Story Circle Screenplay

A flexible character driven approach.

Overview

The Story Circle is a character-driven approach to crafting stories for any medium, subject matter or length. Similar to the hero’s journey, it is structured around the transformation of the protagonist, focusing on the changes they must make, and the price they ultimately have to pay to get what they want. Once you master the Story Circle, you’ll find it useful when structuring anything, from a short piece of flash fiction to a screenplay or series of novels.

Structure

  1. You

    Establish the protagonist(s)

  2. Need

    Something Isn’t Right

  3. Go!

    Crossing the Threshold

  4. Search

    The Road of Trials

  1. Find

    Meeting the Goddess

  2. Take

    Paying the Price

  3. Return

    Bringing it Home

  4. Change

    Master of Both Worlds