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20 WINNING STORY FORMS

THE INNER GAME OF

g n i t i r w w n n e e er S c r SANDY FRANK

MICHAEL WIESE PRODUCTIONS

CONTENTS Par† One INTRODUCING THE INNER GAME OF SCREENWRITING

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CHAPTER ONE

THE INNER GAME OF SCREENWRITING

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CHAPTER TWO

A SUCCESSFUL INNER GAME — THE QUEEN

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CHAPTER THREE

LACK OF INNER GA GAME ME

Par† Two THE TWO TYPES OF IN INNER NER GAME

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CHAPTER FOUR

THE MORPH ARCHETY ARCHETYPES PES

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CHAPTER FIVE

USING THE ENNEAGR ENNEAGRAM AM TO CONSTRUCT MORPH INNER GAMES

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CHAPTER SIX

THE MY MYTH TH ARCH ARCHET ETYPES YPES

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Par† Three STRUCTURING ST RUCTURING YOUR SCREENPLAY SCREENPLAY,, FOCUSING ON THE INNER GA GAME ME

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CHAPTER SEVEN

WEAVING THE MORPH INNER AND OUTER GAMES

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CHAPTER EIGHT

CONSTRUCTING THE MY MYTH TH STORY

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Par† Four ADAPTA ADAP TATIONS, TIONS, SEQUELS, AND REMAK REMAKES ES

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CHAPTER NINE

ADAPTATIONS

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CHAPTER TEN

SEQUELS

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CHAPTER ELEVEN

REMAKES

Par† Five WRITING WRI TING FOR TE TELE LEVISION VISION

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CHAPTER TWEL TWELVE VE

TELEVISION TEL EVISION — MORPH, MY MYTH, TH, AND HY HYBRID BRID

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CHAPTER THIRTEEN

TELEVISION TEL EVISION SPINOFFS

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Par† Six TWIS WISTING TING THE PAR PARADIGM ADIGM

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

SOMETIMES SOMET IMES THE INNER GA GAME ME IS IMPLIED

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CHAPTER FIFTEEN

SOMETIMES SOMET IMES THE OUTE OUTER R GA GAME ME IS ENOUGH

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN

SUBVERTING SUBV ERTING THE MODEL

Par† Seven X-RAY TH THAT AT SCREENPL SCREENPLAY AY

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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

DOING A SCREENPL SCREENPLAY AY X-RAY

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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

SUMMARY

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CHAPTER NINETEEN

WHERE TO GO FROM HERE

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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e n O t r a P INTRODUCING THE INNER GAME OF SCREENWRITING This book will introduce the concept of the Inner Game of Screenwriting . It’s a “big picture” theory, theory, describing not the hundred h undred things your screenplay needs, but the single biggest thing a screenplay needs to be successful — an Inner Game. It’s strategy, strategy, not tactics. This first part of the book will describe the Inner Game of Screenwriting in detail.

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CHAPTER ONE

THE INNER GAME OF SCREENWRITING

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ow can you use this book? I ’   —   p —  pl p   p  ’ l  l m  g  pl. B    I ’ ’  l m , ’ ’        j. Y m   g  llg   . S  ’  l      W  g   L’’     mp. A g   ll L g  gl,   pl     ,   ’   gm      pl. S  g   ll gl     l. T   pp   m . H ll m    l  gm    l. L l “Kp   ”  “Kp  l l g.”

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T    g     p     . H    g g lg  g   pg g m . H j p gg   . Fll,  g      pl   gm,    160. (I ’ ml  gl, ’ ll, ll .) W     l N   g   l m,    mg   didn’t ll m —   j   gm   g  ll   l    m  . N  m m ll,    . B     ,  l   j —    ll  high  pl,     l  ml . O    gm ’ ml , m  Jp gm  G. I’  l   l  G l   l, lg   m m,   lg     gm. T p    pl gl   l  objective ,    lml g  mpl. I mm l   m      — ’   g xl    ’ g  . S     ,  mm     mm  ’,    ’  . A   ’ g          pl,      l  xp Sm, S m, pll  ’  ’ gg p, ll ll   ’ g  ll 110 pg  ppl m p  lg. I mm  g,      m —  ’  ’    , ,            — l m m       j     pl. pl. A  m I   l

