characters

Best of the Web 31 Mar

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Story & Structure :: Missing – Compelling Characters :: Zero Dark Thirty Screenplay Analysis :: Screenplay Review: Olympus Has Fallen :: Plot=Character=Story — The Magick Formula :: Plot – What Happens Next? :: 10 Essential Screenplays Every Aspiring Screenwriter Must Read :: Carter Blanchard-Interview: ‘Glimmer’ :: Ashleigh Powell: ‘Somacell’ :: The Two Types of TV … Read more

Best of the Web 17 Mar

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Story & Structure :: Creating Memorable Characters :: Top Ten Plotting Problems :: What Is A Story? An Introduction :: 10 Points To Ponder When You Write :: THINK Picture, THINK Action, THINK Dialogue :: Ken Levine On Writing A Groundbreaking Game :: Plot Setup, Payoff, and ‘Jaws’ :: Great Scene: The Exorcist :: TV … Read more

Same But Different

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I remember being in one of Karel’s seminars once when he said that most movies were ‘the same, but different’. It was something that stuck with me ever since. by Jamie Campbell There is only one Hero’s Journey, it’s a tried and true formula that has been around for ages. So if we all know … Read more

Best of the Web 10 Feb

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Story & Structure :: Inherently Dramatic Characters :: Empathetic Heroes and ‘Cinderella Man’ :: Is 80’s Style Action Dead? :: Great Scene: Die Hard :: Villains: John August podcast :: Punching the Puppet – Writing Specs :: Review: This Is 40 Script Perfection :: Does Your Dialogue Make This Mistake? :: 115 Words for Walk … Read more

Best of the Web 20 Jan

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Story & Structure :: Bad Guy Protagonist and ‘Dexter’ :: Act II: Arguing for a Narrative Question with a Positive Purpose :: Four Ways to Control Your Script’s Budget Without Compromising the Film Script Perfection :: Interview: Argo Screenwriter Chris Terrio :: 20 Great Writers on the Art of Revision :: Character Evolution Requires a … Read more