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Screenwriting Masterclass | Writing The Second Act

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JOIN THE MASTERCLASSES LIVE, EVERY WEEK ON FRIDAY - https://mc.screenwriting.courses --------------------------------- On this channel, we have often discussed the Mid Point Reversal (MPR), which is by far the most effective way of bringing some pizzazz into your second act. In this masterclass, I list the various issues that typically occur in the second act of inexperienced screenwriters. Next, I go over some tools and techniques to help you avoid falling in the same traps. If you enjoy any of this, subscribe! In this way, you'll be among the first to know when I publish a new video. 0:00 | Start 0:40 | Contents 1:48 | The Three Acts 5:12 | What Don't You Want? 6:34 | Passive Protagonist 7:09 | All Play & No Work 7:35 | Thematic Paucity 8:10 | Distracted Hero 9:24 | The Plausibles 10:50 | Glacial Pacing 12:16 | Lack of POV 14:09 | Character Creep 15:52 | Deus Ex Machina 16:39 | OVERVIEW 17:50 | Fractal Structure 19:56 | 4 Sequences 20:44 | More Solutions 40:02 | Solutions Overview 40:45 | Hell Or High Water 42:11 | How many characters? 44:01 | MPR in television? 47:53 | Merely Write --------------------------------- MASTERCLASS | FRACTAL STRUCTURE: https://youtu.be/smugEmvPBgE Did you think this was in any way helpful or useful? I'm keen to hear what you think, as well as what you would like me to cover next. Please comment below, and let us know! There's no time like NOW to subscribe to this channel. If you do, a sudden and mysterious success will suddenly grace your screenwriting career. Thank you. Karel --------------------------------- MORE ON POV http://2ks.co/yt-pov JOIN MY FRIENDS LIST http://tsd.im/friend LINKS The Story Department: https://thestorydepartment.com Logline It: https://logline.it Immersion on Facebook: bit.ly/immersionauts Immersion Courses: https://screenwriting.courses THANK YOU Thank you to Steven Miao for the intro video, Mukul Kandara for ongoing support in getting these videos made, and to Baxter for his feedback. -------------------------------- Screenwriting Masterclass | Writing The Second Act https://youtu.be/cO26jKsNxuM --------------------------------

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