Story & Structure
The craft of telling a story starts with structure skills.
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Welles’ Touch of Evil: He Was Some Kind Of Man
After Touch Of Evil's European premiere at the World Expo '58, Les Cahiers du Cinema labeled Orson Welles' film noir an…
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TV Series Structure: Better Call Saul S01E01
Initially, Better Call Saul was going to be a comedy spin-off for Breaking Bad fans. Then, creators Vince Gilligan and…
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Theme In Glengarry Glen Ross’ Inciting Incident
The theme of Glengarry Glen Ross is implied in this powerful inciting incident, where Baldwin's character challenges the film's anti-heroes…
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Hitchcock’s POV Says You’re A Psycho
Over half a century on, Psycho is a tremendous inspiration to low budget filmmakers, as Hitchcock shot the film on…
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Stop Making Sense, Screenwriters!
The pitch has come to an end, without any expression of interest. But then, the producer looks up at he screenwriter again,…
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What You Can Learn From The Avatar Screenplay
In the Avatar screenplay, like in every screenplay, a moment occurs when the main character moves from Act One into Act…