Story & Structure
The craft of telling a story starts with structure skills.
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What I Hate About Studios [And Why I ‘Get’ Some Pirates]
About 5 years ago, Sheridan Cleland of MyPDFscripts wrote the below article on his blog. Soon after, the site disappeared.…
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Get Out Is An Instant-Classic [Five Reasons – And Spoilers]
Get Out was initially written to be a Rosemary's Baby type dark psychological horror, yet some people seem to call it…
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5 Reasons Why Loglines Are Incredibly Important
Loglines can predict failures. This week, I watched a movie where the writer had not adopted critical notes. The film failed.…
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Screenwriter At The Movies: Casablanca (1942)
Last week, at my local cinema, I had the privilege of seeing a digital restoration of the classic film Casablanca.…
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Gold (2016) [Screenwriter At The Movies]
Before I left for the cinema, I checked Rotten Tomatoes. They had this movie rated at 41% critics/ 51% fans.…
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What Assassin’s Creed’s failure teaches us about dramatic tension
Assassin’s Creed was produced on a budget of US $125 million and released around the world at the end of…