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Section AT · act one 27 entries 26 August 2026

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  1. Three or Four?

    A properly structured screenplay must have three acts... Or four? I have said before that the model you use to…

    3 min
  2. Video: Save The Cat

    If you've heard of Blake Snyder but never read any of his books, you might wonder what that Save The Cat…

    1 min
  3. Two Journeys of Change

    A day in Michael Hauge's romcom seminar inspired me to republish this brief article I wrote about a year and…

    3 min
  4. Exposition in Cameron’s The Abyss

    Yesterday I had the enormous privilege and honor of watching James Cameron's The Abyss on the big screen, sitting next…

    2 min
  5. Best o/t Web 14 Mar 10

    :: Black on action (via Scott Myers). :: Christopher Nolan on what to expect from Batman 3 :: How to…

    1 min
  6. Structure: The Untouchables

    David Mamet has never equaled the tremendous power of his eighties screenplays. The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Verdict, The…

    6 min