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Script Analysis

Lecture 1 Whiplash


Act I

Teaser 开场
first presentation to the audience

Status Quo 现状
Who | What | Where | When

Point of Attack
现状扰乱,进入不稳定状态,生活发生变化
ex. Suspense
Advertising
Scene of Preparation
Warning
Giving an Order
Absolute Statement
Deadlines/TimeLock
Question
Suspense & surprise
suspense: with prompt
surprise: without prompt
Debate
Struggle with the POA → make decision
*The audience like to see clear decisions by the character

Lock-in
The protagonist decides/is forced to
want: outer urge
need: inner psychological need (fulfil need → transcendence)
张力以问题的方式提出

Act II / The New World

midpoint
主要角⾊和情节的发展⽅向的改变:
角⾊发展:角⾊面对新的挑战、冲突或改变
展示主题:中点通常涉及电影的主题或核⼼信息的深⼊探讨

The Resolution
The main tension of the movie: want and need fulfillment

Additional reading materials
The Hero with a Thousand Faces-Joseph Campbell