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10 Great Pursuit Scenes

Films center on the main goal of our protagonist and we’re always entertained by watching someone we’re rooting for work to get what they want. Great pursuit scenes have similar recipes: a clear obstacle for the character, a clear thing they want or need and Read more

Sideways (2004): Sequence Breakdown

Screenplay Genre: Indie Comedy / Drama / Romance Movie Time: 126 minutes Synopsis: Depressed writer Miles (Paul Giamatti) and aging actor Jack (Thomas Haden Church) take a trip through the California Wine Country the week before Jack’s wedding with two very different agendas. Jack wants to have Read more

Filmpocalypse #3: The Divide

Jean-Paul Satre said "Hell is other people," but in the post-apocalyptic world, his statement becomes a question. End-of-the-world fiction is often built on the assumption that humanity is responsible for its own demise: we made our bed and now we must sleep in it, while it Read more

Top 10 Crime Films

The crime film genre is definitely one of my favourites. Perhaps this is because there are so many different approaches to it. The lives of the criminals that we follow can either be glamorous or right down in the gutter, or bouncing in between. It Read more

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Breaking the Story: Five Helpful Steps

When you’re staring at page 42 and your eyes start to crust over, you may wish you spent a little more time breaking your story in prep. Sometimes, though, it's just way too tempting to jump right in, and we just can't wait.…

John Carpenter's Reluctant Hero

Joseph Campbell defines the reluctant hero as one who, at first, refuses the call to adventure and has little desire, or belief in their ability, to save the day. This refusal of the call is borne of fear or selfishness,…

Top 10 Crime Films

The crime film genre is definitely one of my favourites. Perhaps this is because there are so many different approaches to it. The lives of the criminals that we follow can either be glamorous or right down in the gutter, or…

#3: The Divide

Jean-Paul Satre said "Hell is other people," but in the post-apocalyptic world, his statement becomes a question. End-of-the-world fiction is often built on the assumption that humanity is responsible for its own demise: we…

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The Screenwriter as Benign Dictator

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As a parent of three children, I have learned that it is in the ability to make the hardest decisions - and the ones that often have proven to be the most painful for me - that have helped my children the most, but this knowledge and understanding only comes with experience, objectivity, and if you're lucky, a great teammate (Thank God I have a wife!). Parents should never be best friends with their kids – that's a recipe for disaster. The same goes for your screenplay; it is NOT your friend. And just as the parent-child relationship is not equal, nor is the…

Tropic Thunder (2008)

Screenplay Five Plot Point Breakdowns
Screenplay Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy Movie Time: 107 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Tugg Speedman’s (Ben Stiller) future career rests on the film Tropic Thunder – a film based on the memoirs of John “Four Leaf” Tayback (Jeff Bridges). Unfortunately, filming is going terribly. It all accumulates when the crew detonates an explosion at the wrong time – causing millions in lost production expenses. (00:12:13)
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