Dan Harmon's 8 Point Story Circle

1. A character is in a zone of comfort
2. But they want something
3. They enter an unfamiliar situation
4. Adapt to it
5. Get what they wanted
6. Pay a heavy price for it
7. Then return to their familiar situation
8. Having changed

1. When you
2. have a need,
3. you go somewhere,
4. search for it,
5. find it,
6. take it,
7. then return
8. and change things.

1. You
2. Need
3. Go
4. Search
5. Find
6. Take
7. Return
8. CHANGE

Dan Harmon IAmA Wired: Dan Harmon tvtropes.org

1. Story Structure 101: Super Basic Shit
2. Story Structure 102: Pure, Boring Theory
3. Story Structure 103: Let's Simplify Before Moving On
4. Story Structure 104: The Juicy Details
5. Story Structure 105: How TV is Different
6. Story Structure 106: Five Minute Pilots

• Character Archetypes

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