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John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
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protagonists have to be active and why stories wither the minute they become inert. Without desire – unless Michael pulls the trigger – there is nothing to catalyse the scene.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Robert McKee, a Fulbright Scholar, is the most sought-after story authority in the world. His international screenwriting workshops have long won acclaim from celebrities, film industry professionals and enthusiastic students alike. In this guide, he presents his knowledge of the essentials of screenwriting and storytelling.
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Justin Long: Scream King
a.k.a. Designated Heater
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There's a funny thing that happens sometimes in some studio movies. You're watching a space drama about the power of love starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway when-- SURPRISE! Matt Damon.
Matt Damon has built a reputation for random, memorable cameo appearances --"Interstellar", of course,
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Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
But here’s my little trade secret that I put into every All Is Lost moment just for added spice, and it’s something that many hit movies have. I call it the whiff of death.
Blake Snyder • Save the Cat
It happens on page 25.
Blake Snyder • Save the Cat
At the beginning of a scene characters establish themselves on fairly solid ground, pursuing a goal they believe will restore order to their world. Just when they think they might be getting somewhere, something happens to throw their world into turmoil once again.