Save The Cat!
Movie Trivia
Before The Script
Stake or Steak?
Characters, But Flawed
100
This is the very first beat, where the world of the protagonist is introduced.
What is the Opening Image?
100
This 1942 film set in World War II-era Morocco gave us the famous (but often misquoted) line, “Play it again, Sam.”
What is Casablanca?
100
Sometimes confused with a logline, this witty slogan advertises a finished film to moviegoers
What is a tagline?
100
What are steaks?
100
In a story. this is the external thing a character desires
What is the want
200
The final beat, which reflects the protagonist’s transformation
What is the final image?
200
In this 1978 slasher classic, a masked killer named Michael Myers terrorizes the town of Haddonfield, Illinois
What is Halloween?
200
[protagonist] + [inciting incident] + [protagonist’s goal] + [central conflict]
What are the 4 elements of a logline
200
What are stakes?
200
The deeper, often unconscious, internal growth a character must undergo in order to "change"
What is "the need"
300
A whiff of death
What is "All is Lost"?
300
This 2008 short film will make you think twice before getting a real Christmas tree
What is Treevenge?
300
A frightened, withdrawn Philadelphia boy who communicates with the dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist.
What is Jaws 2
300
What are steaks?
300
a defining event from a character’s past that haunts them and shapes their internal struggles
What is the ghost (or wound)
400
Despite its name this section doesnt always have to be a happy one.
What is "Fun and games?"
400
Before donning the cape as Batman, this actor played Patrick Bateman in American Psycho.
Who is Christian Bale?
400
You should make one of these BEFORE you write the script.
What is a beat sheet?
400
Another totally valid way to spell steak
stake
400
the false belief a character holds about themselves or the world
What is "The Lie"
500
A rocket booster to get us past the 1st act break in a feature film
What is the B Story
500
In this 1986 surrealist film, David Lynch explores the nightmarish side of suburbia, featuring a protagonist who uncovers a disturbing secret hidden beneath the surface of his seemingly perfect neighborhood
What is Blue Velvet?
500
What is a log line?
500
This is what you'd say if you were in a poker game where players wager sides of beef, and you wanted to raise the bet with two more pieces of meat
What is "I’ll see your steak and up the steak stakes with two more of my own steaks."
500
The best power ranger
what is the green one