- Act 1 - Set-up (25%) - Introduce core conflict
- The Hook - grab attention
- Inciting Event - conflict
- Key Event - protagonist involved in the conflict
- 1st Plot Point - point of no return
- Act 2 - Confrontation (25-75%)
- 1st Pinch Point - reinforces confict
- Midpoint - protagonist gains agency
- 2nd Pinch Point - humbles protagonist
- 3rd Plot Point - protagonist’s darkest hour
- Act 3 - Resolution (75-100%)
- Climax: race to resolution
- Climactic Moment: victory or defeat
- Resolution: pick up the pieces