The document discusses Syd Field's three-act structure model for screenplays. It presents Field's model of a screenplay being divided into three acts: Setup, Confrontation, and Resolution. Each act features certain plot points and events. Act I introduces the characters and situation. Act II features obstacles and a midpoint crisis. Act III contains a climax and resolution. The document then provides examples of how three characters' stories in a short film follow aspects of the first two acts, but cannot include a full third act resolution due to the film's brevity.

1. Three Act Structure
Syd Field was the mastermind behind the three-act structure. He was the
author of play script and also the Screen Writer’s book, so had come up with
the paradigm that most screenplays nowadays follow.
The paradigm is very important as its what holds screenplays together.
Referring back to Fields model, the screenplays follow a three-act structure,
which means the playscript is sectioned into 3 parts: Setup, Confrontation,
and determination.
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2. The Plot Point, in keeping with Field, the three-
acts are separated by two plot points. A
plot point, typically known as a reversal, is a event that
drives the plot in an exceedingly new direction, leading
into a brand new act of the script. The script experts
have engineered on Field's theory by stating that plot point
II, leads into Act II, which is the moment once the hero
takes on the matter.
Plot Point

3. Act I
Setup
This section is the first quarter and introduces the screenplay
Events in Act I:
 Dramatic premise- What the story's about
 Dramatic situation- The circumstances surrounding the action
 Exposition- The part of a story that introduces the characters and the
main ones, shows some of their interrelationships, and places them
within a time and place
 Conflicts- shows any minor disputes some of the characters may have
 Location- Main location in where the screenplay will carry on from
 Enigma- A question that is not instantly answered therefore draws an
audience into a text
 Connotation- Way in which meaning is created

4. Act II
Confrontation
This section involves the next two quarters of the screenplay
Events in Act II:
 First Culmination--a point just before the halfway point of the film
where the main character seems close to achieving their
goal/objective. Then, everything falls apart, leading to the midpoint.
 Midpoint--a point roughly halfway through the film where the main
character reaches his/her lowest point and seems furthest from
achieving the dramatic need or objective.
 Obstacles--In the second act, the main character encounters obstacle
after obstacle that prevent them from achieving their dramatic need.
 Unresolvement- further difficulties in overcoming the obstacle

5. Act III
Resolution
This section is the final quarter of the whole screenplay
Events in Act III:
 Climax (Second Culmination)--The point at which the plot reaches its
maximum tension and the forces in antagonism confront each other
at a height of physical or emotional action.
 Denouement--A time of tranquil at the end of a film where a state of
equilibrium returns.
 Narrative Closure- This means that the film is coming to an end and
that everything has finally been resolved

6. Breachs’
Three-act structure
The film I will be producing has many features relating to the three act
structure. However, within this short-film, it would've been difficult to
include an ending due to the fact that the overall film is too short and
having each three characters have a specific ending would've taken a
majority of time to fit in.
So I have interpreted the three-act structure close enough to fit in with the
film The film doesn’t consist of an Act III as there is no
particular ending to each of the stories
I will continue to interpret the first two parts
of the three-act structure for all three
characters

7. Daniel Burke
Erin Thomas
Floyd Micel
Act I- Daniel Burke is a young teenager living in the heart of London. He has gotten into trouble
in the past with law enforcement and fellow individuals. We can tell from this first act past but
is trying to sort his life around after losing his friend
Act II- Just seen in the first act he was trying to sort himself out, we see him getting himself a
girlfriend in this act. However, he slips to his old ways as he gets into trouble with another
young man over a drug-feud which results in a attack
Act I- Erin Thomas is a very popular student at her high school, he is invited to a number of
social events and has a healthy relationship with her family at home. We come to the realisation
that her father is not around too often due to the unsteady relationship with her parents
Act II- As a result of absenteeism of her father, her mother is required to work extra hours in
order to make ends-meet. This puts a strain on Erins social life lowering her confidence as she
often has to look after her young siblings
Act I-Floyd Micel is a well-off young man as he is financially and academically stable. He attends
one of the best schools in London and has many friends, including his long-term girlfriend. His
father travels abroad frequently on business trips leaving jus him and his mother at home
Act II- His father has relocated elsewhere and has stated him and his mother to move in with
him, this doesn’t sit well with Floyd. His girlfriend also decided to end the relationship resulting
it in him becoming depressed and putting a strain into his school works because of lack of
concentration