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Now when it comes to steering your screenplay ship, you must know how to navigate the obstacles your character faces between the major plot points, so like any mariner, you need a map. I suggest using the eight-sequence structure as a general guide. Obviously, obstacles and conflict are present in the first act, but your protagonist is not moving forward toward his or her main objective against the current of the second act tension. Simply put, your character is not yet locked in. So the first major obstacle that faces your main character as he or she begins the…

Screenplay Genre: Horror / Thriller Movie Time: 92 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT During his first night sleeping in a new rental house, Matt hears strange sounds and follows them to the basement. He walks down into the dark and faces part of the basement that is walled of behind glass doors, seeing his reflection change into a gruesome distorted figure. (00:10:00)