Very surprised no one responded to this as the sequence method seems to have gained a significant foothold in the online screenwriting universe. Myself, I'm an Old School kind of guy, more oriented toward character and zeroing in on key Plotline points, but I have found that the sequence method dovetails quite nicely with my Narrative Throughline approach. Plus there are two added benefits for the writer: (1) If you work with sequences, you create a set of 'mini-stories,' each with their own beginning-middle-end arc. (2) As opposed to facing a 110-120 page script, instead you can think about writing this sequence, that sequence, each anywhere from 10-15 pages, a much less daunting task. Does ANYBODY out there use the sequence approach?

I have heard of the mini-movie method, which sounds a lot like sequence approach - it's one approach that I know is working for a lot of people, I tend to write with character, 9 beats, and plot points for the whole story, but it is interesting to hear people break down movies using this method.

Been slammed with work the last couple days. I am going to read your post about sequence approach now. Question... What are these 9 beats I have seen many people on this site talk about? I have seen other writing outlines that have 15 etc but I'd love to read more on the idea of the nine beats because it certainly seems like a "thing" people use. Is there a link I can check out for that somewhere? Thanks!