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LESSON 1 · The Craft of Screen Storytelling

PAUSE TO THINK

What ancient philosopher's ideas underpin three-act structure?

Aristotle

**Aristotle's Poetics** described dramatic structure over 2,300 years ago, identifying beginning, middle, and end as the natural shape of narrative. Hollywood's three-act structure is essentially Aristotle adapted for a two-hour format.

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