She is most definitely on some level pleased with the boyfriend's death. The movie leans heavily into the boyfriend's behavior and her reaction to it, from the very beginning.
I'm in the middle of writing the third act in my slowburn horror story and i clicked into this video horrified i was about to find out i did everything wrong and i'd have to rewrite the story from scratch, turns out my story follows this exact structure! That was a boost of confidence
This is what I'm working on a slowburn to aggressive horror. Slowburn to the second Act then go aggressive. Using the Eerie to Aggressive structure. Alien does this. Actually many movies do this.. I found thisby reading a lot of scripts. Some open with a bang and aggressive. Ala Scream...then some slowburn like The Changeling or The Shining.
Whoops! Thanks for letting me know. I will correct that. And here is the outline: mark-fogarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/THREE-ACT_STRUCTURE_Outline-1.pdf
In horror there may be no debate, because horror is typically out of the control of the protagonist (in the case where they are thrown into the horror). however, in something like Talk to Me, the debate could be about trying another way out of the situation, untl they realize there is no choice
That's just set-up. The Inciting Incident needs to be an unexpected event which begins the story, Int he case of a horror movie, the Inciting Incident is often the first moment of horror the protagonist experiences. And they will often not recognize it as horror.. For example, when the chairs are found upside down in Poltergeist. In Get Out, what;s important is this is Chris confronting the memory of his mother's death, which will come back later However, there is more than one way to interpret it.
Get out is a horror with satirical/ dark comic tone. it is pretty in keeping with horror to get ridiculous in the third act. If anything, Midsommar's act three is five times crazier
@@catharsismachine Not true, the writer and everyone involved just banked on the first and second acts being enough to keep the audience in their seats, and so wanking off in the third wouldn't be so critical.
I think Dani smiles at the end not because she is elated by her boyfriend’s death/murder but because she is doomed and ultimately goes mad.
Yes, true,. but I think somewhere in the confusion and trauma she feels the relief of having someone who shares her grief
She is most definitely on some level pleased with the boyfriend's death. The movie leans heavily into the boyfriend's behavior and her reaction to it, from the very beginning.
I'm in the middle of writing the third act in my slowburn horror story and i clicked into this video horrified i was about to find out i did everything wrong and i'd have to rewrite the story from scratch, turns out my story follows this exact structure! That was a boost of confidence
Awesome. Glad it was helpful!
This was a super fun project to work on- great overview of the horror genre, now I want to rewatch these!
They both have great rewatchability. There's all kinds of easter eggs in each one that become apparent on multiple viewings.
Thank you. 60,000 words into my book and I was looking for some ways to tighten up the narrative. This was it!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! Can’t believe it has such low views!! Great editing and analysis!
Thanks. I just got started, so that might explain the low views. But things are picking up quickly
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Subscribed after one viewing. Superb analysis.
Thank you!
one of the better videos ive watched on structure... great job!
Thanks!
this was great, so glad i discovered your channel.
Thanks!
This is what I'm working on a slowburn to aggressive horror. Slowburn to the second Act then go aggressive. Using the Eerie to Aggressive structure. Alien does this. Actually many movies do this.. I found thisby reading a lot of scripts. Some open with a bang and aggressive. Ala Scream...then some slowburn like The Changeling or The Shining.
Yes, it is a very specific structure you see over and over again. And it really works
This is fantastic man, good stuff.
Thanks!
so underrated
Been looking for a video w this exact topic. Thank you!
Thanks! I'll be doing a lot more videos on writing horror.
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Thank you for not showing any crazy violence lol
Great video, very helpful! There's no link in the description though :(
Whoops! Thanks for letting me know. I will correct that. And here is the outline:
mark-fogarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/THREE-ACT_STRUCTURE_Outline-1.pdf
When writing a script with a similar structure to Midsommar how should I tackle the debate?
In horror there may be no debate, because horror is typically out of the control of the protagonist (in the case where they are thrown into the horror). however, in something like Talk to Me, the debate could be about trying another way out of the situation, untl they realize there is no choice
“Gilfrind’s in-laws...” ???
Ha, yeah. I guess they would just be "your girlfriend's parents"
Hitting the deer is not an inciting incident at all. This is the acceptance of the black dude to see the white girls parents
That's just set-up. The Inciting Incident needs to be an unexpected event which begins the story, Int he case of a horror movie, the Inciting Incident is often the first moment of horror the protagonist experiences. And they will often not recognize it as horror.. For example, when the chairs are found upside down in Poltergeist. In Get Out, what;s important is this is Chris confronting the memory of his mother's death, which will come back later
However, there is more than one way to interpret it.
@@catharsismachine This incites to nothing. Its called a hook.
tbh, midsommar was a *huge* disappointment to me, but nice video
Midsommar is a boring movie. with just a few good moments, more disgusting or weird than actual horror.
Get out is a masterpiece? The third act gets ridiculous.
Get out is a horror with satirical/ dark comic tone. it is pretty in keeping with horror to get ridiculous in the third act. If anything, Midsommar's act three is five times crazier
@@catharsismachine Not true, the writer and everyone involved just banked on the first and second acts being enough to keep the audience in their seats, and so wanking off in the third wouldn't be so critical.
Get out is about as great as a satirical horror film can be. You’re in the minority here.
@@JW-dp4we well maybe if you're 20 years old and haven't seen much