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The phrase "act structure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to drama, storytelling, or any structured performance where the organization of actions or events is being discussed.
Example: "In analyzing the play, we must consider the act structure to understand how the narrative unfolds."
Alternatives: "scene structure" or "narrative framework".
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"When people can leave scenes, act structure, joke rhythm.
Don't feel the need to cram a three act structure into your narrative.
Familiar concepts from television, like "comedy" and "act structure" were spoken of with vocal quotation marks around them.
But we could not publish a never ending story so we came up with the three act structure.
It's the three act structure, or it's just laziness.
It is a 6 act structure.
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It has a traditional three-act structure.
So we went back to a three-act structure, but not to the original three-act structure".
So it's sort of a traditional three-act structure.
"That's a nice three-act structure for whatever story you're telling".
Aspiring screenwriters are schooled in the dogma of "three-act structure," "character arcs" and "through-lines".
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