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The Story Department Est. 2009 · Karel Segers
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Section BSE · setup 6 entries 25 August 2026

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  1. Structure: Thelma & Louise

    I am a fan of Ridley Scott's flamboyant visual style of filmmaking. Although he has had numerous box office successes,…

    8 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. Inciting Incident: Planting the Bomb

    Keeping the audience interested throughout the 'setup' is a major challenge as professional readers won't last until the Inciting Incident…

    4 min

  4. The Inciting Incident

    The first guy to write down that a story needs a beginning, middle and end, was Aristotle. About twenty-four centuries…

    2 min

  5. Act One: No Inciting Incident

    BRUBAKER strays from the traditional structure because of its offbeat First Act. It lacks an Inciting Incident, nor does it…

    2 min

  6. A Director’s Approach

    Following my post on SYRIANA writer/director Stephen Gaghan, I came across an interesting discussion on the necessity of rigorous structuring…

    5 min
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