The 3 elements of Rites Of Passage are:
1) A life problem: from puberty to midlife to death — these are the universal passages we all understand.
2) A wrong way to attack the mysterious problem, usually a diversion from confronting the pain.
3) A solution that involves acceptance of a hard truth the hero has been fighting, and the knowledge it’s the hero that must change, not the world around him.
Anne of Green Gables Novel Beat Sheet
A classic for the young and the young at heart
The Catcher in the Rye Novel Beat Sheet
See the story beats of this elegy to teenage alienation.
“Someone You Loved” Music Video and Beat Sheet
See a transformative story.
Pather Panchali Beat Sheet
Blake’s beats are found in a foreign classic.
Poetry As Storytelling – An STC! Analysis of Billy Collins’ Forgetfulness
See how a poem hits the beats.
Escape Emotion Beat Sheet
See the beat sheet and hear the song previews.
Lost in Translation Beat Sheet
See how writer/director Sofia Coppola hits the beats.
Lemonade Beat Sheet
Beyoncé transforms through the story of her album “Lemonade.” See how here.
A Monster Calls Beat Sheet
“Stories are wild creatures,” but they can still hit Blake Snyder’s 15 beats to resonate with audiences.
