Back to top. Field treats the 3-act structure well. Knowing the rules is a good idea for a story-teller. But constantly changing the story elements to made them fit the rules causes most screenplays to deliver the same experience. Most screenwriters are coloring inside the lines and the audiences are wondering if there will ever be a new movie experience.
Most scripts are derivative of past successes.
Clones of clones. Our Man in Havana. Write one for the money inside the rules. Then write one for the joy and satisfaction of telling a new story which goes where the story takes it, even if it operates outside the rules. Back to top.