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September 28, 2018
Acclaimed film historian and moviemaker Peter Bogdanovich's latest doc, The Great Buster: A Celebration, is a jubilant tribute to Buster…
May 3, 2018
Among the tools utilized by the producers and studios to best position and open their movies is amazing still photography.…
February 7, 2017
Abide by this Rule Book to map out your script's characters' reactions across a spectrum of emotions, from disgust to…
January 4, 2017
Sometimes moving your script forward means taking your story backward, into the past. Flashbacks and monologues are two keys to…
November 1, 2016
No matter who the character, or what trials he or she must face, a cinematic protagonist will not find victory…
October 28, 2016
In looking for plot patterns in our scripts, we may better grasp the world we live in and in turn…
October 24, 2016
"Theme" is a term that gets tossed around a great deal in the film world. So what do we mean…
July 12, 2016
When we asked Brad Furman, director of The Infiltrator, to draw up a "top 10 movies" list, he chose to…
December 10, 2015
The following action structure sheet will give you an overview of the building blocks of story: the major actions and…