Screenplay Structure: The Five Plot Points

Notes

  • there are 5 major plot points that dictate the structure of your film
  • these 5 points are moments that will change the thrust of the story
  • the inciting incident will happen in the middle of the first act
  • the lock in is the point is when the character can no longer turn back
  • about half way through the screen play the protagonist reaches their first success or failure
  • the main culmination is the highest or lowest point in the story
  • the third act twist is the wrench that is throw in the plans for the protagonist third act goal

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