Blueprints

Templates

Blueprints hand you a way of working, not just a layout: the phases a piece moves through, what each beat has to do, and the concrete work each one implies. Pick one inside Wailyspace from Menu → Blueprints.

Story

  • Research Board

    Sources, findings and open questions, laid out so the argument can be seen.

    Builds: Research layout · source cards

    • Research
    • Notes
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  • Three-Act Story Arc

    Setup, confrontation, resolution — the spine most stories are already trying to be.

    Builds: 3 act frames · 10 beat cards · 34 shots

    • Storytelling
    • Film
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  • Documentary Spine

    A question, the evidence for it, and what it means — how a factual film really moves.

    Builds: 3 frames · 7 beat cards · 21 shots

    • Documentary
    • Research
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  • Hero's Journey

    Eleven stages from the ordinary world and back, for anything with a protagonist.

    Builds: 3 frames · 11 beat cards

    • Storytelling
    • Brand
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Video

  • Video Blueprint

    Built around where people actually stop watching: hook, promise, re-hook, payoff.

    Builds: 3 frames · 7 beat cards

    • YouTube
    • Retention
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Production

  • Shoot Day Plan

    Prep, morning, afternoon, wrap — so nothing is a surprise at 6am.

    Builds: 4 frames · 4 checklists

    • On set
    • Crew
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  • Campaign Launch

    Message, assets, channels, launch day — in the order they have to be decided.

    Builds: 4 frames · 4 checklists

    • Marketing
    • Launch
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Plan

  • Moodboard & References

    A place to put every reference, palette and link before the shape of the thing is decided.

    Builds: Reference board · colour cards

    • Inspiration
    • Design
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  • Plan the Week

    Five days and a parking space, ready to drag cards across as the week goes.

    Builds: 6 day frames

    • Planning
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