Resources to help you develop your 5 ACT PLOT
Awesome Articles about 5 Act Screenplay Structure
To save you some time down the rabbit hole, we’ve collected a few favorite resources to help you absorb the Five-Act structure used for most television series
What is Five-Act Structure and How Do You Use It?
No Film School’s Jason Hellerman ably explains Freytag’s Pyramid in this well-illustrated article: What is Five-Act Structure and How Do You Use It?
The Five Act 60 Minute Drama Script by Script University
In a short, but detailed, page by page demonstrating the five-act breakdown of the television series, Castle, read The Five Act 60 Minute Drama Script by Script University
5 Act Structure: Everything You Need to Know
Enjoy this hidden gem, complete with video examples by the Nashville Film Institute: 5 Act Structure: Everything You Need to Know
5 Act Structure: The Anatomy of Powerful Storytelling, by Clarke Scott of Next Level Filmmaking
For another lucky find, check out this piece, 5 Act Structure: The Anatomy of Powerful Storytelling, by Clarke Scott of Next Level Filmmaking
TV Drama Breakdown: Explore the Act Structure of 'This is Us'
Ken Miyamoto, writing for Screencraft, breaks down This is Us into the five-act structure for television and discusses how tv writing structure has changed in this article: TV Drama Breakdown: Explore the Act Structure of ‘This is Us’
Vital Videos with information about 5 Act Plot Structure
How A Christmas Carol Perfectly Demonstrates Five-Act Structure
A look at how Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” is a simple, memorable example of five-act story structure
Storycraft: Basic 5 Act Plot Structure
What is the basic 5 act plot structure and how can you use it to structure your story?
The Five Act Story Structure
There are a lot of different ways you can go about planning a story. Some people are pantsers. Some people are plotters. If you are a pantser, I would encourage you to do some plotting. When we go about planning, we have several different ways to go about planning. People have set up several different structures on how stories work. One of my favorite is the five act story structure. Shakespeare also used this.
The Five-act Structure in Creative Writing
In this video, we will learn about the five-act structure in creative writing. You will understand the concept through examples of the Ramayana story and Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone.