Why Screenwriters Should Consider a Second Act Subplot

While first and third acts pose their own challenges, it’s in the weeds of the second act that many scripts (and movies for that matter) go astray. Introducing a second act subplot can be a strong solution, if executed well. The Challenge of the Second Act Alexander Mackendrick, the director of THE LADYKILLERS and THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, said this in his essential book On Film-making: The task of a storyteller is thus often the invention of a structure

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