Film is portrayed in a 3 act system, beginning, middle and end. You also need to establish crisis and resolve. This assists with how a film is successfully made to achieve audience interest. This simple structure  also helps the director define how to create the film.  The beginning, an introduction, normally lasting 30 about minutes, a middle lasting about an hour, which is the climax of the film, then the end, which is also about 30 minutes. The end of the film concludes with solving the problem. Jean-Luc Godard quoted " Every movie has a beginning, middle and end. Not necessarily in that order". This quote breaks all traditions of how films are portrayed and makes new films noticeable in a unique way. Criterion 1, A true 3 act film is only successful with the use of a protagonist, with the protagonist making a commitment at the end of the first act.  Criterion 2.In the third act you start to meet other characters in a equilibrium state, a quonate state. With a situation that disturbs the equilibrium, this generates a trail of events. Criterion 3, with the external changes in a three act ' outer story' are mostly connected by the 'inner story' where the protagonist grows their emotions where sometimes these changes could be romance.

James Bond vs Skeith

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James Bond is a good example of a three structured film. A Bond film commences with introducing the spy as he emerges at the beginning of the film: this is usually very flamboyant. Previous films have included his character parachuting through a snowy mountain scenery or, in complete contrast, he parachutes down between ongoing gun battles. The middle part of the film is where all the action is located.  This "super hero" is attempting to annihilate evil, removing the bad guy to save the world. This is where the main story commences and engages the audience with the initial compelling impact of the story, This captivates the audience, keeping them on the edge of their seat. The final category of the film resolves everything and Bond gets the bad guy, and also gets the girl! This example has perfectly combined a three act structure and a clear process for the audience.


Character Design comprises of four elements, Protagonist, Antagonist, Dialogue and Stereotype. Protagonist is the primary part, principal character in the film who helps generate interest and understanding of the story.  Protagonist may not necessarily be a good character as this depends on the film; the character may have a split personality. Antagonist is the principal character's opponent who promotes conflict in the story. An antagonist does not necessarily have to be a character, it could be anything to cause conflict e.g. major disaster, disease etc. Dialogue is words used when characters have a conversation. Dialogue portrays the character, influencing the audience's perception of the character's disposition. Stereotype depicts a character's lack of originality and is often oversimplified. However, it can also be very useful to have a character like this in a story as it allows the audience to relate instantly and, perhaps, cut down a film with the concept being easy to understand. Disney is a typical example as they often stereotype 'beautiful characters as good'.

Craven's New Nightmare(1994),

Freddy Vs Jason (2004). So who the Hell is he?

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The burnt flesh appearance and sharp metal knives elongating the finger nails. intensifies the horror and repugnance of this loathsome character. This, together with his ripped stripey jumper makes him easily recognisable. The way his eyes peer into the camera instantly generates fear and creates a fearful 'I'M WATCHING YOU' impression to the audience. This horrifying appearance immediately portrays the character as a spine-chilling villain. This terrifying character is the Protagonist  as he is the main character in the story. His role commands him to bloodcurdling kill his victims, generating fright and horror to all. Revenge on other characters who treated him badly was his objective.  He is also an Antagonist as his character is causing problems to others and this conflict causes mayhem throughout the story. Compelling interaction with his victims was through their dreams/nightmares.  This concept made the film unique and a great success.  Freddie successfully played the protagonist and antagonist in this story.

Here is my illustration of my character ' Wizz'. His appearance is a dorky 'wana be merlin' who's particularly short, accentuates by how his clothes are extremely baggy. His facial expression portrays his characters appearance to be friendly and yet geeky by his glasses, however the glasses and the beard makes him appear knowledgeable and sophisticated. His role is a wizard who is not the best but turns out to be amazing, a bit similar to Rudolph. Even his appearance shows a funny, clumsy wizard. Wizz's role in the story towards others would be him not fitting in with other characters, especially the popular wizards. This shows how his character gains sympathy from the audience, making him the protagonist in the story.