What I'm Working On...

Recently Sam Worthington (Avatar) mentioned our project in an interview to the press in the US as he is first in line to play the lead of Harry Smith. Sam voiced the narration for the documentary from the same producer Martin Walsh.

To celebrate Australia Day, I have linked to the full-length HD video of this documentary. It will give you a flavor of the movie we're writing. Enjoy!

The Structure Analyses are back!

You have told us that your favorite section on the site is that where we break down the structure of films.

Today a beautiful little indie film from New Zealand: BOY.

Touch of Evil and the Hero problem.

I have liked Touch of Evil since before it became fashionable in 1998, at the time of its rerelease.

Recently I watched it again with some students and came to an interesting conclusion: it is not a Film Noir.

Point Of View - Are you Omniscient?

After years of procrastination and months of tweaking, I have finally published the first edition of my eBook on Point of View. It's a topic you won't find much about elsewhere, so check it out.

POV is a crucial aspect of successful screenwriting and many bestselling novelists have failed in their adaptations because of it

The Story Series 2012 - Twelve over twelve.

The Story Series is back in Sydney with 12 days of intensive screenwriting training over 12 months, on all essential aspects of the trade, from story concept design, Hero’s Journey archetypes and story structure, point of view, character development, dialogue, to script perfection and marketing.

Want to know more? Register your interest now and benefit from the early birds’ discount.