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Watch a bad movie and it’s often nothing but action. Watch a good movie and it has both action...

The setting is where your story takes place, but don’t choose just a generic setting. Choose a setting that...

Here’s how you can tell if a scene is working. Does your scene tell a mini-story with characters striving...

Look at some of the latest movies and you’ll notice a trend. Almost none of them are based on...

In every scene, you need escalating conflict. This keeps the audience’s attention because at first, something important is at...

There’s an Australian stop action film called “Mary and Max,” which is about a lonely 8-year old Australian girl...

Every scene needs to change the story. If a scene doesn’t change this tory in any way, it’s redundant...

In bad movies, the ending is nothing but pure action. Watch a lousy movie like “The Net” where the...

In a bad action movie, the villain ties the hero to a chair in a locked room and pumps...

The stereotypical villain twirls his mustache while wearing all black clothes and cackling with laughter as he pursues his...

One-dimensional characters are boring precisely because they’re either completely good or completely bad. Watch a bad James Bond movie...