Three Act What?
Great Story Structure
Course Description
Whether you're a beginner screenwriter or novelist mystified by the three act structure, or even a veteran looking for a refresher, you'll find everything you need right here, from an easy to follow discussion, to hands-on video-enhanced workshop activities.
Categories: Creative / Arts / Entertainment
Instructor
SJ Murray
SJ is a story designer and EMMY-nominated and award-winning screenwriter/producer. She lives in Austin, TX, with her feisty wheaton-poo, Coco, and travels frequently to both coasts. As a professor in the Honors College at Baylor University, she teaches great texts, creative writing and story rhetoric. She earned her PhD in literature at Princeton and studied screenwriting at UCLA. SJ is a credited writer of documentaries, including for PBS and a feature film for theatrical release, consults on numerous projects, and coaches authors.
Course curriculum
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1
About This Course
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About This Course
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2
Getting Started
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Introduction
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Quote
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Getting Started...
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3
Opening Image
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Quote
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Opening Image
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4
Ordinary World
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Quote
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Ordinary World
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5
Inciting Incident
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Quote
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Inciting Incident
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Motivation Matters
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Inciting Incident (continued)
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6
Dilemma
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Quote
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Affirming the Invitation
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Dilemma
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7
Crossing Over
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Quote
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Crossing Over
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Creative Exercise, part 1
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Creative Exercise, part 2
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Creative Exercise, part 3
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8
Gaining Support
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Quote
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Gaining Support
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The Character Web
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To the Midpoint!
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Quote
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To the Midpoint!
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10
All Downhill
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Quote
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All Downhill
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Dialogue Exercise, part 1
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Dialogue Exercise, part 2
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The Grand Finale
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Quote
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The Grand Finale
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12
What Now?
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Quote
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What Now?
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Beyond the Three-Act Structure
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What Now? (continued)
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13
Bonus Material
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Bonus Material
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FREE Story Worksheet
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FREE Story Structure Visualized
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