North by Northwest

Storyform

Film synopsis: "A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies" (Source: IMDB.com)

Story Dynamics

8 of the 12 essential questions

Main Character Resolve: Steadfast
Main Character Growth: Start
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

An man is mistaken for a spy

Overall Story Throughline: Psychology
Overall Story Concern: Being
Overall Story Issue: Knowledge vs. Thought
Overall Story Problem: Result
Overall Story Solution: Process
Overall Story Symptom: Unproven
Overall Story Response: Proven
Overall Story Catalyst: Thought
Overall Story Inhibitor: Worry
Overall Story Benchmark: Becoming
Overall Story Signpost 1: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Signpost 2: Being
Overall Story Signpost 3: Becoming
Overall Story Signpost 4: Conceiving

Main Character Throughline

Roger Thornhill / George Kaplan

Main Character Throughline: Universe
Main Character Concern: Progress
Main Character Issue: Fact vs. Fantasy
Main Character Problem: Accurate
Main Character Solution: Non-Accurate
Main Character Symptom: Unproven
Main Character Response: Proven
Main Character Unique Ability: Fantasy
Main Character Critical Flaw: Experience
Main Character Benchmark: Future
Main Character Signpost 1: Progress
Main Character Signpost 2: Present
Main Character Signpost 3: Future
Main Character Signpost 4: Past

Influence Character Throughline

Eve Kendall

Influence Character Throughline: Mind
Influence Character Concern: Preconscious
Influence Character Issue: Value vs. Worth
Influence Character Problem: Result
Influence Character Solution: Process
Influence Character Symptom: Non-Accurate
Influence Character Response: Accurate
Influence Character Unique Ability: Worth
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Desire
Influence Character Benchmark: Subconscious
Influence Character Signpost 1: Memory
Influence Character Signpost 2: Preconscious
Influence Character Signpost 3: Subconscious
Influence Character Signpost 4: Conscious

Relationship Story Throughline

Budding Romance

Relationship Story Throughline: Physics
Relationship Story Concern: Doing
Relationship Story Issue: Wisdom vs. Enlightenment
Relationship Story Problem: Theory
Relationship Story Solution: Hunch
Relationship Story Symptom: Unproven
Relationship Story Response: Proven
Relationship Story Catalyst: Enlightenment
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Threat
Relationship Story Benchmark: Obtaining
Relationship Story Signpost 1: Understanding
Relationship Story Signpost 2: Learning
Relationship Story Signpost 3: Doing
Relationship Story Signpost 4: Obtaining

Addditional Story Points

Key Structural Appreciations

Overall Story Goal: Being
Overall Story Consequence: Doing
Overall Story Cost: Preconscious
Overall Story Dividend: Progress
Overall Story Requirements: Becoming
Overall Story Prerequisites: Obtaining
Overall Story Preconditions: Subconscious
Overall Story Forewarnings: Future

Plot Progression Visualizations

Dynamic Act Schematics

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