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Structure: Assault on Precinct 13

This is the first in a series of structural overviews of popular films. Identifying the main story turns in a film is...

posted on: Mar 11, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

“A strong inciting incident is an event that happens to the protagonist, never an action by the...

posted on: Mar 7, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

This blog started when a certain analysis of Michael Mann’s THE INSIDER sparked my frustration. Discussing BLADE...

posted on: Mar 7, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

Nafa – Choctops Meeting: 18/2/08 (Report by John Haly, Thank you to Tony Chu) Karel -a Belgian producer and...

posted on: Feb 18, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

While you were out celebrating New Year’s Eve, I was watching David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ on DVD. Not that...

posted on: Jan 7, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

Let’s start by saying what it isn’t. It is not a tagline. It is not really a one-paragraph synopsis...

posted on: Nov 8, 2007 | author: Karel Segers

You’re a screenwriter. And you’re SO stuck. Nothing is moving, nobody wants to make your movie. You are on...

posted on: Aug 19, 2007 | author: Karel Segers

Last year I attended Linda Aronson’s PLOT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP and was disappointed with her analysis of...

posted on: Apr 24, 2006 | author: Karel Segers