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First Draft: Tap Into Rhythm, Rhetoric and Other Dynamics of Dialogue

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Good dialogue strikes a nerve,…

7 years ago
  • Moviemaking

Luck of the Draw: What’s the Best, and Cheapest, Way to Figure Out If Your Film Works? Storyboarding

When storyboard artist Kurt van der Basch and director Tom Tykwer first met in 2012, the latter was already an…

7 years ago
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First Draft: Understand The Humility Arc To Allow Your Story’s Heroes To Succeed

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What quality makes a hero?…

8 years ago
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First Draft: What are Plot Patterns, and Why Should You Identify Them in Movies?

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What if I told you…

8 years ago
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First Draft: How To Create Moments For Your Characters To Shine

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, "First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Moments: They’re what the audience remembers…

8 years ago
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First Draft: How Screenwriters Can Fix the Broken Hollywood System

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Hollywood development…

8 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: Why A Screenwriter Should Think Like A Film Editor

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. When the…

8 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: Learn to Write a Satisfying Third Act from Return of the Jedi

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Screenwriters have love-hate…

8 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: Three Ways Screenwriters Can Master the Art of Remixing

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Filmmaker Kirby…

8 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: How Emotion and Human Behavior Come Together in Good Screenwriting

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, we present “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. New articles,…

8 years ago
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  • Screenwriting

First Draft: The Ten Commandments of Writing a Great Sequel

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a fortnightly series on everything to do with screenwriting. New…

8 years ago
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  • Screenwriting

First Draft: Is Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey Dead in Screenwriting Today?

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a fortnightly series on everything to do with screenwriting. New…

8 years ago
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War Is a Witch: Unexpected Jungle Discoveries during War Witch

An AK47 and a Fisher Price light saber. Two of the first things I saw in Kinshasa as we were…

11 years ago