How to Stop Thinking in Acts and Start Thinking in Stories
📑Get Coverage & Script Notes from me: https://www.fiverr.com/allenroughton 📘"Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach": https://amzn.to/4lIJS3b As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. What if your screenplay isn’t one story—but eight? In this video, we explore The Sequence Approach to screenwriting, a method rooted in early filmmaking history and formalized in Paul Joseph Gulino’s book. Using examples from Shrek and Inglourious Basterds, we show how breaking a film into eight self-contained sequences—each with its own protagonist, conflict, and resolution—can make writing more manageable and your story more compelling. If traditional three-act structures or beat sheets leave you feeling stuck, this might be the structural solution you've been looking for. Chapters: 0:00 Shorter Attention Spans 1:07 Thinking in Short Stories 2:49 Example Break Down 6:29 Setting Expectations 7:38 A Testament to the Sequence Approach Note: some scripts used in this video were edited from their original form for educational purposes.
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