Story & Structure
The craft of telling a story starts with structure skills.
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Kurosawa on Screenwriting [Yes, He Had An Opinion]
The photo is from Ran. Isn’t that a fabulous image? Of all the directors in the history of cinema, I’d…
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Novel Adaptations: 4 Challenges
Brimming with brawn, you've just bought the rights to a novel. John Doe's fabulous, but little known title, Lawrence of Monrovia. Panic.…
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7 Lessons from Mamet
You've probably seen the memo to the writing staff of the now defunct show, The Unit, by David Mamet. I've had…
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Character Change vs. Revelation
Joe Forrest looks at an important difference between characters. On the one hand there are those who change over the course…
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Everyone Is Special (in OZ).
Apart from the odd tweet, I have been relatively quiet lately. Quietly brooding, listening and watching. But that little odd…
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How, Not If
I play games like I once used to read novels. There exists a pile and as I finish each game…