Screenplay: The Foundations
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8.2. Key incident
Many times the key incident and Plot Point I are the same. When you begin writing your screenplay, it's essential that you know the distinctions between the inciting incident and the key incident. The dramatic premise could be said to be a conceptual description of what the story is about, while the key incident would be that specific scene or sequence that is the dramatic visualization of what the story is about. Act I is a unit of dramatic action that is approximately twenty or thirty pages long; it begins at the beginning of the screenplay and goes to the Plot Point at the end of Act I. It is held together with the dramatic context known as the setup. If you recall, context is the empty space that holds the content in place. 19 This unit of dramatic action sets up your story; it sets up the situation and the relationships between the characters, and establishes the necessary information so the reader knows what's happening and the story can unfold clearly. The first ten pages of your screenplay, as mentioned, establish three specific things. The main character is introduced so we know who the story is about. 8.3 Dramatic premise The second thing we create within this first ten-page unit of action is the dramatic premise. What is this story about? We can state it through dialogue, as in Chinatown, or show it visually, through the inciting incident, as in Crimson Tide. The third thing we need to establish is the situation, the circumstances surrounding the action, as in Mystic River, or Finding Neverland, or Sideways. The two incidents provide the foundation of the story line. The 138 inciting incident sets the story in motion and the key incident establishes the story; it is the dramatic premise executed. Structure is not something embedded in concrete, or something that is unbending, or unyielding; rather, it is flexible, like a tree that bends in the wind but doesn't break. Understanding this concept allows you to play with the break. Understanding this concept allows you to play with the plotline so you can tell your stories visually, with narrative action rather than explanation. 20 |
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