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I write for television as a job. I am currently wrapping up work on the third of three television shows for which I have...

Like a movie, a single shot is taken on sets, locations, etc. in a single camera show. Like a play, a multi-camera (previously three...

The majority of people are familiar with that word because they learned it in English class in high school. It is accurate. However, the...

Go watch the pilot for Cheers. Right now and then return. The pilot of Cheers is frequently referred to as one of the greatest...

There will typically be one or two lead characters, even in ensemble productions. It's Michael Bluth in Arrested Development. It is Michael Scott in The...

The second act is split in two parts mostly because of the importance of the story’s midpoint. It’s called that because it’ll happen pretty much...

As previously stated, the first acting step is for you to set the stage. Your characters, your world, and your central conflict are all necessary...

Structure with three acts: the thing you probably remember from English class in middle school. This is the format that almost all narrative fiction follows. Traditionally...

Okay, your second act is split in two, so "three acts" is kind of a misnomer. At the end of this section, I'll explain...

The escalating beats of your hero trying to accomplish something and whatever is in their way interfering with them in the second half of...