Warto się zapoznać z poniższym oryginalnym tekstem. Jego autor krok po kroku "rozwala" budowę hollywoodzkiego filmu (głównie rozrywkowego). Schemat goni schemat, choć opakowanie i wypełnienie na ekranie są różne.
THE BLAKE SNYDER BEAT SHEET (aka BS2)
Opening Image – A visual that represents the struggle &
tone of the story. A snapshot of the main character’s problem, before the
adventure begins.
Set-up – Expand on the “before” snapshot. Present the main character’s
world as it is, and what is missing in their life.
Theme Stated (happens during the Set-up) – What your story
is about; the message, the truth. Usually, it is spoken to the main character
or in their presence, but they don’t understand the truth…not until they have
some personal experience and context to support it.
Catalyst – The moment where life as it is changes. It is the
telegram, the act of catching your loved-one cheating, allowing a monster
onboard the ship, meeting the true love of your life, etc. The “before” world
is no more, change is underway.
Debate – But change is scary and for a moment, or a brief
number of moments, the main character doubts the journey they must take. Can I
face this challenge? Do I have what it takes? Should I go at all? It is the
last chance for the hero to chicken out.
Break Into Two (Choosing Act Two) – The main character makes
a choice and the journey begins. We leave the “Thesis” world and enter the
upside-down, opposite world of Act Two.
B Story – This is when there’s a discussion about the Theme
– the nugget of truth. Usually, this discussion is between the main character
and the love interest. So, the B Story is usually called the “love story”.
The Promise of the Premise – This is the fun part of the
story. This is when Craig Thompson’s relationship with Raina blooms, when
Indiana Jones tries to beat the Nazis to the Lost Ark, when the detective finds
the most clues and dodges the most bullets. This is when the main character
explores the new world and the audience is entertained by the premise they have
been promised.
Midpoint – Dependent upon the story, this moment is when
everything is “great” or everything is “awful”. The main character either gets
everything they think they want (“great”) or doesn’t get what they think they
want at all (“awful”). But not everything we think we want is what we actually
need in the end.
Bad Guys Close In – Doubt, jealousy, fear, foes both
physical and emotional regroup to defeat the main character’s goal, and the
main character’s “great”/“awful” situation disintegrates.
All is Lost – The opposite moment from the Midpoint:
“awful”/“great”. The moment that the main character realizes they’ve lost
everything they gained, or everything they now have has no meaning. The initial
goal now looks even more impossible than before. And here, something or someone
dies. It can be physical or emotional, but the death of something old makes way
for something new to be born.
Dark Night of the Soul – The main character hits bottom, and
wallows in hopelessness. The Why hast thou forsaken me, Lord? moment. Mourning
the loss of what has “died” – the dream, the goal, the mentor character, the
love of your life, etc. But, you must fall completely before you can pick yourself
back up and try again.
Break Into Three (Choosing Act Three) – Thanks to a fresh
idea, new inspiration, or last-minute Thematic advice from the B Story (usually
the love interest), the main character chooses to try again.
Finale – This time around, the main character incorporates
the Theme – the nugget of truth that now makes sense to them – into their fight
for the goal because they have experience from the A Story and context from the
B Story. Act Three is about Synthesis!
Final Image – opposite of Opening Image, proving, visually,
that a change has occurred within the character.
THE END
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