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Craft instrument · no AI
Save-the-Cat-style percentages applied to script pages instead of novel words. Runs entirely in your browser. We do not store your manuscript or names.
Point beats are a single location. Span beats overlap on purpose — do not add the word ranges together.
Opening Image
0–1
Theme Stated
6
Setup
1–11
Catalyst
11
Debate
11–22
Break into Two
22
B Story
24
Fun and Games
22–55
Midpoint
55
Bad Guys Close In
55–83
All Is Lost
83
Dark Night of the Soul
83–88
Break into Three
88
Finale
88–109
Final Image
109–110
| Beat | Kind | pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Image | span 0–1% | 0–1 | |
| Theme Stated | point 5% | 6 | |
| Setup | span 1–10% | 1–11 | |
| Catalyst | point 10% | 11 | |
| Debate | span 10–20% | 11–22 | |
| Break into Two | point 20% | 22 | |
| B Story | point 22% | 24 | |
| Fun and Games | span 20–50% | 22–55 | |
| Midpoint | point 50% | 55 | |
| Bad Guys Close In | span 50–75% | 55–83 | |
| All Is Lost | point 75% | 83 | |
| Dark Night of the Soul | span 75–80% | 83–88 | |
| Break into Three | point 80% | 88 | |
| Finale | span 80–99% | 88–109 | |
| Final Image | span 99–100% | 109–110 |
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