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Your Screenplay’s Midpoint | Twists & Turns

STENCIL.ONEScreenwriting: The MidpointIn this tutorial we're going to take a closer look at the midpoint of a story. We'll examine the midpoints of a wide range of great films to better understand...

Writing Compounding Sequential Obstacles

STENCIL.ONECreating Compounding Sequential ObstaclesIn the second and third acts of your screenplay your protagonist will go through a series of compounding sequential obstacles. In this tutorial...

Your Protagonist Plan: Screenwriting Help

STENCIL.ONEScreenwriting: Creating Your Protagonist's PlanWhen the inciting incident happens your protagonist will have formulated a plan forward. In this tutorial we'll look at how to create that...

Screenplay: Designing Powerful Allies

STENCIL.ONEScreenwriting: Create Compelling AlliesIn this tutorial we're going to learn how to create compelling and conflicting allies for your protagonist to team up with. We'll look at many...

Designing Powerful Antagonists

STENCIL.ONEScreenwriting: Creating AntagonistsIn this tutorial we're going to learn how to create powerful antagonists for your protagonist to battle against. We'll look at a wide variety of film...

Understanding The First Plot Point

STENCIL.ONEScreenwriting: Science of The First Plot PointIn this tutorial we're going to look deeper at the first plot point by looking at how many different films handle this narrative beat. We'll...