Act Breaks for Animated TV Shows

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Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could tell me how many act breaks are usually in a kid's half hour TV show, say like Ben 10. I've read some animation TV scripts where they have 3 act breaks and some have 2. I know live action half hour shows usually have 2 acts. I'm having a harder time finding animated TV scripts to read than live action TV. I just want to be sure my spec script I'm writing fits the format.

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Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could tell me how many act breaks are usually in a kid's half hour TV show, say like Ben 10. I've read some animation TV scripts where they have 3 act breaks and some have 2. I know live action half hour shows usually have 2 acts. I'm having a harder time finding animated TV scripts to read than live action TV. I just want to be sure my spec script I'm writing fits the format.

Much obliged!

If you're writing a spec it should conform to the real thing. If you can't find a script of whatever you're writing, I'd watch a bunch of eps for the breaks. As far as I know they hold to single/multi standards for half hour, but it's not my thing so don't take that as gospel or anything.
 

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Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I've been going back and watching all the episodes of the show I'm writing for. It's got a teaser and three acts but I just wanted to be certain if there was a definite format I should be following. I haven't been able to find a script for my show but I found one for the old TMNT so I guess I'll be studying that.

But if anyone else knows, I'd appreciate it.
 

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Is it single or multi? Not that that's definitive but it'd help.
 

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Well, its animation so it's done with a computer, not cameras lol :e2BIC:

:p Yes, I'm aware, but I was taught that they hold to the same conventions. Hence the scripts look different, the scenes look different, direction is different, etc. I believe Futurama, KotH, Family Guy, are single. I vaguely recall one of the 15-minute CC things running as multi but not sure and don't recall which.