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Section E · MM on Monday 45 entries 25 August 2026

MM on Monday

Until Mystery Man disappeared in 2010, he was a regular contributor to The Story Department. His very last public article was published here and it is still ranking as the most popular post on the site.

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  1. 23 Reasons For Close-Ups

    To conclude our series on Cinematic Storytelling, last week Mystery Man examined the origins of and opinions about close-ups. Today,…

    2 min

  2. Cinematic Storytelling (9)

    Sheila O’Malley’s post on a close-up of Bud White in L.A. Confidential reminded us that characters with dimensions, with varying inner conflicts…

    5 min

  3. Cinematic Storytelling (8)

    Here’s a scene from a script by our good friend Pat who participated in almost every study on our blog.…

    6 min

  4. Cinematic Storytelling (7)

    Here's a scene taken from the completely visual screenplay written by a longtime friend, Bob Thielke. This writer found himself…

    4 min

  5. Cinematic Storytelling (6)

    Here’s a sequence from Robert Towne’s Chinatown, a script that really deserves no introduction. This is my favorite sequence in…

    5 min

  6. Cinematic Storytelling (5)

    First, the opening scene from Hampton Fancher’s Blade Runner. He never used “we see” or camera angles, but his writing…

    7 min
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