Brief: Design a poster and a *threeact structure for a new SciFi film aimed at 15 35 year olds. You should aim for a 12A certificate. Your film must embody societal fears and anxieties. Your film can be a genre hybrid.
*ThreeAct Structure: Act 1 – Set up
Act 2 – Confrontation
Act 3 Resolution
Beginning of film – set the scene
Lead protagonist is forced to act – he/she is forced to confront their fears
In the final Act the protagonist is properly focused on the goal
He/she often faces obstacles along the way – people not believing their story; people wanting to stop them
The final act should build towards a climax – the high point of the story and a final encounter
He/she may be let down by people they thought they could trust
The protagonist has changed – they are not the same person as in Act One
Protagonist may confront a problem in the wrong way
They may have learned something, achieved something or satisfied a need for something
Approximately 25% of film The lead protagonist may suspect that something is wrong in Act One, but is not forced to do something until Act Two There is stasis (or equilibrium) everything seems OK in the world; however something happens (this is known as the dramatic push) that causes disequilibrium There is an incident; a flaw or violation that causes the lead protagonist to act This dramatic push signals the end of Act One – the beginning of Act Two
The protagonist may doubt his/her own abilities; they may doubt their own mental health