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The Story Department Est. 2009 · Karel Segers
Section A · Month: <span>May 2010</span> 31 entries 25 August 2026

Month: <span>May 2010</span>

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  1. James Gray is angry. (Audio)

    Here is an exceptionally gifted filmmaker, profoundly unhappy with the state of the craft. At the time of writing, this…

    1 min
  2. Activate your Dialogue

    Give your characters something to do. Always. Long dialogue without action essentially means you are filming talking heads, which is…

    4 min
  3. Mystery Man on Melodrama

    What is melodrama and how do we avoid it? I’ve noticed that people have differing interpretations of melodrama, ranging from “sad…

    6 min
  4. Best o/t Web 16 May

    :: Robin Hood: Robbing From the Poor :: John August about Theme. :: Where do you find good ideas? :: Can a…

    1 min
  5. Query massage!

    Yesterday was about HOW TO. Today: How NOT TO. What follows might make you feel (a lot) better about your…

    1 min
  6. Pitching’s Holy Trinity

    There are two ways to pitch your scripts: in person, or via query letter. Learning to perfect the verbal pitch,…

    6 min