Screenwriting / Different ways to think about story
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Explore different approaches, take what helps, and leave what doesn’t. These references do not impose a structure on your feature.
15 beats / A detailed framework
A close-up view of the protagonist’s journey: disruption, commitment, pressure, a low point, and a changed approach.
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Expand all 15 beats, grouped into three acts, with explanations and questions to consider.
Three acts / Cause and effect
A broad view of setup, confrontation, and resolution, followed by the article’s more detailed walkthrough of turning points and pressure.
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Includes the hook, inciting event, plot points, pinch points, midpoint, climax, and resolution.
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These are related lenses, not mutually exclusive systems. StudioBinder’s article also discusses Save the Cat! as one way of adding detail to a three-act story.
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