Am not involved in screenwriting but this lecture is worth the listen for any writer. Every genre has its conventions - limitations - such as how much time a person who is reading or watching is going to spend. Eric Edson's lecture makes me wish I were back in college.
I disobey the idea that a blog post should only take a minute to read.
Visual storytelling (film) is different than novels... Emotion and Character through BEHAVIOR. Plot and character is the same in film. No narrator telling us what's going on.
Hero and adversary creates conflict. Only 14 categories provide characters of either helping or hindering a hero from getting to their goal.
