Act 1
- Expository opening introduces the centeral characters
- Sets up the situation
- Audience get an idea of what the genre is and the main goal
- Development takes place and triggers the plot's development. This development is a catalyst which propels the plot forward.
- Contains the 'turning point' which gives the characters a goal
- The catalyst is seen as the desire for the 'call to adventure' which is often rejected.
Act 2 - Sometimes labelles 'Confrontations/Complications'
- A series of interrelated obstacles are introduced
- Forces the hero(s) to try to overcome the obstacle and move towards goal
- At the end of scene 2 there is usually a 'dark moment'
- The dark moment occurs when all hope seems to be lost and there is no way forward
Act 3
- The hero must find a new way forward in act 3
- Act 3 is the shortest act which leads from the climax
- Contains a brief epilouge, in which loose ends are tied up
- The epilouge leaves the audience satisfied emotionally
- The epilouge is very similar to the opening scene and helps highlight the protagonist's growth within the journey
- With the growth of the protagonist's growth both phsically and emotionally, it means there may be a happy ending
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