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THE INNER GAME OF SCREENWRITING | SANDY FRANK

 g  lg  p ,  I  m     . H m :   pg  pg     pp    110. N xl   I  lg  .. O mg ll  ’  ’ g  g  ll  g   ,   j g  q  “W’  g  ” A ll,    pl  mg  I’     l’ m g . T  pl  gppg    l’, . T’  l  m  g  ,  T’  ll l g l: p  lg pp,   l,      pg 30  90. B     xpl    ultimate goal : ,  mpl m,   g   N  ’  ’ g  g  p   ,    ’  . A ll,  m m   — ll ll  knew —  m  pl g, l’  g    l’’  pl  p g I,   “” l “ ” pl,    ll g g    lm    ,  ll --m. E      g g  pl  g   l   x. S ’ ’ mg  m m   p. T llg   g    pl   g  ,  mpl. A ll,  l  p ll  ,     g  pl ,    p m ll ,  pl ll   . A    p  g  -llg l  pg  g pg O  . B I   ’ mg  pl    l. W  

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I ll   Inner Game. T  mp (, g  g l  l  m),    lg  l  , ’   l  ppl    j. Y’ g  ,  j l   m p   ll  ll g. H l    p     p l l l —  - Sp   - Alp. T ’  ’   lp   lg. H’ H’    g   ll    . W      ll pl ’   g,  l. A g     m   ,   q,    p. H’ H’    ’  ’ lp  mplm    l l. T g        g’ ll  . I    q  l    g,  mg  ll  p   l  pl-l . O   l p          g . C,   l   g   m  m ,  l  p     ll g   p p  , ,     ll      lg   m. I  l     p  m   ,  l l g. B        , ’     m. T’      g —     l. B,  ,     both j. F,,  F  pl ;  m   ll   p   pl pl.. T  lg: g  g

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     lg. Ag,       ll  — m    g  ,    g   . I’ m   l m p   mzg ,  l p lx   l lg. A I’ m   l m p  g   plg lg,            l’ l’  l . W  ,  lg  mp   m  lg   . B   m, ’  gg  l  ; ’ j gg  l g. S l    p  mp  g,  ll      m mp. T    ,  lg. I’ “g p.” I’   x,   m ll g; ’  gg,    g g. I g  g   Amz  g , I    lg g g      l g g  (  m mp), g   l lg  l  112 Ways to Make Your Screenplay  g  Sizzle . A pl   pll g  g  g lg. T  l l    ll    p      p  pl   . T           -      , l g mp, . Pl   x   g   , , ,          pg  m  pl l. B    g  g  lpl. I   m  l l g m  m m. I ,  ll, mp   l   g lg    l pp

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  pl. B m mp  g  m       q . Y,  m, ’  m mp. S        g pl L’ g    p lg:  pl   p,  I’ll I’ ll ll  I Gm   O O  Gm. T Outer Game    ll     pl. I’ ’ gg  ,    l. T   xmpl   m The Queen:  O Gm   Q Elz II l   g   P D. T q   g  l ml  ml  , ll, g   . S’  m  pl  m,    g    mpl m  g. B  Pm M lz   ’ ’     Egl  g  q  g  g- j m. Fll,   mg   m,   xl . All  ll,  l g ,    ll g  Hl M  Elz. B ’  ’     l . W ll      m   l g I Gm — ’ gg  inside H Mj. Elz   m  m l, mgl l   m  m g pl lp. B      m  g. S      pl   mp   m   p mg m l    m  m m. A    l pl: ’  g g. A g I Gm,    p  .

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W g m   I Gm  Sg ppl: L A relentless focus on the Inner Game is the key

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writing a successful screenplay. WHY THE INNER GAME?

W m     —  l       W W  l     m g W l   m g     pll g B  l    ppl g g   g g. N lll,  . A ll,    ll    l m  P D’  . B    plm g m  ’  plm,   ll l  m    ll symbolize  plm. All   m g  l    m m. W  m     ggl   m W l. E   plm  ,  p   m. C Liar Liar . Jm C’ , Fl R,   plgll lg l    l  l   l. N,, 99%   l   l lg N l g  mll ml l g    l g. W lz  lg g  ’   m  pl plm. B     plm. M ’ l,  l,  g. Ul ’ p, ’ g mg,   ’ g ppl,    m m. Smm  , mm  l,      l,   gg p. S    R l   lg,  mpz     lg,   ggl.

