Story & Structure
The craft of telling a story starts with structure skills.
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Transmedia – An entire forest instead of a sole tree?
I just installed the Drum Media app on my IPad. Why? Because last night whilst waiting for my washing to dry…
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Horror Truisms: Writing Violence in a Post-Torture Porn Culture
I found myself telling stories of childhood terrors with old friends recently. Going around the circle in the dimly lit…
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[Video]: Soderbergh on Contagion
Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh talks to Charlie Rose about what compelled him to make Contagion, what he hoped the film would…
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[Video]: Screenwriters – On Finding an Original Voice
A selection of screenwriters including John August (Big Fish) and Ted Griffin (Ocean's Eleven) take part in a six-part series…
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Emotional Logic in the Hero’s Journey
I started blogging when I realized the greatest weakness in Australian screenplays was structure. Since then I have studied story…
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Structure: Heat
Michael Mann is an auteur pur sang. He masters every aspect of the craft, from the writing to the editing.…