Brief:

Design a poster and a *three-act structure for a new Sci-Fi film aimed at 15 -35 year olds. You should aim for a 12A certificate. Your film must embody societal fears and anxieties. Your film can be a genre hybrid.

*Three-Act Structure:

Act 1 – Set up Act 2 – Confrontation Act 3 - Resolution

Beginning of film – set the scene

Approximately 25% of film

The lead protagonist may suspect that something is wrong in Act One, but is not forced to do something until Act Two

There is stasis (or equilibrium) everything seems OK in the world; however something happens (this is known as the dramatic push) that causes disequilibrium

There is an incident; a flaw or violation that causes the lead protagonist to act

This dramatic push signals the end of Act One – the beginning of Act Two

Lead protagonist is forced to act – he/she is forced to confront their fears

He/she often faces obstacles along the way – people not believing their story; people wanting to stop them

He/she may be let down by people they thought they could trust

Protagonist may confront a problem in the wrong way

The protagonist may doubt his/her own abilities; they may doubt their own mental health

In the final Act the protagonist is properly focused on the goal

The final act should build towards a climax – the high point of the story and a final encounter

The protagonist has changed – they are not the same person as in Act One

They may have learned something, achieved something or satisfied a need for something