![]() ![]() Now what I’m about to tell you is assuming you already know the basics of structure (and if you don’t, you should buy my book, dammit. ![]() You have to know how to, you know, craft a story n’ stuff. That’s because the second act is where you actually have to BE A WRITER. ![]() You’re just setting up your concept and your protagonist, something you probably already knew just by coming up with the logline.īut the second act is different. Because when you think about it, the first act is easy. I honestly believe that the second act is what sends 80% of the writers who come to Hollywood, looking to break in, back to where they came from. That tired bloodshot I’ve-been-crying-for-seven-days Shia LaBeouf “I Am Not Famous Anymore” eyes-behind-the-paper-bag look? I looked at my friend and said, “Are you okay?” All he responded with was: “Second act… (then he shook his head) second act.” That was it.įor centuries, screenwriters have stood on the precipice of that second act, looked out at its grand canyon of unknowns, and given up right then and there. A friend of mine gave me a script last week with that desperate look in his eyes. ![]()
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