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W l    g g  m l  g W g,      . I m     mp  g     l. F m  , ’  l  lml . N   pl’ O Gm  mpll mp. B ’ mp   pl :  :  O Gm p  pp   m   g g  I Gm. A,  , pp           m . Mg I  O Gm     .. I l    gg  —   l l  l —  Hl  pl  O Sl S l l m   p. B   x   m Schindler’s List , ’ xl  pp. T m       l  pg  I Gm   O. I l pl   m    m m    Hl   m    l     m. O  m   M  9/11    x    l     . B  m p :  O Gm  mpl  x   I Gm. I’ m  H’    MG. T H,  MG   pl   m  ,   x xpl  mp. T  mpl g   MG  mp. A l xmpl   “l “ l  ”  ”  Casablanca. I    m,  m  ,        g     m  g  g. I  I Gm ,   O Gm ,   ,  MG. W ll m   I Gm, 

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 m  g g ll    g. I ’ ’ ll m   m  g g  g       g lg m,      g mg. E , ’  I Gm  . Ag, ’    O Gm ’ m  ll,  ’     l  m   g I Gm    m   O Gm,   ll  l m l. T plm   l  g       l   O Gm, g q l,    m  g  ,    pp pg m m  m g , . . L’’ l   xmpl   m   g I Gm L   m   l O Gm: Juno,    O  B Ogl Spl S pl.. Juno —   g gl  ll g pg        g g   p  p —  mg m   l O O  Gm lm. I   pp (  ll   m g )  m J’ J’ q pgl m l  mpl N. I  pl     pl  mg J’ J’ q      m g  U, . T  , J     g  p  m pp. N  gl      m ll  “Y ’  .” B l’ l ’ mg   ’ ’  ll   m p   l O Gm g  l   pl   pg g    g p    p. W’ ’llll ll  lg m Bizarro Juno.

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F, g  l m,  gl l   pl pp. Sm  pp      g   p    p   pl ’ . H      ll Cl’ Cl’ S S  yes  no   ’ Dpm, m   g   yes   p p N l’ l ’   m plm  l — l l’’   pl Bz J   p   ’ m g m    Cl’ S S  ,     g  m  p  l       l . B m m   l   ,,  l  xpl m m  m …. Wl Bizzaro Juno   g m I pp ’  ’ pl,  I  ’  ’     l l’’  g  g . Y         O Gm  m pl   . S ,     l O Gm,   l Juno   ll N pgl, ’ ll   I Gm. A  gg   m, J MG (Ell Pg)  ,  ’ l l  -pg, ll pg  ppl   l   . H lp     ,   pll p;  ’ m    pm, ll mg   pg    ll ;      mpg   p  m’’ lg ( l gl), m     . m  . B      m, g m   g  O Gm, g     g  p  p, J  m — ’ ’ l  l   ; ’ ’  

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pm,    m,   g, lg p  ll ;   lp     lm  l. S  l l  g m  m  -    lg g m. A A  I Gm      g   mg  m   g . N     ,  , ’ ’ g g  g  pp. B  pp l     pp,      l. T pp’ pp   lp   O O  Gm,  l  ll p  m  g  I Gm. I  pp’  g ,   l   ’ g   ,     m        m  g  I Gm,   m     pp. S    . O  I ’ p    I Gm — g   l l  .  . B B ’ ’  m p —         g I Gm   g O Gm, ’ll   I Gm  m. A ll,  l  p —  g O Gm       xpl   mll   l’ l’  l ,   mll, q O O  Gm     pl ,   g g p g I’    80/20 l. I  g  I Gm g,    pg--pg g  ’’  g, ’ll  p    m. I   p   I Gm,    lg  l, ’ll   m  ’ . S, mm  I Gm ppl: L A relentless focus on the Inner Game is the key

