Whiplash Your Job: Break down the narrative structure of the film Whiplash. You will diagram this, but first, a good way to think about it is as the director said, a movie has a thesis, so you might want to start thinking about it like an outline: I. (or Act I) - Hook (and estb. world of film/characters) - Inciting Incident - Plot Point/Turning Point into Act II II. (Act II) - Obstacles - (B-story) - Midpoint (or Turning point) - Obstacles, more obstacles - Climax of Act II (goal is in greatest jeopardy) III. (Act III) - Climax into resolution (dénouement)

Note: This isn’t usually an easy task and not all narrative structures (even ones that are pretty straight-forward three-act story structures) come out as a nice orderly outline or diagram. Additionally, even though you are all diagramming the same film, your results will all look a little different. Use the resources below to get a better idea of how to find the plot points and how to begin deciding how to break-up the acts.

Resources: 1. http://academics.smcvt.edu/mjda/DIGITAL%20FILM-TV/LECTURES/3- Act%20Story%20Structure/Three-act%20story%20structure%20LECT%202016.pdf

2. https://blog.reedsy.com/three-act-structure/

3.http://www.wantaghschools.org/cms/lib05/NY01001016/Centricity/Domain/252/3%20Act%20 Play%20Worksheet.doc

4. http://www.elementsofcinema.com/screenwriting/three-act-structure/ - E.T. and The Matrix examples from this site

5. https://nofilmschool.com/Three-act-structure

And also, you can find the class notes for The Narrative from our class homepage (IB Film) > “IB Film Resources & Notes” (at top of page) > “Class Notes” (on left) > “The Narrative Structure” (on right)