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Lesson 5
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Dawn Greenfield’s 4 Act Transformational Structure – Lesson 5
What I learned doing this assignment is my head almost exploded trying to figure things out.
1. Give us the following:
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- Concept: After leading life as a mobster, Jack’s sister dies and names him as guardian to her infant daughter
- Main Conflict: Mrs. Fernhold, the social worker, gives Jack an ultimatum: 10 days to get his act together or Elsie will be placed in foster care.
- Old Ways:
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- Old identity: Crack shot mobster, ruthless
- Big Nose Sam’s second in command
- Booze, cussing, cigars
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- New Ways:
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- New Identity: Guardian
- Knows he has to change his ways or lose his niece
- Meets Jain; there’s a spark
2. Fill in each of these with the answers you have right now.
Act 1:
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- Opening: Jack beats someone up, extorting money for Big Nose Sam. After a night of boozing, he is passed out cold in his pigsty apartment.
- Inciting Incident: A knock on the door brings news that his sister is dead and he is in charge of his infant niece.
- Turning Point: Mrs. Fernhold/social worker shows up. Jack has 10-days to turn his life around or lose his niece.
Act 2:
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- New plan: Jack has no plan. He is totally clueless. Meets Jain. Gets baby furniture.
- Plan in action: Everything he tries fails. Doesn’t know how to cook or clean.
- Midpoint Turning Point: Doesn’t think he can do the work for Big Nose Sam anymore. Doesn’t know what to do. Has to find work.
Act 3:
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- Rethink everything: Jack realizes he didn’t have any homemaking skills because he didn’t have parents to guide him. He can’t let his niece grow up the way he did. He buckles down and forges a new life plan.
- New plan: Leave the mob business behind.
- Turning Point: Huge failure / Major shift: Jain guides him along the way. Helps him discover his strengths and weaknesses for a new life.
Act 4:
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- Climax/Ultimate expression of the conflict: Has to go to court and fight for Elsie.
- Resolution: He has proven that he can take care of Elsie. Wins at court, wins Jain.
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