What is the three-stage structure of a movie?

Simply put, the three-stage structure is a very common story layout, which can be roughly divided into the beginning, the middle and the end.

The three-stage form is still particular: the beginning is the beginning of the story, and at this stage, the main characters and main ideas of the story are introduced to readers. This part accounts for about 1/4 of the whole story and ends with the first small climax.

The second part is the middle part, which is used to describe the main conflicts, confrontations, difficulties and the protagonist's choice to confront conflicts and difficulties. There are two small climaxes in the middle, the first one is in the middle and the second one is at the end of the middle. The middle part is the longest part of the whole story, accounting for more than 1/2 of the story.

The third part is the end of the story, which is the climax. This part includes the final climax. At the end of the third part, we should see that the hero has achieved his goal with joy or sadness.

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Three-level structure example:

The Shawshank Redemption is a traditional Hollywood drama. This narrative strategy is chosen to introduce the protagonist first, and guide the audience into the story by using the audience's empathy for the protagonist and their worries about the protagonist's fate.

Of course, there are also movies like Hitchcock's The Mental Patient. As the protagonist, the mental patient appeared on the screen half an hour later. Such a movie can also become a classic movie. Although they did not follow the traditional three-stage narrative law of Hollywood, they also gained fame.

Therefore, it is very important to choose appropriate narrative strategies in the process of film script creation.

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