This storytelling guide is built for filmmakers who tell stories outside.

You didn’t pick up a camera to follow formulas. You picked it up because you felt something.

The Story Structure Blueprint isn’t a screenwriting book. It’s a practical, field-tested system built for filmmakers like you - the ones filming in unpredictable weather, capturing real human moments, and trying to shape it all into something people feel.

Inside, Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Roo Smith shares the exact story framework he’s used to create branded content, documentaries, and short films for brands like Patagonia, The North Face, Netflix, and HBO - often with nothing but a backpack, a camera, and a laptop.

In this blueprint you’ll learn:

How to build emotional arcs inside real-world documentary shoots

The exact scene types that keep viewers engaged

Story structures for short-form, branded, and long-form content

How to fix stories that feel flat in the edit

And how to make work that resonates without giant budgets or big crews

Whether you're creating your next YouTube doc, client film, or passion project, this blueprint gives you the tools to tell better stories with the gear and access you already have.