Scriptshadow Secrets (500 Screenwriting Secrets Hidden Inside 50 Great Movies)
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Scriptshadow Secrets (500 Screenwriting Secrets Hidden Inside 50 Great Movies)
· Rashomon (Rashomon) · Redemption (Groundhog Day, Jaws, Tootsie) · Hero Falls (Chinatown, The Godfather, The Shining) · Alternate Reality (It’s a Wonderful Life, Groundhog Day, Back to the Future, The Post-Birthday World). A variation of this is “The Road Not Taken” story (Sliding Doors, Family Man) · Chase/On the Run (The Fugitive, Thelma And Lou
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ASSIGNMENT: Take your list of top ten best endings of movies and books, and write down specifically, in detail, what it is about those endings that really does it for you. · ASSIGNMENT: What is your hero/ine’s greatest nightmare? How can you bring that to life in your final battle scene? · ASSIGNMENT: what is the Castle that your hero/ine must stor
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Unfortunately, I see this basic construction a lot from newer writers: 1) A character tells other characters that he's going to do something. 2) The character does that thing, exactly as he explained he would. 3) The character reports back to the other characters that he did it and they discuss it. Argh! Only scene B is actually advancing the story
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The logline tells the hero’s story: