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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.
The Sequence structure tells the story of James' brave and reckless journey through a series of bomb disposal incidents, attacks and deaths in Iraq.
(hide)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)Two interwoven stories of coming-of-age and a forbidden love tragedy. Unique setting and cultural context.
The Screenplay Summary shows how the storyline is mostly set-up of Harry's amazing world and challenges. The script is full of fascinating exposition. Note how the rescue of the Sorcerer's Stone (classic McGuffan) isn't initiated until the end of Act II.
(hide)The Prisoner of Azkaban keeps danger closer to Harry in the form of the Dementors and the threat from Sirius Black.
A strong Sequence structure keeps the plot points of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on track.
The Second Harry Potter movie uses excellent foreshadowing and flash-back Sequences.
A classic war mission plot structure with a traitor and change of plan.
Classic Bond, perfectly structured to emulate pursuit of a mystery where the protagonist and antagonist continually cross paths.
A plot rich in characters who help or attack Bond. Note the delay in explaining what Goldeneye will be used for.
Gladiator has an ideal Sequence structure to model vengeance against a powerful foe.
Use the Screenplay Summary to follow how to set up a story based on the manipulation of the main character by an enemy. As with most Bond plot lines, the audience knows of dangers before Bond.
(hide)Fine example of a simple love story placed on a substrate of multiple character comedy vignettes.
The action in Flightplan is restricted to a single location, but the plot structure of a kidnap-manipulation-rescue plot is all there.
Brilliantly conceived and beautifully composed story structure.
Entrapment an excellent example of how to use foreshadowing and plot reversal techniques.
Enemy of the State has an excellent a pursuit-counter attack profile. Includes a free PDF download of the draft screenplay dated 2/10/97.
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A intriguing pursuit-mystery plot where two people are forced to comply with instructions and evade capture.
Journal of Screenwriting, Volume 3, Issue 2, pages 215-232 (2012): 'Development of a fundamental '19-Sequence Model- of screenplay and narrative film structure'.
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