Die Anzahl der Akte
Nach ihrem Review, einer darauf folgenden Diskussion bei whedonesque.com und einer weiteren vier-Akt-Erwähnung gibt's nun eine Antwort von Jill:
Hour long TV shows are usually 5 or 6 acts. Six is the more traditional structure, I think — teaser, four acts and a tag or short final scene that wraps up emotional lines. Last season we saw quite a few 5 act pilots with very long first acts to really give the story time to hook the viewer before the first commercial break.
Four acts is pretty unusual. Also unusual is that the Dollhouse acts are almost even in length.
I am not going to give away any plot details here. This is a terrific story. I read it knowing nothing about the premise or characters. The pilot is full of turns and suprises and I was completely fresh to everyone of them. Which is the best way to encounter the story. If you want spoilers check elsewhere.
I will tell you about the shape of the story. With only three act breaks to worry about, Whedon doesn’t have to force the drama up into unnatural cliffhanging pre-commercial moments. He gets into the story quickly and rolls it in out in four virtually equal-length segments.
By eliminating the short final scene or tag, Whedon can play out the real story right to the end, weaving together the final beats of the story with the final emotional moments, rather than playing them in separate scenes. This works really well for arced series like this one will be, where a single story is parsed out over the duration of the series.
Sie sagt auch: Das war ein "early draft", also es ist durchaus möglich, dass Fox Whedon noch zu einer sechs-Akt-Struktur zwingt.
Hour long TV shows are usually 5 or 6 acts. Six is the more traditional structure, I think — teaser, four acts and a tag or short final scene that wraps up emotional lines. Last season we saw quite a few 5 act pilots with very long first acts to really give the story time to hook the viewer before the first commercial break.
Four acts is pretty unusual. Also unusual is that the Dollhouse acts are almost even in length.
I am not going to give away any plot details here. This is a terrific story. I read it knowing nothing about the premise or characters. The pilot is full of turns and suprises and I was completely fresh to everyone of them. Which is the best way to encounter the story. If you want spoilers check elsewhere.
I will tell you about the shape of the story. With only three act breaks to worry about, Whedon doesn’t have to force the drama up into unnatural cliffhanging pre-commercial moments. He gets into the story quickly and rolls it in out in four virtually equal-length segments.
By eliminating the short final scene or tag, Whedon can play out the real story right to the end, weaving together the final beats of the story with the final emotional moments, rather than playing them in separate scenes. This works really well for arced series like this one will be, where a single story is parsed out over the duration of the series.
Sie sagt auch: Das war ein "early draft", also es ist durchaus möglich, dass Fox Whedon noch zu einer sechs-Akt-Struktur zwingt.
wiesengrund - 3. Mai, 15:05
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