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		<title>Best of the Web 1 Feb</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Campbell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 22:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[act three]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[american sniper]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Script Perfection :: 42 Essential 3rd Act Twists: :: Justice League Movie: Script Ready But Too Complicated :: Seth Grahame-Smith Makes Everyone Look Lazy Best of the Rest :: Star Wars Stand-Alone Film Selects Weitz As Screenwriter :: Edgar Wright Pens Oliver Twist Sequel Screenplay :: Jurassic Park Was &#8220;By No Means a Sure Thing” ... <a title="Best of the Web 1 Feb" class="read-more" href="https://www.thestorydepartment.com/web-1-feb/" aria-label="Read more about Best of the Web 1 Feb">Read more</a>]]></description>
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<h2>Script Perfection</h2>
<p>:: <a href="https://t.co/iRVLko2qwe">42 Essential 3rd Act Twists</a>:<br />
:: <a href="https://t.co/iy0s1Z64wv">Justice League Movie: Script Ready But Too Complicated</a><br />
:: <a href="https://t.co/HjhgYGdQMo">Seth Grahame-Smith Makes Everyone Look Lazy</a></p>
<h2>Best of the Rest</h2>
<p>:: <a href="https://t.co/OcDc70i64R">Star Wars Stand-Alone Film Selects Weitz As Screenwriter</a><br />
:: <a href="https://t.co/TreCIgx4Gz">Edgar Wright Pens Oliver Twist Sequel Screenplay</a><br />
:: <a href="https://t.co/fW6T5NWdY7">Jurassic Park Was &#8220;By No Means a Sure Thing”</a><br />
:: <a href="https://t.co/aIXvsenc8u">How American Sniper&#8217;s Scribe Survived His Own Tragedy</a><br />
_______________________________</p>
<p>With thanks to Cameron Pattison.</p>
<div class="saboxplugin-wrap" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" itemscope itemprop="author"><div class="saboxplugin-tab"><div class="saboxplugin-gravatar"><img alt='Jamie Campbell' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28ffdb9b85fb4120857e279896be72f2f3471c2b71b8503c62c9332acec351d1?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28ffdb9b85fb4120857e279896be72f2f3471c2b71b8503c62c9332acec351d1?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' itemprop="image"/></div><div class="saboxplugin-authorname"><a href="https://www.thestorydepartment.com/author/jamie-campbell/" class="vcard author" rel="author"><span class="fn">Jamie Campbell</span></a></div><div class="saboxplugin-desc"><div itemprop="description"><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1490439390/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1490439390&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thestorydept-20"></a><a href="https://www.jamiecampbell.com.au/">Jamie Campbell</a> is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.</p>
<p>Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.</p>
<p>Her latest series <a href="https://jamiecampbell.com.au/the-project-integrate-series/">Project Integrate</a> is out now.</p>
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		<title>[Video]: McKee on Being Onscreen</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Wynen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 02:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[What do you do when somebody calls you up and asks if they can use you in their feature script? Hollywood screenwriting guru Robert McKee analyzes seeing himself portrayed on the big screen &#8211; a symbol of Hollywood, the primary character&#8217;s antagonist, and an authentic character with his own character journey. If you liked this, ... <a title="[Video]: McKee on Being Onscreen" class="read-more" href="https://www.thestorydepartment.com/video-mckee-onscreen/" aria-label="Read more about [Video]: McKee on Being Onscreen">Read more</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3> What do you do when somebody calls you up and asks if they can use you in their feature script? Hollywood screenwriting guru Robert McKee analyzes seeing himself portrayed on the big screen &#8211; a symbol of Hollywood, the primary character&#8217;s antagonist, and an authentic character with his own character journey. </h3>
<p><iframe title="Seen Through Charlie Kaufman&#039;s Eyes" width="720" height="405" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O7ll8sf5poQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h4>If you liked this, check out <a href="https://thestorydepartment.com/category/video/">more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking</a>. And if you know of a great video on Screenwriting, let us know in the comments. Thanks!</h4>
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		<title>Stuck in Act 3? Never again.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Karel FG Segers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 23:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Click for the original. Karel FG SegersKarel Segers wrote his first produced screenplay at age 17. Today he is a story analyst with experience in acquisition, development and production. He has trained students worldwide, and worked with half a dozen Academy Award nominees. Karel speaks more European languages than he has fingers on his left ... <a title="Stuck in Act 3? Never again." class="read-more" href="https://www.thestorydepartment.com/stuck-in-act-3-never-again/" aria-label="Read more about Stuck in Act 3? Never again.">Read more</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://dresdencodak.com/2009/05/11/42-essential-3rd-act-twists/" target="_blank"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2507" title="third-act-twists" src="https://thestorydepartment.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/third-act-twists.jpg" alt="third-act-twists" width="450" height="609" /></a></p>
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