Story Structure of Horror | MIDSOMMAR & GET OUT

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  • @milkcatdog394
    @milkcatdog394 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    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.

    • @catharsismachine
      @catharsismachine  ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yes, true,. but I think somewhere in the confusion and trauma she feels the relief of having someone who shares her grief

    • @methylphosphatePOET
      @methylphosphatePOET 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      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.

  • @valta2760
    @valta2760 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    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

    • @catharsismachine
      @catharsismachine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Awesome. Glad it was helpful!

  • @renoir.kobashi
    @renoir.kobashi ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This was a super fun project to work on- great overview of the horror genre, now I want to rewatch these!

    • @catharsismachine
      @catharsismachine  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They both have great rewatchability. There's all kinds of easter eggs in each one that become apparent on multiple viewings.

  • @AdaltheRighteous
    @AdaltheRighteous 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Thank you. 60,000 words into my book and I was looking for some ways to tighten up the narrative. This was it!

  • @FishBias
    @FishBias ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great video! Can’t believe it has such low views!! Great editing and analysis!

    • @catharsismachine
      @catharsismachine  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks. I just got started, so that might explain the low views. But things are picking up quickly

  • @catharsismachine
    @catharsismachine  ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Check out this new video: How to Write Horror --Ten Tips
    th-cam.com/video/MXi4aO4w5pw/w-d-xo.html

  • @G-Blockster
    @G-Blockster 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Subscribed after one viewing. Superb analysis.

  • @michael_306
    @michael_306 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    one of the better videos ive watched on structure... great job!

  • @Audrey-s5t
    @Audrey-s5t 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this was great, so glad i discovered your channel.

  • @XxSEETH3RxX
    @XxSEETH3RxX 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    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.

    • @catharsismachine
      @catharsismachine  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes, it is a very specific structure you see over and over again. And it really works

  • @fullauto86
    @fullauto86 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is fantastic man, good stuff.

  • @RiniDiamandis
    @RiniDiamandis ปีที่แล้ว +3

    so underrated

  • @zachhacker
    @zachhacker ปีที่แล้ว

    Been looking for a video w this exact topic. Thank you!

    • @catharsismachine
      @catharsismachine  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! I'll be doing a lot more videos on writing horror.

  • @atomsmovie
    @atomsmovie 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    💧🍄💧

  • @aidenndrake1062
    @aidenndrake1062 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for not showing any crazy violence lol

  • @Mai2727
    @Mai2727 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, very helpful! There's no link in the description though :(

    • @catharsismachine
      @catharsismachine  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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

  • @Hokitsia
    @Hokitsia 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When writing a script with a similar structure to Midsommar how should I tackle the debate?

    • @catharsismachine
      @catharsismachine  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      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

  • @MiguelGonzalez-ei9og
    @MiguelGonzalez-ei9og 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    “Gilfrind’s in-laws...” ???

    • @catharsismachine
      @catharsismachine  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ha, yeah. I guess they would just be "your girlfriend's parents"

  • @antonisarapostathis2453
    @antonisarapostathis2453 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hitting the deer is not an inciting incident at all. This is the acceptance of the black dude to see the white girls parents

    • @catharsismachine
      @catharsismachine  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      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.

    • @antonisarapostathis2453
      @antonisarapostathis2453 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@catharsismachine This incites to nothing. Its called a hook.

  • @xChikyx
    @xChikyx 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    tbh, midsommar was a *huge* disappointment to me, but nice video

  • @riffbaama
    @riffbaama 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Midsommar is a boring movie. with just a few good moments, more disgusting or weird than actual horror.

  • @DAMON409
    @DAMON409 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Get out is a masterpiece? The third act gets ridiculous.

    • @catharsismachine
      @catharsismachine  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      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

    • @DAMON409
      @DAMON409 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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.

    • @JW-dp4we
      @JW-dp4we 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Get out is about as great as a satirical horror film can be. You’re in the minority here.

    • @DAMON409
      @DAMON409 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JW-dp4we well maybe if you're 20 years old and haven't seen much