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14 Cards in this Set
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Midpoint |
The beat in the middle of Act II, where the protagonist is either incredibly close and or far from achieving his goal, by the end of act II he is at the opposite of where he was in the middle of act II.
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Main Tension |
If X (The Protagonist) does Y (concrete action) then he will avert and or receive X ( what's at stake). |
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Status Quo |
A Sequence in Act I, which establishes the world the protagonist, his goals, his life, and his character. |
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Catalyst |
An incident at the end of Act I, which establishes the main tension and or the central conflict of the story, which disrupts the protagonist's status quo. |
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Climax |
The conclusion of Act II, where the character either succeeds or fails at the goal established by the main tension. Protagonist is at the midpoint or opposite of where they were initially at the midpoint. |
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New Main Tension |
The central tension for Act III. The climax of Act II gives rise to a more pressing and primal conflict/tension for the protagonist to confront in Act III.
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Resolution |
The protagonist resolves all conflicts in the story, and regardless of succeeding or failing at his/her goal, transforms in a meaningful way.
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A Story |
Is what the character wants/desires. The tangible goals. |
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B story |
Is what the character needs. The intangibles, spiritual, love story etc. |
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ARC |
The transformation a character undergoes by the resolution and as a result of the story.
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6 elements of “A good story well told”: |
The story is about somebody with whom we have empathy The somebody wants something very badly This something is difficult but possible to do, get or achieve The story is told for maximum emotional impact and audience participation The story comes to a satisfactory (but not necessarily happy) end. Regardless of success or failure, the central character transforms.
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Act I |
The beginning of a story comprising roughly 25-30% of the narrative that establishes the protagonist, the setting, the theme, the catalyst and the main tension (central goal and conflict) of the story |
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Act II |
The middle of a story comprising roughly ensuing 50-60% of the story in which the protagonist pursues the central question of the main tension towards the midpoint (middle of Act II) and culminating in the climax (end of Act II) |
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Act III |
The end of the story comprising roughly the remaining 20-30% of the story in which the protagonist, having answered the main tension, is confronted with the new main tension building to the resolution of the story and the arc of the character
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