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  1. Structure: A Room With a View

    A structural overview of A Room with a View (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 1985). Without any doubt, this is one of…

    6 min

  2. POV: When to Shift?

    Because the first shift of POV in a film may jolt the audience's experience, it works best where this brief…

    3 min

  3. 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

  4. Arcs and Endings (1)

    The finest writing not only reveals true character, but arcs or changes to that inner nature, for better or worse.…

    2 min

  5. Structure: Shawshank Redemption

    A structural overview of The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994). It was nominated for seven Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best…

    5 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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