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A systematic progression through formulaic Sequences that follow clues to the villain, motive and means to execute the plan Bond will thwart.
(hide)Built on the question of whether men and women can, 'Just be friends', this script forms a prototype romantic comedy of, 'Boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back'. The pacing, plot point timing and reversals are ideally placed.
(hide)This chase script has excellent pacing and demonstrates how a character can 'figure things out' and decide where to go next.
The script utilizes both the death of Jo's father from a tornado, and the estrangement of Jo and Bill as emotional backdrops to their scientific pursuit of tornadoes.
(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)This is the Sequence-Scene structure of the 1998 restored version derived from Welles's 1958 memo.
An excellent example of pursuit where the protagonist (Bond) and antagonist (Carver) cross paths from Act II onwards. The antagonist also has a surrogate fighter (Stamper) for Bond to continuously battle.
(hide)Thunderball is an ideal screenplay to follow a main character conducting an investigation.
This is an excellent Sequence structure for a pursuit-investigation plot where the protagonist persuades a woman to help him.
An excellent script of escalating tension and emotion during personal deterioration and self-destructive behavior.
Well Sequence-structured mystery and character study set at sea.
This screenplay is a lesson on how to make an entire movie be foreshadowing for the final one minute of the film. One of the best endings ever written.
(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.
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A remarkable screenplay where Sequences are delineated by changes in room location and historical time period.
November Man has a well-Sequence structured Mystery-Quest-Betrayal design.
A well constructed Chase-Solve the Mystery structure with a computer disk McGuffan.
The Matrix interweaves multiple story lines and themes of rescue, love, faith and loyalty. The script is also one of the best examples of how to present exposition (the rules of the Real World, the Matrix and Agents).
(hide)A systematic progression through formulaic Sequences that follow clues to the villain, motive and means to execute the plan Bond will thwart.
(hide)Sequence Scene Structure of The Maltese Falcon according to the 19-Sequence Model of screenplay structure.
An excellent model of flashback structure. The screenplay uses flashback sequences to explain how Tom comes to reject his privileged status at a British borstal - to his detriment.
(hide)This Bond story follows a series of clues of double cross defections and false loyalties to establish the villain's real goals.
Probably one of the best Pursuit-Escape screenplays to emulate, especially if you have multiple groups to keep track of (i.e. people on submarines, ships, aircraft carriers and in government agencies).
(hide)The Hill is a taught character play of a man pitted against an unjust brutal system determined to break and destroy him.
Kurasawa's early classic of escape-pursuit and camraderie honor and sacrifice which helped inspire the Star Wars series.
With an creative plan and no one ouside to help, the survivors of a plane crash rescue themselves.
Excellent Mentor-Student structure with three separate storylines that merge in the final climax of villains and heroes.
A tense superbly constructed screenplay with each Scene targeting a specific plot point.
The Act III courtroom confrontation is preceded by two acts that demonstrate why Lieut. Maryk led the mutiny.
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)The chase and pursuit structure begins again after Marie is murdered and Bourne is set-up.