1.
ACT I
Set Up Protagonist
Set up character's world #1
Characters: Protagonist
Establish the world that the character currently lives in,
which will be in contrast with the world he's going to.
Set up character's world #2
Characters: Protagonist
Symbol of character's old state of mind
Characters: Protagonist
What is a symbol of the character's previous state of mind,
his old ways. What is something he specifically does?
Introduce Catalyst
Characters: Catalyst
Foreshadow the possibility of the Catalyst, which is the
person or event that will change the character's world.
Set Up Antagonist
Set up antagonist
Characters: Anatagonist
2.
Set up Antagonist, if the Antagonist is different from the
Catalyst.
Moral Argument
Theme stated
Characters: Protagonist
What is the theme or central question of the story that the
emotional argument or B-story will try to resolve?
Inciting Incident
Characters: Protagonist
How does the Catalyst (person/event) change the character's
world in a way that makes it impossible for things to stay
the way they were?
Resistance to the new world #1
Characters: Protagonist
How does the character resist the change?
Resistance to the new world #2
Characters: Protagonist
Reason that compels character to go on journey and move
into Act II
Characters: Protagonist
What is the reason that the character eventually takes the
challenge?
3.
Some interaction with antagonist
Characters: Anatagonist
What are some interactions the character has with the
Antagonist?
END OF ACT I
4.
ACT II
The New World
Exploring the new world #1
Characters: Protagonist
Character explores his new reality, figuring out how things
work.
Antagonist is cooking something up #1
Characters: Anatagonist
Antagonist is doing something that we don't yet understand.
Exploring the new world #2
Characters: Protagonist
The character also enjoys his new world, finding new
possibilities.
Arguments
Argument Against #1
Characters: Protagonist
Argument Against #2
Characters: Protagonist
Argument For #1
5.
Characters: Protagonist
Argument For #2
Characters: Protagonist
New skill that the character learns #1
Characters: Protagonist
While exploring the new world, what new skill or quality does
the character learn or acquire that will ultimately be the
solution?
New skill that the character learns #2
Characters: Protagonist
Antagonist is cooking something up #2
Characters: Anatagonist
Midpoint/Highpoint: Character has the new world under
control
Characters: Protagonist
The High Point of Mid Point is where the character has
learned how to function in his new world. This can be
reversed so that the Mid Point is a Low Point. The Mid Point
should be an illusory equilibrium.
END OF ACT II
6.
MID POINT
Closing In
Bad guys close in #1
Characters: Anatagonist
In what way does the anatonist tear down the equilibrium of
the High Point and makes it impossible for the character to
rest there?
Deadlock
Argument Deadlock #1
Characters: Protagonist
Argument Deadlock #2
Characters: Protagonist
Bad guys close in #2
Characters: Anatagonist
Battling With Antagonist #1
Characters: Anatagonist
The character fights with the Antagonist, but is losing
because he's still unable to change his ways.
Battling with antagonist #2
7.
Characters: Anatagonist
Antagonist deals crippling blow
Characters: Anatagonist
After many interactions with the Antagonist, he deals a final
blow that knocks the wind out of the character.
Low Point
Characters: Protagonist
The main character wallows in his hopeless, seeing no way
forward.
Character still resisting changing his ways
Characters: Protagonist
In which way is the character still resisting changing his
ways? And in which way could personal change be a solution to
the Low Point?
A moral choice is made
Characters: Protagonist
Some new insight suddenly makes it completely clear how to
resolve the emotional argument.
New idea, fresh point of view.
Characters: Protagonist
A new idea provides a new practical way to break free.
Character moves into Act III
Characters: Protagonist
8.
What changes in the character enough that it now becomes
possible to beat the Antagonist? This is only a first hint,
the change isn't permanent yet.
END OF MID POINT
9.
ACT III
Culmination
Final battles
Characters: Protagonist
With his new-found possibilities and new moral conviction,
the character fights the final battles with the Antagonist.
Uses skill he has learned
Characters: Protagonist
Using the skill he learned earlier...
Symbol of new-found moral conviction
Characters: Protagonist
...and his new-found moral conviction...
Antagonist is dealt final blow
Characters: Anatagonist
...the character deals a final blow to the Antagonist.
Symbol of how the character has changed
Characters: Protagonist
We see the character do something differently than he did it
in the beginning of the story, which symbolizes his
transformation.
10.
