Groundhog Day

Storyform

SYNOPSIS: "A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again."  Synopsis source: IMDB.com

Story Dynamics

8 of the 12 essential questions

Main Character Resolve: Change
Main Character Growth: Stop
Main Character Approach: Do-er
Main Character Mental Sex: Male
Story Driver: Action
Story Limit: Optionlock
Story Outcome: Success
Story Judgment: Good

Overall Story Throughline

Trapped in the Same Day

Overall Story Throughline: Physics
Overall Story Concern: Learning
Overall Story Issue: Preconditions vs. Prerequisites
Overall Story Problem: Non-Acceptance
Overall Story Solution: Acceptance
Overall Story Symptom: Reevaluation
Overall Story Response: Evaluation
Overall Story Catalyst: Prerequisites
Overall Story Inhibitor: Deficiency
Overall Story Benchmark: Doing
Overall Story Signpost 1: Learning
Overall Story Signpost 2: Doing
Overall Story Signpost 3: Obtaining
Overall Story Signpost 4: Understanding

Main Character Throughline

Phil Connors

Main Character Throughline: Universe
Main Character Concern: Present
Main Character Issue: Attraction vs. Repulsion
Main Character Problem: Non-Acceptance
Main Character Solution: Acceptance
Main Character Symptom: Reaction
Main Character Response: Proaction
Main Character Unique Ability: Work
Main Character Critical Flaw: Doubt
Main Character Benchmark: Progress
Main Character Signpost 1: Progress
Main Character Signpost 2: Future
Main Character Signpost 3: Present
Main Character Signpost 4: Past

Influence Character Throughline

Rita

Influence Character Throughline: Mind
Influence Character Concern: Conscious
Influence Character Issue: Appraisal vs. Reappraisal
Influence Character Problem: Production
Influence Character Solution: Reduction
Influence Character Symptom: Reevaluation
Influence Character Response: Evaluation
Influence Character Unique Ability: Investigation
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Attempt
Influence Character Benchmark: Preconscious
Influence Character Signpost 1: Memory
Influence Character Signpost 2: Subconscious
Influence Character Signpost 3: Conscious
Influence Character Signpost 4: Preconscious

Relationship Story Throughline

Love story

Relationship Story Throughline: Psychology
Relationship Story Concern: Conceiving
Relationship Story Issue: Deficiency vs. Permission
Relationship Story Problem: Possibility
Relationship Story Solution: Probability
Relationship Story Symptom: Reevaluation
Relationship Story Response: Evaluation
Relationship Story Catalyst: Permission
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Preconditions
Relationship Story Benchmark: Being
Relationship Story Signpost 1: Conceptualizing
Relationship Story Signpost 2: Being
Relationship Story Signpost 3: Becoming
Relationship Story Signpost 4: Conceiving

Addditional Story Points

Key Structural Appreciations

Overall Story Goal: Learning
Overall Story Consequence: Conceiving
Overall Story Cost: Conscious
Overall Story Dividend: Present
Overall Story Requirements: Doing
Overall Story Prerequisites: Being
Overall Story Preconditions: Preconscious
Overall Story Forewarnings: Progress

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Dynamic Act Schematics

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