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		<title>Screenwriting: Writing Drama (14)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yves Lavandier&#8217;s book Writing Drama currently rates as the absolute favorite of our book reviewer Jack Brislee. To give you the opportunity to delve into Lavandier&#8217;s amazing knowledge and insight, we will be publishing a weekly excerpt from the book. Too many obstacles (1) A perfectly legitimate wish to confront a protagonist with a series [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Animal Kingdom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most highly acclaimed Australian films of recent years and definitely the only one I have been looking forward to see after continuing disappointments. Writer-Director David Michôd talks about his cinematic debut. With thanks to Louise Lee Mei. _____________________________________ Check out this video link&#8230; _____________________________________ For more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking, look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn From My Mistakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently a thought occurred to me. Two of the short films I produced each have the exact same story problem. I will explain it to you, so you have no excuse whatsoever to make this same mistake. Aerosol (2005) is the story of a factory worker who has to deal with an ant that is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thestorydepartment.com/learn-from-my-screenwriting-mistakes/</link>
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		<title>The Serial Killer Hero</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How should a writer handle a story in which the protagonist is a serial killer? It&#8217;s an interesting dilemma, isn&#8217;t it? Because every book tells you that your protagonist should be &#8220;empathetic&#8221; and/or &#8220;sympathetic,&#8221; right? The audience has to &#8220;connect&#8221; with him/her on some level, &#8220;feel&#8221; for the character, and hopefully &#8220;root&#8221; for that person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best o/t Web 29 Aug</title>
		<description><![CDATA[:: Character flaws: mistakes must be earned! :: Polishing your treatment, some advice. :: The real story on rewriting: get the big picture. :: James Cameron on the re-release of Avatar. :: Celtx app on your iPad and iPhone. :: Writing a romantic comedy? Check out The Apartment. :: To-do list: working the American film [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thestorydepartment.com/screenwriting-best-of-the-web-29-aug/</link>
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		<title>You Can&#8217;t Write This</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re a writer, right? At least you&#8217;re in some way intrigued by the movie industry or else you wouldn&#8217;t be here. So, you&#8217;ve got imagination. Now, dig if you will this picture… EXT. TUMBLEDOWN HOUSE &#8211; DAY Two police cars scream into view, shattering the rural silence. FRONT STEPS / FRONT DOOR A small, elderly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Screenwriting: Writing Drama (13)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yves Lavandier&#8217;s book Writing Drama currently rates as the absolute favorite of our book reviewer Jack Brislee. To give you the opportunity to delve into Lavandier&#8217;s amazing knowledge and insight, we will be publishing a weekly excerpt from the book. Justifying external obstacles &#8220;Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thestorydepartment.com/screenwriting-writing-drama-13/</link>
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		<title>Video: Joss Whedon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend Joss Whedon talks at the Sydney Opera House and I thought it would be a good reason to show a short clip giving us an insight in his writing world. He talks about his writing habits and his preference for characters who grow and learn. &#8220;Sitcoms didn&#8217;t resonate with me as much because, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thestorydepartment.com/screenwriting-video-joss-whedon/</link>
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		<title>Structure: Inception</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s by far the most talked-about movie of the year, because of its high concept and intelligent execution. The movie has an aura of complexity but when you examine the dramatic structure carefully, it is deceptively simple. See for yourself. My first viewing of Inception was at the world&#8217;s largest IMAX screen in Sydney&#8217;s Darling [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thestorydepartment.com/structure-inception/</link>
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		<title>Sex in Screenwriting (6)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Boys Don’t Cry, you may recall the moment when Teena is arrested and in jail Candace discovers her secret. Then Candace tells Lana who quickly sees Teena in prison. Teena tells her she’s a hermaphrodite but it “sounds a lot more complicated than it is.” IT’S MORE THAN SEXUAL ORIENTATION Lana tells her she [...]]]></description>
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