Mapping A Narrative

Plot Point 1: Opening Image

Plot Point 2: Inciting Incident

Plot Point 3: First Act Break

Plot Point 4: The Midpoint

Plot Point 5: The Point Of Commitment

Plot Point 6: All Is Lost

Plot Point 7: The Climax

Plot Point 8: The Resolution

Plot Point 9: Closing Image

SCRIPT	SCREEN
Opening Line: “Take trust, for instance, or friendship: these are the important things in life.“	Opening Line: “I’m not ashamed. I’ve known love. I’ve known rejection. I’m not afraid to declare my feelings.“
A horizontal strip of face, eyes motionless and unblinking.	The ‘horizontal strip of face’ rotates whilst the voice-over is heard.
A series of fast-cut static scenes of empty streets.	A series of long fast-paced tracking shots, intercut with slow tracks through a forest, accompanied by soundtrack and credits.
The door is dark, heavy wood and on it is a plastic card embossed with the names of three tenants.	The door is bright red with a plastic card embossed with the names of three tenants on its right side.
David, Alex, and Juliet sit in a line on the sofa directly opposite Cameron, who shifts uneasily in his armchair.	David, Alex, and Juliet sit in three separate chairs directly opposite Cameron, who is sitting in the middle of the sofa.
ALEX (continued): “Do you think he was upset?“	The three tenants laugh hysterically as Cameron leaves.
A large extract of screenplay, in which multiple applicants arrive at the apartment plays out.	Cut from Cameron leaving, to the three tenants interrogating other applicants.
ALEX: “Squash is often used as a metaphor to represent a struggle for personal domination.“	ALEX: “Defeat! Defeat, defeat! Sporting, personal, financial, professional, sexual, and everything!“
Hugo is in his early thirties, tall, dark and bohemian in appearance.	Hugo is in his early forties, short, balding and smart in appearance.

Paradigm – a typical example or pattern of something

Syd Field was an American author and speaker who wrote several books on screenwriting, and led workshops and seminars about producing screenplays.

what if the moon moved closer to earth

What If I Got Lost In France?

What If Two People Were Stuck In A Lift With A Vampire

• What if sand was no more
• What if people couldn’t see each other [they can still hear each other etc just cant see their physical bodies]
• What if a deaf person was unknowingly being surrounded by chaos whilst going throughout their day

What if there was a way to look into your own future?

What if you found out you weren’t human?

What if you were locked in a room with a murderer?

What if a voice in your head was ordering you to commit crimes?

What if everyone forgot who you were?

what if a vampire was a vegetarian

what if zombies were at school

what if a family was stuck at sea

1. What if I woke up blind
2. What if I was abducted by aliens
3. What if I was a double agent
4. What if a famous singer fell in love with a fan
5. What if 4 friends got separated and had to work they way back to each other

what if ?

I developed schizophrenia for a day

what if ?

I broke down and had to hitchhike home

what if?

I got lost in a forest

what if?

I was given one day to live