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  1. “Set Up The Goal Before The End Of Act 1” – And Other Bad Screenwriting Advice

    If anyone tells you that a screenwriter must set up the story goal before the end of Act 1, avoid…

    5 min
  2. The 2-Act Structure [Because You Write The Rules]

    In an earlier post I warned you about the 2-Act Structure. If none of the structural paradigms offered by the…

    7 min
  3. About Screenwriting Rules [And The 3-Act Structure]

    When How To Train Your Dragon was released, some people learned to their horror that the film was written following…

    7 min
  4. [Video]: Words Are Not Writing

    Screenwriting guru Robert McKee looks at the essence of screenplay writing: if the dialogue, the big print, and the actions…

    1 min
  5. [Video]: Synthesising Sense from Chaos

    Gruff, grim and grizzled screenwriting guru Robert McKee looks at what differs sophisticated contemporary works from the golden years of…

    1 min
  6. [Video]: McKee on Being Onscreen

    What do you do when somebody calls you up and asks if they can use you in their feature script?…

    1 min