In this article, the secret to great screenwriting is revealed. For an audience to fall in love with a film’s events, they must first understand that the filmmakers endeavored to provide them with something they could never find in their own lives: meaning.
Far too often, experts on screenwriting and storytelling fall back on the inaccurate assumption that a Main Character must completely transform themselves. This is only correct for half of the stories ever written.
An examination of the sci-fi psychological thriller Moon and the missed opportunities for story greatness. While the film raises interesting questions, it fails to compose the complete argument necessary to provide us with meaningful answers.
A common complaint of many films is that while they are stunning visually, they somehow lack heart. This unfortunate occurrence happens when a story either minimizes or all-together ignores the relationship storyline that sits at the center of a complete story.
A mishmash of different stories causes this film to live up to the confusing nature of its Biblical namesake.
The “You and I” moment present in what I consider to be the greatest series ever on television.
David Milch explains the relationship at the heart of this majestic series.
There are elegant and not-so-elegant ways of introducing this most important relationship.
And how to incorporate them into your story.
Different cultures emphasize different throughlines in a story.
How a movie poster reveals the story structure of a film.
Different cultures emphasize different parts of a story.
In a conversation I had with Dramatica theory creator Chris Huntley last November, I asked him, “After 10 years of writing story analysis, what are the top 10 re-occurring problems you see in story today?” He gave me two.
It’s not necessarily the romantic one.
Some thoughts on the development of the most important relationship in a story.
Differentiating the difference between the Objective Story and the Subjective Story.
I didn’t love it as much as I wanted to.
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