How do act progressions compare to traditional screenplay rules of thumb?
A way to correlate the 30/90/120 page rule in screenplays to Dramatica is as follows: Pages 1-30 = Signpost #1 Pages 30-60 = Signpost #2 Pages 60-90 = Signpost #3 Pages 90-120 = Signpost #4 This is a PURELY structural view and does not account for Journeys as independent “pieces.” The structural view is also the “author’s” view and therefore the least touchy-feely way to analyze a story. The “audience” view of a story, the MOST touchy-feely way to experience a story, would be to look only at the journeys: Journey #1 == begins somewhere between pages 1 – 30 and ends somewhere between pages 30 – 60 Journey #2 == begins somewhere between pages 30 – 60 and ends somewhere between pages 60 – 90 Journey #3 == begins somewhere between pages 6 – 90 and ends somewhere between pages 90 – 120 The leftovers before Journey #1 and after Journey #3 become the “prologue” or setup, and the “epilogue” or payoff/author’s proof. The Aristotelian “3 Act” structure is most akin to the 30/90/120 form with whi
A way to correlate the 30/90/120 page rule in screenplays to Dramatica is as follows: Pages 1-30 = Signpost #1 Pages 30-60 = Signpost #2 Pages 60-90 = Signpost #3 Pages 90-120 = Signpost #4 This is a PURELY structural view and does not account for Journeys as independent “pieces.” The structural view is also the “author’s” view and therefore the least touchy-feely way to analyze a story. The “audience” view of a story, the MOST touchy-feely way to experience a story, would be to look only at the journeys: Journey #1 == begins somewhere between pages 1 – 30 and ends somewhere between pages 30 – 60 Journey #2 == begins somewhere between pages 30 – 60 and ends somewhere between pages 60 – 90 Journey #3 == begins somewhere between pages 6 – 90 and ends somewhere between pages 90 – 120 The leftovers before Journey #1 and after Journey #3 become the “prologue” or setup, and the “epilogue” or payoff/author’s proof. The Aristotelian “3 Act” structure is most akin to the 30/90/120 form with whi
