The three-act structure in cinema is the most basic and pure structure that most films - no matter what gurus and pundits say - follow. This has been the story structure followed by mankind since the days of telling stories around the village fire or etching cave paintings on stone walls depicting worthy stories of hunting for prey (beginning), confronting the prey (middle), and defeating the prey (end). When you break everything down to the core - despite the many gurus that push their own philosophies on structure -everything has a beginning, middle, and end. Learn the best way to structure your screenplay with this free guide. We'll break down the basics, offer some examples, and let you take it from there as you continue on your screenwriting journey.
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It's actually pretty easy: you just have to know what structures you can play with. Taking inspiration from Cinefix's video on movie structure, we offer ten screenplay structures that can be applied to any genre and story. Screenplay structure has nothing to do with mythology or saving a cat - it's all about basic choices a screenwriter can make to determine how they want to tell their story.