Three Act Narrative Structure: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Climax. Miles confronts Opening Development Resolution Kingpin.

Dark night of the soul. Mourning the death of his Break in two. Stumbling uncle and abandoned by his into a confrontation friends for his own safety, between Green Goblin Peter realises he needs to A dramatic battle and Spider-Man, Miles Midpoint. take control of his own destiny. with Doc Ock. promises the dying Peter Parker he will shut down the collider.

Break in three. Miles Denouement. Miles Catalyst. Miles is bitten by a masters his powers. reconciles with his radioactive spider. B story. The father, b-stories (such as friendship between Gwen’s loneliness) are Miles and Peter B; tied up. friendship with Gwen. All is lost. Aaron is revealed as Prowler. Refusing to kill his nephew, he is fatally shot by Kingpin. Opening image. A montage retelling the story of Peter Parker, the Finale. A dramatic original Spider-Man. confrontation as the heroes try to disable the Fun and games. Dubbed collider. Final image. The film the ‘promise of the ends with a montage of premise’ by Blake Snyder, Miles as he takes on the this story beat occurs Bad guys close in. Doc mantle of Spider-Man. when the different Ock, Kingpin, Prowler, versions of Spider-Man The opening scene Octavius, Scorpion, and Set up. collaborate to defeat establishes Miles. He’s unhappy Tombstone close in on our Kingpin. with his new school, deliberately heroes. fails tests and his father makes decisions for him as he struggles to find his place in the world. 1 25 55 85 110

The Debate. Confused about his new powers, Miles goes to see his uncle. Source: Save the Cat by Black Snyder, How to Build a Great Screenplay by David Howard.