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3 Act Story Structure For True Crime And Mystery Thrillers – Jennifer Dornbush

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In this Film Courage video interview, Screenwriter, Author, Speaker, Consultant, and Forensic Science Specialist Jennifer Dornbush shares how in a crime drama, act one introduces the main characters, the victim, and sets up the tone and the questions surrounding the crime. It ends with a sense of frustration and a big question mark, indicating that there is more to the story than initially thought. Act two involves gathering new evidence and suspects, reaching a midpoint where progress seems to be made, but ultimately experiencing a setback or a moment of hopelessness…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).

 
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BIO:

Jennifer Dornbush is a screenwriter, author, speaker, consultant, and forensic science specialist. Jennifer grew up around the forensic world as the daughter of a medical examiner whose office was located in her home. She has been teaching and script consulting since 1997 and regularly leads seminars and workshops on screenwriting basics, writing for Hollywood, crime fiction, forensics, death investigation, and the creative life. 

 

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