It Happened One Night

Storyform

SYNOPSIS: "A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a story."  Synopsis source: IMDB.com

Story Dynamics

8 of the 12 essential questions

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

Overall Story Throughline

Runaway Heiress

Overall Story Throughline: Universe
Overall Story Concern: Future
Overall Story Issue: Preconception vs. Openness
Overall Story Problem: Uncontrolled
Overall Story Solution: Control
Overall Story Symptom: Hinder
Overall Story Response: Help
Overall Story Catalyst: Openness
Overall Story Inhibitor: Ability
Overall Story Benchmark: Past
Overall Story Signpost 1: Present
Overall Story Signpost 2: Past
Overall Story Signpost 3: Progress
Overall Story Signpost 4: Future

Main Character Throughline

Peter Warne

Main Character Throughline: Physics
Main Character Concern: Obtaining
Main Character Issue: Attitude vs. Approach
Main Character Problem: Oppose
Main Character Solution: Support
Main Character Symptom: Hinder
Main Character Response: Help
Main Character Unique Ability: Approach
Main Character Critical Flaw: Delay
Main Character Benchmark: Understanding
Main Character Signpost 1: Learning
Main Character Signpost 2: Doing
Main Character Signpost 3: Understanding
Main Character Signpost 4: Obtaining

Influence Character Throughline

Ellie Andrews

Influence Character Throughline: Psychology
Influence Character Concern: Becoming
Influence Character Issue: Obligation vs. Rationalization
Influence Character Problem: Uncontrolled
Influence Character Solution: Control
Influence Character Symptom: Temptation
Influence Character Response: Conscience
Influence Character Unique Ability: Rationalization
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Hope
Influence Character Benchmark: Conceptualizing
Influence Character Signpost 1: Conceiving
Influence Character Signpost 2: Conceptualizing
Influence Character Signpost 3: Being
Influence Character Signpost 4: Becoming

Relationship Story Throughline

Mismatched Lovers

Relationship Story Throughline: Mind
Relationship Story Concern: Subconscious
Relationship Story Issue: Denial vs. Closure
Relationship Story Problem: Uncontrolled
Relationship Story Solution: Control
Relationship Story Symptom: Feeling
Relationship Story Response: Logic
Relationship Story Catalyst: Closure
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Commitment
Relationship Story Benchmark: Memory
Relationship Story Signpost 1: Memory
Relationship Story Signpost 2: Conscious
Relationship Story Signpost 3: Preconscious
Relationship Story Signpost 4: Subconscious

Addditional Story Points

Key Structural Appreciations

Overall Story Goal: Future
Overall Story Consequence: Subconscious
Overall Story Cost: Becoming
Overall Story Dividend: Obtaining
Overall Story Requirements: Past
Overall Story Prerequisites: Memory
Overall Story Preconditions: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Forewarnings: Understanding

Plot Progression Visualizations

Dynamic Act Schematics

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