Screenplay Beat Architect | Feature Film Treatment & Pacing Engine

Working Title

Logline / Core Premise

Structure Archetype

Narrative Tension & Act Pacing Curve

Act I: Setup (pp. 1-25) Act II-A: Ascent (pp. 26-55) Act II-B: Crisis (pp. 56-85) Act III: Climax (pp. 86-110)

Estimated Runtime: 110 Pages / 110 Min Active Scene Pacing: Fast / High Stakes Climactic Peak: Beat 13 (Page 94)

Sequence Beat Breakdown 15 Beats Scheduled

Act I Beat

Opening Image

Page 1

Beat Designation

Target Page (1 - 120) Est. minute offset

Dramatic Action & Visual Framing

Character Arc / Value Charge Shift

Dramatic Tension Level 45%

Generate Screenplay Treatment

Produce ready-to-share development documents for directors, writers' rooms, and pitches.

Ready. Select or modify any beat to visualize narrative pacing.

Screenplay Architecture & The 110-Page Blueprint

In classical feature development, every sequence serves a definitive emotional and narrative purpose. Use this calibrated framework to balance momentum, world-building, and escalation before writing dialogue.

Act I: The Thesis

Pages 1 – 25 (Approx. 23%)

Establishes the protagonist's flawed status quo, states the thematic dilemma, introduces the catalyst / inciting incident, and forces the irreversible decision into Act II.

Act II-A: The Antithesis

Pages 26 – 55 (Approx. 27%)

The "Promise of the Premise." The protagonist tests new rules, experiences early exploratory triumphs or disorientation, culminating in the major Midpoint shift.

Act II-B: The Crucible

Pages 56 – 85 (Approx. 27%)

Consequences intensify. Stakes become existential, secondary alliances crack, the antagonist applies maximum pressure, plunging the hero into the "All Hope Is Lost" abyss.

Act III: The Synthesis

Pages 86 – 110 (Approx. 23%)

The protagonist combines their original strength with learned hard truth. The final confrontation resolves the core dramatic argument, sealing a transformed reality.

How does standard screenwriting page count translate to screen time?

By industry convention, one formatted script page averages approximately one minute of screen time. Action-dense set-pieces (common in comic book cinema and thriller epics) frequently read fast on the page (1 page = 45 seconds of fast cutting), while dialogue-heavy scenes may run slightly longer. This architect calibrates targeting based on a 110-page theatrical sweet spot.

Can I import this outline into Final Draft, Highland, or Scrivener?

Yes. The Fountain export generates clean scene headings and synopsis blocks that parse immediately into Final Draft 12/13, Highland 2, Fade In, WriterDuet, and Scrivener outline binders without requiring manual reformatting.

Are my story beats, treatments, and ideas private?

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