Short Film Three- act Structure

There is a Paradigm that most screenplays follow. A paradigm is a conceptual scheme, it holds the structure together. A screenplay follows the three act structure that holds screen plays together. According to Syd Field, Screen plays follow a three act structure and can be divided into three parts: Setup, Confrontation and Resolution.

Act 1 comprises the first quarter of the screenplay.
Act 2 comprises the next two quarters of the film.
Act 3 comprises the final quarter of the film.
The three acts are separated by two plot points. A plot point, often called a reversal, is an event that thrusts the plot in a new direction, leading into a new act of the screenplay. Later screenplay gurus have built on fields theory by stating the plot point 1, which leads into act 2, is the moment when the hero takes on the problem.