Frank Daniel, who taught screenwriting at some of the world's ...

[penza]

Frank Daniel, who taught screenwriting at some of the world's most prestigious film schools, employed an eight-sequence structure of roughly 10-15 minutes each (derived from the length, roughly, of a reel of film in the early days of cinema).
 
  These eight sections can be accommodated within the classical three-act structure. List and explain the ascribed sections that exist in two of the three acts.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Give an example of a film with a fast narrative. Why is it that many critics perceive American-made films as being fast?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[qytan]

Answer to Question 1

The eight sections that can be accommodated within the classical three-act
structure are:
Act 1
1. Introduction of the main characters, ending with a point of attack, which introduces the
problem to the hero.
2. The narrative tension coalesces as the hero's logical attempts to solve the problem
meet with failure, or until he or she is forced, reluctantly, to confront the problem head
on.Act 2
3. The protagonist gets to work, recruiting allies, as he/she gears up for a confrontation
with the antagonist.
4. The hero moves toward a direct confrontation with the antagonist, which ends in the
hero's initial defeat at the story's midpoint. The hero licks his wounds.
5. The tension rises. A major twist, a reversal or betrayal, occurs, calling into question
everything before it.
6. The hero sinks to an emotional low point, frustrated at his failures, feeling defeated.
This is the point of maximum tension.
Act 3
7. The hero girds himself for a final battle with the villain. This ends with the climax, the
direct confrontation between the protagonist and the antagonist. One wins, the other
loses.
8. The aftermath or denouement: The hero resolves the problem for good, bringing
closure to the story.

Answer to Question 2

Ever since the silent era, commentators have remarked on how fast American
films move compared to the slow Europeans and the very slow movies of Asia. Even
today, American films feature narratives that jump-start almost immediately and drive
relentlessly toward a climactic explosion of action.

[penza]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[qytan]

Great! Please up vote