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Section AYX · movies 42 entries 25 August 2026

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  1. The (Necessary) Evil of Dialogue

    Zinneman called it a 'necessary evil' and wordsmith par excellence David Mamet says: "A good film script should be able…

    3 min

  2. That Mid-Point Thing

    Following UNK's publication of his post on The Mid Point and to the benefit of the students in a recent…

    9 min

  3. Structure: Jaws

    A structural overview of Jaws (Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb, Novel by Peter Benchley 1975) Steven Spielberg first drew me into…

    6 min

  4. Arcs and Endings (3)

    In a Q&A for Creative Screenwriting Magazine, Michael Arndt made the point that "happy endings are really underrated". It got…

    3 min

  5. Arcs and Endings (2)

    Should you write a happy ending? Commercial common sense will tell you: yes, you should. Robert McKee says: "Tell the…

    4 min

  6. Structure: Ghost World

    A cult comic, two charismatic teen actresses, an inspired director and a sparse score. Six pages of a comic book were…

    6 min
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