Screenplay Fundamentals: Build Story Structures
Defining the Structure and Plot Points
A course by Naomi Beaty , Screenplay Consultant
About the video: Defining the Structure and Plot Points
Overview
“In this lesson, I will create the three-act structure for my story by breaking down the big picture into three parts. To do this, I will start with my logline and expand it. ”
In this video lesson Naomi Beaty addresses the topic: Defining the Structure and Plot Points, which is part of the Domestika online course: Screenplay Fundamentals: Build Story Structures. Learn to develop compelling narratives by exploring a script’s structural elements and turning your ideas into audiovisual projects.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Defining the Structure and Plot Points In this lesson, I'll take my logline and expand it into the basic three-act structure. As you remember, the logline for my project called "My Hero" is "An overwhelmed single dad's life is thrown into utter chaos when the bullied kid he used to stick up for shows up as an adult insisting on repaying the favor." For Act 1, that means I'll need to set up the context of the story. I'll need to show who the protagonist is, what the new problem in his life is, and what he wants to do about it. For my story, that will be the protagonist of an overwhelmed si...”
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Course summary for: Screenplay Fundamentals: Build Story Structures
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Naomi Beaty
A course by Naomi Beaty
Naomi Beaty is a screenwriting teacher, screenplay consultant, and former development executive with more than 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry. Growing up, she was always reading and was introduced to the world of movies while taking film appreciation classes in college. After graduating, she began her education in screenwriting through reading before going on to work for local directors and small productions, which motivated her to move to LA to pursue a career in the film industry.
There she worked in various roles from a producer, manager to a writer-for-hire, all of which deepened her knowledge and experience in the screenwriting industry. Naomi has worked on titles including Twilight, Percy Jackson, and The Stanford Prison Experiment and now is a consultant for writers, directors, and producers on their film and TV projects. She also teaches group screenwriting workshops via her company Write+Co.
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