Aidee LadnierAct breaks are not a defined by length but function.
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Some works might have really long first acts which then puts the midpoint at 60-70% of the way through the story.
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But central conflict (even in an ensemble piece with lots of subplots and character arcs) and the momentum of the plot is generally going to be pushed by one character.
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The beginning and end of an Act marks a change or shift in tension.
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Individual acts and sequences have tension but the overall narrative itself has its own tension.
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Typical three-act structure has eight sequences in three acts.
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