An Overview Of 4 Act Story Structure by Adam Skelter

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@hylianjim6484 5 жыл бұрын

"The end of an act is a point in the story where a character(s) makes a choice and can no longer go back." -- Film Critic Hulk.

@AlxRo66 6 жыл бұрын

This guys does these Anatomy of Chaos videos and they are some of the most useful resources you could find as a writer.

@rellyWrotethat 6 жыл бұрын

“use it as assets that help you write and anything thats holding you back from writing let it go” gold

@FrancContreras_FrancMex 5 жыл бұрын

NOTE TO SELF: Watch this three more times. Take more notes. Apply those insights to the script.

@matthewcoldheart4783 3 жыл бұрын

He was talking.. & talking.. and bam! She broke in! Her voice is so intense and intriguing! My God! Who is she?

@storyiseverything2219 6 жыл бұрын

When I write I never think of my story in terms of acts. I just make sure that all of my scenes are necessary for the telling of the story and that each scene logical flows to the next.

@coalachaos6486 Жыл бұрын

I have read Syd Field, Linda Seger, Save the Cat and studied it professionally for almost 2 years with the "Journey of the Hero" - I believe the structure has become a big standardized tool - Not only for the industry but also for writers and directors to generate more content. We have great producers having made the best movies by breaking this concept. The thing is - Writing screenplays is such a low-paid job and really comes down to just mining ideas - which lost its "magic" of story-telling with this structural and profitable thinking. As a writer, you can see yourself as a worker digging in the mud to find a gem. But I see a story is a story, and its essence is how it is told. If you really believe into your work, into your story - it all falls into place and cannot simply be put into a scheme which follows a page count or so. Meaning, that a well told story automatically and naturally has the three main parts of "indroduction - conflict - resolution" and a moral or ethical change within the characters.

@MaricaAmbrosius 4 жыл бұрын

I think they invented acts because of the need for toilet breaks.

@vehementlyflat8503 6 жыл бұрын

wow the interviewer doesn't know what an act is at all. she's describing the setting of the first scene in what might be the beginning of act 2. an act is a portion of the film defined by overriding circumstances. for example in first act -- the circumstances are precursor to embarking on adventure. act 2 the circumstances are -- wanting something and actively trying to get it. act three -- putting cards on table -- seeing if you can get it - now or never.

@Cosmoandtherobins 4 жыл бұрын

Empedocles...made this structure. Prevailing act of Love - Transition from Love to Strife - Prevailing act of Strife - Transition from Strife to Love.

@AllenUry 5 жыл бұрын

I have been using a four-act structure for 25 years. What is an "Act"? I define it as a "Quest." In each act, the character begins with a mission. At the end of the act, the character has either succeed or failed. Either way, it doesn't matter, because the situation has changed, requiring a new quest. The final act is the most important quest, its outcome defining the character's new equilibrium. In each quest, the stakes increase, the odds for success diminish.