Nothing feels better than getting to the end of your screenplay. It means all your hard work is about to pay off. You only have a few pages left, and your story is coming in for a landing. Writing your screenplay's ending is hard. But if you follow the falling action, you can strategize how to space out the beats to make it most effective. But what is the falling action? And how do writers use it to inform the endings of their screenplays? Let's dive in. Falling Action DefinitionThe falling action is the part of the screenplay that comes after the climax. It's when the main conflict has been resolved, and the story begins to wind down. It carries us to the very end of the screenplay, right as you type, "fade out."What is the Purpose of Falling Action? There's so much energy at the end of your screenplay. You have gone on an emotional journey and everything has paid off. When it comes time to write the falling action, you're there to reduce tension and to tie up any loose ends. The falling action allows the audience (or reader) to breathe and process what just happened as well as make sure every question asked has been answered.It's also an opportunity to showcase the consequences of the climax and how the characters are affected by it.Did they survive? Fall in love? Get married? Defeat evil? The falling action leads us to the final scene or resolution of the story where...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 4 February