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A well-structured Flashback-Present framework of a murder investigation and love story.
A quiet, calm comedy-drama about love and emergence from guilt and mental illness.
Sequence Scene Structure of The Maltese Falcon according to the 19-Sequence Model of screenplay structure.
Use the Screenplay Summary to see how Double Indemnity establishes the classic femme fatale-betrayal structure of a film noir. It is a lesson on the use of a voice-over narrative and making the flashback structure fit into the story conclusion.
(hide)This is a classic script to emulate for a, 'What if.....' premise. In this story, a boy wishes that his lawyer father would become unable to lie. We find out what happens.
(hide)This is an excellent 'trapped-rescue-escape' template that directly links the efforts of the trapped with the efforts of the rescuers. Distinct sequence structure.
(hide)Socially ostracized Finbar moves to a rural train station. There he meets insistent friend Joe and saddened Olivia. A perfect model screenplay of beautiful relationships.
(hide)Dead Poets Society is a great model for multiple story lines and the development of friendships.
The chase and pursuit structure begins again after Marie is murdered and Bourne is set-up.
Like the two predicessors, The Bourne Ultimatum follows Bourne as he moves from clue to clue as he searches for his identity. There are key similarities to Mission Impossible, Minority Report, Chain Reaction and Three Days of the Condor.
(hide)A remarkably good biography and 'black humor' approach to an addict who manages to come through the experience alive. Excellent example of how to use additional characters to magnify the personality and challenges of the protagonist.
(hide)Crash features several inter-related and independent stories that collide in this Well-structures screenplay that highlights racism.
A natural extension of Alien: Sequence Scene Structure of Aliens according to the 19-Sequence Model.
This is ideal model to model structure of an emotional drama. Ted is thrust immediately into his dilema and demands on him constantly escalate. He must gather new resources for each challenge until the final Act III confrontation with Joanne.
(hide)Excellent structure for an innocent man being framed and then pursued whilst having to reveal the real perpetrators.
A straightforward plot about learning the importance of human connection and that coming-of-age can happen to adults. Interesting double narration.
(hide)Masterful example of a heist with thieves stealing the loot from each other. How do you find it and steal it back?
A classic war mission plot structure with a traitor and change of plan.