My script is based on real-life events in post-war Germany. Structuring the biographical screenplay is particularly challenging, since the events of a real person's life rarely fit into distinct acts. The narrative trajectory is clearly identifiable, however, it is important to also identify the emotional journey.
"The internal drive is why your central character wants to achieve the goal. He or she wants to feel worthy, validated, loved, complete, healed, forgiven, etc. These are universal internal drives that every person has experienced on some level. It is the internal emotion that drives what the protagonist wants to achieve externally." Gideon's Screenwriting Tips: So Now You're a Screenwriter...
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