Hero’s Journey | The Story Department | Tips & tools for screenwriters, filmmakers & storytellers

A Story within a (Toy) Story

In great movies, structural principles apply to more than one level: story, act, sequence etc. Once you understand how...

posted on: Nov 23, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of The Untouchables (David Mamet, 1986) David Mamet has never equaled the tremendous power of...

posted on: Nov 3, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

Here’s my weekly selection from the blogosphere. Feel free to recommend anything or give your feedback in the...

posted on: Oct 18, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of A Beautiful Mind (2001). It took me a while to appreciate this gem by Akiva Goldsman and...

posted on: Oct 6, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

A structural overview of UP (Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Thomas McCarthy 2009) I’ve been a big Pixar fan since...

posted on: Sep 22, 2009 | author: Karel Segers