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Watch bad movies and you’ll notice that they always have a potentially interesting premise. In “The Layover,” a movie...

Every story consists of two parts. First, there’s the visual, physical story that captures everyone’s attention such as “a...

Every story is about the past and fixing the problems of that past, even if we don’t see that...

The whole purpose of a story is to see who wins in the end, the hero or the villain....

Every story needs its information set up ahead of time before being used. This set up prepares the audience...

There are typically three ways to start a story: Show the hero Show the villain Show an earlier scene...

There’s a saying that people often can’t see the forest for the trees. This means focusing too much on...

There’s a huge difference between a good movie and a bad one. In a good movie, all the parts...

Here’s how Hollywood thinks they can make a movie better: Add more special effects Hire more A-list stars Hire...

In every story, the hero has something at stake and the story is about whether the hero will succeed...

In a good song, the melody gets repeated multiple times in different ways. Stories are similar. Study any good...