tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post8068066000546779221..comments2023-07-14T06:17:49.677-04:00Comments on The Daring Novelist: Plotting Game - Movie-of-the-Week Plot StructureThe Daring Novelisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-9129739997990350792015-09-20T19:11:36.051-04:002015-09-20T19:11:36.051-04:00Hi, Willie:
No, I didn't get it wrong, nor di...Hi, Willie:<br /><br />No, I didn't get it wrong, nor did I "accidentally" borrow from Snyder (I credited him right there in the text). There are thousands of different versions of this structure. Generally, each production company (or network) has its own version. They change from year to year too.<br /><br />I picked this one because it is most suited to story-telling in general, and not just the particular form of the MOV. That's part of the reason I pulled in some Snyder -- because it's about the underlying universal structure, not a particular genre.<br /><br />Thanks, however, for the long, detailed post. I want my readers to be exposed to as many options as possible, and every model helps a reader find his or her own.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-47834882326999322872015-09-20T14:54:47.031-04:002015-09-20T14:54:47.031-04:00You have the structure wrong, but that's okay,...You have the structure wrong, but that's okay, I'll help you fix it. Act 3 is actually the Midpoint, not the Fun & Games. The Fun & Games is in Act 2 and is combined with The New World. You accidentally "adapted" Blake Snyder's formula to the point that you just made the MOW structure changed into Blake's, and his is NOT a MOW structure, but it's close. The Midpoint is Act 3 because at the end of Act 3 it's the Hour Break, and they don't want anyone changing that channel, which is also why they end each part with a Cliffhanger. If i remember right, the first Act is 20 minutes, and each after is around 12, with the Resolution after the Climax being only the last or last 2 scenes at most, usually just the last scene. Here's a detailed example from a MOW called Shadows of Obsession:<br /><br />7 Act Structure<br /><br />ACT 1 (1-12) –approx. 20 min. long, the rest 12 min.-<br />1. Getting to know or becoming interested in Protagonist.<br />2. Inciting Incident that cranks plot into Action.<br />3. Progressive Complications start HERE.<br />4-11.<br />12. Cliffhanger.<br /><br />ACT 2 (13-18)<br />13-17.<br />18. Cliffhanger.<br /><br />(MIDPOINT) ACT 3 (19-24)<br />19-23.<br />24. Biggest Cliffhanger.<br /><br />-FIRST HOUR BREAK-<br /><br />ACT 4 (25-30)<br />25-29.<br />30. Cliffhanger.<br /><br />ACT 5 (31-36)<br />31-35.<br />36. Cliffhanger.<br /><br />ACT 6 (37-42) –CRISIS-<br />37-40.<br />41. Crisis.<br />42. Decision (Crisis Cliffhanger)<br /><br />ACT 7 (43-48) –CLIMAX-<br />43-46/47.<br />47/48. Resolution.ajshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130380654514221049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-65299568440857816782013-06-22T01:52:06.733-04:002013-06-22T01:52:06.733-04:00Thank you so much for sharing this info! :D It'...Thank you so much for sharing this info! :D It's an exciting challenge/exercise that you've created for yourself. I look forward to reading more about this.Tanjanoreply@blogger.com