On Jan 8, 7:59 pm, Joseph DeMartino  wrote:
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> A TV movie uses basically the same structure absent the teaser and tag
> as distinct items.  A "90 minute" TV movie will be six acts,
a "120
> minute" movie will be eight acts.  The original version of "The
> Gathering" felt rushed and plot-heavy in part because PTEN insisted on
> having extra commercial breaks, so JMS had to rewrite his six act
> script into an unweildy eight-act structure.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joe
Hmm.. So I am guesing
2 minutes - Opening credits
90 minutes - Body
2 minutes - Closing credits.
With 6 acts that is 6 Acts x 15 Minutes = 90 Minutes?
OK.... Hm.
The Australia thing.. hm, I thought getting the six act structure down
would be hair pulling for a writer!
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