Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
In every individual scene a character is confronted by their opposite;
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Writing Your Story
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
My beat sheet is based on a 110-page screenplay,
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
Film Ideas
Nate Stranzl • 58 cards
Story Map Worksheet (email me and I’ll send it; see the second to last chapter for my email address)
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot
Telling has replaced showing and the audience is made redundant.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Set-up (including mini inciting incident) Confrontation (conflict ending in crisis point) (Climax and) Resolution.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
each act containing its own thesis, antithesis and synthesis.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Keep in mind that a “premise pilot” may not utilize the Week-to-Week engine of subsequent episodes.