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Learning from Aristotle – The Poetics of Aristotle Applied to Audio Drama – Part 3

By Philip RobothamPosted on October 31, 2021October 31, 2021Posted in Blog, drama education, Writing for RadioTagged aristotle, complex plots, drama as imitation, emotion, radio drama education, revelation, reversal, script writing, simple plotsNo Comments

Today, I’m only travelling a short distance through Aristotle’s poetics. He is again presenting us with a series of definitions, but these definitions are highly practical (at least until we get to book XII which, I think, can be skipped without any real loss occurring). If we use these definitions as a guide, we gain […]

How to Make the Most of Three Act Structure in Audio Script Writing

By Philip RobothamPosted on August 15, 2017April 4, 2018Posted in Blog, drama education, Writing for RadioTagged denouement, final confrontation, inciting incident, initial obstacle, point of no return, redirection, reversal, rising stakes, rising tension, scriptwriting, three act structure, twistNo Comments

THE THREE ACT PLOT Today I’m being a bit controversial. Lots of people really hate three act structure (like the guy who wrote this, for instance… https://filmcrithulk.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/hulk-presents-the-myth-of-3-act-structure/). Some even go so far as to say it doesn’t exist (because all stories have a beginning, middle, and end). That’s fine. But I’ve always found this structure […]