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That Mid-Point Thing
Following UNK’s publication of his post on The Mid Point and to the benefit of the students in a recent...
Checklist: Active Protagonist
Are you struggling with a passive protagonist? Let’s look into what causes a character to be passive. A hero is...
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:...
Structure: Shawshank Redemption
A structural overview of The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994). It was nominated for seven Academy Awards:...
Structure: Ghost World
A structural overview of Ghost World (Daniel Clowes, Terry Zwigoff, 2001). A cult comic, two charismatic teen...
Inciting Incident: Planting the Bomb
Keeping the audience interested throughout the ‘setup’ is a major challenge as professional readers...
Structure: Michael Clayton
A structural overview of Michael Clayton (Tony Gilroy, 2007) in 8 Sequences. When I watched the film during its...
