Congratulations to the Writers Guild of America for negotiating a fair deal. Now that the strike has officially ended, it’s worth tying my hobby (baseball writing) to my sometimes-career (feature film development).
There’s an argument to be made that the San Francisco Giants are simply in the second act of a three-act rebuild, and, uh, I guess I’m gonna make it right now. In case you’re unfamiliar with the three act structure of a movie (via Studiobinder.com):
This isn’t a post intended to get into the plusses and minuses of this structure or if every exception disproves its broader utility; there are useful variations, too.