Learn how to write a screenplay through detailed beat sheets of your favorite movies!
Vintery, mintery, cutery, corn,‘Apple seed and apple thorn;Wire, briar, limber lock,Three geese in a flock.One flew east,And one flew west,And one flew over the cuckoo’s nest. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Screenplay by Lawrence Hauben and Bo GoldmanBased…
Vertigo Writen by Alec Coppel and Samuel TaylorBased on the novel “D’Entre Les Morts” by Pierre Boileau and Thomas NarcejacDirected by Alfred HitchcockYear: 1958Running time: 128 minutes Basic Story Map PROTAGONIST: John “Scottie” Ferguson, 50-something retired detectiveCHARACTERIZATION/MAIN MISBEHAVIOR: Suffers from…
Inception Written and Directed by Christopher NolanRunning time: 141 minutesYear: 2010 Download the Inception Screenplay (PDF) Full Beat Sheet ACT I 2 – OPENING: COBB wakes up on the beach, waves crashing on him. Images of children building sand castles…
Michael Clayton Written and Directed by Tony GilroyRunning time: 116 minutesYear: 2008 PROTAGONIST: Michael Clayton, a mid-40’s, high-powered law firm’s fixer.CHARACTERIZATION/MAIN MISBEHAVIOR: former gambling addict and fixer of immoral actions. He is a demoralized man in the midst of financial…
The Dark Knight Download The Dark Knight Screenplay (PDF) Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher NolanStory by Christopher Nolan & David S. GoyerDirected by Christopher NolanRunning time: 145 minutesYear: 2008 Full Beat Sheet PROLOGUE 1 – OPENING IMAGE: Flames engulf…
Batman Begins Screenplay by Christopher Nolan and David S. GoyerStory by David S. GoyerDirected by Christopher NolanRunning time: 131 minutesYear: 2005 ______________________________________ Please note that the following map is different than the one featured in Story Maps: The Films of…
The Fisher King Written by Richard LaGraveneseDirected by Terry GilliamRunning time: 134 minutesYear: 1991 BASIC STORY MAP PROTAGONIST: JACK LUCAS, 40’s, former Howard Stern-esque shock-jock.CHARACTERIZATION/MAIN MISBEHAVIOR: dependence, alcoholism and narcissismEXTERNAL GOAL: To help Parry get back on his feet and…
Risky Business Written and Directed by Paul BrickmanRunning time: 96minYear: 1983 BASIC STORY MAP PROTAGONIST: Joel Goodson, an 18 year old high school seniorCHARACTERIZATION/MAIN MISBEHAVIOR: Naivety; guiltEXTERNAL GOAL: To get laid / To be accepted into PrincetonINTERNAL GOAL: To satisfy…
Die Hard Written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E de SouzaBased on the novel Nothing Last Forever by Roderick ThorpeDirected by John McTiernanRunning time: 128 minutesYear: 1988 BASIC STORY MAP PROTAGONIST: John McClane, 40’s, NYC detective.CHARACTERIZATION/MAIN MISBEHAVIOR: Selfish; unable to…
