The gang over at Libertas got a question about structure that I think reinforces the point I made in a previous post that those of us who work in the business and also try to offer advice to those who don't, often don't know what our readers don't know.
A Libertas reader e-mailed the site to ask why A CHRISTMAS CAROL is such a popular feature film story? The story, he argued, does not seem to lend itself well to the three-act structure, since there are four ghosts, plus the finale. This being the case, doesn't that make A CHRISTMAS CAROL a five act movie?
The short answer is no. The mistake the reader made was thinking that an ACT in a movie occurs everytime a new major event takes place in your film, while the truth is a little more complicated than that. Read the Libertas post for a full explanation.
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