Pick a feature film you have watched a lot (or recently) and try to break it down using the Three Act Structure.
Pick a feature film you have watched a lot (or recently) and try to break it down using the Three Act Structure you learned about this week. Identify all of the following:
The Protagonist:
The Protagonist’s Goal and/or Motivation:
The Antagonist:
The Antagonist’s Goal and/or Motivation:
The Inciting Incident in the First Act:
The First Plot Point in the First Act (remember, this is when the Protagonist begins to pursue his/her goal):
The Obstacles in the Second Act:
The Plot Point in the Second Act (remember, this is when the protagonist’s goals change – often quite late in the movie):
The Climax in the Third Act:
The Resolution in the Third Act:
And please use the movie title as your subject heading.