Act Two
Every episode covering Act Two.
"From that point onwards, there’s a rhythm of this film. And what happens is the rhythm is Ron is busted by someone, be it the FDA or the IRS or Dr. Savard. So someone tries to shut him down. Within often two pages, Ron sorts this out. Like there was one point where they had their location shut down. A few pages later, Ron has a new location. There’s another point where Ron is broke, within a few pages, Rayon is lending him money. But what there is, is a rhythm to the act two."
— Chas Fisher | DZ-1: Do Screenplay Gurus win you Oscars?
KEY IDEAS
Second Act Resistance in Structure
"what does the second half of the movie look like? I think there's a lot of people that because writing second acts is so unpleasant that they want to skip to the, you know, the low point and then the, and then coming out the other side."
— Chas Fisher (00:14:58) · DZ-106: How do you know if you have enough story?
Act Two
"I think everyone finds the second act really bloody hard, and I think the gurus don't have anything much to say about it."
— Stu Willis (00:58:12) · DZ-1: Do Screenplay Gurus win you Oscars?
Act Two Rhythm
"From that point onwards, there's a rhythm of this film. And what happens is the rhythm is Ron is busted by someone, be it the FDA or the IRS or Dr. Savard. So someone tries to shut him down. Within often two pages, Ron sorts this out. Like there was one point where they had their location shut down. A few pages later, Ron has a new location. There's another point where Ron is broke, within a few pages, Rayon is lending him money. But what there is, is a rhythm to the act two."
— Chas Fisher (01:14:47) · DZ-1: Do Screenplay Gurus win you Oscars?
