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The Story Department Est. 2009 · Karel Segers
Section CHF · UNK 16 entries 25 August 2026

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  1. 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
  2. Structure: Terminator 2

    A structural overview of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (J. Cameron, 1991). Terminator 2 offers amazing entertainment, with groundbreaking visual effects…

    4 min
  3. 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
  4. Structure: Assault on Precinct 13

    This is the first in a series of structural overviews of popular films. Identifying the main story turns in a…

    4 min
  5. Exciting Coincidence?

    "A strong inciting incident is an event that happens to the protagonist, never an action by the protagonist", I said.…

    9 min
  6. Killing My Darlings

    This blog started when a certain analysis of Michael Mann's THE INSIDER sparked my frustration. Discussing BLADE RUNNER in a…

    6 min