Friday, September 2, 2011

Going Beyond Three-Act Structure

Syd Field deserves all due respect and gratitude for what he has done for screenwriters everywhere, virtually opening up what had been a very closed shop. And perhaps due to him, everyone from studio chiefs on down talks in terms of the 'three-act structure'. Unfortunately, the 'three-act structure' has little real application to dramatic writing for the screen.

SEE: Three-Act Structure | STORY | “How to Write a Screenplay”

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