“Plot is more than a pattern of events, it is the ordering of emotions.”
Irwin Blacker
Elements of Screenwriting
“Without understanding Emotional Structure, the beginning, the middle, and the end of your script have a 100 percent chance of becoming the beginning, the muddle, and the end. Because emotions rule the central, most misunderstood and most feared element of a screenplay: that of the story’s underlying meaning. And only by understanding Emotional Structure can we bring solid, creative solutions to the writing process, and meaning to your story. It is the only sure way to turn your script’s problems into your script’s power.”
Emmy Award-winner and UCLA instructor Peter Dunne
Emotional Structure; Creating the Story Beneath the Plot
[...] “Without understanding Emotional Structure, the beginning, the middle, and the end of your script have a 100 percent chance of becoming the beginning, the muddle, and the end. Because emotions rule the central, most misunderstood and most feared element of a screenplay: that of the story’s underlying meaning. And only by understanding Emotional Structure can [...] Original Source… [...]