Map the emotional throughline for this character across the story: Character: {{character}} Story Summary: {{story_summary}} Core Emotion: {{core_emotion}} Create an emotional map: 1. BASELINE - Emotional state at story start - How they mask or express it - What they believe about themselves 2. KEY EMOTIONAL BEATS - List 8-10 major emotional shifts - For each: trigger, new state, behavioral change 3. EMOTIONAL LOW POINT - When do they hit bottom? - How is it externalized visually? - What makes this worse than previous lows? 4. TRANSFORMATION MOMENT - What shifts internally? - How do we see it without dialogue? 5. END STATE - Where do they land emotionally? - How has their baseline changed? 6. SCENE SAMPLES - Write three key emotional moments in screenplay format - Show progression from beginning, middle, end of arc
Emotional Throughline Mapping
Chart emotional journeys through systematic throughline mapping with key beat identification.
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