:: How To Structure a Story: The Eight-Point Arc
:: Character Types – Neanderthal to Alien
:: Great Scene: ‘Halloween’
:: Trilogy building: Story mapping the Halo-verse Part 1
:: The Magic of World Building
:: Writing Exposition and ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
:: Amateur Friday: ‘Home For The Holidays’ Review
:: Screenplay Review – ’42’
:: Screenplay Review – ‘Hey Stella’
:: Structure and Breaking In: An Interview with Syd Field
:: Everything You Want to Know About Specs

Script Perfection

:: Coping With Comedy Writer Depression
:: What’s Your Character’s Deal Breaker?
:: Rewriting and/or Writing Scenes Can Be Fun (I Hope)
:: The Smoking Gun, Part 2
:: Placing Fictional Characters Into Real History
:: Passion vs. Desire
:: Scriptnotes Episode 84: First Sale and Funny on The Page
:: Write What You Know for Screenwriting Success
:: 10 Screenwriting Mistakes to Avoid via John Carter
:: Is Drama Really One of the Genre Types?
:: Amateur Smackdown – The Turning Point
:: Self Esteem and Avant-Garde Cinema

Pitching & Selling

:: Pitching Insights & Tips For Before You Submit Your Script
:: Protect & Pitch Your Work
:: How to Write a Query Letter
:: Crowdfunding Films – Coming Back Down to Earth Post ‘Veronica Mars’
:: Did You Just Finish Your Latest Screenplay?

Best of the Rest

:: Screenwriting News: April 1 – 7
:: ‘Evil Dead’ Remake: What Did You Think?
:: Matt Damon Geared Up for ‘Elysium’
:: Interview: Eric Heisserer – 2012 Black List Screenwriter
:: Has Hollywood Switched To Bitcoins?
:: Former ‘Walking Dead’ Showrunner to Script Classic Horror Film Prequel
:: New Trailer for The Hangover Part 3
:: Half in the Bag: Evil Dead
:: Top 10 Greatest Movie Anti-Heroes
:: Sony Unveils 10 Minutes of Footage From Blomkamp’s ‘Elysium’
:: If My Life Were Like MAD MEN
:: Writer Max Landis Offers Update on Chronicle 2
:: Ronald D. Moore Explains Why He’s Back on SyFy With ‘Helix’
:: Bitter Embarrasses Himself Begging Spielberg for a Job Via YouTube
:: Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Directorial Debut ‘Don Jon’
:: Mercifully Short Review: Oblivion
:: Battlestar Galactica Remade as a ‘Friends’ Episode
:: We Are Not Living in a Movie
:: If Mad Men Played Out on Facebook
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au

:: 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 Stories
:: 10 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From ‘Trainspotting’
:: Tell The Story, Tell The Story, TELL THE STORY!

Script Perfection

:: The Best Feedback Notes… Ever
:: So You Want to be an Author…
:: Get the 411 on 5-0!
:: Take an Improv Class B*tch (And Become A Better Comedy Writer)
:: You Don’t Have to Take Every Note
:: Tales From Development Hell
:: Scriptnotes Ep: 82
:: TV Writers Podcast Ep: 073
:: Interview: Deadpool Screenwriters
:: (Multi-)Genre Storytelling in the Social Media Age
:: What’s Your Story About?
:: What the Hell Happened to Comedy?
:: Ball of Steel Goes Into the Writing Room
:: 17 Phrases That Make You Sound Like A Hollywood Rookie

Pitching & Selling

:: Do You Need to Live in Hollywood to Establish Your Screenwriting Career?
:: 5 Sure-fire Ways to Cripple Your Screen Writing Career
:: Pitch, Learn & Network at Screenwriter’s World Conference East
:: How NOT to Query Your Screenplay
:: How do Readers Get Hired?
:: How Jon Spaihts became the “Go-To” writer for Sci-Fi

Best of the Rest

:: Babies and ‘Your Script’
:: Breaking Bad 1995 Style
:: Zombie Mayhem in the Second ‘World War Z’ Trailer
:: Movies Re-imagined for Another Time and Place
:: How the Internet has Changed Sci-Fi Movies
:: Why Can’t Hollywood Make a Decent Dairy Tale Movie?
:: Who Should be Responsible when Your Robotic Surgeon F*cks Up?
:: The Many Ways Hollywood Destroys the White House
:: IMDB Theme Park Due In 2018
:: Everybody Wants To Kill Bruce Willis
:: R.I.P Don Payne: Writer of both Thor movies and The Simpsons
:: Wachowski’s New Sci Fi TV Series on Netflix
:: Top 10 Lesbian Movie Clichés
:: Academy Conversations: “Olympus Has Fallen”
:: Martin Scorsese Developing ‘Gangs of New York’ TV Series
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au

Story & Structure

:: B Story is the Answer
:: 10 Possible Reasons Your Script Is Boring
:: Script Review: The Wolf Of Wall Street
:: Synopsis: Stephen King’s The Shining Sequel ‘Doctor Sleep’
:: Prometheus Writer Jon Spaihts: How to Create a Great Space

Script Perfection

:: “If you’re having trouble “seeing” your characters, try fake-casting your own film.”
:: Swearing in a Rom-Com Ain’t The Problem
:: Carl Jung: “Memories, Dreams, Reflections”
:: Do Some Damage: Tension
:: EURO Guest Kevin Cecil Talks About writing Comedy

Pitching & Selling

:: All Work And No Pay…
:: ‘Harry Potter’ Scribe to Write & Direct ‘Defending Jacob’

Best of the Rest

:: What Will Joss Whedon’s Next Project Really Be?
:: It’s Official: ’30 Rock’ Will End Its Run Next Season
:: Give to Receive
:: Jon Favreau Talks ‘Iron Man 3,’ Praises Joss Whedon for Avengers & Leads ‘Revolution’
:: Living the Romantic Comedy: Girls Talk

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With thanks to Jamie C.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au

Story & Structure

:: Screenwriter Interview – Kelly Marcel
:: Hurt The Characters You Care About”
:: The Essence of Comedy Writing
:: Character Growth: First Ten, Last Five
:: Sassy Gay Friend! Character Stereotypes and Archetypes

Script Perfection

:: 1, 2, 7, 14
:: That’s Not a line. That’s a Line
:: Ask the Expert: How to Use Transitions
:: How Stupidity Can Lead You to Your Own Voice

Pitching & Selling

:: E! Adds Scripted Series and Reality Shows to Lineup
:: Gertrude Stein, Failure
:: Disney and Henry Selick Will Bring Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book to the Big Screen
:: Animated ‘Hero’s Guide To Saving Your Kingdom’

Best of the Rest

:: Which Current Shows Will Get Picked Up? My Speculation
:: Q&A: Joss Whedon
:: Comedy Writers Can Be Bad Ass!
:: The Daredevil Reboot is Getting a Rewrite
:: The Traditionalist: an Interview with Christopher Nolan
:: Confessions of a Trust-Fund Screenwriter

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With thanks to Jamie C.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au

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With thanks to Louise Lee Mei and Niels Abercrombie.

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