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Journal of Screenwriting, Volume 3, Issue 2, pages 215-232 (2012): 'Development of a fundamental '19-Sequence Model- of screenplay and narrative film structure'.
(hide)Perfect Road Movie: Unique characters, common goal, complications and an underlying morality theme. Everybody has an underlying character flaw and attribute.
(hide)A unique character is placed into a fish-out-of-water scenario - and prevails.
Juno makes an ideal starting point for the structure of most coming-of-age story narratives. Includes a free PDF download of an undated screenplay.
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The Structure Summary clearly shows the construction of the multiple dream layers.
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)A classic chase script with two groups of victims in separate locations.
A well thought out plot with well positioned sub-plots. The diffuse Scene topics are clearly groups by the Sequence structure. The published screenplay is also available.
(hide)A well developed storyline focusing on an investigation of a murder and thwarting a plot to take over the world. I, Robot has similarities to Michael Crichton's story lines of humans being threatened by our own technologies.
(hide)Like the Maltese Falcon, Hammer must follow a series of clues to different people to pice together the puzzle and find the prize.
This Bond story follows a series of clues of double cross defections and false loyalties to establish the villain's real goals.
Into the Blue shares structure and plot-point similarities to A Simple Plan. Both take a simple goal (keep the money) and escalate the complications and cost of failure.
(hide)A love story and forbidden love complicated by religious faith and doctrine.
This is a classic structure of a three-character love-triangle drama taking place in a very restricted set of locations (originally a play by John Osbourne).
(hide)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.
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