Over the past five years I have read dozens of books on screenwriting, searched hundreds of Web pages for tips and techniques, and spent a lot of time just plain THINKING (another excuse not to write). I have looked at the three, four, and nine act structures. Sequencing methods (anywhere from 8 to ...
The Hero's Journey is THE screenwriting and story structure template. By utilising this structure, screenwriters can quickly build effective and quality stories. There are more than 188 stages to the Hero's Journey; the summary below shows how Dances with Wolves (Academy Award Winner, Best Film...
You may or may not have heard about this… Most of us have heard about the Protagonist’s “call to action” which is followed by “refusal of the call.” And I personally believe in the Protagonist’s call to action — refusal of the call but what about right before the call to action? Remember the incitin ...
Been awhile hasn’t it? LOL. I just haven’t had time to write anything but that’s okay, right? I’m knee-deep in my own shit right now and today… Sunday of all days, I really need to get some more work done and you know… The more I look at it, the less I wanna work on it. So my procrastination turns i ...
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and here’s hoping that you have an outstanding and prosperous 2008! I sincerely mean that… Jesus, I am in a great fucking mood today. Lots of energy… Accomplishing a lot. So I figured while I’m on this natural high, it be the perfect time to post another post to ...
