WK4: THE QUEST(ION) & MAKING CONNECTIONS
What if the protagonist is killed in act 2?
Will the audience still watch the movie?
To answer this question, the emotional design of the screenplays of movies that killed off their protagonists should be analysed. This question paves a pathway to broader research.
This mind-map is an overview for that research.
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MasterClass. (2020), Three-Act Structure in Film: How to Write a Screenplay in 3 Acts
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/three-act-structure-in-film#what-is-the-threeact-structure
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