5. "What Changes?" Exercises
This helps identify transformation.

Exercise A: Before and After
Answer:
At the beginning:

• What do I believe?

At the end:

• What do I believe?

What changed?

Exercise B: Three Snapshots
For any scene identify:
Beginning:

• What does the character want?

Middle:

• What obstacle appears?

End:

• What is different?
  

Exercise C: Change Sentence
Performers complete:
"At first I thought _____, but then I realized _____."
This often reveals the scene's central shift.

Exercise D: Emotional Journey Map
Track:
Beginning: Confident
Middle: Uncertain
End: Determined
or
Beginning: Hopeful
Middle: Devastated
End: Resolved
See that scenes are journeys.