Consider a baseball game where the first batter is walked and the next 27 are struck out.
Consider a controversial call on the first play of a Superbowl. Would those stories make headlines?
Consider
Structure is one way that writers control the attention of the audience and the emotions of the audience.
Most stories that last over time have a familiar structure. Joseph Campbell wrote a book called the Hero of A Thousand Faces describing the structure of most of the worlds' myths. Some next evidence suggests that human beings are actually "wired for story."
Consider what the Cracked.com podcast says about movie structure. In a roughly 90 minute movie
at 10-15 minutes, the conflict must arise, and, at 60 minutes, a major complication must arise.
For Extra Credit: Go home and watch a major motion picture that was extremely successful. Write down what event happens near the 60 minute mark.
Most essays that are effective have a familiar structure. This structure starts with the five paragraph essay and moves on from there. Since the structure is familiar and expected, following it makes it easy for the audience to understand the writer.
The basics of structuring an introduction, body paragraph, and a conclusion must be memorized. Knowing the parts of each kind of paragraph will make spotting weaknesses in your own writing clear.
Most sentences that are effective have a familiar structure. In sentences, it is important to consider the structure of any two or three part sentence in order to create parallel structure.
Some great comedy, both intentional and unintentional, comes from a mistake in using parallel structure.
Visuals to incorporate
House of cards
Unusual/ creative homes
Movies at the 60 minute mark
Raiders- They find the arc room
Star Wars- M Falcon lands on the Death Star
Die Hard- Yippie Kae Eh
Examples of five act movie structure
http://thescriptlab.com/screenplay/five-plot-point-breakdowns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUgQCrQ1Czo
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