In the meantime I can't let Maduka work longer or harder hours than me so I have to stay up as absurdly late as he does. He's working on Clonehunter, I'm working on rewrites of another script.
Hellbent, as I am, on boring you, my poor reader, here is an output from the Screenplay Beat Calculator
For a screenplay of 90 pages, your structure should be close to:
Opening Image: pg 1
Establish Theme: pgs 1 - 4
Setup: pgs 1 - 8
Inciting Incident: 10
Debate - Half Commitment: pgs 10 - 20
Turn to Act II: 20
Subplot intro by: pg 25
Fun - Games - Puzzles: pgs 25 - 45
Tentpole - Midpoint - Reversal: pg 45
Enemy Closes In: pgs 45 - 61
Low Point: pg 61
Darkest Decision: pgs 61 - 70
Turn to Act III: pg 70
Finale - Confrontation: pgs 70 - 88
Aftermath: pgs 88 - 90
Final Image: pg 90
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