Act 1: Construction (25～30min)
The dramatic action unit establishes the story, the characters, the dramatic premise (what the story is about), depicts the context of the story (the environment around the action), and establishes the relationship between the main character and the other characters who surround him and move around him Relationship.
Sequence 1: The protagonist and his world. Adam has just attended his father's funeral. He is a toy designer of voice-activated dolls. As a boy, his home is very neat and orderly, and he is a little shy when he is in contact with people.
Sequence Two: [Inciting event, breaking balance, reacting, point of no return. ] One day, a cheerful girl moved into the apartment - Beth , she met him in the laundry room, Beth didn't bring a laundry card and needed to borrow a laundry card from Adam - causing an incident , unable to understand Beth's words The implication is that Beth will not consciously help Beth with her luggage. Beth invites him to the party, but he is afraid and refuses - the story situation , in the process of interacting with her, makes the audience understand that Adam has no empathy ability and cannot Social and ego. Adam decides to pursue Beth through a direct statement from Adam's friend - the dramatic premise, the main storyline, and the first major turning point for the protagonist, the end of the first scene.
Act II: The protagonist moves from emotional immaturity and encouragement to maturity and integration into society. The protagonist pursues a clear and visible goal and is thwarted by his opponent. (60～80min)
Sequence Three: Main Question, Action, Clear and Visible Goal: Gain Beth's Heart
Sequence 4: Midpoint, Mirror and Ending, Pseudo-Success: Two People's Emotions Heat Up
Sequence 5: Descending point: Adam and the heroine quarreled because of the heroine's family problems, Adam couldn't understand and spoke too straight
Sequence 6: The lowest point, all loses: Adam found out that the heroine deceived him, and was furious and accompanied by violence and verbal aggression. The heroine's family situation is extremely poor, two things intersect, and the relationship between the two is freezing.
Obstruction by Inner Adversary: Alzheimer's Disease
Obstruction by external adversary: Beth's father (reason for father's obstruction: not accepting someone with Alzheimer's as daughter's boyfriend out of love for his daughter); Beth's work partner (to Azberg disease is known)
Midpoint: The de-masking, de facto or metaphorical, to personalize the conflict or reveal the true self of the protagonist, always contains the second biggest step in character growth, when the protagonist expresses or refers to his inner emotional conflict , he brings this must-solve problem to the surface, and for the first time the protagonist directly grapples with the inner emotional pain that holds him back. ——Adam confesses his illness to the heroine
Act Three: Plot Resolution Paragraph
Sequence Seven: New Goal, Resurrection: Adam finds the heroine again
Sequence 8: Fake ending, final turning point: The heroine promises to go to California with Adam
Sequence Nine: Ending, answering the controlling thought: Adam realized his own problems and made real changes, completely getting out of the emotional protective shell
The climax of the second act, the opening of the third act: the necessary scene, the protagonist is desperate to recover the lost sweetheart.
Ending means resolution.
Solution 1, Adam completed self-growth;
Solution 2, Adam regained his love. (This film is an open-ended ending. I personally think that the relationship between the two people is not important.)
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