I'm aiming for my rom com to be 100 pages max. As it stands though, my first act is 32 pages long. I know the pros say to ignore page count and all that but this is the one myth I am struggling to let go of - where the suggested optimum breakdown is Act I = 25%, Act II = 50% and Act III = 25%. If I carry on as I am, Act I will be 33% of the script, leading to a shorter Act II.
I have a 2 page sequence that, I suppose, could be excised or shunted into Act II and that would bring my Act I down to 30 pages and through snipping away I could probably get it down to 28 pages.
Am I worrying too much or is an Act I being 33% of the script too much?
I have a 2 page sequence that, I suppose, could be excised or shunted into Act II and that would bring my Act I down to 30 pages and through snipping away I could probably get it down to 28 pages.
Am I worrying too much or is an Act I being 33% of the script too much?
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