Storyform for "Pan's Labyrinth"

CHARACTER DYNAMICS:

• MC RESOLVE: Change
• MC GROWTH: Stop
• MC APPROACH: Do-er
• MC PROBLEM-SOLVING STYLE: Logical
• IC RESOLVE: Steadfast

PLOT DYNAMICS:

• DRIVER: Action
• LIMIT: Optionlock
• OUTCOME: Failure
• JUDGMENT: Good

OVERALL STORY (Captain Vidal wants an heir in post Civil War Spain)

• THROUGHLINE: Situation
• CONCERN: How Things are Changing
• ISSUE: Fantasy vs. Fact
• PROBLEM: Trust
• SOLUTION: Test
• SYMPTOM: Ending
• RESPONSE: Unending
• CATALYST: Fact
• INHIBITOR: Worth
• BENCHMARK: The Present
• SIGNPOST 1: The Past
• SIGNPOST 2: The Present
• SIGNPOST 3: How Things are Changing
• SIGNPOST 4: The Future

IMPACT CHARACTER (Pan)

• THROUGHLINE: Manipulation
• CONCERN: Playing a Role
• ISSUE: Ability vs. Desire
• PROBLEM: Theory
• SOLUTION: Hunch
• SYMPTOM: Ending
• RESPONSE: Unending
• UNIQUE ABILITY: Knowledge
• CRITICAL FLAW: Enlightenment
• BENCHMARK: Conceiving an Idea
• SIGNPOST 1: Conceiving an Idea
• SIGNPOST 2: Developing a Plan
• SIGNPOST 3: Playing a Role
• SIGNPOST 4: Changing One's Nature

MAIN CHARACTER (Ofelia)

• THROUGHLINE: Activity
• CONCERN: Doing
• ISSUE: Skill vs. Experience
• PROBLEM: Trust
• SOLUTION: Test
• SYMPTOM: Effect
• RESPONSE: Cause
• UNIQUE ABILITY: Wisdom
• CRITICAL FLAW: Thought
• BENCHMARK: Gathering Information
• SIGNPOST 1: Obtaining
• SIGNPOST 2: Understanding
• SIGNPOST 3: Doing
• SIGNPOST 4: Gathering Information

MAIN VS. IMPACT STORY (The Three Trials)

• THROUGHLINE: Fixed Attitude
• CONCERN: Impulsive Responses
• ISSUE: Worth vs. Value
• PROBLEM: Trust
• SOLUTION: Test
• SYMPTOM: Theory
• RESPONSE: Hunch
• CATALYST: Value
• INHIBITOR: Fantasy
• BENCHMARK: Contemplation
• SIGNPOST 1: Impulsive Responses
• SIGNPOST 2: Innermost Desires
• SIGNPOST 3: Contemplation
• SIGNPOST 4: Memories

ADDITIONAL STORY POINTS

• GOAL: How Things are Changing
• CONSEQUENCE: Impulsive Responses
• COST: Playing a Role
• DIVIDEND: Doing
• REQUIREMENT: The Present
• PREREQUISITE: Contemplation
• PRECONDITION: Conceiving an Idea
• FOREWARNINGS: Gathering Information

VOCABULARY:

Ability: being suited to handle a task; the innate capacity to do or be

Action: in terms of the Overall plot, actions force decisions

Activity: an activity or endeavor

Cause: the specific circumstances that lead to an effect

Change: Ofelia changes her essential nature while attempting to solve the problem

Changing One's Nature: transforming one's nature

Conceiving an Idea: coming up with an idea

Contemplation: present considerations

Desire: the motivation toward something better

Developing a Plan: visualizing how an existing idea might be implemented

Do-er: Ofelia looks for a physical solution to her problem

Doing: engaging in a physical activity

Effect: the specific outcome forced by a cause

Ending: coming to a conclusion

Enlightenment: an understanding that transcends knowledge

Experience: the gaining of familiarity

Fact: belief in something real

Failure: the original goal is not achieved

Fantasy: belief in something unreal

Fixed Attitude: a fixed attitude or outlook

Gathering Information: gathering information or experience

Good: Ofelia ultimately succeeds in resolving her personal problems

How Things are Changing: the way things are going

Hunch: an understanding based on insufficient circumstantial evidence

Impulsive Responses: innate responses

Innermost Desires: basic drives and desires

Knowledge: that which one holds to be true

Logical: Ofelia uses inherently logical (linear) problem solving techniques

Manipulation: a manner of thinking or demeanor

Memories: recollections

Obtaining: achieving or possessing something

Optionlock: the story climax occurs because all options have been exhausted

Playing a Role: temporarily adopting a lifestyle

Situation: a situation or environment

Skill: aptitude or innate ability

Steadfast: Ofelia ultimately retains her essential nature

Stop: regarding Ofelia, the audience is waiting for something to end

Test: a trial to determine something's validity

The Future: what will happen or what will be

The Past: what has already happened

The Present: the current situation and circumstances

Theory: an unbroken chain of relationships leading from a premise to a conclusion

Thought: the process of consideration

Trust: acceptance without proof

Understanding: appreciating the meaning of something

Unending: continuing without cessation

Value: the objective usefulness of something in general

Wisdom: understanding how to apply Knowledge

Worth: a rating of usefulness or desirability to oneself personally