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The craft of telling a story starts with structure skills.
Most of Steve Kaplan’s comedy examples are timeless. Groundhog Day is a couple of decades old, Seinfeld ran for nine years. What does Steve think is the most innovating – and timeless – comedy on television today? (Continued from Part 2) Steve: In terms of political satire no-one has done it better than John Stewart … Read more
Syd Field was the first true screenwriting guru and his book Screenplay is still a standard, more than thirty years after its initial publication. During his first visit to the city with his name, we interviewed him about his career and craft. Continued from Part 1 Interview: Karel Segers, David Trendall and Niels Abercrombie With … Read more
Last year James Nicholas attended Steve Kaplan’s session at the Screenwriting Expo. Afterwards he wrote here on The Story Department, “Kaplan is to comedy and commedia dell’arte what Vogler is to the Hero’s journey and Campbell. (Continued from Part 1) Karel: What is Commedia Dell‘Arte and what can we learn from it? Steve: The Commedia … Read more
Syd Field was the first true screenwriting guru and his book Screenplay is still a standard, more than thirty years after its initial publication. During his first visit to the city with his name, we interviewed him about his career and craft. Interview: Karel Segers, David Trendall and Niels Abercrombie With thanks to Screen Australia … Read more
A properly structured screenplay must have three acts… Or four? I have said before that the model you use to improve your screenwriting is your own choice. At the end of the day it is all academic. Whatever works for you. The Dept Revisited – A rerun of the best of the Story Dept. A … Read more