Four act structure of story telling

ACT I – The Loner
Sequence #1 ( 01-10) Setup: Protagonist In The Ordinary World
Sequence #2 ( 11-20) Call to Adventure / Predicament / Inciting Incident
Sequence #3 (21-30) Turing Point: Change Of Plans / New Lower Obstacles

ACT II – The Wanderer
Sequence #4 ( 31-40) Elaborating on the Dilemma and The World of Story
Sequence #5 ( 41-50) Hero encounters TESTS, ALLIES, and ENEMIES.
Sequence #6 (51-60) Point Of No Return / Discovery Of False Goal

ACT III – Towards The True Goal: The Warrior Phase
Sequence #7 ( 61-70) Complications, Higher Stakes, And Subplots
Sequence #8 ( 71-80) Culmination Toward The Main Plot
Sequence #9 (81-90 ) All Hope Is Lost

ACT IV – Result Of The Action: The Martyr
Sequence #10 ( 91-95 ) Final Push Toward The Main Plot
Sequence #11 ( 96-100) False Resolution (The Twist)
Sequence #12 (101-105) Final Test of Character and True Resolution
Sequence #13 (106-110) Final Confrontation
Sequence #14 (111-115) Climax

http://mscherer.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/the-four-act-structure/

The Breakfast Club

ACT I – Ordinary World

Andrew Clark, Brian Johnson, John Bender, Claire Standish and Allison Reynolds are 5 high school students who have Saturday detention in their school library with Vice Principle Richard Vernon. They are all from different backgrounds and stereotypes, they all have their own problems to deal with and are always picking on each other

ACT II – Valley of darkness

This is where the characters get to know each other a little better, their problems and their sensitive sides, Bender has a go at everyone and their problems because his life is so difficult he takes them out on others, Allison doesn’t talk at all, she sits in the back, quietly with her head down, Brian attempts to write is 1,000 word essay that Vernon has given them for the day, Claire talks to Andrew about her troubles at home.

ACT III – The kingdom of evil

Bender decides to get ‘weed’ from his locker while Vernon is away from his desk, but they need to get back quickly before Vernon returns, although there are confusions about  which way is faster, Bender of course knows the school and ways to get around it, while Andrew thinks that they should go through the activities hall, which of course is locked on a weekend, they get stuck there and one needs to sacrifice themselves to Vernon, Bender makes a lot of racket running up and down  to get caught so the others can get back safely.

ACT IV – Return to the Valley of darkness

 They put their difference’s aside, sit down and talk about why they are in a Saturday detention. Claire skipped class so she could go shopping, Andrew bullied a member of his wrestling team, John pulled the fire alarm, Brian brought a gun to school so he could get rid of his terrible project which would get him a B (He has never gotten under an A) and Allison didn’t have anything better to do. They dance, let loose, have fun. Claire gives Allison a makeover from her “Emo” make-up into a “girl”. Through one day, Claire and Bender put their differences aside and start dating, as do Andrew and Allison, Brian finishes the paper, loves what he wrote – they have him narrate it at the end. 

Let Me In - Swedish Vampire Screen Shots

 

E.L.S (Extra Long Shot)

Sets the scene of where we are, snow, dark. Small lights in back

E.L.S (Extra Long Shot)

Small lights move closer telling us they are a moving vehicle  

M.L.S (Medium Long Shot) 

Shows us that the lights were the headlights of police cars

 

P.O.V (Point Of View) 

Shows out the front of the police car, the snow is heavy

E.C-U (Extreme Close-up) 

Zooms in on the police radio, showing that they are communicating with others 

 

(Unsure)

Close up of his feet and everything in the back ground is blurred out. 

V.C-U (Very Close-Up)

Close up of the scissors cutting off his shirt

C-U (Close-Up)

Shows Mans burnt hand grabbing the Paramedics shirt 

(Unknown Again) 

Close up of mans feet, having some kind of spaz attack in back ground (Blurred out) 

V.C-U (Very Close-Up) possibly an over the shoulder shot

Close up of the water being poured onto the mans burns 

Same as below but better

What's he that wishes so?  

My cousin Westmoreland? No, my fair cousin;  

If we are mark'd to die, we are enow  

To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour. 

God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.


The key idea: Honor. The more honor if we win, but if we die, we still have honored our country.

King Henry V is making his speech before his battle with France after his cousin pointed out that the men were 1-5. During this speech he uses the tools of comparison and contrast. If the Englishmen wanted to fight and be remembered they would have come forth when given the chance, instead they would rather be in the safety in there own beds as they have no honor for their country.  If we are to die on this day, let us die, Gods will was set for us on this day, why would we try and change that, he has given us this many men to fight with – we shall be grateful for what we’ve been given.  

During lines 1 through 6, Henry makes his speech on how 

Saint Crispians Day Speech

What's he that wishes so?  

My cousin Westmoreland? No, my fair cousin;  

If we are mark'd to die, we are enow  

To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.

Lines 1-6 of Henry's Saint Crispians Day Speech, he speaks of honor, and pride, that if god had intended for them to die, they must, they shall. they don't need anyone else to fight this battle. he never says that they will win this battle, but that they will fight it. the more that would fight, the less honor they could keep.