How to Handle Story StructureKat Duncan
Part of what makes the story structure in Cinderella satisfying is there comes a point where her hard work pays off. The prince seeks her, too. He makes women in the surrounding lands try on the slipper. The cruel stepsisters cut off their toes to make the shoe fit, but the white ...
in thatboth characters will be equally affected by the same structural beats.This means that as per usual, you only need to plot a single storyline with a single set of plot points. The trick is making sure both charactersareequally affected by each beat. If one character consistently is...
If structure is one of the most important factors in the success of a story, you’d think it would make sense tostartyour outline by figuring outthe structure of your Three Acts. But, as you can see, I’ve waited until deep into the outlining process—seven posts into our series, almo...
Story Structure, Simplified Basically, you’ve got a main character that sets out on a journey to accomplish something. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a love story, a thriller or an action adventure flick – the story structure is the same. The lead character has a goal or task to ac...
An anecdote is a brief account of events that lacks the complete structure of a story. It might describe a moment at work or a fun experience at an amusement park but doesn’t necessarily include all five key story elements. When I was young, my grandfather took me to the park to feed...
Discover the importance of storyboarding for video production, learn how to create a storyboard step by step, and explore how to use Boords software to streamline the process.
Storyboarding's a way to visualise the storyline of your short film, breaking down every last bit of action into individual storyboard panels.
Note that many people include thefalling actionin their dramatic structure. I don’t include it because I believe the term “falling action” to be misleading and really only appropriate for Freytag’s narrow definition of the tragic, Icarus structure, not a modern three-act story structure. Yo...
Think about basic wh- questions: who, when, where, what? Start your story with one sentence which gives some of this information.想想基本的wh—问题：谁、什么时候、在哪里以及什么？用一句开始你的故事，而这句话里包括这几个信息。For example: It was summer, and I went with some friends to a...