December 2011

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Loglines and Thoughtlines

You can condense every movie into a logline, which summarizes what the story is about. However, you might also want to capture a thoughtline to...
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Less Vs. More

Most movies subscribe to the belief that audiences want to see more. More explosions, more action, more car crashes, more special effects, and more computer-generated...
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From Selfish to Selfless

One way to roughly structure your screenplay is to divide it into two halves. The first half shows the hero striving to achieve a selfish...
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What Does Your Hero Want?

To get your audience involved in your story, make sure your her’s goal is crystal clear right fro the start. Then make the audience care...
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Change is Necessary in the Hero

Every story is about change. Your hero isn’t the only who changes. The hero’s actions always change everyone around him or her. Every story is...
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Integrating Action with Story

Too often movies degenerate into mindless action without any substance behind it. However, action is necessary is nearly every story but you need to know...
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