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In every story, there’s really only one core conflict that drives the story from beginning to end. Identify that...

Watch a great movie and you’ll notice that every moment keeps you in the story where you can see...

The most common mistake novices make when writing a screenplay is trying to tell a story. That usually means...

In every movie, the hero is initially stuck in a dead end life but clings to a dream. Then...

Every story is about conflict. However, there’s a huge difference between meaningless conflict and conflict that supports the core...

In the old days, live action stories focused on real people while animation focused on things not easily done...

Almost every story has been told before in one form or another. If you’ve ever heard of a story...

In the old days, Hollywood wanted to know what the story was about to make a movie. Then Hollywood...

Mike Nichols defined a scene as either a fight, a negotiation, or a seduction. In other words, every scene...

During the pandemic, Hollywood was looking at contained stories where the story takes place in a single or handful...