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| Question | Answer |
| Opening image | The very first impression of what a movie is -- the type and scope of the film. |
| Set-up | The first 10 pages of the script, where we introduce the hero, the stakes, and the goal of the story. |
| B story | The story that begins on page 30, generally a love story -- it's the story that carries the theme. |
| Fun and games | The section of the screenplay that provides the promise of the premise. |
| Bad guys close in | The toughest part of the screenplay to craft, pages 55-75. It's the part where internal dissent, doubt, and jealousy begin to disintegrate the hero's team. |
| Break into Act 2 | The part of the screenplay that begins on page 25. It's the moment where we leave the old world, the thesis statement, behind and proceed into a world that is the upside down version of that, its antithesis. |
| All is lost | The point in the screenplay that occurs on page 75. It's the opposite of the midpoint in terms of an "up" or a "down." It's also the point of the script most often labeled "false defeat." |
| Debate | This is a section of the script, between pages 12 and 25 where the hero says, "This is crazy. Should I go? Dare I go? Sure, it's dangerous out there, but what's my choice? Stay here?" |
| Finale | Where we wrap everything up, apply the lessons, where the A story and B story end in triumph for our hero. It's the turning over of the old world and a creation of a new world. |
| Dark night of the soul | The middle of a death moment where we see how the character experiences it. It can last five seconds or five minutes -- regardless, it's the darkness right before the dawn. |
| Theme stated | The moment where a character articulates what the film is about -- the story's message. |
| Catalyst | The event that triggers the active movement of the story. After this event, life will be different for the protagonist. |
| Midpoint | An extreme up or down. Either everything is going right for the protagonist or everything is going wrong. |
| Break into Act 3 | Inspired, the protagonist chooses to try again. |
| Final image | The opposite of the opening image, showing visually the hero's growth or transformation. |
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