DISCLAIMER: I'm a rookie screenwriter providing insight to the less experienced. That's all. Simply sharing my experience, my playbook, on how I build features.... Next on the PreWrite Material Agenda is the Beat Sheet. I call this Hollywood Structure. The only two beats on the sheet that I know won't change are the opening and closing beats. Those two beats and the premise must stay the same. These beats determine how I will write the rest of the story. Feel free to post questions. Always here for you. The Hero Sequencing Paradigm is up next....
Screenwriting : Let's Write A Feature Together... Part 3 by Shawn Speake
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My favorite beat in the whole movie is the ALL IS LOST beat. I was thinkin', who's gonna die here to push this thing into overdrive? After staring at the board, I was like, THAT'S IT! IPHY, our lead, declares the money is gone! The lottery Money dies here. At this moment everyone in the story flips. I think it's a super cool beat for the premise. Anyway, hope this helps in writing your feature.
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I just wrote an "all is lost" beat in my current story. A real crappy predicament peppered with foreshadowing.
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I Love Save The Cat! It's like a handy "Bible" for screenwriters!
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I had to go back and read through your #1 and #2. Thanks, Shawn. This is helpful!
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I am going to enjoy watching the journey. I can't contribute as this isn't how I write. I am not a beat sheet type person. Please keep posting, it is going to be like a slow release documentary.