Part I: The Protagonist\'s Journey as Narrative Imperative.- Chapter One: The Protagonist\'s Journey - Due to their central role, engaging the Protagonist is the most important aspect of the story-crafting process.- Chapter Two: Character Arc - In movies, there exists a recurring variety of character arcs including the most popular: positive transformation.- Chapter Three: Disunity - The Protagonist needs to change as reflected in their initial state of disunity.- Chapter Four: Deconstruction - Entering the New World, a series of challenges and trials deconstructs the Protagonist\'s old ways of being.- Chapter Five: Reconstruction - Freed from their old ways of being, the Protagonist is reconstructed by embracing heretofore untapped inner potential.-Chapter Six: Unity - The Protagonist brings together all they have learned in the story\'s final struggle and in doing so achieves unity.- Chapter Seven: The Protagonist\'s Place Within the Screenplay Universe - The Protagonist\'s journey interweaves between the External World and the Internal World.- Part II: The Protagonist\'s Journey as Family of Characters.- Chapter Eight: Primary Character Archetypes - Five narrative dynamics common to movies represented by these archetypes: Protagonist, Nemesis, Attractor, Mentor, Trickster.- Chapter Nine: Nemesis - By providing opposition to the Protagonist, the Nemesis generates sustained conflict which creates the central drama of the story.- Chapter Ten: Attractor - During their journey, the Protagonist intersects with Attractor characters who connect with the Protagonist\'s emotional development.- Chapter Eleven: Mentor - The Protagonist meets another type of ally, the Mentor who provides wisdom and contributes to the Protagonist\'s intellectual growth.- Chapter Twelve: Trickster - A shapeshifter tests the will of the Protagonist by switching from ally to enemy, enemy to ally, and generating complications.- Chapter Thirteen: Subplots - Each Protagonist relationship with key characters is a mini-story with its own arc, theme, and contribution to the overall narrative.- Chapter Fourteen: Character Map - There is a structure to the Protagonist\'s relationships with the story\'s major characters.- Part III: The Protagonist\'s Journey as Screenplay.- Chapter Fifteen: Breaking the Story I - Begin the story-crafting process by engaging the story\'s central character with a Protagonist Character Treatment.- Chapter Sixteen: Breaking the Story II - Use a series of brainstorming exerci.
Part I: The Protagonist\'s Journey as Narrative Imperative.- Chapter One: The Protagonist\'s Journey - Due to their central role, engaging the Protagonist is the most important aspect of the story-crafting process.- Chapter Two: Character Arc - In movies, there exists a recurring variety of character arcs including the most popular: positive transformation.- Chapter Three: Disunity - The Protagonist needs to change as reflected in their initial state of disunity.- Chapter Four: Deconstruction - Entering the New World, a series of challenges and trials deconstructs the Protagonist\'s old ways of being.- Chapter Five: Reconstruction - Freed from their old ways of being, the Protagonist is reconstructed by embracing heretofore untapped inner potential.-Chapter Six: Unity - The Protagonist brings together all they have learned in the story\'s final struggle and in doing so achieves unity.- Chapter Seven: The Protagonist\'s Place Within the Screenplay Universe - The Protagonist\'s journey interweaves between the External World and the Internal World.- Part II: The Protagonist\'s Journey as Family of Characters.- Chapter Eight: Primary Character Archetypes - Five narrative dynamics common to movies represented by these archetypes: Protagonist, Nemesis, Attractor, Mentor, Trickster.- Chapter Nine: Nemesis - By providing opposition to the Protagonist, the Nemesis generates sustained conflict which creates the central drama of the story.- Chapter Ten: Attractor - During their journey, the Protagonist intersects with Attractor characters who connect with the Protagonist\'s emotional development.- Chapter Eleven: Mentor - The Protagonist meets another type of ally, the Mentor who provides wisdom and contributes to the Protagonist\'s intellectual growth.- Chapter Twelve: Trickster - A shapeshifter tests the will of the Protagonist by switching from ally to enemy, enemy to ally, and generating complications.- Chapter Thirteen: Subplots - Each Protagonist relationship with key characters is a mini-story with its own arc, theme, and contribution to the overall narrative.- Chapter Fourteen: Character Map - There is a structure to the Protagonist\'s relationships with the story\'s major characters.- Part III: The Protagonist\'s Journey as Screenplay.- Chapter Fifteen: Breaking the Story I - Begin the story-crafting process by engaging the story\'s central character with a Protagonist Character Treatment.- Chapter Sixteen: Breaking the Story II - Use a series of brainstorming exerci
