But if you break it down into its discrete parts—the type of script, a strong premise, solid plot, believable characters, and clear structure—scriptwriting becomes less daunting. JUMP TO 1.

Thus, I view three-act structure as a hard won model for structured openness. And the key to maintaining a balance between the structure and the openness is to keep a focus on function. The first ...

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The script indicates that we would see these students as boys, then as adults, but during the edit, the director changed his mind. “We didn’t want contemporary images there,” Ross says.