Quid Pro Quo: The Three-Act Structure of a Thrilling Scene from The Silence of the Lambs

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Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs is one of the finest psychological thrillers ever made. In the episode of the always-illuminating Lessons from the Screenplay, the team analyzes a scene from the film with Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling that demonstrates how effective scenes follow the same three act structure as entire movies/books/stories do.

The Lessons team also did a podcast episode about the differences between the screenplay for the film and the book that inspired it.

Tags: Anthony Hopkins   film school   Jodie Foster   Jonathan Demme   Lessons from the Screenplay   movies   The Silence of the Lambs   video

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