Craft the Perfect Opening with Pixar's Domee Shi!

How to write a great first act? Domee Shi, co-writer director of Disney and Pixar's Turning Red breaks down her film beat by beat, and together, we discover the eight elements that will help you write a GREAT first act!

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00:00 Academy Award winner Domee Shi
00:35 Act One Challenges
01:12 8 Elements of a Great 1st Act
01:34 Turning Red: Theme
01:52 Turning Red: Hook
02:11 Turning Red: Main Characters
03:17 Turning Red: Ordinary Life
03:59 Turning Red: The Antagonist
04:49 Domee's Secret Sketchbook
05:20 Turning Red: Inciting Incident
05:46 Turning Red: The Antagonist
06:43 Turning Red: Want vs. Need
07:02 Inciting Incident vs. 1st Turning Point
07:30 Turning Red: 1st Turning Point
07:56 Act One Checklist Recap
08:38 Get your FREE PDF
08:56 Domee Shi's #1 advice

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