FLIM TV 133 WALTER<br />The Screenplay Notes assignment is a concise structural analysis of the feature screenplay The Proposal by Pete Chiarelli. (The screenplay is available for download via your course website.) Read the screenplay for The Proposal carefully. Much can be gained from reading it twice. Your analysis should be based on the screenplay, not the film. Don't watch (or re-watch) the movie until you've finished the assignment. Prepare a one page, double-spaced report on how three-act structure is used to tell the story. Identify the events (turning points) that mark the ends of Acts One and Two and elaborate on how these events spin the story in a new direction.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Inciting Incident</span> – Happens near the beginning of the film (within first 10 pages); after setting up the normal world of the protagonist, this is the scene that starts the story’s chain of events.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />End of Act One</span> - The main character makes a decision that propels them into the second act of the film; At this point, there’s no turning back to the protagonist’s old life, and the stakes have been raised. (happens around p. 20-30). Check out this great Act 1 break from SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. Captain Miller has just taken his team across enemy lines in an attempt to find Private Ryan, and he loses his first man to a sniper. There’s no going back now.<br /><br /><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Midpoint</span> – A turning point in the film. Usually, the main character changes from being passive, to more active in pursuing his/her goal. This decision to be active usually comes from a decision <i>within</i> the protagonist, not because of an outside force.</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">End of Act Two</span> - The end of act two is when the main character is farthest away from his/her goal. For this reason, it is often referred to as the low point or “big gloom.”</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Climax and Resolution</span> – Answers whether or not the protagonist will ultimately reach his/her goal</p><br /><br /><br />I THINK MY ESSAY IS LACKING ON "elaborate on how these events spin the story in a new direction.". PLEASE DEVELOP ON THIS AND CHECK THE GRAMMAR. <br /><br />DUE ON JULY 10, 11:00AM.<br /><br />THANK YOU SO MUCH.<br /><br /><br />P.S - <a href="http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/pruter/film/threeact.htm">http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/pruter/film/threeact.htm<br /></a><a href="http://www.storymastery.com/story/screenplay-structure-five-key-turning-points-successful-scripts/">http://www.storymastery.com/story/screenplay-structure-five-key-turning-points-successful-scripts/</a><a href="http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/pruter/film/threeact.htm"><br /><br />T</a>HOSE TWO SITES ARE HELPING YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS SCREENPLAY AND MY TEACHER ASSISTANT MAKES ME TO FOLLOW UP THIS STRUCTURE.