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What is a script's midpoint, and what is its significance to the arc of the story?

by Mitchell German - Creative Writer Software

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What is a script's midpoint, and what is its significance to the arc of the story? - Mitchell German - Creative Writer Software

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Uploaded: Jun 01, 2023


In this Short Screenwriting Lesson, author & educator Mitch German examines the midpoint of a screenplay (or most any story for that matter). He discusses what should happen there and how the midpoint can act as a pivot that redirects the story toward the eventual climax and resolution.