America and the Movies

       Story The most important piece of any movie is the story. There are many steps to creating a story, and I'll explain some of them here. Story Spine The part of the human body that is connected to everything and impacts everything else when changed or damaged is the spine. The same is true for story spine. It holds all of the story together and links one part to another in a way that makes sense. Traditional story spines look like this: 1. Once upon a time... 2. Everyday... 3. Until one day... 4. Because of that... 5. Because of that... 6. Because of that... 7. Until finally... 8. And ever since then... And the moral of the story is... To explain how this works I will fit a film into the story spine.  Wonder 1. Once upon a time, there lived a little boy named Auggie with facial deformities. 2. Everyday, he lived at home while his mom home schooled him. 3. Until one day, his parents decided it was time for him to go to a real school, so he was s