Different genres of movies require different amounts of steps. Dramas are typically around
35-40 steps because they usually have longer scenes than Thrillers, Comedies and
Action and Adventure movies which are normally around 45 steps with more action and less dialogue.
To help plan your project, Movie Outline allows you to simultaneously refer to produced
feature film outlines and gage the progress of your own story in contrast to
some of the most successful Hollywood movies.
So if you get stuck on step 15 and wonder if your structure is working,
simply select your movie Reference Outline and see what happens at the same
time in this example. For instance, has your antagonist entered the story too late?
Or perhaps your Hero has still not had his call to adventure?
By comparing your own character arcs, escalating conflicts, plot points and three act
structure with the pros, you will be able to amend mistakes in your own pacing and
produce a well-structured screen story!
Reference Library
Movie Outline comes with 12 free Reference Plugins:
Die Hard
Dead Poets Society
Ghost
Good Will Hunting
Pretty Woman
Scream
Seven
Spider-Man
Terminator
There's Something About Mary
True Romance
When Harry Met Sally
Each plugin contains a brief synopsis and in-depth analysis of each step as well a
s a color-coded PowerView Structure of the narrative and a FeelFactor graph for
the entire outline so you can view the thematic roadmap, building blocks and emotional
and visceral engagement level of each film.
Building Your Library
It will soon be possible to purchase plugins from within Movie Outline and
automatically download and install them into your Reference Library. You can
also export your own projects to your Library in our proprietary plugin format
(.mvr file) and view them simultaneously to your current project to compare versions.
Building Our Catalog
We are constantly building our catalog of Reference Plugins and welcome your
feedback. If you wish to suggest or request new plugins then
please Contact Us and tell us why you think this particular
movie would be good for
screenwriters to reference so we can make an informed decision as to whether
or not to include it in a future plugin release.
