Story & Structure
The craft of telling a story starts with structure skills.
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Who is John Galt?
In the midst of my absence last month, I managed to squeeze in some time to read Ayn Rand’s Atlas…
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The Natural Three Acts
If Shakespeare were writing screenplays now, he'd be laughed out of Hollywood. Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet were both five…
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On Adaptations
Let me get on my Project Gutenberg soapbox. One of the most under-appreciated opportunities for aspiring screenwriters is Project Gutenberg. As many…
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Make Our Myths
What is the motivation for our films? How does the Australian film industry maintain its identity in this new age…
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The Incident versus The Call
On the one hand there are the followers of Syd Field who speak of 'Inciting Incident'. Then there are the…
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The Reverse Arc
I saw Barefoot in the Park the other night. It was okay. But something interesting happened in the Third Act that…