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Hercules Addendum: How Three-Act Screenplays Work (Patreon)

Published:
2016-10-17 20:44:05
Imported:
2026-06

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I had to get this out of my system.Look for Loose Canon on Jack the Ripper by the end of the month! 

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How Three-Act Screenplays Work (and why it matters)

Following up on the (brief) discussion in the Hercules video about how three act structures create a conventional narrative in Hollywood movies. A screenplay having three acts is not just arbitrary, nor is it a myth - some of your favorite movies use it, and here's why it works.

Comments

Robert Bracey

This was a really excellent piece. For some reason it felt a lot tighter than some of your recent pieces.

Paul Grodt

Lindsay, over and over again, you help me to find new ways to love and appreciate quality storytelling. I cannot thank you enough for that. I'm so very glad that you do what you do.

Kyle Williams

This may be the most informative video I've seen you do. I'm positive I will be watching it multiple times in the coming years. I've gotten good at recognizing the Act 2 to 3 transition but am still working on 1 to 2. Recognizing sequences will be the advanced class for me!

Luninareph

I absolutely loved the three-act-structure section of the Hercules video, and this addendum was an excellent continuation of that. As someone who loves to write novels but has never taken a film class, your discussion of these topics always teaches me something new and fascinating and relevant. I appreciate it :)

tomathy 💙

This was so great! I wonder how many people you'll save from student loans with this kind of work. You're really putting out some great stuff <3

David

This is probably a stupid question but was the 3 act structure theory inspired by Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey? The sectioning and some of the parts seem very similar to me but I might just be wrong.

Ng Yi-Sheng

Can we get the script for this?

The Video Store

Great educational video... a little fast thou, a lot of information in a short time.