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HOW TO WRITE
HIGH STRUCTURE,
HIGH CONCEPT MOVIES
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HOW TO WRITE
HIGH STRUCTURE,
HIGH CONCEPT MOVIES
A step-by-step guide
to writing high concept,
structurally foolproof screenplays!
Rob Tobin
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD ............................................................. 11
SECTION ONE
IN THE BEGINNING . . .
INTRODUCTION .................................................... 15
Copyright © 2000 by Rob Tobin.
CHAPTER ONE
THE ABSOLUTE BASICS ................................... 19
CHAPTER TWO
THE LOG LINE ................................................... 26
CHAPTER THREE
KNOWING YOUR STORY ................................. 32
Library of Congress Number: 99-XXXXX
ISBN #: Softcover 0-7388-2793-2
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in
any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission
in writing from the copyright owner.
SECTION TWO
STRUCTURE
CHAPTER FOUR
STRUCTURAL BASICS ....................................... 39
CHAPTER FIVE
MORE DETAILS ................................................. 47
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SECTION THREE
BUILDING YOUR STORY
CHAPTER SIX
YOUR LOG LINE ................................................ 57
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CHAPTER SEVEN
THE OUTLINE/TREATMENT .......................... 66
CHAPTER EIGHT
STORY ELEMENTS ............................................. 69
CHAPTER TWENTY
THE OPPONENT STRIKES BACK .................. 125
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
THE HERO GETS A SECOND CHANCE ....... 128
SECTION FOUR
THE FIRST ACT
SECTION SIX
THE THIRD ACT
CHAPTER NINE
BUILDING A SCREENPLAY FROM SCRATCH .. 77
CHAPTER TEN
THE HERO’S BEGINNINGS .............................. 79
CHAPTER ELEVEN
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY .................. 82
CHAPTER TWELVE
THE OPPONENT ............................................... 92
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
THE HERO’S ALLY ............................................. 94
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
THE LIFECHANGING EVENT ......................... 97
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
THE BATTLE BEGINS BADLY ......................... 133
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
THE HERO FIGHTS BACK ............................. 136
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
FINAL BATTLE .................................................. 139
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
EPILOG .............................................................. 144
SECTION SEVEN
THE NEXT STEP
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
CREATING A BLUEPRINT .............................. 147
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
HIGH CONCEPT ............................................. 154
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
THE HIGH CONCEPT FORMULA ................ 156
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
“FIXING” LOW CONCEPT SCRIPTS .............. 165
CHAPTER THIRTY
IT’S A WRAP ..................................................... 173
SECTION FIVE
THE SECOND ACT
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
TWO STORIES TO TELL .................................. 105
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
REACTING TO THE LIFECHANGING
EVENT ............................................................... 108
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
THE HERO AND ALLY .................................... 110
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
THE HERO STARTS GROWING ..................... 114
CHAPTER NINETEEN
THE HERO TAKES ACTION ........................... 117
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To my family:
Marie, John, Leslie, Brian and Josiah,
who have given me life’s two most precious gifts:
love, and a home—
in Leslie’s case, several homes.
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