' == | ||
Towards the end of Act I, around page 25, comes the first Plot Point. So far your story has been going in a certain direction but now the story will be grabbed, shook and pointed to it’s true course. This is where you realise what your main character is going to do to set about returning his world back to normal. | Towards the end of Act I, around page 25, comes the first Plot Point. So far your story has been going in a certain direction but now the story will be grabbed, shook and pointed to it’s true course. This is where you realise what your main character is going to do to set about returning his world back to normal. | ||
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'''Midpoint''' | |||
== '''Midpoint''' == | |||
To a scriptwriter the Midpoint of the script is the anchor in the vast sea of Act II. This is yet another turning point where the need of the main character is brought into focus. Often this is done through the introduction of a new character who forces the main character to sharpen his eye on the goal. | To a scriptwriter the Midpoint of the script is the anchor in the vast sea of Act II. This is yet another turning point where the need of the main character is brought into focus. Often this is done through the introduction of a new character who forces the main character to sharpen his eye on the goal. | ||
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'''Plot Point II''' | |||
== '''Plot Point II''' == | |||
Towards the end of Act II and the beginning of Act III we come to a crisis point, Plot Point II. Right now the main character in your script has had enough. They’re sick and tired of all the obstacles being thrown in their way. Their world is a dark place with little light left. Plot Point II should: | Towards the end of Act II and the beginning of Act III we come to a crisis point, Plot Point II. Right now the main character in your script has had enough. They’re sick and tired of all the obstacles being thrown in their way. Their world is a dark place with little light left. Plot Point II should: | ||
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'''Climax''' | |||
== '''Climax''' == | |||
The climax is the biggest scene in the movie, the final battle between right and wrong, good and evil. Your main character will save the day and resolve their problems in dramatic fashion. | The climax is the biggest scene in the movie, the final battle between right and wrong, good and evil. Your main character will save the day and resolve their problems in dramatic fashion. | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://www.filmscriptwriting.com Scriptwriting] free resources | * [http://www.filmscriptwriting.com Scriptwriting] free resources | ||
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