The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — Breaking Convention

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an exciting thriller about an unlikely pair of misfits trying to solve a forty-year-old crime, but it’s also interesting from a structural perspective. It uses a non-conventional, five-act structure. This video breaks down the anatomy of an act, to examine how the film breaks the rules while following them at the same time. Get your first three months of Skillshare for $0.99 at http://skl.sh/lfts99 Support LFTS: http://patreon.com/LFTScreenplay LFTS Merch: https://standard.tv/collections/lfts Twitter: http://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeltuckerla/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lessonsfromthescreenplay/ Website: https://www.lessonsfromthescreenplay.com/ Watch the previous video on The Avengers and traditional act structure: https://youtu.be/j56WPBaiPYQ David Fincher quote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilcw8Dp1Bh8 Check out all the screenwriting books we use as resources: https://kit.co/LFTS/screenwriting-books Have questions about YouTube Sponsorships? Learn more here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6304294?hl=en LFTS Recommended Reading List: https://www.lessonsfromthescreenplay.com/reading-list/ Translate this video: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?ref=share&v=yYMhaILOs-I Thanks to Diego Rojas for composing original music for this video and this channel! Check out more of his work: https://soundcloud.com/diegorojasguitar