Minute by minute screenplay structure All films have some sort of structure beginning middle end Most screen plays run 105 and no more than 120 pages Writing a film is easier when centered around a character and their journey Minute by minute structure you want to set up the tone Act one 10 minutes Inciting incident What is the protagonist s goal First act about setting the stage the inciting incident is lighting the fuse Shows their goal act one 17 minutes dilemma or central question Call to adventure reaction to the inciting incident creation of the team body flick This is the explosion the big thing happens end act one 30 minutes reaction to the dilemma crossing the threshold from ordinary to extraordinary the unfamiliar both emotionally and physically For the character it could be an emotional change woman of his dreams or physical Future film is 3 act structure
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