Unlock the Secret Formula: 6 Story Arcs That Will Keep Your Audience Glued to Every Word
Epics, novel or film series, and episodic stories have many arcs
Some stories will have more arcs, especially series, epics, or episodic stories.
Soap operas, for example, often have so many arcs going that if you find yourself in the middle of a random episode, it will feel extremely chaotic.
Often, episodic TV series will have one or two long arcs that last the whole series, while each episode has two or three smaller arcs.
Sitcoms, according to Noah Charney, often follow this structure:
- Teaser (exposition) – one to three minutes
- Trouble: Story A (inciting incident) – minute three
- Trouble: Story B (inciting incident) – minute six
- The Muddle: Story A (rising action, dilemma) – minute nine
- The Muddle: Story B: (rising action, dilemma) – minute twelve
- The Triumph/Failure: Story A (climax) – minute thirteen
- The Triumph/Failure: Story B (climax) – minute fifteen
- The Kicker: Story A + B (denouement) – minute nineteen
In sitcoms, these two or three (when a C story is involved) arcs are usually independent of the overall arc of the series. However, occasionally, one or both of these arcs involve a longer-running master arc of the show, carrying on plots that have been previously established.
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