Here's a list of definitions introduced during this lesson.

External feature: the clothes, design or look of a character.

Act One: consists of introducing the characters, introducing the story, and getting a landscape of where the story is trying to go

Act Two: consists of the choices and actions your main character makes as they attempt to overcome the escalating obstacles in pursuit of their goals

Act Three: consists of the final test of the protagonist and the resolution that follows; where the story comes together

Antagonist: is a force that gets in the way of your character’s wants and needs; typically “the villain”

Final Crisis/Climax: the most intense moment of the film for the protagonist who should be in danger of losing everything they value most; “the ultimate test”

Inciting Incident: an event which leads to a key obstacle your protagonist faces and sets the rest of the story in motion

Low Point: the point in the story when it seems like everything is lost for your main characters

Moral: the lesson that the main character learned at the end of the story

Point of No Return: a choice which the main character can never turn back

Resolution: the return of the world and characters to a calmer place, perhaps a more complete or better version of themselves

Story Beats: the most important moments in your story Story Spine: a tool used to develop story beats following a simple pattern

Structure: the ordering of the events, or a sequence of beats, in the story