September 2008 - The Story Department

The (Necessary) Evil of Dialogue

March 21, 2014September 9, 2008 by Karel FG Segers

Zinneman called it a ‘necessary evil’ and wordsmith par excellence David Mamet says: “A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.“ I am not an expert, not even a native English speaker and I most certainly lack a deep knowledge of vocabulary. My passion is for story and structure. So much … Read more

That Mid-Point Thing

February 23, 2020September 1, 2008 by Karel FG Segers

Following UNK’s publication of his post on The Mid Point and to the benefit of the students in a recent HERO’S JOURNEY workshop, I have updated the article of 20 April last year about this important turning point. Since writing the below post, I have come to realise that the mid point may well be … Read more