Story Masters Film Academy

"The Raft," an animated short film

Tools for structuring movies

The Structure of the short "The Raft"

The structure of a feature-length film

Read the screenplay "Bergman Manor"

Exercise: Locating the Eight Essential Story Points for Bergman Manor

Understand the story you're looking for, part 1

Short film: "Black Hole"

Short film: "Spin"

Short film: "Table 7"

Short film: "Father And Daughter"

Understand the story you're looking for, part 2

Exercise: Brainstorm an idea for a short film

Pan for gold

Exercise: Pan for gold

Bulk up your hero

Exercise: Bulk up your hero

Build up your obstacles

Exercise: Build up your obstacles

Make it personal

Who else is in the room?

Find your ending first

Then find your beginning

Your movie in three sentences

Exercise: Tell your story in three sentences

Locate your scenes

Exercise: Break your movie into scenes

Digging into your scenes, part 1

Exercise: Dig into each of your scenes

Digging into your scenes, part 2

Exercise: Filling in the details of your scenes

Digging into your scenes, part 3

Exercise: Script Outline