Hollywood does love it's 3 Act Structure and plot beats. And yes it can and does apply to prettymuch everything with the exception of $200m MCU blockbusters that seem to have about 5 acts and I do wish they wouldn't.
exactly.
same here.
I don't worry too much about every little bit of the above but if you're just getting started it's worth bearing in mind.
I have to have a MidPOint pivot and Plot Pivots for end of A1 and A2
tbh, in my head I break up A2 into two acts and call it a 4 Act structure with...
I wouldn't say it was a template exactly. Or indeed all that conscious an effort. It's what I like to watch and it's what comes naturally to me.
I USUALLY like pacey, exciting movies.
And I believe I am not alone in that.
So I am shooting for classy thrillers with real 3D characters that...
Do you have a similar notional list. I've honestly not written it down before. I've tried twice to do a heist movie but tied myself up in knots both times.
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I write heightened genre thrillers from a vague checklist I keep in my head. I have optioned a couple.
In fact, this might be a good time to write it down.
Ones I've done
Serial Killer movie
Political Thriller
Creature Feature
Sci Fi Thriller
Videogame Adventure (is that officially a...