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This week we continue with part five in a twelve part series of JT Velikovsky’s doctoral thesis: “Understanding And Exploring The Relationship Between: Creativity; Theories Of Narratology; Screenwriting; And Narrative Fiction Feature Film-Making Practices.” By JT Velikovsky So I’d like to continue this series of guest posts for The Story Department with a reference to … Read more
Story & Structure :: Story Inspiration :: Script Review: Star Trek Into Darkness :: Screenplay Review: Superman (JJ Abrams 2002 draft) :: Amateur Friday – Going Postal :: Steven Spielberg’s Techniques and Themes :: 10 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Script Perfection :: The Devil We Know :: … Read more
Writing loglines is an essential skill for screenwriters, from early development through to the pitch. In this section, we review the loglines and short synopses of the screenplays that made it into the Blacklist 2012. Learn from the feedback and perfect your own loglining skills. by The Judges WHO FRAMED TOMMY CALLAHAN? “An elementary school … Read more
Story & Structure :: Character Growth :: Writing Effective Transitions :: 10 Screenwriting Tips You Can Learn From Misery :: Surprise Amateur Wednesday – Keep Us Safe :: Script to Screen: “10 Things I Hate About You” :: Making Everyone on Earth Happy All At Once Script Perfection :: That Screenplay Thing I Do :: … Read more
Broken Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Despite its downbeat title, this likeable film is more humanist than miserablist. It studies the tensions between three middle-class families living in a suburban cul-de-sac. Skunk (Eloise Laurence) is a normal 11-year-old girl who’s knocking around with her older brother in her last summer break before she starts … Read more