scriptwriting
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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…
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[Video]: The Ken Burns Effect
'All story is manipulation. ' What gives a great story the power to move us? Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns…
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[Video]: Creativity and Copying
Have you ever noticed how films concerned with similar themes will be written and produced almost simultaneously (Antz and A…
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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…
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[Video]: David Cage’s Mind Games
'The purpose of storytelling was to avoid pain... to limit pain... and to give meaning.' As film studios increasingly live…
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[Video]: Doing Exposition with Explosives
Have you found yourself faced with the dilemma of choosing between brutally dull exposition or confusing your audience by throwing…