When it comes to creating a character that truly stands out – one that jumps off the page and sticks…
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Screenplay Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy Movie Time: 98 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Buttercup (Robin Wright),…
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Screenplay Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy Movie Time: 178 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Using the ring, Bilbo Baggins disappears…
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Okay, so you've lost your muse. You don't want to be in your story anymore. You're stuck. And it's not…
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The average fan of a Todd Phillips movie probably wouldn't recognize his name or be able to pick him out of…
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Ensemble casts. We're garnered with their "brilliance" all too often anymore, even when it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Case…
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Screenplay Genre: Western / Drama Movie Time: 131 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT The Scofield Kid visits William Munny (Clint Eastwood)…
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I've talked a lot about the importance of writing for the audience; I've even gone so far as to say:…
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When we talk about success, we tend to simply focus on the final achievement, the goal obtained, or the objective…
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Screenplay Genre: Comedy Movie Time: 100 Minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT While on a flight, Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) gets…
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