The first part of the structure is often a 'Shark Bite' The essentially means something dramatic to draw in the audience. A good example where this has been used in a film coincidently is the 'Jaws' series where you can see a women in the sea but is suddenly appeared to be attacked by a shark.
(The shark bite technique does not always involve a shark attack in a movie)
Another example to show how the 'Shark Bite' technique is used without an actual use of a shark can be seen below.
I like this example as although it is much longer the viewer feels engaged in their conversation as draws them in by making them wonder to themselves where are they going to commit the next robbery.
The next part of the structure is known as the 'Body' this section develops the main plot which is what the film is all about.
Of course in terms of examples every film has this and is pretty much always the middle area of the film. Ultimately it is telling the story of what is happening, even books and news articles use this feature.
Below is one example you could class as the main section of the film.
Finally the last part of the structure of any film is known as the 'Tail' or in other words the end of the story and how it concludes and draws everything in together to finish.
Some endings are more controversial than others, for example some may end as a cliff-hanger or some will end with the unexpected happening for example the person who killed someone may be a character nobody expected to do such a thing.
Below is one example used as the ending of a film.
This is a very nice ending that brings the whole story together.
So the structure of a film comes in 3 parts, and if you think of a shark it is much easier.
1. Shark Bite
2. Shark Body
3. Shark Tail
