Within the total word count of 350-450, and incorporating screen grabs from your group’s visual aids, reflect on the 8-sequence analysis you made in class (Tuesday Week 5) of your group’s chosen film. Please cite and reference film this in our studio’s ‘house style’ – see previous modules for my examples.

The film we chose the analysis was ‘Back to the Future’ (1985). I personally had not seen the movie, however from what I was told by the group members, it seems to fit perfectly into the 8-sequence structure. This is because there were sections within the movie had their own conflicts and resolutions, thus a sequence. We split the sequences to each group member and I was analysing sequence ‘c’ and ‘d’. As Gulino suggests sequence ‘c’ is the protagonist’s first attempt at solving the problem presented at the end of act 1. The problem in this case is Marty the protagonist ending up in 1955, and he attempts to go back to 1985 by setting the time in the DeLorean and driving fast enough to go back to the future. Following the 8 sequence structure, Marty’s first attempt fails, and thus entering into sequence ‘d’. Gulino describes sequence ‘d’ to be where the first attempt fails and the midpoint of the story, suggesting that “Successfully realized scripts at this juncture often give the audience a very clear glimpse of an answer to the dramatic question— the hope that the protagonist will actually succeed at resolving his or her problem”. Back to the future’s sequence ‘d’ certainly follows this, as Marty is unable to go back to 1985 as the DeLorean is out of plutonium, thus unable to time travel. The audience now knows that all Marty needs to do now is find a way to power the car and he will achieve his goal of going back to 1985. The plot of back to the future continues to follow Gulino’s 8 sequence structure. However not all films will follow the sequence structure as it is very specific and made towards a conventional and liner story structure. Films with non-conventional structures may not follow the 8 sequence structure they will still have sequences.