PLOTPOINT
Plot point
In television and film, a plot point is a significant event within a plot that spins the action around in another direction. Noted screenwriting teacher Syd Field in his "paradigm" proposes that a well-structured movies has two plot points within a three-act structure. The first plot point occurs 20 to 30 minutes into the film, and the second one occurs 80 to 90 minutes into the film. The first plot point ends Act I and propels the story into Act II; likewise, the second plot point ends Act II and propels the story into Act III.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Plot point
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