21 Ways To Structure A Screenplay [WRITING MASTERCLASS]

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1) 0:00 - Intro
2) 1:44 - 3 Act Story Structure
3) 3:07 - 4 Act Story Structure
4) 7:16 - 4 Archetypes
5) 10:28 - B.M.O.C.
6) 16:26 - Michael Hauge’s Six-Stage Plot Structure
7) 21:28 - 7 Act Story Structure
8) 29:14 - 7 Step Story Process
9) 36:45 - Jill Chamberlain’s The Nutshell Technique
10) 45:45 - 8 Sequence Approach
11) 53:47 - Jule Selbo's 11 Step Structure
12) 57:08 - 12 Sequences
13) 1:01:11 - 12 Beats
14) 1:05:35 - Story Maps
15) 1:09:51 - Save The Cat
16) 1:23:41 - The Hero’s Journey
17) 1:27:29 - Daniel Stamm’s Overview Of Classic Story Structure
18) 1:34:20 - Eric Edson’s Story Solution - 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
19) 1:40:25 - Sequence Proposition Plot
20) 1:50:38 - Story Structure In 3 Words
21) 1:55:04 - Television Structure
22) 2:09:41 - Short Film Structure
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@filmcourage Жыл бұрын

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@8AlisaInez Жыл бұрын

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@AhtoNajeebRashied Жыл бұрын

All the varying perspectives on storytelling and character development made me rethink things alot. I'm creating animated shorts so the bits at the end really helped in terms of telling a concise short story that's engaging. Listened to the whole video while animating. Hadn't thought of how valuable silent film is til now. Immensely helpful and motivating. This is why I'm subscribed with notifications on. Thank you.

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@Hyplum Жыл бұрын

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@karimmansour7813 Жыл бұрын

This is brilliant, thank you so much, I am overwhelmed by the amount of the information here that I really don't know what to do with it, I only remember the old advice "there are many methods of writing out there, find the one that works best for you", all the methods work.

@avitalmacales5649 Жыл бұрын

I’m learning SO MUCH from this video. Thank you for putting all these methods for story structure in one video.

@nikkinewbie6014 Жыл бұрын

What I would LOVE to see is ONE movie broken down one by one using each of these structures…whether by ‘beat’ or by breaking out the sequences or sections the structures use😀. The one I’d really love to see tracked through a single movie the most would be Mr. Edson’s hero goal sequence model. Absent that, this is about as close to a “live spreadsheet” to compare structures against each other (done for you) as I think can be found. It’s a great starting point for exactly that. I figure that the common elements across many multiple forms of structure are maintained across the different structures for a reason. I really want to pull those down and figure which are best for the story I want to tell. I’ve gotten a lot out of the screenplay approach to telling story even though my project is to write a novel. Thanks so much for this. Update: I just found Eric Edson’s webpage where he is offering the very thing I asked 😂😂. He does Back To The Future, Bridesmaids and Finfing Nemo and gives the sequences for each. Free pdf. Pdf to first pages of book. Link to book. Should really illuminate the approach for anyone interested.

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@chilidogcats Жыл бұрын

Nice to see all these different approaches posted in one place. Study them all, but then pick the approach that you feel most comfortable with when writing your first few screenplays. There's a few here I'm not familiar with. I went to Writer's Boot Camp and Jeff Gordon has another method too. I'll have to watch this later because I just got notes back from the producer who optioned my script . . . hooray! More work!

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@ryanhowell4492 Жыл бұрын

This is the main reason I break down my story structure in 14 steps

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Thank you so much 🤍✨

@stuartcarmichael1305 Ай бұрын

I took so many notes!

@rogberube6422 Жыл бұрын

Excellent overview. Thank for sharing.

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@soranin9017 Жыл бұрын

Something I’d be really curious about is if any film makers have opinions on the kishotenketsu story structure. It’s one of the most common structure used in East Asian cinema (like parasite). But there isn’t a ton information from which to learn about it.

@Abhi-lj7xp Жыл бұрын

Is it useful? I'm curious

@soranin9017 Жыл бұрын

@@Abhi-lj7xp its absolutely useful. Plenty of beloved stories from the east are written in this structure simply because its standard practice over there. There are tons and tons of ways to write stories so it's just a matter of what you think best fits what story you're trying to tell.

@informedconsent369 Жыл бұрын

Woah this is incredible, thank you.

@filmcourage Жыл бұрын

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@AwesomeFullHDvideos 6 ай бұрын

thx for this

@ryanhowell4492 11 ай бұрын

I love it

@TheJadedFilmMaker Жыл бұрын

great upload. ❤️ thanks

@filmcourage Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@ME-gs6yn Жыл бұрын

Fantastic content, as always. It’s really a gift that we’re able to get this information for free. I just wanted to ask if it would be possible in the future to have this subject developed with writers who specialise in story arch that differs from the hero’s journey?

