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| Screenplay Structure — Those Dreaded Page Numbers |
| With a large movement away from three-act screenplay structure, Drew Yanno offers why he thinks that shift exists and what the real rebellion is all about. If you want to the tools the professionals use, you need Final Draft 10, the most popular screenwriting formatting software. Writing The Fabulous and Fashionable TV Crime Serial by Peter Russell, 2/22 List of All Upcoming Live Webinars List of On-Demand Webinars |
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| By Drew Yanno | I received an email from a graduate student asking permission to use a quote from one of my columns here on the Script magazine site for use in his thesis. His topic was/is Understanding Fractured Narratives. Contained in the request was his off-hand observation that he believes that theres a subtle rebellion afoot in the screenwriting community regarding three-act structure. My response to him was that the rebellion is most certainly out there, but its not that subtle. In my opinion, there is a large movement away from three-act structure, and I thought Id offer a column on why I think that is and what I think the real rebellion is all about. First of all, I freely admit to being a structure guy. I feel like Im in pretty good company in that regard since the great William Goldman admits to being in that camp as well. However, that doesnt mean Im a rules guy. And theres a difference. Read More... |
| Jeanne is the Editor of Script and adapted the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Slavery by Another Name. Her screenplays were selected as Top 25 Tracking Board Launch Pad, CSExpo Finalist, Second Round Sundance Episodic Lab, and PAGE Awards TV Drama Finalist. Twitter @jeannevb. |
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