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WorksheetsActor/Director Communication
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Joseph Campbell's Monomyth is a __-step structure for every story ever told, ever.
9
5 Act
12
3 Act Paradigm
Step 8 of the Monomyth is ______________ , where the protagonist experiences a dangerous physical test and/or a deep inner crisis. The Dragon.
Crossing the Threshold
Reward, Seizing the Sword
Refusal of the Call
Ordeal, Death and Rebirth
A protagonist is not a person; it's a (n) _________________
action, quantified by its aim/goal
aim/goal
psychological concept
anti-action, quantified by its high contrast to the story's action
An antagonist is not a bad guy; it's a (n) _________________
main action of the story, quantified by its aim/goal
anti-action, quantified by its high contrast to the story's action
psychological concept
aim/goal
Habitual Action is...
...an archetype
...the antagonist
...the main action of the story
...character; it provides an actor structure for performance
The 1st plot point in Syd Field's 3-Act Paradigm is...
...where theme is stated
...25% of the screenplay
...where the protagonist makes a difficult choice, enters a "new world". It "hooks into the action and spins it around into another direction" (Field).
...where the protagonist is in a moment of crisis; happens around minute 85 - 90
The 1st Act in Syd Field's paradigm lasts ___ of the run time of a film, and matches up with the monomyth's step 4 "Crossing the Threshold"
87 - 90 pgs
25%
50%
the first 10 pages
Blake Snyder's Beat Sheet breaks a film into ____ sequential beats.
50%
12
3-Acts
15
Blake Snyder's Beat Sheet, or the BS2, lists __________ as Beat 3. Its purpose is to ______________.
Theme; discover what the moral of the story is and communicates the hypothesis that the hero states and tries to prove wrong
Break into 3; show when the hero stumbles on the answer
2nd plot point; give the protagonist a moment of crisis
The Bad Guys Close In; show the evil forces re-emerging after falsely being defeated in Fun and Games
Habitual Action and Super Objective are same same.
True, but super objective is more efficiently used to pinpoint theme and provide a general path of action for the actor
False
False, because Habitual action creates layered, complicated performance
True, no difference between the two concepts.
Monomyth's step ___ , __________________ , is where the hero is contacted by the herald.
10; Resurrection
4; Meeting the Mentor
2; Call to Adventure
9; The Road Back
Syd Field's "2nd Act: Confrontation" is analogous (same/same) to _________________________
BS2's The B Plot
The Monomyth's "special world"
BS2's beats 7 - 12
Theatrical 5 - Act Structure
Directors and Actors should understand story structure to find, scene by scene, _________________ defined by its _______________, to understand what to perform.
Tactic; Action
Protagonist; Antagonist
Action; Objective
3 - Act Paradigm; BS2
