Format: Movie
Released: 2022
Written and Directed By: Rian Johnson
Run Time: 131 minutes
Character: Benoit Blanc. Helen “Andi” Brand
New Role: Blanc becomes an observer to Miles Bron’s group of disruptors. Helen becomes an undercover detective and avenger of her sister.
Format: Movie
Released: 2001
Screenplay By: Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson
Directed By: Wes Anderson
Run Time: 103 minutes
Character(s): Royal, Etheline, Richie, Chas and Margot Tenenbaum. And Eli Cash. And Henry Sherman. And Raleigh St. Clair.
New Role: A Family Man
I should point out that the pun here was completely unintended. Thanks to Katie for submitting her awesome Six Act analysis for the Reese Witherspoon comedy classic Legally Blonde! I had intended it to be my next blog post, but over the course of the last few weeks my very good boy Duke lost his sight due to cataracts from a complication of diabetes. Luckily, in most cases the condition is treatable with surgery to remove the cataracts and implant an artificial lens to prevent recurrence. Unfortunately, the procedure is just as expensive as it sounds. So my wife and I started a fundraiser to get our happy boy his sight back. He’s in otherwise good health, so we hope to get him back to zipping around the backyard with his sisters before his condition worsens. If you’d like to make a contribution here, any amount would be appreciated! Either way, enjoy the breakdown of Legally Blonde.
Format: Film
Released: 2001
Screenplay By: Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith
Directed By: Robert Luketic
Run Time: 91 minutes
Character: Elle Woods
New Role: A Serious Law Student
Format: Film
Released: 2000
Screenplay By: William Broyles Jr.
Directed By: Robert Zemeckis
Run Time: 137 minutes
Character: Chuck Noland
New Role: A plane crash survivor on a deserted island
Format: Film
Released: 2016
Screenplay By: Jared Bush & Phil Johnston
Directed By: Byron Howard and Rich Moore
Run Time: 96 minutes
Character(s): Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde
New Role: A police officer in Zootopia
Salutations, storytellers. Yes, I know it’s been a while. Longer than either of us would prefer. My lack of attention to updating the website (and my YouTube channel) is due entirely to my focus on The Story Structure Blueprint over the last year or so. The good news is the Sixteen Episode paradigm to compliment the Six Acts is complete. I think.
Because it delves so deep into the character’s implicit motivations, it has required a bit more finesse than the overt nature of the Six Acts. As such, I have been rigorously testing the paradigm by developing a screenplay with a producer friend my journey in storytelling has connected me with. There is something magical on the horizon. In the meantime, rest assured I’m striving to ensure the expansion of the Six Act paradigm into Sixteen Episodes is as groundbreaking as its predecessor.
Stay tuned.
Format: Movie
Released: 2008
Screenplay By: Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon
Directed By: Andrew Stanton
Run Time: 90 minutes
Character: Wall-E
New Role: A robot in love
Format: Movie
Released: 2002
Screenplay By: Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron
Directed By: Doug Liman
Run Time: 111 minutes
Character: Jason Bourne
New Role: An amnesiac with a dangerously checkered past
Format: Movie
Released: 2003
Screenplay By: Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds
Directed By: Andrew Stanton
Run Time: 92 minutes
Character: Marlin the unfunny clownfish
New Role: Oceanic Adventurer
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Story Structure Analysis: Ralph Breaks the Internet
Format: Movie
Released: 2018
Screenplay By: Phil Johnston and Pamela Ribon
Directed By: Rich Moore and Phil Johnston
Run Time: 98 minutes
Character: Wreck-it-Ralph
New Role: An internet explorer
Plot summary of the 2018 computer-animated comedy film Ralph Breaks the Internet continues below…
Format: Movie
Released: 2016
Written and Directed By: Damien Chazelle
Run Time: 120 minutes
Character(s): Sebastian Wilder and Mia Dolan
New Role: Partners in a synergistic relationship.