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The Story Department Est. 2009 · Karel Segers
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Section N · Story & Structure 348 entries 26 August 2026

Story & Structure

The craft of telling a story starts with structure skills.

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  1. Whiplash – Winner Or Loser?

    Whiplash is one of the lowest grossing movies ever to be nominated for Best Picture. Totally unfair, if you ask…

    4 min
  2. Screenwriting Basics [Story’s Holy Trinity]

    Many teachers and writers have tried to capture the screenwriting basics. Unhappy with most of them, I boiled them down to a simplicity…

    4 min
  3. Loglines Are The Key To Understanding Your Own Story

    I have worked in the film and television industry for thirty-five years now. And I find there is one really…

    6 min
  4. Kuleshov In The Parallax View [You Don’t Really Want To Watch]

    Some claim the 70’s was the best decade for film. I agree. The decade of Jaws and Star Wars was…

    5 min
  5. What Makes A GREAT Character [and it’s not what you think].

    How to create a great character. The holy grail for the beginning screenwriter. Yet, when you listen to the gurus,…

    5 min
  6. Hero’s Journey In The Wire

    The Wire has a Hero's Journey, in case you missed it.  It is also the one TV show I keep going back…

    5 min