1. Plot
Based on Robert McKee’s Story

2. Traditional Structure

3. Movie Structure

4. Movie Structure

5. 3 types of plot
Classical
Philosophy life makes sense
Ending closed
Conflict external
Protagonist single/active
Time continuous
Event Cause causality
Reality consistent

7. 3 types of plot
Non-Plot
Philosophy existentialism
Ending open
Conflict internal
Protagonist multiple
Time broken
Event Cause coincidence
Reality inconsistent

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9. 3 types of plot
Anti-Plot
Philosophy absurd
Ending either
Conflict either
Protagonist either
Time broken
Event Cause coincidence
Reality inconsistent

11. successful
EVERY STORY
IS A QUEST

12. successful
EVERY STORY
IS A QUEST
a search for
something we
desire

13. EVERY STORY
EVERY STORY
HAS A
IS A QUEST
MCGUFFIN

14. Let’s start with our
Inciting incident
...or the first
doorway

15. What makes the hero start
his/her journey?
...in The Hunger Games?
What will he learn by the end?
What will he be wrong about in
the beginning?

16. What makes the hero start
his/her journey?
What will he ...in Toythe end?
learn by Story?
What will he be wrong about in
the beginning?

17. What makes the hero start
his/her journey?
...in Finding Nemo?
What will he learn by the end?
What will he be wrong about in
the beginning?

18. What makes the hero start
his/her journey?
...in The end?
What will he learn by the300?
What will he be wrong about in
the beginning?

19. Compications ensue

20. What obstacles confront the
hero?
...in the end?
What will he learn by 8 Mile?
What will he be wrong about in
the beginning?

21. What obstacles confront the
hero?
...in Bridesmaids?
What will he learn by the end?
What will he be wrong about in
the beginning?

22. What obstacles confront the
hero?
What will...inlearn by the end?
he Madagascar?
What will he be wrong about in
the beginning?

23. What obstacles confront the
hero?
...in the end?
What will he learn byTwilight?
What will he be wrong about in
the beginning?

24. Confrontation
/Conflict

25. A story proves the writer’s
philosophy!
Slice of Life

26. You
should
live with
courage
even if it
kills you.

27. Love will
make you
a better
person.

28. Dancing
can make
you a
better
person

29. If you
follow your
passion,
everything
will be all
right.

30. Genres
Art/Education Social/War/Political
What does the hero know at the
start of the story?
Comedy Maturation/Love
What will he learn by the end?
Horror Action
What will he be wrong about in
Psycho/Crime/ the beginning?
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
mystery

31. Think of a movie...

32. Choose a movie and analyze
the plot structure
the story philosophy
and the conflict.