Storyform for "BUFFY
THE VAMPIRE SLAYER"
"The Zeppo"
Episode
CHARACTER
DYNAMICS:
MC RESOLVE:
Change
MC GROWTH: Start
MC APPROACH: Be-er
MC PROBLEM-SOLVING STYLE: Logical
IC RESOLVE:
Steadfast
PLOT
DYNAMICS:
DRIVER:
Action
LIMIT: Optionlock
OUTCOME: Success
JUDGMENT: Good
OVERALL
STORY -- Sunnydale's proximity to Hellmouth
THROUGHLINE:
Situation
CONCERN: How Things are Changing
ISSUE: Fantasy vs. Fact
PROBLEM: Test
SOLUTION: Trust
SYMPTOM: Ending
RESPONSE: Unending
CATALYST: Fact
INHIBITOR: Worth
BENCHMARK: The Present
SIGNPOST 1: The Present
SIGNPOST 2: The Past
SIGNPOST 3: The Future
SIGNPOST 4: How Things are Changing
MAIN
CHARACTER -- Zander
THROUGHLINE:
Manipulation
CONCERN: Playing a Role
ISSUE: Desire vs. Ability
PROBLEM: Test
SOLUTION: Trust
SYMPTOM: Expectation
RESPONSE: Determination
UNIQUE ABILITY: Knowledge
CRITICAL FLAW: Enlightenment
BENCHMARK: Conceiving an Idea
SIGNPOST 1: Playing a Role
SIGNPOST 2: Changing One's Nature
SIGNPOST 3: Conceiving an Idea
SIGNPOST 4: Developing a Plan
IMPACT
CHARACTER -- Buffy gang
THROUGHLINE:
Endeavor
CONCERN: Doing
ISSUE: Experience vs. Skill
PROBLEM: Process
SOLUTION: Result
SYMPTOM: Ending
RESPONSE: Unending
UNIQUE ABILITY: Wisdom
CRITICAL FLAW: Thought
BENCHMARK: Gathering Information
SIGNPOST 1: Understanding
SIGNPOST 2: Doing
SIGNPOST 3: Obtaining
SIGNPOST 4: Gathering Information
MAIN
VS. IMPACT STORY -- "We're doing this for your own good."
THROUGHLINE:
Fixed Attitude
CONCERN: Impulsive Responses
ISSUE: Worth vs. Value
PROBLEM: Determination
SOLUTION: Expectation
SYMPTOM: Ending
RESPONSE: Unending
CATALYST: Value
INHIBITOR: Fantasy
BENCHMARK: Contemplation
SIGNPOST 1: Impulsive Responses
SIGNPOST 2: Memories
SIGNPOST 3: Innermost Desires
SIGNPOST 4: Contemplation
ADDITIONAL
STORY POINTS
GOAL:
How Things are Changing
CONSEQUENCE: Impulsive Responses
COST: Doing
DIVIDEND: Playing a Role
REQUIREMENT: The Present
PREREQUISITE: Contemplation
PRECONDITION: Gathering Information
FOREWARNINGS: Conceiving an Idea
Copyright
© 1994-2009 Write Brothers, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Based on theories
and materials developed by Melanie Anne Phillips and Chris Huntley
Dramatica is a registered trademark of Screenplay Systems Incorporated. Patent
#5,734,916; #6,105,046
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