Story Structure and Development: A Guide for Animators, VFX Artists, Game Designers, and XR Creators [Hardcover]

Part 1  Story Structure (Plot)

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Chapter 1 Plot  the structure

What is a Dramatic Story?

Plot& what is it?

3 Act Structure

Multiple Acts

Plot Shapes

Plot Structures  The Short

Structural Comparisons

What do all plots have in common?

References

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Chapter 2 Setup Act I (beginning)

Types of Setup

The Opening Image

Exposition (what does the audience need to know?)

Show Dont Tell Rule

Inciting Incident (starting the story)

Whats at Stake (why an audience cares)

Story Questions (keeps the audiences watching)

End of Act I  New Story World

References

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Chapter 3 Conflict Act II (the middle)

What happens in the Middle?

Increasing Conflict

Types of Conflict

Turning Points/Reversals

Cause and Effect (connected events)

End of Act II  Crisis

References

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Chapter 4 Resolution Act III (end)

Endings  for the Viewer

Climax

Resolution

Meaning

References

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Chapter 5 Plot Driven Stories

Story Genres

Story Types

Only a few basic Plots

References

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Part 2  Story lÓ1