Sublime

change is at the root of all drama,

the story shape is structured around how they find, retrieve and finally master the quality in their life that has eluded them.

When word and action are divorced and effectively juxtaposed, the viewer is immediately more involved. If dialogue is just telling, this doesn’t happen.

Introduce a Fascinating Protagonist (Protag):

The writers of portraiture and spectacle, indeed all writers, must come to understand the relationship of story to life: Story is metaphor for life.

the sooner you establish a line of action that moves forward (a character pursuing a goal against obstacles) the better.

Select and build these units correctly and you will create a plausible, thrilling, moving work that in portraying a tiny fraction of a life captures the essence of its whole.