FULL COLOR VERSION

Looking at the quads and act transitions gives us a logical sense of what is going on, but doesn't give us much of a feel.

Now let's look at the examples and take content into consideration. By content we mean the make-up or identification of each quad component. For simplicity's sake, we'll use different colors to indicate content. Here is the color coding of the quad we'll use as the color key for the following examples:

In addition to color coding the timelines, we'll also visually blend the "slides" and leave the "bumps" as abrupt transitions. You may notice that it's much easier to get a feel for how the stories fit together--how they flow. You may also notice that the throughlines in each story have slightly different hues to them. We’ve lightly tinted each throughline based on their domains in the Dramatica structure.

Situation Domain
Activity Domain
Fixed Attitude Domain
Manipulation Domain

The reason for the tinting is to show the influence of the throughline’s domain on its content.

NOTE: The full color versions appear more complex than the grayscale versions because of the richness and variety of the colors. The grayscale versions of these examples are useful in seeing the throughlines in a more simplified presentation. Both the color and grayscale versions help us to get a sense of act progressions and act transitions.

	All About Eve
OS		U
MC		Z
IC		Z
SS		Z

	Barefoot in the Park
OS		H
MC		H
IC		Z
SS		U

	Chinatown
OS		Z
MC		U
IC		Z
SS		H

	The Crucible
OS		H
MC		Z
IC		H
SS		H

	The Fugitive
OS		Z
MC		Z
IC		Z
SS		H

	The Godfather
OS		U
MC		U
IC		H
SS		Z