In addition to learning from Syd Field, who first
codified the three-act structure for me, and the
All Is Lost point on page 75 from Viki King, Blake
Snyder made up terminology of his own in “the BS2”
book, a handy device with the page count indicated in the
parentheses that follows each “beat”. (The page count
is for a 90 minutes movie, for different durations the page numbers
should roughly scale proportionally.) It is the third step of the
software, and consists of:
1. Opening Image (1)
2. Theme Stated (5)
3. Set-Up (1-10)
4. Catalyst (12)
5. Debate (12-25)
6. Break into Two (25)
7. B Story (30)
8. Fun and Games (30-55)
9. Midpoint (55)
10. Bad Guys Close In (55-75)
11. All Is Lost (75)
12. Dark Night of the Soul (75-85)
13. Break into Three (85)
14. Finale (85-110)
15. Final Image (110)
