Long time listener, first time caller. Love the boards, great place to learn about the craft.
It seems with my writing the second act is always the hardest to perfect. First act is simple enough, setup, proper introduction of characters, flaws, complications, etc. But the second act, and this seems to be the common understanding, is the one where scripts go to die.
In the script I'm currently working on I have a solid first and third acts but the second act just doesn't get it done. I think the tension is there, the stakes keep getting higher, and I feel I have a good final scene that properly sets up the third act. But it just doesn't feel right. I think my second act has the right scenes, its a high-concept romantic comedy, but the characters don't seem to come together the way they should. After reading a second act you should feel like you've been through alot with the characters. A journey. Seen their good and their bad and then come to a deeper understanding of who they are. I don't know if mine has that 'journey' feel to it.
Any comments or suggestions on how to get that second act into proper shape? I'd love to see what everyones approaches are.
It seems with my writing the second act is always the hardest to perfect. First act is simple enough, setup, proper introduction of characters, flaws, complications, etc. But the second act, and this seems to be the common understanding, is the one where scripts go to die.
In the script I'm currently working on I have a solid first and third acts but the second act just doesn't get it done. I think the tension is there, the stakes keep getting higher, and I feel I have a good final scene that properly sets up the third act. But it just doesn't feel right. I think my second act has the right scenes, its a high-concept romantic comedy, but the characters don't seem to come together the way they should. After reading a second act you should feel like you've been through alot with the characters. A journey. Seen their good and their bad and then come to a deeper understanding of who they are. I don't know if mine has that 'journey' feel to it.
Any comments or suggestions on how to get that second act into proper shape? I'd love to see what everyones approaches are.
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