Chapter 1: introduction – Mariner Software Contour for Windows User Manual
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Chapter 1: Introduction
W
elcome to the Contour story development system - a system of
getting your stories out of your head and down on paper in the
shortest amount of time possible. This step-by-step structure tool has
generated millions of dollars in script deals and assignments.
Contour enables writers to develop a movie concept from the idea stage
to a bulletproof outline. Along the way, Contour guides the writer through
plot points of all three acts and explains the major storytelling secrets to
crafting a highly marketable movie. The main character's journey is ex-
plained through archetypal themes that reverberate in the most finan-
cially successful movies of all time. Once the story passes through Con-
tour, the writer can seamlessly transfer their work into Montage, Mariner
Software's screenwriting software, to write and start marketing the script.
Some of Contour's features include:
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Flesh out a main character and codify their motivations and behaviors.
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Quickly recognize archetypes which protagonists journey through in all the top movies.
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Go from concept to bulletproof outline in less time than ever before.
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Learn a flexible yet exact plot point and beat structure that works for all genres.
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Seamlessly transfer a concept into popular screenplay writing software such as Montage.
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Develop a compelling logline.
In This Chapter:
Philosophy of Contour
System Requirements &
Troubleshooting
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