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Flow and the Art of Visual Storytelling

Imagine a screenplay without a single word of dialogue. Imagine further that screenplay telling a story so complete and compelling that it conjured up feelings of empathy and pathos that were so emotional as to keep the audience glued to the edge of their collective seats. Take it one more step and imagine that screenplay producing …

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Act II to Act III Transition

I have been reading a lot of scripts lately where the writer struggles with the transition between Act II and Act III. I can relate, because when I first started writing, I had no idea how to handle that transition. The transition between Act I and Act II is easy. It’s where the adventure begins, …

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Screenplay Analysis: Green Book

I know I’ve been obsessing over Green Book lately. I wrote my thoughts here on Green Book winning Best Picture, but it should also be noted that it won Best Original Screenplay, and I thought that a brief breakdown of the script was in order. What was special about this script? What did it do …

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The Difference Between Plot and Story

Plot is what happens. The story makes us care. That’s what I wrote on coverage for a script that I read last week. This particular script was fairly well-structured with the act breaks happening relatively close to where they should. It had plenty of conflict between characters whose goals where well-defined. It also had a …

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