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Have you found yourself faced with the dilemma of choosing between brutally dull exposition or confusing your audience by throwing them into the story in medias res (that is, without any context)? Take a trip back through the annals of time and film to The Road Warrior, and watch a detailed breakdown of the storytelling … Read more
Story & Structure :: The Four Types of People Most Likely to Murder Their Families :: Is Any Exposition Scene a “Crock of Sh*t”? :: Scene Description Spotlight: ‘Wall-E’ :: Scene Description Spotlight: ‘Saving Private Ryan
Story & Structure :: Exposition :: Storytelling Strategies: The Puzzle in Silver Linings Playbook :: Know Who You Are Writing For :: Some Thoughts on the Legends of Villainy :: How to Write a Screenplay – Right Now! :: Interview: ‘Oblivion’ Director Joseph Kosinski on Sci-Fi Filmmaking :: Character Arcs (or the lack thereof) and … Read more
Story & Structure :: Exposition Techniques: Part 1 :: Exposition Techniques: Part 2 :: High Concept Comedy :: Screenplay Review: ‘Rehab’ by Sam Laybourne :: The Astonishing Power of ‘The Master’ :: Thinking Big – How to Sell Your Small Town Story Script Perfection :: The Yellow-Brick Road to Hollywood :: Screenwriting Website of the … Read more
Story & Structure :: Rom-Com Archetypes: The Buddy and the Buddy Group :: Exposition: Two Camels :: Female Heroes Katniss, Hermione, ‘Brave’: Defiant Girls With Old Souls Rule :: The Hunger Games Is A Rip Off Of… :: We’ve Seen the First 30 Minutes of Pixar’s Brave! Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: A Writer Should … Read more