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A l mp mp.. W  pp l   p   m,  ’    ll “pl”   m;      m’  mg. I ,   p l   m   “Y “ Y      m’ ,  ’     ,”  l pl l    p. T   l  g p: ’ ’ lg   pp   m,  ’ lg   lg l g mg. I’ g  m’ O Gm,  ’ g   I Gm. Ppl, lg ,     O O  Gm ,  , g ll ll  m, gg  mlm  mlm m   I Gm. Mg     ,  ’ll ’ll  g l “The Hurt Locker   p  m.” I   m   ’   l  l   m  ll . Wl   Moby Dick   p l m Sm  ’ m  m m  g  O Gm  g    l  m. Ol   I Gm   mlm,      ll  g Animal Farm l    l ml. A m  l l I Gm. T  mm m  m  J Y Y m  m  Newsweek   Dinner for Schmucks: T mp  m Am m    pg g  g,   g l  pl     l m … Tg  pm  Dinner for Schmucks  pl l,   pp  lg,       lg    ll

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 m  pg m. T  Hll ’ g     g m, .

A p l  l m  I Gm   ll ll,, mm g lg m . T  m l, ,   ll lmgl  lmgl pp l I Gm. O  lz     ll lg ,       g  xp. A   ,  ’   ,  j   l  pl  m ,   ll xpl   . Y’ll j g m  lzg m,  ’ll j g    m   p. ???

T     ll l   I Gm  Sg,      I Gm Ap,      l m. EXERCISE

M  l       m. T     (mm)  m m. H m      g    I Gm   m

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A SUCCESSFUL INNER GAME — THE QUEEN

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o revisit the difference   I  O Gm, l’   l    m   l I Gm: The Queen —  mll lm     l  x- , g  m  $120 mll l   m g   $15 mll. L’’ l g   lm’ O L O  Gm. The Queen     l-l  g    P D   g  . T    Q Elz   pl    . I Elz’ m, D —   m P Cl —   lg  mm   Rl Fml,     l   p  m:  pl m,  lg lg  l-,  ll  l l. B D’ g pl g,  Pm M T Bl l  Q  g lg   . T O Gm    .

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T I Gm m ll   O O .. T I Gm   Elz’ ml . T lm’     Q, Q ,   B  pp lp,   pg,  ml g. T T’’  pl l,     m   lg  l g  xp  m pl. T O Gm, l   g, ’ gg  ll U.S.  . A ll,  Am  ll gg     B m     D O   Q   Pm M g  pp  B  are gg    Elz,  m’ m ,     m  plgl/ ml l,   mlz      ggl    l. I’  I Gm  ll   pl. W     g m mll    ll ml, ll l m g. T’  ggl  ll  ,  ’ ll lp   p. E  l   m:    Q’ lp   j  pl,    Pm M,   ,  m,  l,   gl. S’ l          m lml m:  m  m, ml m,   g,  m  mll l p  p   . I  ,  m  lp, m  g. I  O Gm,  ll   l  D,  l  l ml pp   l  D’ . B —  ,  g —  mp g    O Gm,   I. W  Q  pll  mp, 

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l    ll    ’ gg  . W g   why    g. S    j l D      Q —  m    pl p —  l  l  lg. I     j —    m  —       lg D. N N   l  l pl  p  l  p,  gl  l. T q   g,  m   p,    . A  I Gm   ,    m  x   p. A   pg  lp   O  I Gm  :  O Gm      I Gm  l   pl. T    O Gm,  ’  ’  I Gm  g  pl  pp      l  m mg. T m p, The Queen   l m    lllp I Gm. T O O  Gm — lg     D D —  ll    ’’      , ,   ll l g  lz  mm    ml p  pp  Elz  g g  I Gm. T I Gm — ll  Q m m mll p —   ll      ll . A   p      m  ll. Wl  pl  l   pl p l pl  l  ml p,  p   m ’ ggl  m any l. H l m   m l,  I’ g pl  m . L m mpz  m g — I’m  g   O Gm  mpll mp. A, A,  ,

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p  ll- ll-    ll-g lg. T ’ pm     g I Gm  sufficient , l  ’  ’ necessary. The Queen     xpl m  m  lg I Gm   gppg g ppg O Gm. I’  p xmpl       l m . T  ll xpl  I Gm     m   pl  ,   ’ g l. EXERCISE

S The Queen. M  l  ll l l       I Gm  Elz’ Elz’ ml g, m  m l  l  m  p. I’ I’ mp     m mml    lm  m m mp   I Gm      O.

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