tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529570386112067463.post838237065070723088..comments2023-08-08T05:33:16.999-04:00Comments on The Screenwriters League: The Writing Week (Vol. 2) part 58 - Writing An Epic?Cake Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345753587752960115noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529570386112067463.post-49726766977419270532009-02-11T13:17:00.000-05:002009-02-11T13:17:00.000-05:00Thanks. That pretty much confirms my suspicions. A...Thanks. That pretty much confirms my suspicions. Act Two seems like the logical place to stretch things, especially since most movie go-ers need something big at the 10 and 30 minute marks to keep their interest hooked.Cake Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345753587752960115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529570386112067463.post-35603606658936732192009-02-09T22:08:00.000-05:002009-02-09T22:08:00.000-05:00Yep, epics still keep their first and third acts a...Yep, epics still keep their first and third acts as short as the rest of 'em. It's the second act that stretches, leaving for a lot of room for character and plot development, I.E. the battles here and there that lead to end of the war.Leetalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189408309649591845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529570386112067463.post-79154469249096096862009-02-09T17:25:00.000-05:002009-02-09T17:25:00.000-05:00I couldn't say for the scripts, but from what I re...I couldn't say for the scripts, but from what I remember of the film, Braveheart transitions into act II at about the 30 minute mark. I could be wrong. Hmm, I'll check on that tonight, but I know for a fact that The Last Samurai hits act II almost exactly at the 30 minute mark, but I don't know what the script does. I think regardless of where act II comes on the script page, most good movies should and do hit a major plot point around 30 minutes. With Hollywood movies we're kind of conditioned to expect something around then.Onyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772322516580622863noreply@blogger.com