Hello there,
Has anybody noticed that comedy films have an odd structure that looks like this:
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Act 1 ends: at about 28-30 minutes...
Act 2 Midpoint ends: at about 60 minutes...
Act 2 ends: at about 72-75 minutes...
Act 3 ends: at about 88-90 minutes...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I mean, it seems like most, not all, but "most", comedy movies have this type of structure.
Some of Steve Martin's and Bill Murray's movies have this structure. One example is "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". It fits this structure perfectly.
I know comedy films are suppose to be shorter... but, it looks like the Acts are not balanced.
~~~~~
Act: 30 pages (about right)
Act 2 Midpoint: 30 pages (about right)
Act 2: 15 pages (way too short)
Act 3: 15 pages (way too short)
~~~~~
Any comments???
Has anybody noticed that comedy films have an odd structure that looks like this:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Act 1 ends: at about 28-30 minutes...
Act 2 Midpoint ends: at about 60 minutes...
Act 2 ends: at about 72-75 minutes...
Act 3 ends: at about 88-90 minutes...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I mean, it seems like most, not all, but "most", comedy movies have this type of structure.
Some of Steve Martin's and Bill Murray's movies have this structure. One example is "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". It fits this structure perfectly.
I know comedy films are suppose to be shorter... but, it looks like the Acts are not balanced.
~~~~~
Act: 30 pages (about right)
Act 2 Midpoint: 30 pages (about right)
Act 2: 15 pages (way too short)
Act 3: 15 pages (way too short)
~~~~~
Any comments???
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