broad scale, this involves adhering to the oft-touted three act structure, in

which, simply put, we have:

 A first act setting the scene, establishing the protagonist and main
character and concluding with an ‘inciting incident’, a major event that
kicks the story into gear.
 A second act in which our protagonist faces challenges in pursuit of
their central goal. They may come close, only to fail and hit their
‘lowest point’.
 A third act in which the story reaches its climax as the protagonist faces
their final challenge and brings about a resolution to the events of the
narrative.
But it has narrower implications too. Slapping a three or five-act structure
onto your story isn’t enough – the moment to moment structure has to serve
the overall narrative and its characters.
So, MEMENTO is structured backwards to induct the audience into
Leonard’s unique perspective, a perspective in which he can never remember
what just happened to him.

But structuring, say, STAR WARS backwards would be an ill-advised

gimmick, because it doesn’t serve the story or the characters in it.

Opening STAR WARS with the image of a star destroyer bearing down on a
rebel ship before we get into Luke’s story, however, is a good structural
move, serving the overall story by ensuring we have our overarching conflict
(and some solid world-building) in place before we chuck the protagonist into
it.
The structure has to serve the story, not the other way around.
 

Writing your Scriptwriting Idea

These decisions made, it’s time to put ink on paper. It’s important to
remember to: