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Movie Recaps • He Suddenly Becomes a Host of an Alien Artifact That Turns Him Into a Superhuman
· ASSIGNMENT: Choose some movies (I always suggest three) from the Breakdowns section and watch one at a time, following along with my breakdowns, or even better, going act by act, stopping at the end of each act to identify the key story elements, and then comparing your notes and observations with mine. If that seems overwhelming, try this incred
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Everything is a Remix Remastered (2015 HD)
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Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
If you think of each scene as a mini-movie, you must have a before snapshot and an after snapshot to show this change.
Blake Snyder • Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
· 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
... See moreAlexandra Sokoloff • Screenwriting Tricks for Authors (and Screenwriters!): STEALING HOLLYWOOD: Story Structure Secrets for Writing Your BEST Book
Try for Three-Scene Sequences
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
A SCREENPLAY IS NOT ENOUGH