I've been intrigued by the "Ticking Clock" plot device lately. I'm not sure if that's what it's really called, but that's how I refer to it.
Anyway, I have a script where I'm trying to use an impending deadline that occurs at the end of Act 2 to keep pressure and excitement up.
I have a couple of questions. Do you think the ticking clock needs to be introduced in the beginning of Act 2 to carry the action all the way through? Or would it be ok to introduce it at the midpoint in Act 2?
Is the ticking clock as effective if the protagonist is unaware of it but the audience is?
Anyway, I have a script where I'm trying to use an impending deadline that occurs at the end of Act 2 to keep pressure and excitement up.
I have a couple of questions. Do you think the ticking clock needs to be introduced in the beginning of Act 2 to carry the action all the way through? Or would it be ok to introduce it at the midpoint in Act 2?
Is the ticking clock as effective if the protagonist is unaware of it but the audience is?
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