Here, the only possible First Plot Point in sight is John and Savannah’s first kiss-and the subsequent launching of their “official” relationship as a couple. However, we still get a turning point halfway through the First Act when John and Savannah go out on their first date.įirst Plot Point: One of the pitfalls of using up your story’s big moments too early (i.e., opening with the Inciting Event instead of allowing it to be the First Act turning point) is that you can run out of juice too soon. The Inciting Event here is the meeting of the two lead characters (as it almost always is in love stories), when on-leave Special Forces soldier John jumps off a pier to fish spring-breaker Savannah’s bag out of the water. However, unlike Princess Mononoke, it doesn’t work nearly as well here-and for that very reason: it doesn’t allow any setup. Inciting Event: Here’s another example of a story that pretty much begins with its Inciting Event right off the bat (after a brief flashforward prologue), without allowing for any setup of the characters or their situations.
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