1. Beat Sheet
Story/performance title:
Log line/ initial idea in 2 sentences:
“Someone (protagonist) wants (desire) something (goal) badly (necessity) and
is having difficulties getting it.” OR: “Someone badly wants to get away from
something but is having difficulties escaping.”
Protagonist: Who is the main character and how does he naturally move?
Desire: What is he looking for? Which movement quality is he looking for?
Goal: What should be the result of his actions? Which movement quality
corresponds with his goal?
Necessity: Why is it so important that he achieves his goal? Which movement
quality corresponds with the reasons?

2. Act Sequence
Title
Sequence synopsis Movement quality Visual ideas
1
E
X
P
O
S
I
T
I
O
N
1 (±1min)
Inciting
incident
2 (±1min)
2
C
O
N
F
R
O
N
T
A
T
I
O
N
3 (±1min)
4 (±1min)

3. Genre (underline your chosen genre/s):
action, adventure, comed, crime, documentary, drama, family, fantasy, horror,
mystery, romance, science fiction, sport, thriller, war, western
Key words:
Your performance will be composed of 3 acts; each act includes 2 - 4
sequences; sequences can be subdivided into scenes or e.g. movement
phrases; and scenes are built out of shots (e.g. dance moves if one is thinking
visually) or beats (if one is thinking in narrative or musical terms).
5 (±1min)
6 (±1min)
3
R
E
S
O
L
U
T
I
O
N
7 (±1min)
8 (±1min)