The Mini-Movie Method

The Million-Dollar Screenwriting Syllabus

SEQUENCE ONE: “Backstory”

Using the history of story, Chris plants the seeds for you to create your award-winning screenplay. He breaks down traditional three-act structure and lays the groundwork for The Mini-Movie Method.

SEQUENCE TWO: Enter “The Tension Dimension!”

Two vital ingredients create tension — the key to an extraordinary screenplay. Learn what they are, how they interact. Master the Tension Dimension!

SEQUENCE THREE: “The Birth Of Mini-Movies!”

This is it! How story changed forever with the advent of film. Mini-Movies, what they are, what they do, how they function. Learn the 8 turning points and how they “raise the stakes” and amp the tension.

SEQUENCE FOUR: “The Pattern of the Story”

Mini-Movies always do the same things – all eight sequences follow a pattern – after this you’ll know what it is!!! Learn what must happen in Act One – your first two Mini-Movies!

SEQUENCE FIVE: “A Mountain into a Molehill”

In Hollywood, Act Two is the home of writer’s block and suicide. Chris Soth shows you how to transform this challenge to an adventure in writing. Break it into 4 Mini-Movies!

SEQUENCE SIX – “The Homestretch”

CLIMAX! TURNING POINT! And into Act Three – How your last two Mini-Movies wrap it up and send them home satisfied!

SEQUENCE SEVEN: “Write it Right, Every Time!”

The keys to the perfect genre film: The Detective Story, The Love Story, The Caper, The Escape and MORE, 10 Story Genres in all…how they work, the Mini-Movies that make them up!

SEQUENCE EIGHT: “The Perfect Ending”

What are Mini-Movies? They’re MOVIES unto themselves! Break them down to micromovies, nanomovies and beyond!

Roll Credits: Go home and write your easiest and best script ever!

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- If all you know is three-act structure, the Mini-Movie Method will be a REVELATION! A thousand times easier, a million times better!
  
  —Adam Renfro, One Slack Martian Screenwriting Blog
- I wrote my last screenplay through Chris Soth’s mentorship program. Chris developed the movie with me from idea through multiple drafts and then got it read by a management company he works with — now that company’s representing the screenplay in the marketplace and consistently getting considers with everyone loving the concept!
  
  —Al Keyser, Screenwriter
- I really feel you got everything I was trying to do and took it to a higher level. I’m so happy to have met you and joined your program — I really needed a mentor, and this is a real gift.
  
  —C. Britton, Screenwriter
- I’m a produced screen and TV writer but I was looking to learn more and get better. I was intrigued by Chris’ approach using the Mini-Movie method. It’s a great way to breakdown and develop a story, especially across the treacherous second act.
  
  —Rob Stork, Screenwriter
- Chris Soth’s ebook, DVDs, teleseminars and mentorship program have helped me hone my craft as a screenwriter, learn how to pitch to the big studios AND produce my own low-budget scripts. Chris’ mini-movie method makes it easy to generate interesting high-concept stories, develop compelling characters and create tension on every page!
  
  —Jeffrey Borrowdale, Screenwriter
- From the first teleseminar I listened to with Chris, where he outlined basic screenwriting structure and discussed the importance of hope vs. fear, I knew his instruction was exactly what I needed. His excellent ebook on the Mini-Movie Method is full of brilliant, useful, practical information that will benefit any storyteller.
  
  —Greg Vovos, Screenwriter
- Thank you for all the wonderful and amazing information that you share with your readers. Your techniques are so practical!
  
  —Meric Blu
- Thanks again Chris! If I have a Screenwriting Muse, it would most definitely be you!!
  
  —Wes Haviland
- I’m a semi finalist for the Kairos Film contest for my screenplay “Valentine.” I must give you lots of thanks because it was your mini movie method that I used to help with my rewrites! Thanks for all your wonderful help!
  
  —Carol Paur, Screenwriter
- Before the Mini-Movie Method, I wrote on my own with little to no results. In the last year and a half of being mentored by Chris I’ve written four screenplays. Three of the four have been optioned. My writing is better for it. Ditch the books, stop wasting time and get Chris as your mentor.
  
  —Rolando Vinas, Screenwriter
- I just finished reading the Million Dollar ebook and found it most informative, and entertaining. Thank you very much for this!
  
  —Tina Howe, Screenwriter