@leonoradompor8706 Жыл бұрын

Magistic, Holistic,Miraculous,Amazingly Beautiful sweetest topics **** thanks a universe, thanks a million hehehaha***(

@capuchinosofia4771 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@filmcourage Жыл бұрын

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@Cpm_ballerTV Жыл бұрын

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Cheers kodjo! We wish we had this one years ago!

@amonifinau4048 Жыл бұрын

1:30 thank you ❤

@remeesiqbal2884 Жыл бұрын

Thumbnail is interesting ⚡️⚡️

@ojodealfred Жыл бұрын

John Truby has a 21 sequence to story structure that I find soo helpful but unfortunately you didn’t highlight, anyway good job 👏 the once available are also stunning

@johnclay7644 Жыл бұрын

informative

@randell9667 Жыл бұрын

31:25 to 31:50 every script ever written by Rian Johnson

@XxSEETH3RxX Жыл бұрын

I use storymap/4 act structure. But the trick when using any structure is to not to be predictable

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Thank you for your Channel!! I feel this is my channel too!!

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@scifirealism5943 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. I hope I succeed at science fiction writing.

@filmcourage Жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

@scifirealism5943 Жыл бұрын

@@filmcourage thanks. You literally obviate the need for me to major in film lol.

@gopro_audio Жыл бұрын

I have a book that merges all these structure combinations into a single method that is not technical and easy to manage. If you are in LA and visit Idyllwild bring me your script.

@josephcusumano2885 Жыл бұрын

Do these rules apply to novel writing? Can they be made to?

@jasonstewart650 Жыл бұрын

Ten Page Rule works for novels too. 20 (or so) chapters divided up into 10 page sequences.

@LouCadle Жыл бұрын

totally. I've written most of my novels from a tweaked Save The Cat or a tweaked The Hero's Journey template. Novels are a bit more forgiving than screenplays, is the main difference. You don't have to hit a specific point at 75% of the way through. In a novel, might be 70% and might be 89%, and it still works. You can put in a few more scenes here and there. But the basic structure? yes.

@lithiumcreatives03 5 ай бұрын

Ameeeen thank you Jesus

@vic2rvic Жыл бұрын

Hey FC! I remember in one of your videos, one of the interviewees told a very important tip; one of the best ones I heard on this channel and maybe ever. It said: "you have to think of what thee story is about, what it's supposed to be about, and what it's actually about". Do you know who said it? I can't seem to recall. Ps. haven't seen this video so I'm not sure if it's included.

@filmcourage Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's not in this video. Will need to meditate on this one.

@vic2rvic Жыл бұрын

@@filmcourage Yes I watched the video. Or listened to it, rather. I'll let you know if I find it as well! :-)

@subhashnisarta3347 Жыл бұрын

I try my best to make a movie 🎥🍿 more pleasurable as well as possible 😊🗣️💘☺️ℹ️❤️ So I had been written this story since 7 years ago 🤠🤔 but at the same time I have no idea 😞💡 how to write for a Book 😔📖 or how to write for Film 📽️🎥 making as a screen Writer but getting some knowledge about film making then I realised it's a different because writing for Book 😔📖 and writing for film I also kno that before making a shot for a scene it's new 🤠🆕 what the background begin it for come out that perfect scenes shot which is leading the story'by Live visionary and other people can understand with the scene as well as feel the the same as Writer has been done 👍✅✔️ through this watching the film 🙂🎥🗣️💟❤️🎥 that is the main point of successful screen Writer in my opinion So I wanted to know from all of the expert and creator their experience will be helpful to me#film story structure.

@actzero5788 6 ай бұрын

Add one more to the list - Act 0 structure kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qsdxhalo29ibYmQ.html

@leonoradompor8706 Жыл бұрын

I am watching this best movie hehehe now, this is a movie ***

@jag5798 Жыл бұрын

I know everyone practices the same beat method, but its so predictable. I find that I can guess the outcome in movies where it’s ruining it for me. I like a writer who marches to a different drum beat and surprises me.

@filmcourage Жыл бұрын

More on that - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atGpm8xnz6rao6M.html

@JJSeattle Жыл бұрын

My mehtod of story is that I first ask and answer two questions, "What is the problem?" and "What is the resolution?" then build from there: here is a 3 minute video I created that explains my method: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJ5kpaemvd3cgGQ.html

@chancelewis6514 2 ай бұрын

Wow. I keep finding these videos and feeling absolutely amazed and grateful. This has been very helpful and I feel like I am learning alot from you guys, thanks again @filmcourage