Brian Herskowitz discusses approaches to outlining a screenplay Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3iZJv3Z Interview Timeline LEARN HOW TO STRUCTURE A SCREENPLAY. Brian Herskowitz is a screenwriter and producer and has many credits to his name including Tour of Duty, Tio Papi, Hercules, scifi and horror movies, and a documentary on domestic violence. In part 3 of this teaching screenwriting series he [talked to me about outlining] explains how to outline a screenplay. 0:34 – Brian talks about outlining a screenplay. 3:30 – Brian talks about the importance of an outline. 6:54 – Brian talks about the hook of the story. 11:21 – Brian talks about setting the tone of a screenplay. 14:25 – Brian talks about the elements of the outline. 18:04 – Brian talks about the 12 guideposts about the structural elements every script has. 20:54 – Brian talks about the inciting incident. 22:55 – Maleficent spoiler. 25:52 – Maleficent spoiler ends. 25:52 – Brian talks about a character’s plans to reach their goal. 30:40 – Brian talks about the Act 2 break and how things escalate. 33:33 – Brian talks about revelations in screenplays. Infinity Wars spoilers. 34:03 – Spoiler ends. 37:19 – Brian talks how detailed an outline should be. 40:57 – Brian talks about breaking down a scene within an outline. 42:59 – Brian talks about outlining the middle of the screenplay. 46:45 – Leaving Las Vegas spoiler. 48:00 – Leaving Las Vegas spoiler ends. 48:36 – Brian talks about the order in which to outline a screenplay between the three acts. 50:05 – Brian talks about how so many writers don’t like to outline and how to overcome that resistance. 55:56 – Brian talks about whether an outline can be used to fix a problem screenplay or to determine if an idea won’t work. 59:11 – Brian talks about getting feedback on an outline. Links of interest https://amzn.to/3iZJv3Z https://www.brianherskowitz.com/ Contact Information For more “Full Contact Nerd” please follow me at crisalvarez.com, on Facebook at CrisAlvarezFCN, on youtube at Cris Alvarez on twitter @CrisAlvarezFCN, on Instagram @crisalvarezscifi, and on Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Stitcher / Spotify for the podcast. Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like. Guests: Brian Herskowitz Host: Cris Alvarez Tags: audio interviews, author, podcast, film history, Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3iZJv3Z As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.