ext_7649 ([identity profile] st-crispins.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] alixtii 2008-03-30 01:25 pm (UTC)

Movies have a similar but slightly different structure. They are three acts plus two plot points.

Take a typical 2 hours movie:

1) first act, 30 min. set-up

2)around :30, plot point 1 -- ie: the turning point or minor climax.

3) second act: 60 minutes (usually this is split by a mid-point, which means a chase or sex scene or something interesting to maintain audience attention.)

4) :90 Plot Point 2: this is the climax, the second and most major turning point.

5) last 30 minutes, Act 3 which leads to denouement.

[I've taught scriptwriting for 25 years ---see Syd Field for more.]

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