ACT 1:
Who is(are) the
protagonist(s)?
1 Meet Drusilla a young timid girl the age of 13 She
has a nyctophobia, fear of the dark, and some times is scared of her own
shadow. She is an orphan child, her father died when she was very young and
mother just recently died. She was sent to live with her grandmother.
What is the setting of the
film?
1 Open road - Creepy forest that appears lighter on the
outside then it does on the inside.
How does the film begin?
1 The film beginnings with the an establishing shot of
Drusilla on an open road leading to a creep forest. She holds a note that was
given to her by her mother with her grandmother's address she peers at the note
trying to make out the address.
What is the inciting
incident? (What triggers the main plot of the story? What is the
protagonist looking for?)
1 The bird takes the note out of Drusilla hands and
flies into the dark creepy forest with it between its beak
What is the major first
plot point that moves the story into act II?
1 She follows the bird into the forest only to be
crowed by creepy twisted trees that in closes on her she tries to get out of
the forest the way she came in but the tress block out the entrance with their
limbs as if alive. The deeper Drusilla goes into the forest the darker and
foggier it gets as if the trees themselves are breathing. She searches for the
crow to get back her paper; its calling sound is her only guide. She sees a
light in the forest and comes a cross a bright figure the only light within the
dark forest. She meets Mr. May a shy boy who claims to be stuck in the forest
they then continue together trying to find a way out.
ACT 2:
1 What setbacks does the protagonist face in Act II?
1
She faces the
both her fear of the dark and Mr. Mays'
2
Strange trees
and the monsters crow all to get back her grandmother's address
2 How does the protagonist deal with those major plot
points?
1
In order to help
Mr. May conquer his fears she has to conquer her own in the process
3 What is the second major plot point that finally
kicks the protagonist's butt in gear? What is the jumping off point for Act 3?
1
Mr. May is
stolen by a cloud of dark fog she risks plunging into it to get him back
ACT 3:
1 What is the climax of the film? Does the protagonist
get what is wanted, what is needed, or something else entirely?
1
She faces the
monster head on to get back Mr. May punching and screaming with eyes closed at
it demanding it give back Mr. May while completely facing her fears of the
dark.
2 In the Denouement, how does the film relax itself
back to a state of equilibrium? How is everything resolved?
3 How does the film end?
She finds her way out the
forest with Mr. May and spots her grandmothers cottage.
