A2: Beat Sheet & First Draft

A2: Beat Sheet & First Draft
Script

BEAT SHEET : FINDING NEMO
 Opening scene: Marlin and his wife had done made up their new home but a barracuda
ate his babies and wife but leaving one child behind.
 Set-up: Marlin is super nervous and prudent about Nemo going to the school as he is
grown now.
 Catalyst: The class of Nemo goes to the drop off, Marlin tries to save his son but Nemo
swims to a boat and is captured and taken away.
 The Debate: Marlin tried to save Nemo by chasing him but lost his hopes until he sees
other fish (Higgs, 2017).
 Choice: Marlin was keen to save his only child without any second thoughts and the
journey to find Nemo starts.
 B Story: Dory is the B Story, Marlin could not leave Dory behind as he knows that he
needs Dory's help in finding Nemo.
 The Promise of the Premise: Marlin and Dory find the EAC while travelling through
the jellyfish fields.
 The Mid-point: Everything seems to be well and happy as Marlin and Dory reached
Sydney.
 Bad guys catch up: The bad guy or the bad attitude in Marlin caught up. When the
Pelican tries to save him and Dory from the seagulls he refuses and was going to pay the
price for that.
 Lost everything: They get swallowed by a whale, which resulted in the crashing of all
hopes.
 The Souls plea: Marlin's dream to save his child had died.
 The ray of hope: The whale spits them out in Sydney and Marlin finds a new ray of hope
to rescue his son.
 Finale: Marlin found his son and learns to trust his son and the art of letting go. They end
up having great fun in their lives and Marlin could finally tell his jokes to the guys.
 Final scene: Nemo is going to school as his father sends him off without any worries
(Barney, 2019).
THE FIRST DRAFT