Beyond the Monoplot: How to Write Unconventional Films (and Why We Should)

This book provides a toolkit for unconventional practice—a comprehensive list of unconventional story shapes and the meanings they create, with accompanying case studies, including: one—act structure; two—act structure; passive protagonists; untimely death of the protagonist, and more.

Formed from Aristotelian principles and a three—act shape brought to Hollywood by Broadway playwrights after the advent of sync sound, Conventional Monoplot has come to dominate screen storytelling practice th...