So far, we've achieved a lot up to the midpoint in our script. We've introduced the hero, the villains, and all the main characters. And they've been developed somewhat. We know what the hero wants, and we know what is opposing him. We've also introduced a B story in the form of a love interest, which will run parallel to and supplement and complement the main story. For several scenes, now, the hero has had some successes against the adversary against his antagonist, and the even the things that he might be winning.
But this is quite temporary, and the midpoint on page 55 is where things turn around. Things get much harder. As the baddies regroup and start to attack the hero remorselessly in the 20 pages after the midpoint, the bad guys regroup, and they throw everything they've got at the hero. things get worse and worse from this point on. How can he possibly succeed this is also the time when the hero loses the support of anyone helping him. His friends desert him is truly alone against tremendous odds.
It looks as though he's finished. The point on page 75 It seems as though all is lost. This is the opposite of the point the hero experienced on page 55 Point. It really does seem as though he can't possibly pull through. But of course, this final defeat is only temporary. There is often a death at this point.
He may be the mentor, a friend, or even a pet. And it's symbolic of the death of the old ways, moving into something new. After the all is lost moment on page 75. In the 10 pages and follow, we have a period called the dark night of the soul. This is the lowest point for the hero. It's a darkness before the dawn.
He feels desperate, hopeless, and alone, with no chance in his mind, of succeeding with the quest as we break To act three, the hero digs deep into his resources and finds the answer that will defeat his antagonists and save the day. This is largely due to the influence of the love interest in the big story and the conversation that they had about the theme. Remember, the theme was stated way back on page five. He has the solution only has two is to apply it. Beating the bad guys and winning the heart of his lady. It's time to act.
Between pays 85 to 110. The movies moves into the final x The movie is wrapped up and all loose ends are tied together. The hero applies the lessons he's learned throughout the movie. The bad guys are disappointed The henchmen first leading up to the end of the main villain. The main villain and his horde must be completely destroyed if a new world is to be created from the old the final image is opposite to the opening image and should show huge changes. Now we know precisely right down to the page, exactly what scenes are required and what kind of events are needed to create the perfect Hollywood movie script.
In the next lesson, I'm going to show you how to use a physical cork board to organize the the scene elements in the form of cards.