Lesson 9: Act 3 Beats

This Moral Premise Storycraft Training series is designed for storytellers of all media and genres, but particularly for filmmakers and movie audiences.

The Training consists of 12 Lessons presented on YouTube as 12 videos. Originally there were 25 videos, but I've combined them into these 12 YouTube videos for your convenience. As you go through the program you'll see slates for all 25 original videos. The home website is here: https://storycraft.stanwilliams.com. On that page you'll be able to access individual Lessons or the entire series, and see a listing of course objectives for each training program or episode.

Lesson 9 contains Episode 17 (Video 9).

This 28-min, one-part lesson explains and shows examples of the major beats in Act 3: The Dark Night of the Soul, The Resurrection Beat, The Final Incident, The Act 3 Climax and Final Hand-to-hand combat, and the Denouement. It features clips from Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, Die Hard, and Where the Heart Is. Prerequisite Recommendation: Lessons 1-8.

SPECIFICALLY, THIS LESSON COVERS:

The major protagonist beats in Act 3 listed above
The Dark Night of the Soul from Lord of the Rings: Fellowship...
The Resurrection Beat from Die Hard
When and when not to place a Moment of Grace in Act 3
How Act 3 can hold the secret to a character's Wish Fulfillment
The Final Incident from Where the Heart is
The Hand-to-hand combat and Act 3 Climax in Where the Heart Is
The Denouement from Where the Heart Is