If you’re a writer, notably a screenwriter, you’ve heard time and time again about the hero’s journey. When I studied screenwriting at Act One: Writing for Hollywood, required reading included […]
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Some audience members thrill at the sight and sound of speeding, crashing, or exploding vehicles. Other viewers find chase scenes a pointless bore fest. But a chase scene doesn’t typically
As a college student, I was an English major with a concentration in Film Studies. Many of my classes explored film noir and how the movies reflected post World War
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A few years back, especially during college days, I’d await my Entertainment Weekly magazine arriving by mail on Saturday mornings. I’d immediately turn to the box office revenue page that
Building on dreams motivates and inspires us to set goals. A single accomplishment begins with a thought, idea, notion, and, yes, a dream. Years ago, I dreamt about a string
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If done well, exposition should not expose itself. A scene from the classic film “The Wizard of Oz,” based on Frank L. Baum’s children’s novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,
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Opinions abound on genre mixing for film and literature. I’ll venture that books, fiction and nonfiction, get more latitude with seemingly endless subgenre classifications and Amazon site keywords Films are
