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Boot Camp 4: Outlining Your Plot
In Today’s Session...
   • Looking at how you outline the
     plot of your script



   • Script Frenzy Promo
Outlining Your Script

• Now that your story has conflict you probably
  have an idea of what is going to happen in
  your script this April. You may know what
  kind of journey your protagonist will
  undertake, and what will stand in his or her
  way.
• Now it’s time to take the next step and map
  out how everything is going to happen.
Outlining Your Script
• Writing an entire script from beginning to end
  may seem pretty daunting, but with a good
  plan, it won’t be as hard as you think.
• Most stories have the same structure, and
  break down into the same six sections that
  make up a plot.
The Plot
The Set-Up
What Kind Of Rollercoaster Are We Getting On?:
• Though some scripts begin with an “inciting
  incident”, many of them start by telling the
  reader a little bit about the characters, the
  setting, and the conflict before jumping into the
  action.
• Just like you’d want to know what kind of
  rollercoaster you’re getting on before waiting in
  line, a movie executive might want to know what
  kind of script he or she is about to read before
  reading the whole thing.
The Inciting Incident
Getting On The Rollercoaster:
• The inciting incident launches your
  protagonist into the adventure whether he or
  she is ready or not.
• It can be a pretty scary moment for your main
  character.
• Once it happens, there’s no turning back
Rising Action
Climbing The Big Hill: (0:27)
• This will be the longest section of your script.
• You will:
   – develop characters
   – Deepen their relationships with one another
   – Lay out everything that happens to them before the climax
• Think of the rising action as the biggest hill on the
  rollercoaster – the higher you go, the more suspenseful
  it gets.
• The rising action is made up of many events, each of
  them building to the most exciting part of your story:
  the climax.
The Climax
The Top Of The Rollercoaster: (1:34)
• This is the “gasp” moment at the very top of the
  rollercoaster, right before your high-speed drop.
• This moment doesn’t last long, and neither does
  the climax in your script.
• It can be as short as one scene – just enough to
  make an audience hold their breath in suspense
  and ask, “What’s going to happen next?!”
The High-Speed Drop
The High-Speed Drop: (1:47)
• The falling action is what happens next.
• It is fast-paced, action-packed part of your
  script.
• You’re finally speeding down the tracks of the
  rollercoaster with your hands in the air!
• Does the antagonist get defeated? Do the
  protagonist’s dreams finally come true? If
  so, how?
The Resolution
Getting Off The Rollercoaster: (3:11)
• This is how things work out in the end, after your
  protagonist gets (or doesn’t get) what he or she wants.
• Your characters, especially your protagonist, must
  change over the course of the script. This change
  happens little by little as your character battles his or
  her fears, defeats villains, and builds friendships and
  relationships with a cast of amazing characters.
• All of these adventures will end up changing the way
  your main character sees the world and his or her place
  in it.
• Try to use the final scenes to highlight those changes.
Final Note
• No two rollercoaster's are the same. They all have
  different hills and drops, different speeds, different
  twists, turns, loops, and tunnels. The same goes for
  scripts. This is what makes them different and exciting.
• Sometimes they begin with the inciting incident or
  work backwards from the resolution to the beginning.
  Scripts are filled with flashbacks, flash-forwards and
  unexpected plot twists.
• And scripts don’t have to have happy endings either.
  Just like life, sometimes things don’t turn out exactly
  the way you planned them to.
Final Note
• During Script Frenzy, experiment with the plot
  you create by thinking beyond the “typical
  one-hill rollercoaster” formula.
• Rearrange events, add some twists, and flip
  that resolution on its head.
• You’ll be surprised at how much this can
  energize your story.
Be Ready for Next Week...
• We will looking at writing
  awesome dialogue

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Boot Camp 4: Outlining Your Plot

  • 2. In Today’s Session... • Looking at how you outline the plot of your script • Script Frenzy Promo
  • 3. Outlining Your Script • Now that your story has conflict you probably have an idea of what is going to happen in your script this April. You may know what kind of journey your protagonist will undertake, and what will stand in his or her way. • Now it’s time to take the next step and map out how everything is going to happen.
  • 4. Outlining Your Script • Writing an entire script from beginning to end may seem pretty daunting, but with a good plan, it won’t be as hard as you think. • Most stories have the same structure, and break down into the same six sections that make up a plot.
  • 6. The Set-Up What Kind Of Rollercoaster Are We Getting On?: • Though some scripts begin with an “inciting incident”, many of them start by telling the reader a little bit about the characters, the setting, and the conflict before jumping into the action. • Just like you’d want to know what kind of rollercoaster you’re getting on before waiting in line, a movie executive might want to know what kind of script he or she is about to read before reading the whole thing.
  • 7. The Inciting Incident Getting On The Rollercoaster: • The inciting incident launches your protagonist into the adventure whether he or she is ready or not. • It can be a pretty scary moment for your main character. • Once it happens, there’s no turning back
  • 8. Rising Action Climbing The Big Hill: (0:27) • This will be the longest section of your script. • You will: – develop characters – Deepen their relationships with one another – Lay out everything that happens to them before the climax • Think of the rising action as the biggest hill on the rollercoaster – the higher you go, the more suspenseful it gets. • The rising action is made up of many events, each of them building to the most exciting part of your story: the climax.
  • 9. The Climax The Top Of The Rollercoaster: (1:34) • This is the “gasp” moment at the very top of the rollercoaster, right before your high-speed drop. • This moment doesn’t last long, and neither does the climax in your script. • It can be as short as one scene – just enough to make an audience hold their breath in suspense and ask, “What’s going to happen next?!”
  • 10. The High-Speed Drop The High-Speed Drop: (1:47) • The falling action is what happens next. • It is fast-paced, action-packed part of your script. • You’re finally speeding down the tracks of the rollercoaster with your hands in the air! • Does the antagonist get defeated? Do the protagonist’s dreams finally come true? If so, how?
  • 11. The Resolution Getting Off The Rollercoaster: (3:11) • This is how things work out in the end, after your protagonist gets (or doesn’t get) what he or she wants. • Your characters, especially your protagonist, must change over the course of the script. This change happens little by little as your character battles his or her fears, defeats villains, and builds friendships and relationships with a cast of amazing characters. • All of these adventures will end up changing the way your main character sees the world and his or her place in it. • Try to use the final scenes to highlight those changes.
  • 12. Final Note • No two rollercoaster's are the same. They all have different hills and drops, different speeds, different twists, turns, loops, and tunnels. The same goes for scripts. This is what makes them different and exciting. • Sometimes they begin with the inciting incident or work backwards from the resolution to the beginning. Scripts are filled with flashbacks, flash-forwards and unexpected plot twists. • And scripts don’t have to have happy endings either. Just like life, sometimes things don’t turn out exactly the way you planned them to.
  • 13. Final Note • During Script Frenzy, experiment with the plot you create by thinking beyond the “typical one-hill rollercoaster” formula. • Rearrange events, add some twists, and flip that resolution on its head. • You’ll be surprised at how much this can energize your story.
  • 14. Be Ready for Next Week... • We will looking at writing awesome dialogue