Have you ever watched a show and just as the action is heating up, it cuts to commercial? You probably waited excitedly for the show to return after the commercial break. Screenwriters often end each scene with a hook, or a slight twist, to keep viewers interested. Act 2 of The Juice leaves the reader with many questions.
Viewers know quite a bit about Frank and Gary—they own a juice bar and are matchmakers—but much is still unknown. What is their relationship with the other characters? How does Todd fit into the story, and how will Candi react to Ben's designs?
Read Act 3 of The Juice. As you read, notice how the action is building to the conflict of the story and how the writer uses humor to build up to the climax.
Since a sitcom must move quickly from the conflict to resolution, the dialogue is deliberate and purposeful. Each line of dialogue contributes to the overall meaning and effect of the story by providing clues about the characters or problem. Analyzing the purpose of some lines of dialogue from Act 3 of The Juice. As you read each line, consider what you learn from the dialogue.
Which line of dialogue does NOT help you identify the main problem?
"Wrong place, girls. It is just an empty warehouse or something."
"Okay, starting over one more time. Welcome to the first meeting of MISSION TAKE DOWN BREAKFAST."
"We kind of set them up together. You know, since it wasn't working out with you and her."
The main problem is that Frank and Gary have no customers at the juice bar while the restaurant next door, Breakfast, has a line out the door.
The main problem is that Frank and Gary have no customers at the juice bar while the restaurant next door, Breakfast, has a line out the door.
The main problem is that Frank and Gary have no customers at the juice bar while the restaurant next door, Breakfast, has a line out the door.
Which element in Act 3 does NOT have a comedic effect?
Every time Frank tries to explain operation Take Down Breakfast he is interrupted.
Emily and Todd show up to the grand opening together.
When a young couple shows up to Juice wanting to order something, Frank shoos them away.
The continued interruptions and the irony of shooing away their only customers enhance the humor of the scene.
The continued interruptions and the irony of shooing away their only customers enhance the humor of the scene.
The continued interruptions and the irony of shooing away their only customers enhance the humor of the scene.
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