Pre-production: Save the Cat Beat Structure and Exposition of Film

 Exposition in a film is the way background information is shared in a film. Exposition can be used as dialogue, narration, mise-en-scene, text or title cards, and flashback. In our film opening, we used dialogue to introduce the background information. In the second scene, Mercedes is having a conversation with Lizzy about how insane Christine for stealing Mercedes’s bracelet. This background information introduces the characters and what the conflict is. 

 
Save the Cat Beat Structure talks about the critical moments in a media product and lays out what needs to happen in each act. In beat one, the opening scene shows Christine waking up with pictures of Mercedes all over her wall. In beat two, Lizzy and Christine talk about the stolen bracelet. In beat three, Christine is seen to be watching Mercedes’s every move. Finally in beat four, Christine is shown threatening Lizzy in a closet. 
 

Reflection

Save the Cat Beat Structure and Exposition of Film introduce characters, set up plot points that engage the viewer, introduce the setting, and provide context for each scene. These are essential to keep progressing a film forward and to keep the plot entertaining for the viewers. 

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