This document summarizes key elements of story structure including beats, scenes, sequences, and acts. It explains that a story is a series of acts that build to a climactic last act, bringing about irreversible change. Scenes contain meaningful changes through conflict, sequences link several scenes with a major change, and each act involves a climactic reversal that alters the hero's life.
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1. Story Structure Beat Scene (Story Event) Sequence Act Story Alfred Hitchcock, Director of North by Northwest The Alfred Hitchcock Collection
3. Scene (story event) A Value Change + to -, - to + - to more - + to more + Meaningful Change Achieved thru Conflict
4. Sequence A Series of Scenes Usually Two to Five Scenes A Major Change
5. Act A Major Reversal Climactic Scene More Powerful Hero ’ s Life Changed For Better or Worse
6. Story “ A story is a series of acts that build to a last act climax or story climax which brings about absolute and irreversible change. ” Robert McKee
8. Acknowledgements Robert McKee, author of Story. http://www.mckeestory.com/ Richard Krevolin, author of Screenwriting from the Soul & professor USC. http://www.profk.com/bio.html Joseph Campbell: The Hero ’s Journey. www.netflix.com streaming 1 hour introduction
9. Presented At: Truckee Meadows Community College Pepperdine University University of Nevada, Reno University of Costa Rica