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Change is the heart of every story because the hero often resists change so there’s conflict. Without change, you...

In many stories, the villain has a goal and the hero is absolutely clueless about the villain. What binds...

Turn off the sound on a good movie and just by watching the action, you can figure out most...

What makes an ending emotionally satisfying is seeing all the bad guys get what they deserve. In action movies,...

When you start off with an idea for a screenplay, you probably have no story. An idea is a...

Every story is about change and the simplest way to identify your story’s change is to define the beginning...

Every character has a fear. The hero has a dream but is blocked by fear. To achieve this dream,...

Every story is about conflict and that conflict comes from a villain. It’s easy to see that the villain...

Once you know who your hero is, you automatically know who your villain is. That’s because your villain is...

Take a 120-minute movie and divide it into four equal 30-minute parts. Then each part tells the story about...