IDENTIFYING SOME FAMILIAR PATTERNS

Some familiar act patterns become apparent when looking at the color-coded, visually blended story timelines.

TRADITIONAL "SYD FIELD" SCREENPLAY THREE-ACT STRUCTURE–VARIATION I

One of the film's held up as classic proper three-act structure is Witness. When we look at it's act break structure timeline the reason becomes obvious:

	Witness
OS		Z
MC		Z
IC		Z
SS		H

Three of the four throughlines are the bump-slide-bump type--act 1, long act 2, act three. Not only that, but the relative nature of the three act 1's and act 3's are identical, emphasizing the first and last act turns even further. The relationship in the SS throughline gives a nice accent (and nod) to the midpoint of the story by being a slide-bump-slider.

The Fugitive and Harold and Maude also fall into this mold, The Fugitive being slightly simpler and Harold and Maude slightly more varied:

	The Fugitive
OS		Z
MC		Z
IC		Z
SS		H

	Harold and Maude
OS		Z
MC		Z
IC		Z
SS		U