Quiz 2

Question 1

Plot

Answer 1

the detailed series of events that make up your story, including the order in which they occur and how they relate to each other
Tool: outline

Question 2

Structure

Answer 2

the overall design or layout of your story
Tool: story map

Question 3

THREE-ACT STRUCTURE

Answer 3

Aristotle and Syd Field **
The model used in narrative fiction that divides a story into three parts
Act 1- setup: exposition and inciting incident - 25%
Act 2- Confrontation: rising action: 50%
Act 3- resolution: climax and conclusion: 25%

Question 4

FIVE-ACT STRUCTURE
Gustav Freytag
Act 1

Answer 4

Exposition- 10% (setup)
Who is our protagonist? Who’s POV is this? Where are we? What is happening?
Inciting incident- “exciting force” that propels the story forward.

Question 5

FIVE-ACT STRUCTURE
Gustav Freytag
Act 2

Answer 5

Complication- 45% (rising action or movement)
More detail about the complication.
Adding plot twists
More character development
All of the characters introduced by the end of Act 2
Longest part of the five-act structure
Obstacles- a thing that blocks one’s progress. Any resistance to the main character’s want or desire

Question 6

FIVE-ACT STRUCTURE
Gustav Freytag
Act 3

Answer 6

Climax 5%
The turning point
The no-going-back
The Midpoint, or just after.
The briefest act- usually just one scene
Belongs to the protagonist
Not necessarily the most dramatic moment.

Question 7

FIVE-ACT STRUCTURE
Gustav Freytag
Act 4

Answer 7

Resolution 35% (falling action)
Tragedy - plot pivots to a catastrophe
Comedy- everything that was going badly turns around (happy ending)
The Final Suspense- Juliet wakes up and discovers he is dead, then kills herself

Question 8

FIVE-ACT STRUCTURE
Gustav Freytag
Act 5

Answer 8

Conclusion 5% (the denouement)
The end
Tie up loose ends
Bring narrative to a close
Freytag called the fifth act “the catastrophe,” the point in a tragedy where most of the characters die.

Question 9

External conflict

Answer 9

Physical obstacles that exists in the world of the story and prevents a character from achieving a goal

Question 10

Internal conflict

Answer 10

psychological barriers or doubts that exists inside the character’s head that also prevents them from comfortably achieving a goal.

Question 11

Strong conflict:

Answer 11

Slowly rising conflict- grows naturally without obvious effort from the writer
Foreshadowing conflict- conflict can be hinted at, seeds can be dropped

Question 12

Weak conflict:

Answer 12

Static conflict- no rising conflict, stays at 100 the whole time
Jumping conflict- a character that travels from one pole to another and does not grow at a steady rate.

Question 13

Stakes

Answer 13

the risks, consequences, and rewards that a character faces as they pursue their goals
Stakes make the audience care about the story and want to see the character succeed.
The risks, consequences, and rewards that a character faces as they pursue their goals
Desire + Obstacle = stakes

Question 14

Beat

Answer 14

a beat is a movement that propels the story forward and compels the viewer to take stock of what could happen next. Each scene may be comprised of several different beats. Some story beats are subtle, while others are obvious.

Question 15

Scene

Answer 15

a section of the screenplay in a single location and continuous time made up of a series of shots, which are each a set of contiguous frames from individual cameras from varying angles.

Question 16

Sequence

Answer 16

a sequence is a series of scenes in succession relating to each other that usually end in an act/ event, that is inside the plot.

Question 17

Plot point 1

Answer 17

the point where the main character commits to the story goal or embarks on the journey. It’s the place where many feel the story actually begins, or perhaps “finally gets started.”

Question 18

Plot point 2

Answer 18

is the crisis of the story

Question 19

Pinch points

Answer 19

events that put more pressure (or pain) on your protagonist, remind the reader of what’s at stake in the story.

Question 20

Big Beats: Realizations

Answer 20

moments where the character expresses a brief subtle moment of realizing what has happened

Question 21

Big Beats: Events

Answer 21

when a character has to react accordingly to make sense of an event. They must express their views, desires, and feelings with the help of beats in such events. Think– funeral or a party.

Question 22

Big Beats: Resolutions

Answer 22

these come up early in a story and tend to decide the plot line. Stem from a character’s internal desire to change their status to try something different.

Question 23

Big Beats: Interactions

Answer 23

a character encounters antagonists and allies which add a new dimension and direction to the story. These interactions have the power to even change the outcome of the rest if the story.

Question 24

Character vs. character

Answer 24

two characters want something and believe only one can have it

Question 25

Character vs. society

Answer 25

protagonist faces organizational opposition (IRS, CIA, aliens)

Question 26

Character vs. Nature

Answer 26

traps the protagonist in a battle with the environment.

Question 27

Character vs. Fate

Answer 27

Character’s own fears, and limitations imposed by sex, race, age, class.

Question 28

Character vs. self

Answer 28

character’s struggle with an inner flaw (alcoholism or addiction, mental illness) or a moral doubt (should I or shouldn’t I?), or a psychic wound (accidentally killing someone).

Question 29

Core Conflict

Answer 29

every scene up to the resolution must contain immediate or imminent conflict that relates to the overall story