Blake Snyder Beat Sheet 181042010 Five Minutes Dude with a Probiem ‘A Man has 5 minutes to tell a story but is continually interrupted by an annoying Woman so he defeats her by including her in his shor tale. 7. Opening Image: (10 Seconds 20% of a page) This is fairly self-explanatory, i's the scene in the movie that sets up the tone, type, and initial salvo of a film — and i's the opposite of the Final Image 2. Theme Stated: (10 Seconds 20% of a page) Usually spoken to the main character, often without his knowing what is said will be vital to his surviving this tale it's what your movie is “about” 3. Setup: (10 Seconds 20% of a page) The first 2 pages of a script must not only grab our interest — and a studio reader's — but introduce or hint at introducing ‘every character in the A story. 4, Catalyst: (10 Seconds 20% of a page) he telegram, the knock at the door, the act of catching your wife in bed with another, and suddenly you know your life has changed, I's the movie's frst ‘whammy. 5. Debate: (10 Seconds 20% of a page) The section of the script, be it @ scene or a series of them, when a hero doubts the journey he must take. 6. Break into Two: (10 Seconds 20% of a page) ‘Act Two, that is, and itis where we leave the “Thesis” world behind and enter the upside-down “Antithesis’ world of Act Two, Let the journey begin! 7. B Story: (30 Seconds 50 % of a page) The “love' story, traditionally, but actually where discussion about the theme of a good movie is found 8. Fun and Games: (55 Seconds 95 % of a page) Where we find “set pieces,” traler moments, and the "promise of the premise," ‘9. Midpoint: (10 Seconds 20% of a page) The dividing line between the two halves of a movie, the part where “fun and games" end, where the “stakes are raised." and where the going gets tough for aur hera(es). 10. Bad Guys Close In: (55 Seconds 95% of a page) Both internally (problems inside the hero's team) and externally (as actual bad guys tighten thelr rip), that part of the fm ‘where pressure is applied 11. All Is Lost: (10 Seconds 20% of a page) The “False Defeat’ and the place where you find ‘the whiff of death’ — because something must die here. 12. Dark Night of the Soul: 10 Seconds 20% of a page) ‘Why hast thou forsaken me, Lord? That part ofthe script where the hero has lost all hope. 13. Break into Three: 10 Seconds 20% of a page) but not for ongl Thanks to a fresh idea, new inspiration, or a last-minute word of advice from the love interest in the B Story, the hero chooses to fight 14. Finale: (50 Seconds 90% of a page) The Synthesis of two worlds: from that which was, and that which has been learned, the hero forges a new world 15. Final Image: 10 Seconds 20% of a page) The opposite of the Opening Image, proving that a change has oocurred. And since ALL stories are about "transformation," that change had better be dramatic Page 1 of 1