Reducing Syd Field's Model Further...

So if we want to forgo the fancy diagram and just put the essentials in a formal layout, the essentials:

TITLE

STORY PREMISE

SETUP

PLOT POINT I

MIDPOINT

PLOT POINT II

RESOLUTION

Re-reading my book also brings up two additional scenes that are intended to keep the plot on course: "Pinch I" and "Pinch II". These are set on either side of the Midpoint, thus...

TITLE

STORY PREMISE

SETUP

PLOT POINT I

PINCH I

MIDPOINT

PINCH II

PLOT POINT II

RESOLUTION

This model boils down a long story into seven scenes...all of which have bearing on the main plot.