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In Writing Screenplays that Sell, Michael Hauge singles out Chariots Of Fire (1981) as a cinematic outlier. It was an unlikely movie to generate big box office. Why? It is a biographical period piece, lacks high concept, and is set outside the US. Chariots of Fire was hugely successful, though. It ended up making nearly $60 … Read more
Story & Structure :: The Five W’s :: Conflict: The Foundation of Storytelling :: Oz The Great And Powerful: Script to Screen :: Toughest Scene I wrote: Beasts of the Southern Wild :: The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Roman Coppola :: 10 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From Ghostbusters :: Screenplay Review: Southbound :: Tales … Read more
Rarely does a memorable movie scene lack the main character; this one does. And Blade Runner lacks a lot more… like a plot that works. Despite all the hype before and after the release, the movie was a commercial disaster, grossing only $14m in 1982. by Karel Segers Rarely does a memorable movie scene lack … Read more
Story & Structure :: “Never Write Timidly” :: What if Wes Anderson made Batman reboot? :: Interview with ‘Bullhead’ Director Michael Roskam :: A Dangerous Method Review Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: Real-life Conversations Go Round in Circles :: Karel Segers Screenwriting Basics Workshop – The 2012 Australian Film Festival :: Karel Segers Screenwriting Basics … Read more
Keeping the audience interested throughout the ‘setup’ is a major challenge as professional readers won’t last until the Inciting Incident if the first ten or twelve pages don’t deliver. The ‘setup’ is often a complete sequence in which we see the ‘Ordinary World’, the protagonist’s ‘normal life’, an area of the story that by its … Read more