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Rubber

The 2010 film "Rubber" is a french film by Quentin Dupieux that attempts to tickle the g-spot of horror film fans with an abstract comedic approach.  The elements of screenplay It was interesting to see how the elements of screenplay structure were effectively used to paint a picture of what was actually going on to the audience.

The first Act in the film 'Rubber' answers the questions: Who the film is about? Who is the lead character? and what kind of person are they? Though the lead character is unconventionally not a person but more-so an object.. with human like characteristics.... apart from when he discovers his ability to use psycho-kinetic powers to blow-up things (Plot point 1).  The audience is introduced to Robert - a rubber tire who arises from the desert sand and begins a journey of self discovery. In the lecture, Professor Stephen Stockwell introduced briefly spoke about framing in relation to shot sizes - a key ingredient in cinematography which establishes exactly what is and what isn't included in each shot.

Plot Point 1

(set up the action for the rest of the movie)

At the end of Act One comes the first plot point.

A plot point is a hook in the action that spins it around and creates direction.

Fear hits the audience and introduces them to the antagonist character