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The Psychology of Scriptwriting (2)
THE NARCISSISTIC THEORY Narcissus was a handsome fellow who fell in love with his own reflection. Unfortunately, it...
Structure: Australia
I like it. I don’t love it. And I see why it is not getting the word of mouth it deserves. My take on the film...
The Psychology of Scriptwriting (1)
As the first in a series of guest articles, I am honoured to present Jack Feldstein’s four-part series on the...
Structure: Jaws
A structural overview of Jaws (Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb, Novel by Peter Benchley 1975) Steven Spielberg first...
Arcs and Endings (3)
In a Q&A for Creative Screenwriting Magazine, Michael Arndt made the point that “happy endings are really...
POV: When to Shift?
Because the first shift of POV in a film may jolt the audience’s experience, it works best where this brief...
Arcs and Endings (2)
Should you write a happy ending? Commercial common sense will tell you: yes, you should. Robert McKee says:...
