eli5: What are “acts” in a movie/film and how are people able to figure out where they start/end? Are there always three acts? More? Less? Please explain.

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eli5: What are “acts” in a movie/film and how are people able to figure out where they start/end? Are there always three acts? More? Less? Please explain.

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When it comes to tv shows, commercials go between the Acts. Half hour shows often use the three Act structure while hour long shows are frequently arranged in a five Act structure to accommodate the additional commercial breaks.

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