Story & Structure
The craft of telling a story starts with structure skills.
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Writing the High ROI Screenplay (Part 4)
This week we continue with part four in a twelve part series of JT Velikovsky's doctoral thesis: “Understanding And Exploring…
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[Video]: Small and Weak – Judd Apatow
Writer-director Judd Apatow (The Forty Year Old Virgin, Freaks and Geeks, Anchorman, and many more) discusses being the small kid…
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Fun With Film Festivals
It’s so great to see that nearly every city has a film festival these days, some more popular than others.…
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[Video]: Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead
Director Fede Alvarez discusses his childhood connection with classic horror flick Evil Dead, what compelled him to find a fresh…
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[Video]: Neill Blomkamp’s Empty Universe
Auteur filmmaker Neill Blomkamp - writer/director of the upcoming futuristic action drama Elysium and the hugely successful District 9 -…
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Why You Should Steer Clear Of Dual Protagonists
When I see beginning writers trying to wrangle two (or more) protagonists, first I frown. Soon after, I mostly cringe.…