The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet

Project Title: All or nothing 
Genre: Tragedy 
Date: 10/2/14 


1) Opening Image (1): Mothers body, covered in blood and child screaming with fear 

2) Theme Stated (5): Him in his perfect world with family, voice over of him talking about his past with his mothers death and his life now. 

3) Set-Up (1-10): Him at home, Living a normal life with his family. 

4) Catalyst (12): Wife murdered, daughter has been kidnapped 

5) Debate (12-25): Going to find her, kill the people that took her from him or tell the police what has happened and let them deal with it. 

6) Break into two (25): Goes after the gang of people who has taken his daughter from him. 

7) B Story (30): Wants to find the gang that killed his mother and thinks that they are linked with the murder of his wife and the kidnapping of his daughter. 

8) Fun and Games (30-55): Goes around killing different gangs and finding clues that get him closer to his daughter. 

9) Midpoint (55) : Daughter will be killed in a few days if not found. 

10) Bag Guy Close In (55-75): Leaves daughters teddy in one of the gang houses 

11) All is lost (75): Believes his daughter is dead and is thinking about giving up. 

12) Dark Night Of The Soul (75-85): Talks himself into not giving up and believes she is still alive. 

13) Break Into Three (85): See's his daughter being taken into a hiding house

14) Final (85-110): Has his daughter, finds the group of men that who killed his mother and wife are linked and want him dead 

15) Final Image (110): Gun fired but all you see is smoking bullets that are falling to the ground in slow motion.