12-Step Screenwriting - day five

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The Write Project gets you started in the screenwriting process by explaining the basics principles of the screenplay mid-point, in the fifth part of a 12-step series designed to aid you in writing a screenplay.

Note: You might want to rewatch "Back to the Future" in preparation for this series because it's going to come up. A lot.

The Mid-point is a major plot point that occurs right around — you guessed it — the middle of the screenplay. A plot point's function is to move the protagonist closer to or farther from his or her goal. So a Mid-point does that, but usually in a more pronounced way than smaller plot points and milestones.

Often described as a major raising of the stakes and/or turning the story in a new direction. You probably notice the mid-point turn in movies without realizing it. After the mid-point, effective stories usually feel more intense, faster paced, more urgent and/or with higher stakes.

It’s Indy finding the ark but left to die in the Well of Souls in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
It’s Brody’s son almost being eaten by the shark in Jaws.
It’s Neo meeting the Oracle and learning he’s not The One in The Matrix.

The Mid-point is often vital for keeping the audience engaged in the story by providing a burst of energy to carry us through the second half.

It adds gasoline to the fire so we have enough burn to get us to the end.

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